Risk is Right by John Piper is shorter in length than many of the sermons I’ve heard by the renounced author and speaker. It’s short but, in typical Piper fashion, it’s packed with superb biblical exegesis, convicting call-to-mission refrains, and… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Risk is Right by John Piper
This is the transcript of the sermon I preached this past Sunday, re-formatted for easier reading. It’s more lengthy than my usual posts, but i think it summarizes well the general attitude toward religion in our society today and the… Read More »Bad Religion?
Last week I reviewed Mark Batterson’s excellent book, Wild Goose Chase. I wanted to share a couple paragraphs from the book that had an impact on me. In his book, Mark refers repeatedly refers to the Holy Spirit as “the… Read More »The shrinking power of guilt
C.S. Lewis’ classic work The Screwtape Letters is unique because, at the time it was published, Christian satire was rare. Conceived as a conversation between two demons on the best way to tempt a man, called “the Patient,” Lewis’ novel… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Operation Screwtape by Andrew Farley
Mark Batterson begins Wild Goose Chase by explaining that the Celtic Christians would refer to the Holy Spirit as An Geadh-Glas, “the Wild Goose.” But this isn’t really a book about what the Holy Spirit is like. If you’re looking… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson
Lately, I’ve been re-discovering the wonder that is the music of the Beatles. After much listening and pondering, here are five leadership lessons from the Fab Four: 1. They went against the grain It’s hard to imagine now, but back in the… Read More »5 Leadership Lessons from the Fab Four
I started a practice in 2009 of trying to read 52 books a year. To be honest, I never really thought I could keep the book-a-week pace necessary to achieve this. In 2009 I read 39 books. In 2010, 16 books. In… Read More »52 Books in 2012: A Recap
What’s in a name? Well, in the case of God, everything. Michael Neale’s excellent book, Your Great Name, walks through the many different names attributed to God in scripture. The framing device of the book is Neale’s popular worship song… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Your Great Name by Michael Neale
Busyness is not the same thing as effectiveness. In fact, constant busyness may actually be the enemy of true effectiveness. Why is that? Because making your mark—having an effect—on the world around you is not possible without intentionality, reflection, and… Read More »Busy or effective?
I was really excited to listen to Gregory Slayton’s Be A Better Dad Today just because of the title. His enormous list of accomplishments as well as book endorsements from people like John McCain and Chuck Colson, got me even… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Be A Better Dad Today by Gregory Slayton