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
Check out my previous post “4 lessons I’m learning as a dad”. 1. Love is spelled T-I-M-E Quality time is not possible without quantity time. It’s simple: when I spend lots of time with my boys playing and talking, they… Read More »4 (more) lessons I’m learning as a dad
I can imagine many people rolling their eyes at Robert Morris’ The Blessed Church. I can imagine them saying, “Another book by a megachurch pastor telling me why my church isn’t growing and how I should do more things like his church.” … Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Blessed Church by Robert Morris
I love poetry. On a couple other occasions I’ve posted poetry on this blog (here and here). I’ve even posted some of my own poetry (here and here). Presenting language in the form of poetry causes us to consider it… Read More »The now on which the shadow stands
Ron Carpenter’s The Necessity of an Enemy comes at you fast and furious. The chapters are really short. As in, two-to-three-pages short. The concepts are simply stated; like short jabs to the brain. The stories are real, raw and told… Read More »BOOK REVIEW: The Necessity of an Enemy by Ron Carpenter
Robert Morris in his book The Blessed Church (review coming soon), points out that Moses is the archetypical “pastor;” leading the nation of Israel through the wilderness. Hence, he labels Moses’ prayer in Numbers chapter eleven the “Prayer of the… Read More »The prayer of the burned-out pastor
From The Price of Neglect (pages 104-105): “Dear Lord, I refuse henceforth to compete with any of Thy servants. They have congregations larger than mine. So be it. I rejoice in their success. They have greater gifts. Very well. That is… Read More »A.W. Tozer on comparing ministries
At some point you have to engage the problem. Roll up your sleeves and get to work. It’s valuable to circle around the issue; taking a few laps to see the problem from all the necessary angles. And then this… Read More »Leaving the fringe