Chivalry. It’s a word we don’t use much anymore. It sounds old and antiquated. The fact that Zach Hunter chose this word for the title of his newest book says a lot about the author himself. Not that Hunter is… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Chivalry by Zach Hunter
Heaping too much praise on Roger Resler’s excellent book Compelling Interest would be a very difficult thing to do. His treatment of the abortion issue is comprehensive, extremely well-researched, and logically airtight. His challenge to the status quo of legal,… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Compelling Interest by Roger Resler
Where there is no leader… …potential is wasted. …vision is hazy. …confusion reigns. …the path of least resistance is taken. …injustice is perpetrated. …the weak are exploited. …people are robbed of value. …teams are ineffective. …initiative is lost. …passion is… Read More »Where there is no leader…
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?
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
I’ll make this easy for you: stop reading this review, go get a copy of Wrecked, and read it/listen to it right now. If you’re still reading this, I guess that means you need a little more convincing. Suffice it… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Wrecked by Jeff Goins
Just a little more action in our plan. Just a little more seasoning in our speech. Just a little more passion in our preaching. Just a little more volition in our worship. Just a little more purpose in our programs.… Read More »Just a little more…
Not a comprehensive list, but some random thoughts on being a dad. 1. All my boys are different from each other This sounds obvious, but as I read parenting books I sometimes get the mistaken idea that there’s a cookie-cutter… Read More »4 Lessons I’m Learning as a Dad
T.S. Eliot’s amazing and confounding poem, The Hollow Men, contains the following words: Between the conception And the creation Between the emotion And the response Falls the Shadow Heather Van Aelst says this in her analysis of the work “This… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: The Shadow Falls