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
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
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
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
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
This poem has a lot of relevance for being published in 1895. Despite it’s popularity, though, I don’t know how much attention has been given to the fact that it seems to be a father speaking to his son. It… Read More »Gaining inspiration for parenting and leadership from Kipling
It does no good to try and play someone else’s game. To try to live someone else’s life. To pursue someone else’s calling. You are you. You are who God created you to be. And this is your marriage, your… Read More »Play your game
Most of these ideas and quotes are from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Required reading for leaders. Obviously. Liberty is more options to choose from in your environment. Freedom is more internal power to exercise… Read More »Thoughts on being proactive
“Grab the bull by the horns.” “If the horse is dead, dismount.” “Kill the sacred cow.” “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” “A living dog is better than a dead lion.” “A bird in the hand is… Read More »Leadership and the ethical treatment of animals…
Beware of deriving too much of your value from the praises of people. Actually, I’m beginning to believe that deriving ANY of your value from the praises of people is like having cancer of the soul. Eventually it will catch… Read More »People are fickle