I read an average of 45-50 books a year. I read biographies, theology & Biblical Studies, military history, sports, novels. From time to time, I’ll review a book here that has made an impression on me.
I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the next few posts, we will be highlighting and discussing these 10 important leadership traits. If you missed it, you can read Part One here. 3. Soldier “The Soldier grows in a climate […]
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I recently taught a 4 week course at C3 Curitiba based on Dr. Phil Pringle’s excellent book, Leadership Excellence: 10 Characteristics of Great Leaders. Over the next few posts, we will be highlighting and discussing these 10 important leadership traits. What do great leaders look like? 1. Servant Servanthood is one of the main building blocks
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There are two main reasons that Christians believe the Bible is inspired by God. The first has to do with the Theology of Inspiration. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” The word “inspired” carries the idea of God breathing on the men who
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The Gospel of Mark is the second gospel listed in the New Testament, coming right after Matthew. It is commonly accepted by scholars, however, that Mark was the first gospel written. Both Matthew and Luke rely heavily on Mark for their own books. The Gospel of Mark is clearly a primary source for Matthew and
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The social media world has become very noisy. For most of us, it is hard to project our voice over the continuous, loud clamor of all the others on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, etc. For most people, this really is not a problem. If all someone is doing on social media is posting pictures of
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When the novel The Shack came out in 2007, it caused quite a stir. Paul Young had been rejected by over 20 publishers, both Christian and non-Christian, so he self-published the book. With sales of close to 20 million copies of The Shack, it goes without saying that the publishers came knocking on his door for
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If you are not familiar with Dr. Mark Rutland, you are missing out on one of the premiere voices in the Church today. He has long been regarded as a tremendous communicator and leader. Dr. Rutland has been involved in pastoral ministry and foreign missionary work since the 70’s. After serving for a couple of
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Daniel Boone (1734-1820) is one of those larger than life, almost mythic characters that looms in the background of frontier America. He has been portrayed in so many movies, tv shows, and semi-fictional works that a true sense of Boone’s character has been lost. His importance to the foundational days of our nation, however, cannot
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*Note- I am re-posting my review of American Sniper to honor Chris Kyle. He and another veteran were murdered last week. RIP Chris. Chris Kyle’s autobiograhyis one of the best first-person military books I have ever read. It is fast moving, intense, educational, and tough to put down. Chris was a Navy SEAL sniper and has
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If you are looking for a great book to jump-start your 2013, Seth Barnes’ Kingdom Journeys: Rediscovering the Lost Spiritual Discipline is an excellent choice. Seth started an organization called Adventures in Missions in 1989, and since then, has been responsible for equipping and sending over 100,000 missionaries into the world. Some of these have been
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