As I finish up my piping hot bowl of gumbo on this cold wintry day I was reminded of my first encounter with Mark Dever. In my seminary program I was given 9 Marks of a Healthy Church along with an audio interview with Dever. As far as first impressions go Dever’s interview left […]
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Making Money Work: A Christian Guide For Personal Finance
Published by October 21st, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsI highly endorse this book as the authoritative source to navigate and filter all of your personal and business financial decisions through. It has received high acclaim and consumer acceptance since its release in 2005. The book features over 90 simple to use electronic calculators to assist in maximizing the saving and earning power of […]
After hearing much about this book over the last year I finally picked it up and I am glad I did. Often for me there are books that I read where the author puts words to things I have intuitively sensed or thought about myself or what I see around me. Why Men […]
I have been reading Godin’s blog for some time now, having seen so many references his work and thought. But before The Dip I had yet to read one of his books. I have seen a lot of positive feedback on this book, though many are saying it is not his most significant […]
After finishing up The Art of Innovation: Lesson in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm I must say this might have been the best book, of its kind, that I have read this year. I was truly blown away about the process of innovation described that comes directly out of IDEO’s playbook.
If you’re […]
This little book is a quick read but has a lot of great insights about developing a customer base that ultimately is comprised of “Raving Fans.” Raving Fans is a unique book on customer service that provides some good insights for ministry.
The book is set up in a narratival structure with the main protagonist […]
Tribal Knowledge: Business Wisdom From the Grounds of Starbucks Corporate Culture
Published by June 1st, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsI found my reading of John Moore’s Tribal Knowledge extremely rewarding. There were so many good thoughts in the book that seem to apply directly to ministry applications (find some of those here). So many in fact, it’s almost hard to know where to begin.
The book is broken into three main sections: brand(ing), […]
I’m OK - You’re Not: The Message We’re Sending Nonbelievers and Why We Should Stop
Published by May 30th, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsI was sent an email a month or two ago from John Shore about reading and reviewing his book I’m Ok - You’re Not. Not being one who ever gets approached about reading and writing reviews and not being one to turn his nose up to a free book I jumped at the chance.
What […]
I just finished Randy Newman’s Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did. The book’s title isn’t a question, as if Newman is somehow questioning whether followers of Jesus should take part in evangelism. It’s, in a sense, a type of evangelism or a kind of way to engage people in spiritual […]
Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends
Published by May 2nd, 2007 in General. 0 CommentsI just finished up Kevin Vanhoozer’s Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends. Vanhoozer, in my mind, is one of the most important theologians of this generation. His theological work is probing how to contend for the faith once delivered (Jude 3) in a postmodern context. His engagement with […]
