May 29, 2015

Review: “No One Understands You” by Heidi Grant Halvorson

No One Understands You and What to Do About It - Heidi Grant Halvorson

Abraham Lincoln once said, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” His comment is striking because it’s not what we typically experience. All of us have found ourselves on the receiving end of being ...

December 31, 2014

My top-10 reading list for 2014

Mark Twain rightly observed, ““A person who won’t read has no advantage over the one who can’t read.” That motivates me to turn some pages every day. Following the tradition I started last year, I compiled a list of ...

December 29, 2014

Review: “Deep Influence” by T.J. Addington

Recommended reading: "Deep Influence" by T.J. Addington

What leader doesn’t want to have deep influence on those around him or her? You do and I do. If we are going to make a difference in the world, we must take seriously the way in which we ...

November 3, 2014

Review: The Men’s Bible by ABS and NCMM

For years I’ve made it a daily habit to read the Bible, following a reading plan that gets me through it in a year. It’s the most important reading I do, bar none. It hasn’t always been that way. ...

October 7, 2014

Review: “The Man in the Mirror” by Patrick Morley

“The first step to knowing God’s plan for our lives is the commitment to see ourselves as we really are.” Taking that commitment prompted Patrick Morley to pen those words twenty five years ago in his best-selling book, The Man ...

September 5, 2014

Review: “Do Less, Be More” by John Busacker

Recommended reading: Do Less, Be More by John Busacker

“Life is an improvisational art. We have to make it up as we go. If we are not dreaming big, we risk dying small.” So writes John Busacker in his delightful book, Do Less, Be More: The Power of Living Fully ...

June 16, 2014

Review “Making Ideas Happen” by Scott Belsky

Recommended resource: Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky

“Most ideas are born and lost in isolation,” writes Scott Belsky in his book Making Ideas Happen (Penguin, 2012). If you want to take your idea production game to the next level, this book is for you. It’s packed ...

February 17, 2014

Review: “The Gift of Being Yourself” by David G. Benner

Recommended reading: The Gift of Being Yourself

“Identity is never simply a creation. It is always a discovery.” So writes David Benner in his excellent book, The Gift of Being Yourself (IVP Books, 2004). I read this book after I told Jack, a friend of ...

January 27, 2014

Review: “Jesus in the 9 to 5” by Dennis E. Hensley

What if Jesus were here today, running his own company—and you worked directly for him? What might you learn that you somehow missed from reading your Bible? We may relish the historical accounts of Jesus’ life, but they are ...

December 27, 2013

My Top-10 reading list for 2013

Over the past few years, I developed a habit to set aside some time every day for intentional, reflective, reading. That time each morning is my favorite time of day. As 2013 draws to a close, I thought I’d ...

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