It’s hiring season for those of us in education. The Five Attributes: Essentials of Hiring for Christian Organizations by Chad Carter is a great resource in this process. Anyone who is involved in hiring knows that the wrong hire can be devastating for an organization. The right hire, can beContinue Reading
SMART Leadership by Mark Miller was recommended to me by a friend who knows I desire to steward my leadership intentionally and in a way that will have eternal value. I really enjoyed his work in Talent Magnet which I reviewed HERE and The Heart of Leadership that I reviewedContinue Reading
“To be a vibrant Christian is to be curious.” Barnabas Piper, The Curious Christian I enjoy following Barnabas Piper on Twitter. He shares some insightful thoughts about Scripture, culture, and family. And he also regularly shares awesome deals he finds on Kindle books for sale…some of which have become myContinue Reading
A Gentle Answer by Scott Sauls addresses the question we have all been asking…”how did we get here?” Ever since the fall in Genesis 3, things just haven’t been the way they should be. Jesus came to begin the process of putting the broken pieces back together. As we readContinue Reading
I want you to see how imperiled you are. I want you to see how fought for you are. p. 196 Tempted and Tried by Russell Moore might possibly be my read of the year for 2022! I know it’s still early and there are a lot of great thingsContinue Reading
A dear friend gave me Surprise the World! by Michael Frost for Christmas and I’m grateful she did. I really appreciate Frost’s perspective on how to live missionally by setting up some intentional habits. This book really appealed to my desire to live a gospel lifestyle, while recognizing that GodContinue Reading
I love to read. I love to read more than I like to sleep. I love to read more than I like to eat. The past two years (2020-2021), our world has navigated and stumbled it’s way through the COVID-19 pandemic. As things were being cancelled right and left, booksContinue Reading
I picked up this book after a good friend, former student, and co-laborer in student ministry posted that it was her last ready of 2021…and one of the best books she read all year. I decided that it would be wise for me to make it my first book ofContinue Reading
If you are looking for a book to read over the holidays to truly take some time to work through, I’d highly recommend Pete Scazzero’s Emotionally Healthy Discipleship. I blogged about his book Emotionally Healthy Leader 5 years ago HERE. I’ve given away a lot of copies of that bookContinue Reading
“Your growth in Christ will go no further than your settledness, way down deep in your heart, that God loves you.” p. 75, Deeper by Dane Ortlund. Last year over Thanksgiving, I read Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund and blogged about it HERE. The Lord used that text inContinue Reading