Category: Reviews

God Gave Us Love by Lisa Tawn Bergren

God Gave Us Love by Lisa Tawn Bergren

December 1, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish […]

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Treasured by Leigh McLeroy

Treasured by Leigh McLeroy

November 30, 2009 | By | 3 Comments

… for the true God-follower, successfully living out your faith is not about what you can make or conquer or sell – even if you are very good at all three. It’s about those every day moments in which you can obey and embody Christ and bring Him into each […]

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God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren

God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren

November 30, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. – Romans 1:20 Synopsis (complements of  Waterbrook press): As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most […]

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Obstacles Welcome by Ralph de la Vega

Obstacles Welcome by Ralph de la Vega

November 4, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

How do you empower yourself? I think the question really is, how do you keep from disempowering yourself? How do you make the choice not to impose self-limitations by thinking, I can’t do this.  I can’t do that? Why not make the choice to be the very best at what […]

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The Nines – A Resource and Review

The Nines – A Resource and Review

October 9, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

The Nines was a one-day event held on 09/09/09.  Leadership Network asked over 75 leaders, “If you had just nine minutes to share with church leaders, what would you tell them?” In the spirit of being helpful, I want to direct your attention to a resource that is quite handy.  […]

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“O” God: A Dialogue on Truth and Oprah’s Spirituality by Josh McDowell and Dave Sterrett

“O” God: A Dialogue on Truth and Oprah’s Spirituality by Josh McDowell and Dave Sterrett

October 7, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

What if the life that we pursue Came from a hunger for the truth? What if the family turned to Jesus Stopped asking Oprah what to do? – Casting Crowns Reading this book, I was immediately struck with a sense of guilt.  At one point, Dave and I were housemates.  […]

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What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

What Difference Do It Make? by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

October 5, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

…The thing about it is, though, gifts is free.  When you give a person a gift, you is also givin that person the freedom to do whatever they want with it.  When you give a homeless man a dollar, you ain’t sayin, “Here.  Go buy yourself a chicken.”  If you […]

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Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham

Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham

October 5, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs – ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Thurman First off, this book is for women.  Secondly, I am a man.  So, if you’re scoring […]

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Angry Conversations with God by Susan Isaacs

Angry Conversations with God by Susan Isaacs

September 26, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

And everywhere I went, I met people who, regardless of their religious beliefs, were looking for the same things: a connection to God, a desire to mean something, and a way to stay alive even when dreams die. Angry Conversations with God, p. 233 I’m worried about the quality of […]

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North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson

North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson

September 14, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

His voice was like thunder now. “You put your characters through hell. You put them through hell. That’s the only way we change.” – Donald Miller quoting Robert McKee My affection for Andrew Peterson is deep and longstanding.  It is nearly impossible for me not to love anything the man […]

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