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As soon as I heard about The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson, just before it was published recently, I knew it was a book that I wanted to read as soon as possible. I’m only about halfway through it, but I wanted to start blogging about it, because I know it’s going to take more … Read more
At the recent Bishop’s Retreat, with guest Mike Slaughter, I picked up Mike’s book, Momentum for Life: Biblical Practices for Sustaining Physical Health, Personal Integrity, and Strategic Focus. I love that the book sprinkles references to the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) throughout the book. And, using the acronym D.R.I.V.E., the book focuses on five … Read more
As I wrote here and here, Mike Slaughter (chief dreamer and lead pastor of Ginghamsburg Church) was the guest speaker at the Bishop’s Clergy Retreat in Lancaster, PA, a couple of weeks ago. Mike’s topic was the same as his recent book, Change the World: Recovering the Message and Mission of Jesus. I enjoyed reading … Read more
A number of years ago, I read If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg. Ortberg is one of my favorite writers (and preachers), and his book titles are the best (e.g., Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them and When the Game Is … Read more
This is the final post in a series of posts on Resonate by Nancy Duarte. Previous posts include … Communicate for Change What I Like About the Book The Presentation Form Stories Transform Lives The Big Idea S.T.A.R. Moments StoryMapping Revisited Well, obviously, I love the book. I knew it was going to be a … Read more
This week, I was reminded of a list I once heard John Maxwell give. The list also appears in Maxwell’s book, Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work (which I wrote about it 2008). Maxwell says there are three times when people are willing to embrace change, when they … Read more
The last book we read/discussed for our monthly Matthew 28 peer group meeting was Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within by Robert Quinn. It’s a good book, but one of the things that struck me was not even a major point in the book. Quinn briefly discusses the difference between a reactive person and a … Read more
This is the seventh post (with one to go) in a series of posts I’ve been writing to engage Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate (see Communicate for Change, What I Like About the Book, The Presentation Form, Stories Transform Lives, The Big Idea, and S.T.A.R. Moments). A few years ago, I wrote a post on using … Read more
Earlier this year, Kindle ebook sales at Amazon.com reportedly surpassed sales of both hardcovers and paperback print editions, combined. That development happened without any help from me—mainly because I have so many printed book on my reading pile! I bought my first ebook a couple months ago (the new Bible translation, Common English Bible). Besides … Read more
I’m nearing the end of my series on Nancy Duarte‘s book, Resonate (see Communicate for Change, What I Like About the Book, The Presentation Form, Stories Transform Lives, and The Big Idea). One of Duarte’s chapters is on S.T.A.R. moments, which stands for Something They’ll Always Remember. The S.T.A.R. moment should be a significant, sincere, … Read more