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The Leadership Dynamic (Book Review)
Three guys in my church and I just finished reading a book together on the topic of Christian leadership. We got together to sharpen our understanding of leadership in our marriages, in our families,...
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The Call (Book Review)
My cousin recently graduated from college and I wanted to get her a good book for the transition to her career and working life. Something that addresses the subject of calling, both vocational and...
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Creating a Missional Culture (Book Review)
[Disclosure: The author, JR Woodward, was my pastor during my college years and is still my friend.] Many Christians can look back on a particular phase of life when they participated in a church...
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Seven Men and the Secret of Their Greatness (Book Review)
My oldest son is almost nine. My younger son is only five, but it won’t be long before both of them will be young men. Right now I’m probably their hero. Not because there is anything unusually heroic...
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To Change the World (Book Review)
This is an important book. It will forever change the way you understand culture, particularly the culture of the USA. It will open your eyes to all the things that confused you about Christians on the...
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Reformed Means Missional (Book Review)
Avant garde Christians and emerging-types have never had exclusive rights to the missional idea. Being a “missional” Christian or a “missional” church is not fundamentally about cultural relevance,...
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Churches Partnering Together (Book Review)
What would it look like for churches partnering together for the gospel? With God’s blessing and power at work, the sky is the limit. Most Christians have thought at one point, “What a great idea! I...
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Church Discipline (Book Review)
If you are not familiar with the Building Healthy Churches series of books by 9Marks Ministry, then do yourself a favor and check them out. They have even published a book, written by Jonathan Leeman,...
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Every Good Endeavor (Book Review)
My father-in-law is always reminding me that as a pastor my job is not to be a “ministry professional” but to equip others do minister in the vocations that God has uniquely called them to. The...
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Ministries of Mercy (Book Review)
Two years ago a local minister and I began praying about how to bring the gospel and mercy ministry to our town and county. We sensed a deep desire for churches to walk in unity and felt led by God to...
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The Demon in Democracy (Book Review)
A lot of people have been talking. People with life experience. People with years of study and teaching in the academy. People who have lived in other countries, cultures, and political climates....
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Good Faith (Book Review)
Most people in America have heard of the Barna Group. It is a Christian sociological research organization with expertise in statistical polling of the population. Fewer folks have heard of Q. “Q”...
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Gospel Eldership (Book Review)
Question for you: If you were to use just one resource to train elders and elder candidates in your church, what would you choose? Now, keep in mind those who would lead and shepherd a church need a...
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When Helping Hurts (Book Review)
Imagine a familiar scenario. You are waiting in your car for the light to turn green. Suddenly you notice the disheveled woman standing on the median in the middle of the street holding a cardboard...
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The Preacher’s Catechism (Book Review)
Years ago, when I was preparing for pastoral ordination exams, the Westminster Shorter Catechism held my attention. Over the course of about a year, if I recall correctly, reviewing those well-worn...
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Women and Ministry (Book Review)
Women and Ministry. What does the Bible teach? For many, these are fighting words. There are lots of ways to start a fight in church nowadays. Bringing up the subject of women and what the Bible...
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Letters to a Young Progressive (Book Review)
Years and years ago I read then-rising conservative star Rush Limbaugh’s first book. I’ve always favored social and political conservativism over any other political ideal out there, but it never...
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The Faithful Spy (Book Review)
Browsing the small Christian bookstore at the Manassas Mall the summer of 1992 after high school graduation, I remember spotting a curious book. With an author name, cover art, and publisher distinct...
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Write Better (Book Review)
Maybe it’s just me, but unless a person is “published”, it seems pretentious to say he/she is a writer. So I don’t call myself one. I’m a pastor and a preacher. But I do write quite a bit. And like...
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Disappointment with God
Have you ever sensed God was messing with you? Like he gave you an assignment that felt exciting and pleasant at first, but when you learned the specifics felt ironic, uncomfortable, and yet strangely...
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