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Link to a great thought on prayer…

Posted in Christian life, tagged on July 30, 2008 | No Comments »

If you are struggling with your prayer life here are some great thoughts about how to reboot your prayer life.

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What I plan to read in the coming months

Posted in books, tagged , , on July 29, 2008 | No Comments »

Brave New World
Alas, Babylon
Respectable Sins: Confronting The Sins We Tolerate
In My Place Condemned: Celebrating the Atonement
Relationships: A Mess Worth Making
The McKinsey Way
The McKinsey Mind
Built to Last
Leadership Is An Art

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A Few Links for Your Reading Pleasure

Posted in Christian life, tagged , , , , on July 28, 2008 | No Comments »

A series on how to live a miserable Christian life. Check it out and see if you are falling into any of these traps.
A very sad state of things in the US.
The reason why some music gets better as you listen to it more and some doesn’t.
A cause for prayer and an example of [...]

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What I Have Read Recently

Posted in books, leadership, tagged , , , , , , on July 25, 2008 | No Comments »

Last week I finished a couple of books by Patrick M. Lencioni. Lencioni writes books for people in positions of leadership in businesses and other organizations. His books are very quick reads. I can finish most in an hour or two (one plane ride), and they have an interesting format. This [...]

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What I’m Reading Now

Posted in books, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 23, 2008 | No Comments »

These are the books that I am reading right now.
George Washington on Leadership by Richard Brookhiser. This is not a history book in a true sense of the term. It is a book highlighting events in Washington’s life that illustrate certain lessons about leadership. I’ve enjoyed it thus far.
Good to Great: Why [...]

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Needs and Idolatry: An Interesting Quote

Posted in Christian life, discipleship, spirituality, tagged , , , , , , , on July 20, 2008 | No Comments »

From When People Are Big and God Is Small by Ed T. Welch:
“To look to Christ to meet our perceived psychological needs is to Christianize our lusts.  We are asking God to give us what we want, so we can feel better about ourselves, or so we can have happiness, not holiness, in our lives.”

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Keeping Focus

Posted in Christian life, tagged , , , on July 17, 2008 | No Comments »

I’ve been reading through Matthew recently.  One thing that is impressive about Jesus is that He never lost focus on His purpose.  He came for the purpose of going to the cross, and He kept that focus.  So often organizations and individuals lose their focus on their purpose.  We can get distracted by doing good [...]

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