I recently finished reading Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis by Bill George. This is a short book that explains basic leadership lessons as described in the names of each chapter: Face Reality, Starting with Yourself Don’t Be Atlas; Get the World Off Your Shoulders Dig Deep for the Root Cause Get Ready for the Long […]
I appreciated the landmark title from Drs. Cloud and Townsend – Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life. Cloud and Townsend move through defining boundaries, examining boundaries in different circumstances and finally suggestions on how to develop healthy boundaries. This is basic boundary stuff and it is […]
I just finished reading Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith by Shane Hipps. After just finishing the book I felt thoughtful, peaceful, powerful, aware and enlightened. This book was an unexpected breath of fresh air into my life. Hipps is a Mennonite pastor in Arizona who formerly worked in advertising. He has a distinct […]
I just finished up The Echo Within: Finding Your True Calling by Robert Benson. I admit that I was a bit skeptical of the book when I started. From the front and back cover, I assumed that it would be a bit too lovely for me. I was surprised at what I found. Benson writes […]
I found Transformational Architecture: Reshaping Our Lives as Narrative by Ron Martoia to be an excellent book that reaffirms the importance of telling the whole story in scripture when having spiritual conversations with non or nominally religious people. Martoia asserts that a focus on the brokenness of people without telling of the creation of humanity in […]
I received Only Nuns Change Habits Overnight, by Karen Saclf Linamen with a slight hesitancy. I thought that this book would be only for women and I would struggle moving through it from beginning to end. I was wrong. Linamen provides solid advice about life change that is written in a light hearted and fun […]
Me, Myself, and I AM: A Unique Question and Answer Book: The Story of You and God by Matthew Peters is a book unlike any other that I have experienced before. Through a series of questions on many topics the author guides the reader through a discernment process. It is designed to be used in any […]
The Greatest Words Ever Spoken: Everything Jesus Said About You, Your LIfe, and Everything Else (link to Amazon) is the second book by Steven K. Scott. As described on the back cover, “For the first time ever, all the statements Jesus made in the New Testament have been brought together under more than two hundred […]
Most if not all difficult conversations have similar patterns from which lessons can be learned to better engage in them. This is the basic assertion of the authors of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. From their website: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most was developed over ten years of work […]
I enjoy listening to good music and the new self-titled album from Evensong Rising definitely falls in that category. It is a album of worship songs with a mix of styles. They are tied together with an overall laid back feel. Alleluia is a catchy song of praise. I found myself getting lost in the […]
For Young Men Only by Jeff Feldhahn and Eric Rice is fourth in the “Only” series and was preceded by For (Women, Men, Parents, Young Women) Only. If this book is a good representation of the rest of the series, I am looking forward to reading For Men Only. For Young Men Only, not surprisingly, […]
The Becoming of G-d by Ian Mobsby is a wandering look at the nature of God as Trinity, ecclesiology, spirituality and the interactions thereof. The Becoming of G-d is Mobsby’s second book and was published in May 2008. From Mobsby’s website: Ian Mobsby is one of the founding members of the Moot Community with past […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 