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Book review — The Multiplier’s Mindset
It is a nice thing when I read something and actually KNOW the author. Cynthia Anderson and her husband Todd have been good friends of ours for a long time. Their ministry has been great to support and when we are together we continue to be sharpened by these friends. Her new book, The Multiplier’s Mindset is out and here…
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Book Review — Forty Days On Being a Five by Morgan Harper Nichols
Forty Days On Being a Five by Morgan Harper Nichols is part of the IVP Book series, Enneagram Daily Reflections. I received a review copy from IVP Books. I am not an Enneagram enthusiast. The learning I have done in this area has come from my wife and I find it helpful in communicating to others who are truly students…
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I had to finish this book at some point…
A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of the Message by Winn Collier My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book had to come to an end at some point, no matter how long I delayed it. I read small bits. I wrote a lot in my journal. So much of Peterson’s early life…
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Book Review: J.I. Packer: His Life and Thought
I can remember years ago Dallas Willard saying, in effect, “One of the great failures of the Church today is the lack of discipleship.” That comes to mind as I read Alister McGrath’s latest book, J.I. Packer: His Life and Thought. McGrath has a much larger biography on Packer, but this was written as a tribute to Packer on his…
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Book Review: Might from the Margins
I’ve known Dennis Edwards for a few years. He was pastoring a church in North Minneapolis where one of my sons and his wife attended. They raved about Dennis. It was a privilege to visit that church a few times and take in what God was doing in a hard part of town. This church was a shining jewel. Dennis…
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Book Review — Simple Faith Bible, Zondervan
A few months ago I purchased the Tony Evans Study Bible (CSB) because I wanted to gain more insight from a great African American pastor I’ve admired for decades. It was wonderful to have a study Bible with his personal notes, reflecting so many years of pastoral and teaching ministry. When the offer came to review the Simple Faith Bible…
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Book Review: Reading While Black
I have come into the Anglican tradition late. I grew up in a Pentecostal church and was a minister in a Pentecostal tradition for 30 years. In the past two years I have transitioned to the Anglican Church and am now seeking transfer of ordination so I may be a vocational deacon on the Anglican Church in North America. In…
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Book Review: Soul Care in African American Practice
Soul Care in African American Practice by Barbara Peacock In the late 90s and early 2000s Renovare released some volumes on spiritual reading that were “workbook” based. One, Spiritual Classics, focused on readings for individuals and groups based on the 12 spiritual disciplines from Richard Foster’s classic, Celebration of Discipline. Another book was Devotional Classics based on Foster’s book, Streams…
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Book Review: The Myth of the American Dream by D.L. Mayfield
The Myth of the American Dream by D.L. Mayfield For the past 3-4 years I have had a book on my heart to write. Not ever having done a writing project, and being deathly afraid of critiques, I took notes, blogged a bit, preached a series with the beginning ideas of the book, and generally avoided doing more.
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Book Review: Analog Church by Jay Kim
This is a book that comes out in the midst of a pandemic that is forcing churches to be MORE digital. It seems a bit out of place, but it is helpful even in this time.
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