Everybody needs a reminder. We write things on our calendars, set reminders on our computers, leave posted notes all over our offices all to remind ourselves of the important things we have to do any given day of the year. In “Primal”, Mark Batterson reminds us off the most important thing as a [...]
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I first heard about this small band of churches that were thinking about Christmas differently a few years back. This group had come together to rethink the modern day Christian response to December 25th, the day we celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth. What a novel concept I thought as I browsed [...]
Have you seen the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising to include blog posts, word of mouth campaigns and even twitter messages? Starting December 1st, 2009 all materials and/ or gifts received that we review need to be disclosed in a simple and [...]
The Word of Promise Next Generation New Testament MP3 Set is a great resource for any youth or children’s ministry but also for parents. This CD uses the voices of a Hollywood-level young cast (Cody Linley (Hanna Montana, Dancing with the Stars) as Jesus, AnnaSophia Robb (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Mary Magdalene, [...]
If you take a step back and look at student ministry from the prospective of all the ways to impact your ministry you know how much stuff there is out there. Conferences (for you, you and your volunteers and the teens in your ministry), one day events, retreats, camps, missions and service project opportunities, books, [...]
Like many who have been following Jesus for a long time and new followers alike we struggle to understand and grasp an invisible God. His claims of unconditional love, grace (receiving what we don’t deserve), and being able to spend eternity with Him are just so far out there and contrary to [...]
I have to admit I let a little pride get to me when I began to read this book. I thought it would be like a lot of the other Christian books I’ve read that don’t speak to me but God knew what He was doing and spoke to me through this [...]
Back in the summer of 2007 probably on a blog somewhere I heard about a survey about church staff burnout for an upcoming book. So I took the survey and put an image in sidebar of my blog (now located on the page: Stuff I’m Passionate About) and have been waiting for [...]
This is the second Marcus Buckingham book I’ve read, the first being “Now, Discover Your Strengths”. Which is a great primer (but not necessary) for “The Truth About You”.
“The Truth About You” is a very unique experience for the learner (notice I didn’t say reader). You start out by watching a short video [...]
When I got offered to review this book I automatically thought it would be something my wife would enjoy and like to read. She loves books, especially religious historical fiction and it was right up her ally. So from here on out it’s my wife’s (Dawn) review.
“The Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez [...]
