Once a year, my employer encourages everyone who works there to read business books and write reviews of them in exchange for cash (up to $200). I've been there for nine years now, and read many books in that time, but had never read one particular classic of the self-help genre. In part because The … Continue reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Review)
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Your Future Self Will Thank You (Review)
If you're like me, you've had the experience of deciding to do something and then actually doing the opposite. You want to go to the gym, but sit on the couch instead. You think it would be best to get a salad, but go for the burger and fries. You think you should be saving … Continue reading Your Future Self Will Thank You (Review)
The Politics of Ministry (Review)
The word "politics" often has a negative connotation. It conjures up images of manipulation, brazen self-interest, hunger for power, and outright contempt for any who might disagree or get in the way. Even if you think it's necessary in certain circumstances, if your soul has not been damaged beyond repair you can't help but regard … Continue reading The Politics of Ministry (Review)
Naked and Unashamed (Review)
I've read a handful of Christian marriage books in the time that my wife and I have been married, and I find that generally marriage books tend to fall somewhere on a spectrum between practical and theoretical. The practical books give you a lot of specific advice on how to get along with another person, … Continue reading Naked and Unashamed (Review)
Strange Days (Review)
In my previous post, I reviewed Australian pastor and cultural critic Mark Sayers's book Disappearing Church. Just after finishing Disappearing Church, I read his next book, which came out in 2017: Strange Days: Life in the Spirit in a Time of Upheaval. As I read the book, I kept thinking of conspiracy theories. Not that Sayers is a … Continue reading Strange Days (Review)
Disappearing Church (Review)
I had heard the name "Mark Sayers" here and there over the past few years, but I never really paid attention until Sayers, a pastor in Melbourne, Australia, got together with Portland pastor John Mark Comer and started recording a podcast, "This Cultural Moment." In brief episodes, Sayers and Comer explain culture through the lens … Continue reading Disappearing Church (Review)
Becoming Dallas Willard (Review)
The first Dallas Willard book I read was The Divine Conspiracy, which is a great title for a book. Saying there is a "divine conspiracy" afoot makes potential readers curious, like there is something about Christianity that this book will tell you even if you grew up in church. I was curious enough to pluck it off the … Continue reading Becoming Dallas Willard (Review)
All Together Different (Review)
Jesus desired that those in his church "may be one," but it is all too evident that this is often not the case. And it isn't just denominational differences; it's hard for individuals to get along in a single church. How do church leaders begin to address the problem of disunity? J. Brian Tucker and … Continue reading All Together Different (Review)
Ready Player One (Review)
I have a confession to make. Even though I review a lot of books on this blog, I don't make the time to review EVERY book I read. Especially fiction or audiobooks, which I often don't spend enough time with to develop reviewy thoughts. But a year ago I was looking for something fun to … Continue reading Ready Player One (Review)
The Pietist Option (Review)
There are an abundance of options that Christians have to help them cope with the Western world at this particular cultural moment. The "option" language all started with Rod Dreher's Benedict Option, which he wrote about in his columns at the American Conservative for years before he published a book by that name. Since then others have … Continue reading The Pietist Option (Review)
Elliot Ritzema 