Book: The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction Eugene H. Peterson is the pastor / author here. Rather than peddling a formula for church growth, or how to be more effective, he returns to the basics of Christianity in his search for the basics of Christian leadership. There are a few tips …
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book: The Leadership Pill
book: The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today Saw this in the "new books" section of the library, and proceeded to read the whole thing while standing up at the library. As with most of these books, there’s not a lot of words: this one felt (more than most) like an annotated …
Book: Nouwen – Reflections on Christian Leadership
Book: In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership I’ve heard of Henri J. M. Nouwen before, but this is the first of his books that I’ve even looked at. A welcome change of pace from the academic works I’ve been looking at, and a healthy reminder of the spiritual side of Christianity. Spirituality …
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Book: The Architecture of Happiness
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton. Sometimes, someone lends you a book, and it so grabs you that you immediately throw everything else to one side, and finish that book, regardless of everything else you are reading. This was one such book. Mostly about architecture, and a little about art and human perception, …
Book: The Tinderbox Way
Book: The Tinderbox Way by Mark Bernstein. Tinderbox is a hard-to-describe program that was the main catalyst keeping me on the Mac platform. It’s a tool for notes that lets your organise, import and export them in many different ways. The biggest problem with the software, though, is that its flexibility leaves people wondering how …
Book: The Message of Jonah
Book: The Message of Jonah If you’re after a commentary on Jonah (a book that a scholar has written that explains what they think the book means), this is a good place to start. It’s not too heavily academic, but it contains reference to a lot of what has been said. If reading 200 pages …
Book: The ESV bible
Book: The ESV Bible Thanks to a late catch-up read this afternoon, I managed to finish reading through the bible (including reading the New Testament and the Psalms twice) this afternoon. I would highly recommend the M’Cheyne plan if you’re searching for a new year’s resolution along the lines of "Read my bible more" – …
Book: Jesus and the Victory of God
Jesus and the Victory of God – N. T. Wright I was starting to wonder if I’d ever make it to the end of this book – as was the person who generously loaned me the book these past months. Wright here spills a lot of ink, and quotes a lot of other scholars. His …
Book: Defensive Design for the Web
Book: Defensive Design for the Web In an attempt to return to some professional development reading, I picked up this aging classic from 37 signals, and read it overnight – there’s a lot of stating the obvious, but it all needs to be said. If you’re looking for guidelines on what messages to display to …
Book: How to Read and Why
How to Read and Why, by Harold Bloom. As someone who loves to read, but doesn’t have a background in the humanities, I found this book useful in opening up a range of other titles to consider. Bloom clearly thinks that Shakespeare was the best author in history, and this thesis recurs throughout the book, …