What books left the biggest mark on you in 2023? I have been compiling “top 10” lists for years and you can view past years through the links below. But this past…
Category: Book Review
Top 10 Books I Read in 2022
One of the highlights of bringing a year to an end is reflecting on what I’ve gained during the year, especially during my reading. So here is my “top 10” from the…
Quick Review: The 6 Types of Working Genius
A couple of years ago I was introduced to Patrick Lencioni’s Working Genius assessment and went through it. I later ended up going through it with the members of a board of…
Quick Review: The Story of You
Every once in a while I jump into some of the latest in the world of the Enneagram. I’m not one who goes crazy over such typology, but I have found it…
Quick Review: Get to the Point!
Do you ever struggle to condense a presentation, message, email, or essay to its essentials and ensure maximum impact? I do! My dissertation was ultimately all in all over 350 pages and…
Did You Know 46 is the Unhappiest Year? (Quick Review)
One of the more helpful books for me this past year was reading 40/40 Vision: Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife by Peter Greer. I picked it up a few years ago thinking…
Quick Review: A Non-Anxious Presence
What do you think is the path forward for leaders and the church in today’s highly anxious and reactive world? That is the central notion of Mark Sayer’s book, A Non-Anxious Presence:…
Re-Entry: Isolation Processing
“It’s the job description.” That’s what an experienced international missionary told me when I was wondering how long this re-entry journey was going to take. About a month into our “re-entry,” after…
Quick Review: Finishing
A couple of weeks ago I shared a short review of a book called deciding by Terry Walling that explored the mid-life transition that leaders face, usually in their 40s/early 50s. In…