Book Review

Thoughts on The Myth of the Shiksa (Review)

May 19, 2010

If you know me or have read this blog for a while you probably know that I love reading stuff by Edwin Friedman. I’ve been an advocate of A Failure of Nerve as a must read leadership book for a few years now and have also loved what I’ve read from Generation to Generation and [...]

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Thoughts on Practicing Servant Leadership (Review)

May 10, 2010

I just finished Practicing Servant Leadership: Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery, and Forgiveness edited by Larry C. Spears and Michele Lawrence, which is a compilation of essays and interviews from a variety of well known leaders on how servant leadership theory and the writings of Robert Greenleaf has influenced their leadership practices in their different fields.There [...]

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Brief Thoughts on Servant Leadership (Review)

May 2, 2010

I was able to finish over the weekend Robert Greenleaf’s classic Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. I had read bits and pieces over the years, but I finally worked through the whole of the book and I’m really glad I did. Greenleaf and much of the insights within [...]

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The Gift of Pain (Brief Review)

April 8, 2010

I just finished The Gift of Pain by Dr. Paul Brand with an assist from Phillip Yancey. This is a fascinating read and if you’re medically oriented or in the health profession you should add this to your reading list. Actually everyone in the Western or Modern world would benefit from reading it because of [...]

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What Color is Your God? (Brief Review)

April 4, 2010

I just finished What Color is Your God? by James and Lillian Breckinridge. The sub-title is “Multicultural Education in the Church: Examining Christ and Culture in Light of the Changing Face of the Church.”From a structure standpoint, the book covers a basic overview of culture and ethnicity today with a strong leaning towards multiculturalism. Half [...]

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The Nature as Mirror (with a brief review)

March 31, 2010

A few days ago I finished Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic Crime and Punishment. I thought this was an unbelievable novel and I’m so glad I finally read it. It has become one of my favorites with its strong themes of salvation and redemption. There are so many dialogues that I found myself reading multiple times because [...]

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Foundational Issues in Xian Ed (Review)

March 24, 2010

I’m trying to finish several books this week. I don’t typically like reading more than three books at a time, but I’ve been stuck in the middle of about eight for a long time. That stresses me out, so I’m getting after it this week while I’m taking a couple days of vacation I just [...]

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Teaching to Change Lives (Review)

March 22, 2010

I just finished Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks. This book has been around for about 25-30 years so it’s not new, but it reads new.I’ve heard Dr. Howard Hendricks several times in person going back I think all the way back to high school. He’s been a professor and master communicator, but his [...]

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Getting ready for Easter

February 19, 2010

I decided about a year ago that this year I was going to do something out of the ordinary to bring a greater focus to celebrating Christ’s death and resurrection on Easter. As a follower of Christ with the background I have sometimes the passion week and the sufferings of Christ are under-emphasized and I’ve [...]

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