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…
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What Color is Your God? (Brief Review)
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 Nature as Mirror (with a brief review)
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…
Teaching to Change Lives (Review)
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…
Screwtape for Systems
I am halfway through reading Edwin Friedman’s The Myth of the Shiksa, which was published posthumously a couple of years ago as a collection of essays and lectures from Friedman.The first essay…
Thoughts on Making Room for Leadership – Review
I finally finished Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space, and Influence by MaryKate Morse. I’ve been working on this for about 4 months now. It was a slow process not because it…
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager (Review)
Caruso and Salovey write, “The fundamental premise of The Emotionally Intelligent Manager is that emotion is not just important but absolutely necessary for us to make good decisions, take optimal action to…
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Because I cannot engage the Cubs’ situation right now, I digress to some thoughts on leadership. I read Gary McIntosh’s book One Size Doesn’t Fit All. The book is about how leadership…