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Category Archives: Book Reviews
The Advantage: Vulnerability
We’re working our way through Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business. Lencioni consults with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, and he frequently explains how the lessons apply especially to churches, because the work churches do … Continue reading
The Advantage: 5 Essential Team Behaviors
We’re working our way through Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business. Lencioni consults with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, and he frequently explains how the lessons apply especially to churches, because the work churches do … Continue reading
The Advantage: The Leadership Team
We’re working our way through Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business. Lencioni consults with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, and he frequently explains how the lessons apply especially to churches, because the work churches do … Continue reading
The Advantage: Four Disciplines
We’re working our way through Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business. Lencioni consults with businesses, nonprofits, and churches, and he frequently explains how the lessons apply especially to churches, because the work churches do … Continue reading
The Advantage: Patrick Lencioni’s Latest Book
Long-time readers will recall that I’m a big fan of Patrick Lencioni’s work, especially The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable and Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into … Continue reading
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The Books that Most Influenced Me: Summer Beach Reading for the Theology Junkie
Over the years, I’ve had a number of readers email me to ask what books have been most influential in my studies. Well, it’s hard to put a finger on just a few, as I’m a compulsive reader. I have a … Continue reading
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How God Became King, Part 3
We’re considering How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels by N. T. Wright. It’s another marvelous book by a man who just keeps turning out marvelous books. Near the end, Wright explains the meaning of God becoming … Continue reading
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How God Became King, Part 2
We’re considering How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels by N. T. Wright. It’s another marvelous book by a man who just keeps turning out marvelous books. In the previous post, we considered two of four “speakers” playing … Continue reading
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How God Became King, Part 1
I’ve just finished reading How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels by N. T. Wright. It’s another marvelous book by a man who just keeps turning out marvelous books. I’m going to briefly summarize the early chapters of … Continue reading
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Book Review: Hell: A Final Word by Edward Fudge
Edward Fudge has written a popularization of his seminal The Fire That Consumes Hell: A Final Word is scheduled for release on June 12, 2012 — but available for pre-order on Amazon.It presents a layman’s explanation of Fudge’s theory of hell, known as conditionalism … Continue reading
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