Tag: Reviews
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Review – Didn’t See It Coming – Carey Nieuwhof
In “Didn’t See it Coming” Carey Nieuwhof outlines seven challenges that can catch a pastor or leader by surprise even though they are ubiquitous. The seven challenges are Cynicism, Compromise, Disconnection, Irrelevance, Pride, Burnout, and Emptiness. Carey calls these seven challenges “epidemics of our age.” While these things have a tendency to catch us off…
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Book Review: Embracing Obscurity
[amazon asin=1433677814&template=wishlist&chan=default] I received an advance reader’s edition uncorrected proof in advance of publication in exchange for an honest review. Most people have the desire to be known and be somebody. Our society celebrates those who are able to produce an audience. The holy grail of our culture is to be known. This desire gets…
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Jesus Died for This? Review (Kind of)
A couple of months ago I saw Becky Garrison offer her new book (Jesus Died for This?: A Satirist's Search for the Risen Christ )to anyone who was willing to blog about it. I try to get a free book anytime I can. That's how I roll. Anyway, I didn't know much about Becky Garrison…