Category: Book Review / Insight

Almost two decades ago, I stumbled across a book called The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness. That book was – as the kids say – a game...

I look forward to this week of the year every year: it’s a week of relaxation, stretchy pants, and – maybe best of all – everyone’s book list from the previous year. Here’s my own...

Ounce for ounce, one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read this year was Mark Sayers’ A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders. Sayers’ thesis...

I have a long-standing respect and admiration for Karl Vaters, the go-to voice for the smaller church in general and church health in particular. And so I was understandably skeptical – dare I say fearful...

Almost ten years ago I heard my friend Jason Young give a talk titled “Are you likable?” Few presentations have impacted me as much as that one, and I was thrilled when he took that...

If you’re a regular reader of ye olde blogge, you are likely in a role (paid or volunteer) that focuses on hospitality. But while we can be really good at creating hospitable environments for our...

It’s no secret that I’m a long-time fan of Chip and Dan Heath’s writing. I’ve talked before about Made to Stick, Switch, The Power of Moments, and Upstream, among others. Their books are one of...

There are books meant to be listened to, and there are books meant to be savored. David Brooks’ How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen falls into...

Summertime is upon us, and with it, that glorious season of summertime reading. While I love to read all year long, in the summer months I try to be a bit more intentional about what...

It’s that time of year again, nerds: that collective moment when we push our glasses up on our nose, promise ourselves we will read the books we already own, and then – in a fit...