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Soul Keeping

Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You by John Ortberg ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is a somewhat autobiographical book born out of John’s twenty-year-plus friendship with Professor Dallas Willard. He generously credits Willard as a … Continue reading

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The Third Option: Hope For a Racially Divided Nation

The Third Option: Hope For a Racially Divided Nation by Miles McPherson ($12.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is an extremely reasonable and thoughtful book concerning one of today’s most hotly debated issues. McPherson sees racial issues through the … Continue reading

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Your Motive Matters

The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities by Patrick Lencioni ($9.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon) is another best-seller from one of my favorite authors. However, in a departure from all of Lencioni’s previous works, … Continue reading

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How To Make Better Decisions

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, by Chip and Dan Heath, is a great read. Plus, as of the date of this post (February 3, 2020), the Kindle edition is bargain-priced at only $1.99 on Amazon! … Continue reading

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The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry

Recently, my wife Carolyn suggested a book she discovered during her personal reading, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer ($12.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon). Comer is a pastor and member of the millennial generation who has … Continue reading

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The Coddling of the American Mind

Recently, my friend and colleague Stefanie Chappell, National Field Director for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, recommended the book The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions And Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation For Failure ($4.99 for the Kindle … Continue reading

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Become A High-Trust Leader

Recently, our team at the Potomac Ministry Center spent several days discussing “The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team.” According to best-selling author Patrick Lencioni, the foundational behavior for all truly cohesive teams is trust. That brings me to today’s executive book … Continue reading

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Can You Make the “Leap” From Good to Great?

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . And Others Don’t, is a business leadership classic ($15.99 for the Kindle edition on Amazon). Jim Collins and his research team examined numerous companies and an enormous amount of … Continue reading

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How to “Affair-Proof” Your Marriage

This book offers hope for marriages in distress and also demonstrates how to “affair-proof” your marriage. Continue reading

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A Blueprint For Church Turnaround

Advanced Strategic Planning: A 21st-Century Model for Church and Ministry Leaders is a complete and detailed planning guide for helping a church adjust to the opportunities and realities of today’s post-modern world and to become a turnaround church. Continue reading

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