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Soul Keeping

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Gary Butler

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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Do The Next Right Thing

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Gary Butler

As an avid reader, I often check the best-seller lists on Amazon for new, interesting, and value-priced books. Therefore, when I recently discovered Emily P. Freeman’s The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions as a … Continue reading →

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The Ruthless Elimination Of Hurry

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Gary Butler

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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Practical Help for Recovering Margin

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Gary Butler

“To be healthy, we require margin in at least four areas: emotional energy, physical energy, time, and finances.” However, to create margin requires the individual to move in a decidedly counter-cultural direction. Continue reading →

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