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After the Arena
Book Reviews, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onJanuary 4, 2014August 24, 2018

Book Review :: After the Arena

Consider this a shameless plug for my uncle’s new book, After the Arena, in which I make a cameo appearance drinking strawberry moonshine. No joke […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 20, 2012December 30, 2013

Book Review :: Fruit of My Spirit

Fruit of My Spirit: Reframing Life in God’s Grace is Deanna Nowadnick’s personal reflection on how God used various seasons in her life to grow […] Read More

Advance Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Featured Posted onSeptember 24, 2012March 2, 2019

John C. Maxwell :: 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, pt. 4

I’m going to skip a lot of the middle of 15 Laws in order to get to the end. This book comes out next week (October […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onJuly 7, 2012January 9, 2013

John C. Maxwell :: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, part 3

This is part three of a series on John C. Maxwell’s The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth that will be out in October 2012. If […] Read More

I had the honor of photographing the John C. Maxwell Leadership Center Groundbreaking
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 27, 2012January 9, 2013

John C. Maxwell :: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, part 2

The beginning of the post is from Saturday, so if you haven’t read it, skip on over to it now. In this first chapter, Maxwell […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 23, 2012January 9, 2013

John C Maxwell :: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, part 1

John C. Maxwell is a man after my heart. I’ve loved everything I’ve read by him, but with The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, he’s […] Read More

Book Reviews Posted onMay 19, 2012September 24, 2012

John Piper :: Part I, Desiring God

My new favorite writer is John Piper. This year I’ve added reading his works to my morning quiet time. While this started unintentionally, his thinking […] Read More

Book Reviews, Books Posted onJanuary 2, 2012January 22, 2012

Book Review :: Christian Devotional Reading

I’ve never added books I’ve read during my morning devotions to the books I’ve reviewed, but this year that quiet time I have in the […] Read More

My Reading Life
Book Reviews, Books Posted onSeptember 16, 2011August 12, 2018

Book Review :: My Reading Life

Pat Conroy’s My Reading Life will inspire all readers. In this memoir, he chronicles the people who influenced his reading and writing habits – driving […] Read More

Tipping Point
Book Reviews Posted onMay 25, 2011August 3, 2018

Book Review :: The Tipping Point

Reading The Tipping Point makes me hate my sociology professor in college. I can’t remember ever being so hooked by a non-fiction read. And if this […] Read More

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