I just finished “A Generous Orthodoxy” by Brian McLaren. It thought it was fantastic! I had a lot of question marks written in the margin of things he said that I need to consider further. Some things that I just disagreed with and other things that simply challenged me. I can say this, which I think is one of the highest compliments for a book and that is I think I’m different for having read it. It has caused me to see things a little differently and be little more “Generous” in my thinking. There are a few issues that … Read More

I just finished “The Wounded Healer” by Henri Nouwen. This has got to be one of the most insightful books I’ve read in the last 5 years. His understanding of the inner life of the minister is incredible. I connected with this book in ways that few other books have touched me. He wrote this book in 1979 and the book is still up to date. I would encourage every Pastor, church leader, and counselor to read this book. If you like John Eldredge’s writings, Nouwen has that kind of flavor to him. 5 stars!

Bryon Mondok over at Calvary Jupiter, (a church that helped us tremendously as we were getting started) wrote a very kind review of my book "Elements" on his blog.  By the way, you should add him to your Bloglines.  You can read the review here… 

Download images.jpg I just finished God’s Blogs by Lanny Donoho, co-host of the Catalyst conference and founder of Big Stuf camps. I picked up the book because my buddy Mark took our youth to Big Stuf this year and loved it. Everyone who read the book thought it was fantastic (Lanny’s God’s blogs pants at Catalyst were a nice touch). But the book was fantastic! Easy enough so a 5th grader could totally understand it and deep enough to make any adult really think about some serious “Life” stuff. I encourage you to read it, you won’t regret it.

Ben Arment (who has a great blog by the way) was kind enough to review my book "Elements" and share some of his thoughts about the book. You can read the review here or buy the book here. If you’re still not sure, you can download the introduction and get a feel for the book here.  If you read the book, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it…

I just finished God’s Blogs by Lanny Donoho, co-host of the Catalyst conference and founder of Big Stuf camps. I picked up the book because my buddy Mark took our youth to Big Stuf this year and loved it. Everyone who read the book thought it was fantastic (Lanny’s God’s blogs pants at Catalyst were a nice touch). But the book was fantastic! Easy enough so a 5th grader could totally understand it and deep enough to make any adult really think about some serious “Life” stuff. I encourage you to read it, you won’t regret it.

I usually don’t read sports books, but when one of my favorite columnists, Bill Simmons, wrote a book about the last 4 years of being a Red Sox fan, I had to read it. This book: “Now I can Die in Peace” was amazing. I laughed out loud about 500 times. He captured so many of the emotions that you go through following the Sox that it was a great read. If you love baseball, especially if you love the Red Sox, you have to buy this book. It’s great!

I bought this book because so many bloggers had this on their reading list and I heard Marcus Buckingham on a CD that I got from Last year’s Leadership Summit.  Let me say: Now,Discover your strengths is a must read for every person on the planet.  This book isn’t just for managers and CEO’s.  This book is for anyone who wants to discover their strengths and spend their lives doing what they have created uniquely by God to do.  The part that really stood out to me was the section on 5 ways to deal with your weaknesses.  This is … Read More

I just finished “Velvet Elvis” by Rob Bell. I really enjoyed the book. If you like Rob, you will like the book. There were statements he made that I found a bit disturbing, but I don’t think Rob would want it any other way. There are some great insights in this book (his whole deal linking Mary thinking Jesus was the gardener and the garden of Eden is amazing). Great research for the book. I think this is the first time I’ve ever thoroughly read the bibliography. It gave me some great potential book buys. So pick it up. It’s … Read More

I just finished  Buzzmarketing by Mark Hughes last night and here’s my review: AWESOME!!!  This book was not only extremely informative, it was a very fun read.  If you want to know why some brands get noticed and others don’t, this is the book to buy.  It’s packed with fascinating stories about Apple, Mini, VW, Pepsi, Coke, Doubletree, and more.  You will not regret buying this book if you are looking to get people to talk about your organization, church, yourself, whatever.  It’s great stuff.