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Killin’ Lions, Winter Days.


One of my favourite church bloggers is Mark Batterson. Mark Batterson is lead pastor of National Community Church (www.theaterchurch.com) in Washington, DC, blogs @ www.evotional.com.
He has just finished writing his first book all about an obscure yet courageous act in 2 Samuel 23:20-21. This dude is a great blogger and I cannot wait to read [...]

Book Review #3


Your Best Life Now - by Joel Osteen
Warner Faith 2004
7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
Joel Osteen pastors Lakewood Church which was started Mothers Day 1959 by his father John. On October 3, 1999, after the death of his father, Joel became the senior pastor of Lakewood.
This book is right up there with the [...]

Book Review #2


Tilt! - By Louis Patler
2000 Capstone Publishing
Irreverent lessons for leading innovation in the new economy.

So this book was written in 1999, a good 7 years ago, so it was interesting to read Louis’ perspectives now in the light of years of progress.
This is a business management book… I seem to be reading a lot of [...]

Book Review #1


Seven Miracles of Management - Alan Downs
1998 Prentice Hall.
This is a very business focused management book, but written from a spiritual sense… hence the word miracle. It talks of 8 ‘miracles’: Manifestation, Reciprocity, Honesty, Forgiveness, Passion, Esteem, Transcending the Past.
Well written book… not too long.
Highlights:
Managing is nothing more than taking people, materials, and funding, and [...]