Category: Book Reviews
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Book Review: Necessary Burdens
Barry H. Corey and John Townsend, Necessary Burdens: Addressing the Complexities of Leadership. (affiliate link). New Kensington, P.A.: Whitaker House, 2026. 224 pages. Barry Corey has served as president of Biola University for nearly 20 years. In Necessary Burdens: Addressing the Complexities of Leadership, he…
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Book Review: The Core
Dr. Matt Paden, Dr. L. Ken Jones, The Core: 8 Principles for Building Strong, Authentic Leadership (affiliate link). Nashville: Forefront Books, 2026. 236 pages. The Core: 8 Principles for Building Strong, Authentic Leadership addresses the core habits and practices of effective leaders. Ken Jones mentored…
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Book Review: Spiritual Maturity
J. Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Maturity (affiliate link). Chicago: Moody Press, 1962. 192 pages. J. Oswald Sanders is one of my favorite writers. He wrote Spiritual Leadership (affiliate link), the classic on which my dad and I based our book by the same name. In Spiritual…
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Book Review: Celebrating God Our Founder at America’s 250th Birthday
Cynthia Scott, Celebrating God Our Founder at America’s 250th Birthday (affiliate link). Gilbert, Arizona: Redemption Press, 2025. 269 pages. July 4, 2026, marked the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Much has been written to commemorate that historic milestone. Cynthia…
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Book Review: 21 Keys to Answered Prayer
Dave Earley, 21 Keys to Answered Prayer (affiliate link). Terre Haute, Indiana: PrayerShop Publishing, 2024. 163 pages. Dave Earley is a professor, pastor, bestselling author, and founder of the 21 Days of Prayer Global Event. Much of his work focuses on prayer. I, like most…
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Book Review: The Awe of God
John Bevere, The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life (affiliate link). Nashville: W Publishing, 2023. 285 pages. John Bevere is an author, an international speaker, and a founder of Messenger International. He focuses on discipleship and produced…
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Book Review: The Cultural Tutor
Sheehan Quirke, The Cultural Tutor: Forty-nine Lessons You Wish You Learned at School (affiliate link). London: Viking, 2025. 470 pages. I read The Cultural Tutor with my book club and found it interesting. It’s divided into seven sections (or “pillars,” as the author refers to…
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Book Review: The Challenge of Acts
N.T. Wright, The Challenge of Acts: Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is (affiliate link). Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2024. 162 pages. I’ve read several books by the renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright. While I don’t always agree with him, he offers fresh insights…
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Book Review: The Time Machine and The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells, The Time Machine and The Invisible Man (affiliate link). New York: Barnes and Noble, Originally published in 1895, 1897; B and N edition, 2003. 256 pages. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) produced several well-known books throughout his career, including The Island of Dr. Moreau…
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Book Review: I Once Was Lost
Don Everts and Doug Schaupp, I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus (affiliate link). Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2008. 134 pages. I Once Was Lost is a helpful, focused book on how to lead people to faith…