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Summer Reading (more like Spring to Fall Reading….)

18 Jul

Here is a brief – very brief of some since I’m not done them – review of the 7 books I’m undertaking over the summer months – which means books I started in May and hope to finish sometime before November :-)

If you are curious – or if you are new to my blog – I am a big learner.  I love books because they enable me to learn from people I will likely never meet.  Most of what I read I choose based on what areas I am looking to improve or learn more about.

I try to keep at least 1 book in my reading at all times that is about leadership.  Beyond that it is usually a mixture of worship related, culture/church related and more “me-focused” learning – in terms of how to do the Christian life better than I am.

People wonder how I choose books to read.  I honestly pray about it and follow God’s leading when I am making purchases or when I’m starting at my bookcase in my office.  Here we go!

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REFUEL-I’m A Spiritual Loser

10 Nov

I started reading a new book – Re-Fuel, by Doug Fields.  The first chapter is called I’m A Spiritual Loser – in which he declares this humble statement – based on how he has for years been un-able to have daily connection with God through a “devotion or quiet-time”.  He is a Pastor.  The chapter then goes on to ask us to pray for release from any guit or comparisons we have had locked inside our minds  – & rather - thanking God for creating me (you) individually and thanking God that He nevers compares us to anyone else – He uniquely created us as us – no-one else.  I loved that part.  But it continued, and then I wasn’t sure anymore. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Chill

13 Aug

 So I’m currently in a state I will refer to henceforth as “chill”.  What is chill?  It’s when things aren’t OK – you have challenges, struggles and strife but you are able to not be burdened by them – they don’t weigh you down into a state of inert-ness.  How you get to the chill state?  I will explain how I have. 

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Yes – I’m back – Due to technical difficulties

10 Aug

So – technology is neat – and sort of crappy all at once.  It has a way of almost “taking over” the thing it interacts with.  Let me explain…

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Why do you want Him?

03 Jun

It’s been a little while since my last blog post – sorry for that.  Things seem to ebb and flow and the last two and half weeks contained lots of  ebb.  I’ve begun to read Forgotten God by Francis Chan – what a neat book. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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