Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #8
The first time I read a novel or any work of fiction it’s all about the story. Who did what, where, when and why. If the story is compelling I will fly through it, eager…
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Preparing for Easter
The good folks at 24-7 Prayer have created a series of daily videos for this week in anticipation of Easter Sunday. I’m going to post this first one, but I encourage you to subscribe via…
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Freedom
Palm Sunday reminds me to ponder a simple question: does the world have an abundance of freedom? Or are we still longing to see a triumphant King enter our city? I suppose the answer depends…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #9
History was an easy subject for me to grasp in school, maybe because history is simply a collection of stories that actually happened. I have always loved the subject. History helps us understand how we…
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Through the Eye of a Needle
One of the constant themes in my life — and the one I’d focus on if I ever wrote a book — is how we balance wealth, giving, and our faith. We live in the…
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Being and Doing
This is the time of year college seniors seek my advice about jobs and careers. Sometimes I have good leads, often I’m clueless how to advise them. So I’m always looking for insights that I…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #10
So we begin the top ten countdown in this series, and I start it off with a great one. Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts is simply brilliant. It might be my favorite novel…