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Category: Book Summary
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The Non-Anxious Pastor
A quote from Pastor TREY from his book “The Non-Anxious Pastor:” ************************************ I never truly dealt with the root problems of my anxiety because it always seemed to benefit me. Stress turned me into a straight-A student. Fear of failure gave me the ability to consume and create content at a very high level. My…
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Carey Nieuwhof on Winning
“Winning at work while you’re losing at home means you’re losing. Period.” @careynieuwhof from “At Your Best” I haven’t read Carey’s new book yet (it’s arriving today!) but I’m all for a positive, Christ-centered approach to handling our lives and our businesses in a way that honors Him and our families at the expense to explosive…
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Ashley Abercrombie on Language
“Language is a seed that germinates inside the darkness of our hearts and minds. It will bear fruit at some point: rotten, bitter, nourishing, or sweet.” Ashley Abercrombie from “Love is the Resistance” I really enjoy Ashley’s page so when she announced that she had a book coming out I preordered it pretty quickly. Having…
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Patrick Linnell Drops a Grace Bomb
“For the Christ follower, there are no racial or cultural reasons to withhold grace from anyone, because everyone is one faith step away from becoming a spiritual brother or sister in Christ – a bond that runs deeper than blood.” Patrick Linnell from @grace.bomb I heard Pastor Linnell speak with Blake over on the @crappychristiancopodcast and was…
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Jesus is Better
“Jesus is Better” by @zachmaldo is out TODAY! 🥳 I had the pleasure of working on this piece for Zach and seriously; this book is awesome! Personally, I find it easy to get caught up in the rule-keeping and the ceremony of things but Zach really talks about Jesus in a way that is exciting and answers…
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Tending the Fire
“Call men to a passionate and sacrificial quest with the odds stacked against us, and you can’t keep us away.” @wolfandiron(Mike Yarbrough) from “Tending the Fire” This is not a book about hunting or sports or beer or whatever things spring to mind when you think about “manliness” or “being a man.” There is a much…
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Jesus is Better
“The good news of Jesus is that you’re enough. You’re no longer defined by your failures or successes. We can give up and give into who Jesus is. We don’t have to push through; the work for our acceptance and worth is finished.” @zachmaldo I love the last part of that statement. I’m a huge fan…
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Are You Really OK?
“It’s easy to dream of where we want to be, but what sets health people apart from unhealthy people comes down to the steps they make to move toward change.” Debra Fileta from @truelovedates in her new book “Are You Really Ok?” I want to be careful with this topic because I feel like modern Christian culture…
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Love in Every Season by Debra Fileta
I love being married. It’s seriously the great adventure of my life and it keeps getting better and better. Like all rewarding things in life though it’s not something that just happens; I gotta keep sharpening the axe. In saying that “Love in Every Season” by Debra Fileta is a fantastic (and biblical) exploration into…
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Managing Leadership Anxiety – Steve Cuss
I sketch noted Managing Leadership Anxiety by @stevecusswords. I’m going to tread lightly here; anxiety is a prickly topic that I’m not qualified to speak about. I did find a lot of great tools and tactics in this book. I found it pretty difficult to sketch note because the topics are sometimes subtle and deeply profound…
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Plugged In by Dr. Daniel Strange
This was a pretty interesting quote from “Plugged In” by Dr. Daniel Strange. The chapter was speaking to what kind of culture we as Christians should allow into our homes. Rather than provide a typical response (“watch this but not that”) he posed this statement which changes the question from “what should I allow” to…
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Master of One – Jordan Raynor
The paragraph on avoiding side paths is worth the price of the book for me. Master on One by @jordanraynor
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Finish by Jon Acuff
Here’s a visual summary of the book Finish by @jonacuff ! If you struggle with perfectionism, pick up this book. It’ll read your mind, it’ll give you real tactics to deal with your perfectionistic tendencies, and it’ll make you laugh because there are some ridiculous analogies in there. Seriously; so good!
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Finding Your Artistic Voice – Lisa Congdon
Finding Your Artistic Voice by @lisacongdon ! This book was generously given to me by the super awesome @prspctv_cllctv and I tore through it pretty quickly. Letting go of perfectionism keeps coming up over and over again in the books that I’m reading so it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who struggles with this sort of…
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Keep Going – Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon wrote Steal Like an Artist which sits prominently on my tiny bookshelf next to The War of Art; it’s so good. Keep Going is a book written in the same vein, it’s easy to read, highly motivational and tactical, and gives you something new and actionable each time you read it. I really…
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I Will Teach You To Be Rich – Ramit Sethi
I made another book summary; if you want to get your financial house in order read “I Will Teach You to be Rich” by @ramit. It’s hilarious and highly tactical at the same time!
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Atomic Habits by James Clear
This book…man, it’s packed full of realistic habit changing fuel that you can apply to your life today. Seriously. It’s almost a reference manual in that there are so many good ideas and tactics that are explained in a simple and clear manner. Here are some of the most salient points that stuck out to…
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Discipline Equals Freedom
*Quick note: This is a diversion from the kind of content I usually post here but here’s what I’m thinking. I like books but I tend to buy more than I read (this book came out in 2017)- I don’t want to have a big library so I’m going to read the books, summarize and…