Category: Critical Thinking
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True Christian Leadership
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J. Oswald Sanders’ book, Spiritual Leadership, is a gem. It’s a 22-chapter book full of challenging, convicting wisdom. In the first chapter, Chambers describes leadership: “True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service of others, not coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service is never…
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Resource Roundup – 2/1/19
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There were several excellent posts this week! How seared is our nation’s conscience that she tolerates this cruelty? – “If you have been paying attention to the abortion debate in America at all, none of this will be surprising to you. The pro-choice position excludes the unborn from the human…
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Resource Roundup – 1/25/19
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A few articles and a few highly recommended books (to read to your kids!) this week. WALSH: You Can’t Give A Lethal Injection To Criminals In New York But You Can Give It To Infants – “Speaking of lethal injection, in case you haven’t yet grasped how twisted this…
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Resource Roundup – 1/18/19
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I’ll be a student until the day I die, and I’m thankful for the many teachers to learn from. I pass some of the best from this week off to you! Six Reasons Why Some Members Resist Church Growth – “Growth brings new members to ministries, groups, and church…
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Fresh Faith for Advent
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I’m reading through Isaiah this Advent with Tony Reinke and others (join us if you want!). The other morning, I was moved when I read Isaiah’s words from Isaiah 6. I could relate to his story, on a much smaller scale. At 15, my cry was similar to Isaiah’s: “Woe…
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Personality Tests: Help or Hindrance?
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The Enneagram is all the rage right now, along with the MBTI, DISC, CliftonStrengths personality tests. Have you taken one…or all of them? Or are you sick and tired of hearing about them? I’m a little late to the game with the Enneagram, and I’m pretty sure I might be…
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Resource Roundup
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I’m a bit of a resource geek. I want to be a lifelong learner, one who sets her face toward wisdom (Pr. 17:24), listens to wisdom (Pr. 13:14), increases in wisdom (Pr. 9:9), and much more! And, as each of these Proverbs suggest, a primary source for growing is through listening…
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Books I’m Reading in 2018
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It’s been said, “Good leaders are good readers,” and I agree. To read is to learn. And in order for people to learn from us, we must first be learners (and from sources other than books, I might add). And, while deserving of another blog post, I’ll insert that I…
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Favorite Podcasts
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I love learning! I want to keep my mind sharp, learn new things, be called higher, and be sharpened by other believers. I’ve found podcasts to be one helpful tool in this endeavor, and thought I’d pass them on in hopes that they will serve you, too. I have a…
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What Grief Looks Like
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On November 2 of last year, my dad passed from this world after a short bout (a little less than 3 months from diagnosis) with Stage IV brain cancer. I wrote the following in January, and initially shared it with a few friends. Several of them encouraged me to post…