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Disclaimer: Many people feel trapped in jobs and careers they don’t love because of their financial obligations. We have so much debt that we have left ourselves little career flexibility.  Sometimes, laziness on our part is the biggest hindrance in our job.  This list is meant as motivation to do something to make your life better.

The Forgotten 5 Signs You Picked the Wrong Career
5. You dread getting up in the morning because you hate going to work.
4. Your enthusiasm and passion for your job is directly related to your salary.
3. Your work schedule is slowly tearing your family apart…and you know it, but aren’t sure what to do about it.
2. Your boss is not too big on things like vacations, family time, encouragement, and a peaceful working environment.
1. You wouldn’t recommend your company, service, or trade to anyone.

So, where do you go from here?

5009776: 48 Days Career Set 48 Days Career Set
By Dan Miller

Don’t see your job as mundane anymore, but rather a calling God has put in your life. Get excited about work once again as you understand your skill sets and the career that God has best suited you for. Along with the book 48 Days to the Work You Love, the set also includes an interactive workbook with two CDs. It’s an individualized process with poignant questions to help you succeed on the career path with boldness and enthusiasm.

Disc 1:
Track 1: Introduction: (4:22)
Track 2: The Challenge of Change (12:48)
Track 3: Workplace Reflections (8:18)
Track 4: Career Goals and Personality Styles (6:03)
Track 5: The 85% Factor (10:12)

Disc 2:
Track 1: Resumes (9:22)
Track 2: Job Search Strategies (14:45)
Track 3: The Interview Process (14:45)
Track 4: New Work Models (11:21)
Track 5: Principles for Success (5:31)

44795: 48 Days to the Work You Love, Trade Paper Edition 48 Days to the Work You Love, Trade Paper Edition
By Dan Miller

48 Days to the Work You Love is not about finding a new job. It is about finding out what you are going to “be.” According to Dan Miller, failing to make that fundamental discovery is why so many people find themselves in jobs they hate. But the great news is this book will lead you to the vocation you will love.

As a leading vocational thinker, Dan Miller helps you better understand and organize your God-given skills, personality traits, values, dreams, and passions. In turn, you’ll see clear patterns forming from which you can make successful career and job decisions. With creativity, insight, and timeless wisdom, 48 Days to the Work You Love presents a step-by-step process for creating a Life Plan and translating it into meaningful and fulfilling daily work.

669331: 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
By Dan Miller

Still deciding what you want to be when you grow up? Whatever your age, let Miller guide you to the vocation you long for! Learn the God-given talents, personality traits, values, dreams, and passions that are your compass to follow. Includes career-search tools, a step-by-step process for creating your life plan, and more.

091853: Your Ministry"s Next Chapter: Restoring the Passion of the Mid-Career Pastor Your Ministry’s Next Chapter: Restoring the Passion of the Mid-Career Pastor
By Gary Fenton

As a pastor, you are not immune to the career struggles of midlife. The pressures of your ministry, the dynamics of your congregation, and the challenges to stay devoted can easily weigh you down. At times like these, the tendency is to slow down, retire, or stop growing. What’s worse, these symptoms are hard to detect, and their effects are destructive to both you and your church. But there is a way to rediscover your call to serve God with passion and focus. With candid insights and personal examples, longtime pastor Gary Fenton will help you overcome the changes in your ministry, help you use your gifts to their full potential, and revitalize your confidence in your calling.

68323: The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary
By Mark Sanborn

Is your professional commitment wavering? Do you just want to get the job done and go home? Find fresh energy and creativity for your life and work by imitating the example of Sanborn’s postman, “Fred.” Four Bible-based principles will help you make a difference every day, excel in your career, and make your daily life extraordinary. 114 pages, hardcover from Waterbrook.

973726: Shifting into Higher Gear: An Owner"s Manual for  Uniting Your Calling and Career Shifting into Higher Gear: An Owner’s Manual for Uniting Your Calling and Career
By Tom Siciliano and Jeff Caliguire

This book will create a pathway to minimize the stress and confusion of seeking the right job. It presents a comprehensive three-stage program for discovering your calling, turning that calling into a career, and sustaining your passion once you’re in the job of your dreams. Grounded in Biblical wisdom, yet highly practical, this book is packed with field-tested advice, worksheets, self-assessments, and creative questions for action and reflection. It will become a trusted “owner’s manual” for a lifetime of meaningful work.

45400X: Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can"t Wait to  Live Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can’t Wait to Live
By Zig Ziglar

On the subject of living a life on purpose, passion and peak performance, nobody tells it better than Zig Ziglar. In Better Than Good, Zig goes several steps beyond other “success” books by not only helping the reader get motivated, but stay motivated by confronting and transforming the things that stand in their way. Written in Ziglar’s trademark style, this book isn’t just about success now, excellence tomorrow or even motivation for next month, but about making a lasting impact – an impact that goes beyond financial gains and creative partnerships. Everything we are and do, he says, must be seen in the bigger perspective of continuously investing your spirit, mind and spiritual vision for what life can be when we allow the power of purpose and passion to permeate our soul.

535437: Who Are You? What Do You Want? Four Questions That Will Change Your Life Who Are You? What Do You Want? Four Questions That Will Change Your Life
By Mick Ukleja, Ph.D. & Robert L. Lorber, Ph.D.

Based on the authors’ decades of work as executive coaches and leadership trainers, the insights, real life anecdotes, and exercises in Who Are You and What Do You Want? allow readers to shape their own unique life plan, tailored to their own needs and to gain clarity about their purpose, passions, and values.

073061: The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do
By Mark Sandborn

Everyone wants to make a difference in the world, but most have no idea how to maximize their impact. In The Encore Effect, best-selling author and leadership expert Mark Sandborn provides the answer. He leads readers in six practices that will move them beyond excellence to distinction and from mundane to memorable. These principles guide readers to draw on their passion and devote themselves to preparation, practice, presentation, polishing, and finally, avoiding pitfalls. When readers follow these principles they will find that people are attracted to them. More importantly, they’ll find that they now have an influence over others that can impact lives for eternity.

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Our youth group is starting a 7 week series tonight called “What’s the difference?”  We are going to be looking at various world religions and the differences between them and Christianity(hint:  it’s Jesus).  The goal is not for them to know more about other religions but to know what and why they believe better.  Here are two of the main resources I’m using for this study.  Fritz Ridenour’s book has some great stories about the various founders.  It’s as informative as a text book, but is a fun read because of the style.

718982: So What"s the Difference? How World Faiths Compare to  Christianity, Revised and Expanded So What’s the Difference? How World Faiths Compare to Christianity, Revised and Expanded

By Fritz Ridenour

In easy-to-understand chapters, the author explains the basic beliefs of Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormonism, New Age and a dozen other belief systems of the world. It will help you recognize the real differences and make it easier to explain and share your faith with others. Completely revised and updated.

981409: Christianity, Cults & Religions: Compare 17 Religions and Cults with Biblical Christianity Christianity, Cults & Religions: Compare 17 Religions and Cults with Biblical Christianity

Compare the beliefs of 18 world religions and cults at a glance, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Science, and more! Learn what each group believes about God, Jesus, salvation, and other basic points of Christianity. Laminated pamphlet measures 5.5″ x 8.5″ and unfolds to 33″—ideal to keep in your Bible or briefcase. From Rose.

In April and May, we’ll be studying the 10 commandments to continue the process of strengthening their faith foundation.  More and more I am finding that many students’ Biblical knowledge is sorely lacking.  There are several factors for that but I believe the main culprit is the breakdown of the family unit in our society(more on all that later).  The church’s responsibility to make disciples often falls on the local organized body, but I believe that Christ intended for every believer to be and make disciples.  I’m not sure when showing up for an hour on Sundays started passing for being a disciple.

Here’s the latest music out this week.

CD59861: Beautiful Things CD Beautiful Things CD
By Gungor

Michael Gungor’s musical creativity and passion for worship are on full display with Beautiful Things, a thirteen-song set of refreshing original compositions. Featuring a guest appearance from Israel Houghton, Gungor breezes through alternative worship styles on tracks like “Dry Bones,” “Please Be My Strength,” “People of God,” and others.

Gungor also at Gungor - Beautiful Things

Ohio Avenue at Ohio Avenue - The Sound

Vicky Beeching’s new EP at Vicky Beeching - Vicky Beeching - EP

Saw the preview for this book. Just had a conversation with someone about this very thing.

316888: Why Is God Ignoring Me?: What To Do When It Feels Like He"s Giving You the Silent Treatment Why Is God Ignoring Me?: What To Do When It Feels Like He’s Giving You the Silent Treatment

By Gary R. Habermas

* Have you ever cried out to God when you were in trouble and felt like he’d abandoned you? Sharing personal experiences, heartfelt insights, and biblical truth, Habermas asks tough questions, shares wise answers—and reveals where we can find our heavenly Father in the midst of suffering and sorrow. 256 pages, softcover from Tyndale.

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My wife, Karen, and I are speaking at a Valentine’s banquet tonight at a local church.  We are sharing our personal story of God’s healing and blessing.  It is exciting and humbling to receive an opportunity like this.  It will be good to see some old friends there as well.  With that in mind, here are some great marriage and relationship resources.

746801: As Long As We Both Shall Live: Experience the Marriage  You"ve Always Wanted As Long As We Both Shall Live: Experience the Marriage You’ve Always Wanted
By Dr. Gary Smalley & Ted Cunningham

Ideal for engaged couples, newlyweds, and long-married partners, this resource provides the tools you’ll need to establish a lasting life together! Relationship expert Smalley and Pastor Cunningham show you how to defuse the ticking bomb of unrealistic expectations and acknowledge your unexpressed assumptions. Learn to understand each other’s needs, express yourself honestly, and increase intimacy. Hardcover.

324678: Cupidity: 50 Stupid Things People Do for Love and How to Avoid Them Cupidity: 50 Stupid Things People Do for Love and How to Avoid Them
By Hayley & Michael DiMarco

Having trouble making sense of your love life? Whether you’re single, dating, or married, the Hayley & Michael DiMarco will help you correct acts of “cupidity” – or “stupid love”! You’ll become a better romantic partner; explore love from a biblical perspective; and avoid heartache and unrealistic expectations. Honest and eye-opening, their guide provides helpful tips from their firsthand experience! Paperback.

723562: Happy Spouse . . . Happy House: The Best Game Plan for  a Winning Marriage Happy Spouse . . . Happy House: The Best Game Plan for a Winning Marriage
By Pat & Ruth Williams with Dave Wimbish

Whether your marriage is on the road to victory, in foul trouble, or just needs a halftime pep talk, you’ll find compassionate and competent coaching in Happy Spouse, Happy House for building a strong, secure, and successful marriage. Using the acronym BEST, Pat and Ruth Williams encourage men to be the best leaders, lovers, and listeners they can be and empower women to be the best partners and players in a winning relationship.

B less your spouse
E dify one another
S hare your true self
T ouch your spouse in body and soul

272472: L.O.V.E.: Uncover Your Personal Love Style L.O.V.E.: Uncover Your Personal Love Style
By Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott

L.O.V.E.: Uncovering Your Personal Love Style by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott show couples how to revolutionize their marriages by uncovering their unique love styles – how they as individuals are hard-wired for love. Once they uncover this vital information, they learn how their combined personalities approach marital issues. Using scientifically proven online assessment methods, your two personalities come together to create your unique “love style” as a couple. The acronym uses the primary characteristics of Leader, Optimist, Validator, and Evaluator. L.O.V.E. is accompanied by a set of his/her workbooks expressly designed for couples to drill down into the content of each chapter. These are also ideal for group study.

529808: Love & War: Finding The Marriage You"ve Dreamed Of Love & War: Finding The Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of
By John & Stasi Eldredge

John and Stasi’s new book, Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of does for couples what Captivating did for women and Wild at Heart did for men. In it couples are encouraged to fight for one another and not with each other. The Eldredge’s liken marriage to a love story occurring within the context of a war. As couples fight the forces at work against their marriage, they need to remember that they are in this together. Alternating chapters show the male and female perspectives and as they share their personal experiences, they let you know that it is in the context of marriage that God chooses to heal and transform you into His image. Hardcover.

187641: Loving the Love of Your Life Loving the Love of Your Life
By Mark Gilroy

Looking to add a little spice to your love life? In one affordable flip book you’ll find 60 ways to show how much you care and add a fresh spark to your marriage. With the fun of a game, the book contains a series of activities, surprises, and suggestions; taking turns, the couple passes the book back and forth adding romance, humor, and good memories to the process.

In a busy world where Christian couples are giving, working, studying, and serving, here is a collection of ways to connect with the one you love best, and build into your marriage in a fantastic way.

Nurture your love and watch it grow! Husbands: Wives: hereare 60 ways to get started- 30 for each of you. Get started today and take your marriage over the top! Paperback.

074891: More Than a Match: The Five Keys to Compatibility for Life More Than a Match: The Five Keys to Compatibility for Life
By Michael & Amy Smalley with Mike Yorkey

More Than a Match provides you with the tools you need to find the love you want and turn your romance into a lifelong love affair. In this book the authors explore the “compatibility factor,” teaching you how to apply the specifics of good compatibility to a prospective date or mate, as well as how to break things off when you find yourself in the wrong relationship. And.since finding and keeping the love of your life is about much more than finding a match, you’ll also learn how to deal with conflict, develop a healthy sex life, and recover when you inevitably hurt one another. Paperback.

273875: The Five Love Languages, Singles Edition The Five Love Languages, Singles Edition
By Gary Chapman

Whether you’re widowed, divorced, separated, or never married, your deepest emotional need is to feel loved—and your greatest successes will be obtained by loving others. Chapman shows you how to do both effectively in situations unique to single adults—dating; roommates, classmates, and co-workers; family connections; and single parenting. Includes new discussion questions.

668230: The Love Dare Day by Day: A Year of Devotions for Couples The Love Dare Day by Day: A Year of Devotions for Couples
By Stephen Kendrick & Alex Kendrick

Love is a choice. A daily choice. The Love Dare Day by Day is a daily reminder of how it’s done . . . and done well, taking the original experience to the next level. With 52 weekly dares, this one-year devotional invites you to go deeper into the scriptural principles of The Love Dare, and is meant to enrich your relationship with God and your spouse through a daily time of reading, prayer, and action. Make this more than a year of your life. Make it your bold, next step to a lifetime of love. Features of this book include:

  • 365 devotional readings on unique aspects of genuine love
  • 52 weekly dares to help you express love in your marriage
  • Dozens of specific prayers to pray for yourself andyour spouse
  • Questions to get you thinking strategically about your relationship
  • More than 100 Go Deeper sections that enhance personal Bible study
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If you’re going to grow as a person and a leader then reading great books should be an essential part of your growth. I have recently started reading with a new method that I wanted to share with you. There were 2 things I wanted to accomplish with this method.
1. Read faster
2. Take notes that are easy to scan through
There are 4 things in a book that make this process work: Chapter Headings, sub-headings, lists, and quotes. First, let me say that this method will not work with every type of book. This won’t work with a novel. I’ve found that most business, leadership, and growth books have all of the above.
Get the book you’re reading and a notebook. On a fresh page, write the Title and Author. Next, find chapter 1 and wirte it down along with it’s heading. All you’re going to do is scan the pages looking for key words that catch your eye(these depend on what and why you’re reading), subheadings, quotes, and lists. I typically write down all subheadings and lists. I write down quotes only if they’re truly memorable and something I could use in a sermon or a post. So, your page would look something like this(but hopefully with better handwriting):

Your amount of notes will depend on the format of the book and the length of the book. For example, I have 3 pages of notes from Crush It, and 12 pages of notes from The 4 Hour Work Week. I liked the books equally, but one of them had more lists and sub headings so I took more notes.
The most important thing to remember is to enjoy the book. If you get a chapter in and it’s not doing much for you then put it down and move on to something else. Also, don’t feel like you have to finish every book you read. Are you getting out of the book what you were hoping?
For me, this was born out of a desire to learn and grow without feeling overwhelmed. I also am trying to live by a set schedule.  So far, the schedule has helped me get things done, but I’ve also been able to be flexible with it when necessary.

Finally, there have been two tremendous benefits so far with the creation of this site.  One, is connecting and reconnecting with people all across the country through Twitter and Facebook.  The other is immersing myself in the flow of great resources that are at our fingertips to help us become the people we were created to be.  There are countless great books, blogs, conferences, music, and videos to help us discover our purpose, passion, and possibilities that many of us are unaware of.  My reading list is full of great books I didn’t know existed before I started Chasing My Lion.  Sadly, I know two many people who aren’t plugged into any of these things.  They seem content to live life without pushing themselves to grow as Christians and leaders.  Sadly, many of them are good friends in ministry.

So, what about you?  What are you reading?  What are you chasing?

Currently Listening:

Currently Reading:

47637: Why So Many Gods? Why So Many Gods?
By Tim Baker

What do Madonna’s henna tattoos really mean? Is The Matrix more than just an action flick? Probing the meanings behind pop culture symbols, this hip guide to over 100 religions, cults, and worldviews will get your teens thinking about what they hear, see, and read—and help them choose God’s truth over the media’s mixed messages. 240 pages, softcover from Nelson.

Currently Watching:
Newspring church at Senior Pastor Perry Noble - NewSpring Church Video - NewSpring Church Video.

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Great Music hitting the shelves today and that you may have missed over the last few months!
Toby Mac at tobyMac - Tonight Deluxe Edition.

Fair at Fair - Disappearing World

Fireflight at Fireflight - For Those Who Wait.

Carlos Whittaker at Carlos Whittaker.

NewWorldSon at NewWorldSon.

Hearts of Saints at Hearts of Saints - Hearts of Saints.

Day of Fire at Day of Fire - Losing All.

Owl City at Owl City.

Currently Listening
Forget and Not Slow Down by Relient K

Currently Reading
Words that Work by Dr. Frank Luntz
Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear

Currently Watching

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Last week I posted some Action Steps I was taking to be a better man and do everything with excellence.  As I have been taking a good hard look at my life I realized that most of the issues of stress and ineffectiveness I face stem from my failure to faithfully observe the Sabbath.  In his DVD, “Everything is Spiritual”, Rob Bell talks about the rhythm of creation and the significance of God taking a break from that rhythm and pattern on the 7th day.  Here’s what it says in Exodus:

Exodus 20:9-11 (New International Version)

9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

It’s one of the 10 commandments, and I fear it’s the one I break most often as a pastor.  I am on this journey to discover everything I can about the Sabbath and balance that with what Jesus said in Mark:

Mark 2:23-28 (New International Version)

23One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

25He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? 26In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”

27Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

This is not a debate or discussion about whether or not to take a Sabbath or if failing to do so consistently has been harmful to my health, marriage, and spirit.  What I would like to see happen is for a discussion to take place about how you’re making this happen?  How are you unplugging for a day?  What boundaries have you placed in your life to help you celebrate this holy time?  What day is your Sabbath?  Is there a day of the week when your church offices are closed so everyone can have a Sabbath?  As for me, here’s where I am starting:

1.  Commit to one day a week where I am totally unplugged technologically.

2.  Make sure that I don’t follow my daily routine other than have my son at school by 7:55 am on that day.

3.  Discover and rediscover hobbies that God can use to restore my soul.

4.  Do everything I can to insure that my wife is able to have a Sabbath as well.

5.  Study the roots, beginnings, and traditions of the Sabbath to see how God has used this holy day to renew and restore his people throughout history.

What about you? What steps are you taking or are you already having an effective Sabbath day?  More to come later.

Currently Listening

Currently Reading
Wowability: How to Achieve It and Why It Matters

Currently Watching
Everything Is Spiritual

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Wondering what books to read next?  Leadership Journal polled more than 100 Pastors and Leaders to come up with their list of the best books in two categories:  The Leader’s Outer Life and the Leader’s Inner Life.  Here they are:

458377: Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion

By Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

Whether you’re committed, disgruntled, hesitant, or disconnected from the body of Christ, this passionate resource will help you renew your love for the church in all its real-life guts, gaffes, and glory. DeYoung and Kluck’s valuable resource provides a solid reminder of the biblical mandate to participate in our local congregations. Relevant and encouraging! 224 pages, softcover from Moody.

833600: The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity

By Soong-Chan Rah

* A bold vision for the future of North American evangelicalism! Urging the Western church to escape the captivity of individualism, consumerism, and racism, Rah provides a keen analysis of the limitations of American evangelicalism and offers alternative models for congregational renewal, including those drawn from African American, Native American, immigrant, and second-generation Christian communities. 180 pages, softcover from InterVarsity.

276029: The Monkey and the Fish: Liquid Leadership for a Third-Culture Church The Monkey and the Fish: Liquid Leadership for a Third-Culture Church

By Dave Gibbons

448788: Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches That Reach Them Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches That Reach Them

By Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley & Jason Hayes

Lost and Found presents comprehensive research about and in-depth interviews with young men and women ages twenty-five to thirty-four who have never really been churched. The findings, such as how open this generation is to spiritual things, will surprise church-based readers and break some long established assumptions and opinions.

Expert church culture author Ed Stetzer (Breaking the Missional Code) also examines the congregations that are effectively reaching the younger unchurched and how they are doing it. Any church that is concerned about outreach to this generation will discover principles and methodologies to learn from and adapt into their own ministry.

830835: Longing for God: Seven Paths of Christian Devotion Longing for God: Seven Paths of Christian Devotion

By Richard J. Foster & Gayle D. Beebe

Is your soul yearning to taste God’s goodness? Offering a classical model of spiritual formation, Foster and Beebe introduce you to seven devotional paths illustrated by Thomas Merton, Blaise Pascal, Julian of Norwich, John Wesley, and other key Christian figures. Discover how to experience the spiritual life as journey, deepen your friendship with Jesus, and more. 350 pages, hardcover from InterVarsity.

203503: Leading on Empty: Discover the Secrets to Renewing Your Energy and Strengthening Your Passion to Serve Leading on Empty: Discover the Secrets to Renewing Your Energy and Strengthening Your Passion to Serve

By Wayne Cordeiro

Learn from veteran leader Wayne Cordeiro how to replenish yourself from a state of exhaustion in leadership, or, better yet, how to avoid the trap of burnout altogether. Find out how to lead when you just don’t feel like you can do it any longer, and how to navigate the helm of leadership when you’ve lost your spiritual bearings.

8244X: Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge

By Dallas Willard

In the tradition of Mere Christianity, author and Renovare staff member Dallas Willard, presents a rational case for the Christian faith in our day. In Knowing Christ Today, he argues that spiritual truths are as a reliable body of knowledge as philosophy or science and form a trustworthy source of wisdom. Each chapter includes discussion questions for group study.

837168: Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional

By Jim Belcher

Deep Church, author Jim Belcher has been both an insider and an outsider to the Emerging Church movement. Now he brings the best insights of all sides to forge a third way. With appreciative critique, he explores the proposals of the emerging church leaders and provides constructive models of what this alternate deep church looks like – a missional church committed to both tradition and culture, valuing innovation in worship, arts, and community but also creeds and confessions. Plumb the depths of Christianity in a way that neither rejects our postmodern context nor capitulates to it. Instead of veering to the left or right, go beyond the extremes and go-deep.

063008: A Praying Life A Praying Life

By Paul Miller

Miller offers a practical real-life approach to prayer for busy families! His honest down-to-earth advice shows you how to practice praying in the midst of daily routine. You’ll learn to pray like a child, live your Father’s story, understand unanswered petitions, and more. Includes tips on using tools such as prayer cards and journaling. 272 pages, softcover from NavPress.

836260: Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community

By Andrew Marin

Marin was stunned when three of his friends came out of the closet. How could he reconcile members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered community to his faith? Attempting to wrestle with that, he provides an inside look at the gay community and offers strategies to build bridges between GBLT people, Christians—and the gospel

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In case you missed it, here’s a look at All-Star United’s lastest album.

I’m also excited about picking up these books.  If you’re struggling to figure out what your passion is then I strongly suggest picking up The Passion Plan by Richard Chang and Ready, Set, Grow! by Dondi Scumaci.

And here’s some more great music in case you missed it.


Or if you prefer you can Shop on iTunes

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Here’s some great music being released in the next 2 months.  Pre-order below.

And here’s some more great music in case you missed it.

Finally, here’s you can pre-order John Ortberg’s new book and check out the Love Dare paperback and devotional book for couples.

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Just got a review copy of Mark Batterson’s new book, Primal!  I will put a review up sometime next week.  I also share some more thoughts on discipleship and what’s next for new believers. Links to all of Mark’s books below. Thanks for reading!

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