Like it or love it, Lencioni has a particular writing style that suits him well. Starting with a fable and then moving toward the principles and mechanisms that drive his business mindset, Lencioni gives the reader a chance to begin by activating his/her imagination through story-telling before moving into the nuts and bolts of the…
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In Habits of Grace, David Mathis provides a fresh and welcomed take on the spiritual disciplines for the Christian life. Drawing from authors like Foster, Whitney, and Willard, Mathis has supplied us with a unique contribution by the way he structures the individual spiritual disciplines within three key principles: God’s voice, God’s ear, and God’s…
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Rich Villodas has contributed a timely resource to the arena of spiritual formation and spiritual growth through his book The Deeply Formed Life. He arranges the book into five major sections meant to challenge the believer to resist shallow formation. Villodas contends, “Whether we know it or not, see it or not, or understand it or…
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With Practicing the Way, Comer has contributed to the rich library of books on spiritual disciplines in a fresh and whimsical way. HIs easy-to-read style combined with his ability to draw from deep wells of both ancient and modern thinkers, makes Comer’s work a delight to read. Comer has highlighted for us a goldmine of…
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The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy J. Keller My rating: 5 of 5 stars Tim Keller delivers a gut punch with his 2008 quickly-becoming-a-Christian-classic Prodigal God. Keller provides insights into Jesus’ parable of The Prodigal Son that have been hidden in the text and often overlooked for centuries. With…
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