Category: Book Reviews
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Review of James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James B. Comey My rating: 4 of 5 stars First things first: I am a conservative Christian. A Baptist Pastor. I live in Alabama, where yard signs for Democrats are as rare as college football championships everywhere else in the country. So if you’ve already made up…
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Book Review: A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
Challies Challenge Category: Novel A Column of Fire by Ken Follett My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had high hopes for this one, because I loved Pillars of the Earth and World Without End so much. But this one was just okay. Other reviews have pointed out how the scope of this one was…
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Book Review: Introverts in the Church by Adam S McHugh
Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture by Adam S. McHugh My rating: 4 of 5 stars An excellent read for church leaders to consider that evangelism and church leadership are not the exclusive domain of extroverts. It includes helpful ideas for how to structure the programs of our church to…
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April Book Reviews
At the beginning of 2016, I set a goal of reading 104 books– roughly two a week. I am using a plan developed by blogger Tim Challies, which requires you to read across genres. To find out more about the plan, go to http://www.challies.com/resources/the-2016-reading-challenge 25. Song of Redemption by Lynn Austin My rating: 4 of 5 stars…