February 2, 2016

February 2, 2016 By

This post begins a partnership with Opus: The Art of Work at Wheaton College. Opus Graduate Student Fellows are reading a whole host of interesting books, and you get to benefit from their hard work! By Sarah DeKoekkoek In Helping College Students Find Purpose, Robert Nash and Michele Murray address the reality that today’s college students, members of the quarterlife generation, ask questions of meaning and purpose, expecting their educational experiences to answer them. Meaning refers to the ability to... Read more

January 29, 2016

January 29, 2016 By

Another good review of Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Unfinished Business has just appeared, this one at Books and Culture by Andrea Palpant Dilley, who has also written on the subject at Faith & Leadership.  Check it out!  Here’s how it begins: In season four of The Good Wife, the character Patti Nyholm strides into the court room with a toddler slung over her shoulder and before sitting down in the prosecutor’s chair, hands her off to a male caretaker. The judge clears... Read more

January 27, 2016

January 27, 2016 By

Storytelling, experimentation and improvisation are practices of traditioned innovation that move our institutions away from self-sabotage and toward flourishing, writes a theologian.  This article originally appeared at Faith & Leadership. By L. Gregory Jones “We have met the enemy and he is us.” This famous line from comic-strip character Pogo is worth remembering when we are tempted to blame others for the failures in our leadership and organizations. Too often we engage in behaviors that sabotage our organizations rather than... Read more

January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016 By

Yep, it was quite a surprise when our central Pennsylvania bookstore here in Dallastown got a call from an executive of the internationally known  The Washington Times. I almost didn’t believe it, that this important media outlet from DC was asking me to write for them. They were doing a special insert that goes to newsstands and on an on-line portal at their website on prayer and wanted me to compile a short list of the best books on the topic.... Read more

January 25, 2016

January 25, 2016 By

…as determined by contributors to Leadership Journal, can be found here.  One is The Vulnerable Pastor, which we reviewed on this blog not too long ago. Check out the others! The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry by Mandy Smith (IVP) Vulnerability in ministry is a too often ignored topic. It doesn’t need to be. Smith helps readers see that talking about our limitations isn’t just a good idea, it’s absolutely essential for healthy kingdom leaders, and what... Read more

January 23, 2016

January 23, 2016 By

Great review at The Gospel Coalition of what looks like an interesting new book by Anne-Marie Slaughter on work and women called Unfinished Business.  Here’s an excerpt; check out the rest over there! Our culture is in a seemingly endless discussion about whether women can have it all, whether balancing work and family is possible for those who want to succeed professionally. As Millennials continue entering the workforce, and flexible options continue opening up, this discussion isn’t going away anytime soon. In her new book, Unfinished... Read more

January 21, 2016

January 21, 2016 By

The Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics has started a new column called “Books We Like.” Here’s their latest entry. Check these out!  Below is Elise Daniel’s recommendation of Robert Barron’s Seeds of the Word: Finding God in Culture. You can read the rest of her recommendations over at IFWE: In today’s culture, God can seem difficult to detect at times. Father Barron lifts up fragments of truth in film, books, politics, and culture. Where is God in the Hunger... Read more

January 19, 2016

January 19, 2016 By

Great review over at Her.menutics of two books on women, work, parenthood, and leisure. Check out the review, and the books! What started as sniffles turned into a full-blown, wear-your-bathrobe-all-day cold. Nonetheless, I knew I would have no break from childcare, housework, or client demands. My husband pitched in more than usual, and I allowed the kids extra TV time. Otherwise, I plowed on, my “sick days” looking barely different than any other day—save for doses and doses of meds... Read more

January 13, 2016

January 13, 2016 By

…as published on the blog Seedbed.  Pretty much all of them have connections to issues of faith, work, economics, discipleship in the world, and the common good. Here’s one of interest–for the rest, check out the Seedbed post: Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared about Results by Robert D. Lupton In his followup to Toxic Charity, which more or less diagnosed the epidemic, community developer Robert Lupton offers concrete strategies and program outlines to help churches... Read more

January 11, 2016

January 11, 2016 By

(Well, maybe not teddy bears.) At least according to Warren Buffett! You can check out his recommendations on TIME.com here. When Warren Buffett started his investing career, he would read 600, 750, or 1,000 pages a day.  Even now, he still spends about 80% of his day reading….To help you get into the mind of the billionaire investor, we’ve rounded up his book recommendations over 20 years of interviews and shareholder letters. See how many you’ve read, and if you... Read more

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