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Book Review – Put Your Dream To The Test by John C. Maxwell

Put Your Dream To The Test What is your dream? What are you so passionate about that you would do whatever it takes to see that dream realized? Are you willing to do anything to make that dream a reality? 

In Put Your Dream To The Test, John Maxwell identifies ten questions you need to ask yourself, and answer “yes” to, in order to see your dream through to fruition. Asking questions like, “Do I clearly see my dream?” and “Do I have a strategy to reach my dream?”, among others, Maxwell gives us the tools needed to help make our dreams come true. 

While John Maxwell has included a lot of great leadership material here, much of it can be found in many of his other books. That said, it is still helpful to have good material refreshed in my mind occasionally. Maxwell has done just that with Put Your Dream To The Test. 

Put Your Dream To The Test gave me some great ideas and encouraged me to examine my passions. Am I doing what it takes to see my dream become reality? I am much closer to that now than I was before I read this book. 

If you are interested in reading Put Your Dream To The Test, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.

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I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their BookSneeze blogger review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. Also, some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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Book Review – The Faith: Given Once, For All by Charles Colson and Harold Fickett

The Faith

Most Christians today have no idea what they believe, why they believe it or even why it matters. As a result, they have a very difficult time understanding and defending their faith; and find it even more difficult to live out their faith. Charles Colson and Harold Fickett have addressed that need by presenting a concise and accessible summary of the basic truths of Christianity.

Divided into two sections, The Faith lays out a detailed, yet understandable view of Christian Orthodoxy (right belief). The first section, entitled God and the Faith, examine several foundational doctrines that are central to Christianity. The second section, The Faith and Life, looks at truths and doctrines that relate to how we live out our faith within the context of community.

Why is it so essential that we comprehend clearly what we believe? Because truth matters. Truth matters because the heart of what we believe is at stake. When doctrine and truth are abandoned, the results are frightening. “Right doctrine leads to right behavior, often with unforeseen but wonderful consequences” (page 206).

Colson and Fickett have hit a homerun with The Faith. They have correctly identified that Christianity is not a religion, nor even a relationship, but a worldview. Christianity speaks to every part of our lives with authority. But if we don’t know what we believe, or even what Christianity is, how can we understand it, live it or defend it? We are truly crippled by our ignorance.

I highly recommend that you add The Faith to your bookshelf. It’s a great resource to help us return to the foundations of Christianity.

If you are interested in reading The Faith, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.

Disclosure of Material Connection:
Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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Book Review – BoneMan’s Daughters by Ted Dekker

 

BoneMan's DaughtersTed Dekker is arguably the best Christian fiction author on the market today. And BoneMan’s Daughters another incredible story.

BoneMan’s Daughters is about Ryan Evans, an intelligence officer in the military who has failed as a father, in his own mind. At the same time, the BoneMan, a serial killer targeting young girls, is the perfect father looking for the perfect daughter, again in his own mind.

Evans is pulled into BoneMan’s world when his own daughter is abducted. And the race is on: Can Ryan Evans save his own daughter and restore her faith in him as a father? Or is Ryan Evans actually BoneMan himself?

BoneMan’s Daughters is an incredible story of a man haunted by his failures as a father; and his dream of restoring his relationship with his daughter. And the similarities between Ryan Evans and BoneMan are haunting. This story holds you spellbound; you simply can’t put the book down.

And yet BoneMan’s Daughters is more than simply fictional entertainment. Dekker leads you into examining your own role as a father, or your relationship with your father. While reading BoneMan’s Daughters, I couldn’t help but think of my children, wondering if I was doing all I could to be the best father I can be.

Dekker has achieved the goal of presenting a very entertaining story, while challenging the reader to think. I would highly recommend BoneMan’s Daughters. Enjoy!

If you are interested in reading BoneMan’s Daughters, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.

Disclosure of Material Connection:
Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”