Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1978; reprint ed. 1998. 228 pages. (aff)
This book is a recognized classic in the field of spiritual disciplines, and it is widely used as a textbook....
Brant Hansen, Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better. Nashville: W. Publishing, 2015. 211 pages. (aff)
I had never heard of Brant Hansen until a friend recommended this book to me. I must say, it was...
John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides: A Biography. London: Forgotten Books, Originally published in 1889. 375 pages. (aff)
My cousin Rob Blackaby introduced me to this marvelous, mostly forgotten book. It is a challenging read for several reasons. First,...
By Dr. Richard Blackaby
“You don’t have cancer.”
I heard those words from my doctor yesterday, shortly after I woke up from a drug-induced stupor. Few phrases are more exhilarating or appreciated!
Over the past few months, I experienced abdominal discomfort. I...
Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the lamb: Searching for Jesus’ Path of Power in a Church that has Abandoned It. Nashville: Nelson Books, 2017. 247 pages. (aff)
I found this book interesting...
Ralph Ketcham, James Madison: A Biography. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1990. 753 pages. (aff)
I have often said a decent biography should be 750-1,000 pages in order to do a famous person justice. Ralph Ketcham barely reaches that threshold!...
Samuel R. Chand, Bigger, Faster Leadership: Lessons from the Building of the Panama Canal. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2017. 198 pages.
Samuel Chand is a prolific writer on leadership, yet I had somehow failed to read any of his books until now....
By Dr. Richard Blackaby
I recently spent a week at a friend’s townhouse by the beach in Florida. It was supposed to be a writing retreat, but I invited my kids and grandkids to come along. I envisioned watching them...
J. Oswald Sanders, The Joy of Following Jesus. Chicago: Moody Press, 1990. 156 pages. (aff link)
I have always enjoyed reading Oswald Sanders. Formerly a missionary executive, he spent many years teaching leadership principles as well as lessons on the Christian life....
By Richard Blackaby
“Thou art the man!”
Those four words form one of the most devastating sentences uttered in the Bible. That simple sentence humbled the mightiest king of his generation and devastated a nation. It also marked the highpoint of...
