Book Notes

Book Note: John MacArthur. Slave: the hidden truth about your identity in Christ

Jesus’ followers should remember they they are his slaves

Bible Study: Book Note: Jerry Bridges. The Pursuit of Holiness. We would like victory over our problems but God expects something different.

God wants us to obey him

Lessons We Can Learn: Book Note: Joshua Becker. Simplify. What do you do when you’re drowning in stuff?

We can own so many things they they clog our lives

Book Note: Cal Newport. Deep Work: rules for focused success in a distracted world. Cal Newport. So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love. Nicholas Carr. The Shallows: what the Internet is doing to our brains. A. G. Sertillanges. The Intellectual Life. What is the Internet doing to my brain and what can I do about it?

The Internet affects have we think

Book Note: Robert D. Lupton. Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help, And How to Reverse It. Robert D. Lupton. Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results. Everyone needs a three-part personal strategy to fight poverty

We need to fight poverty and there are ways to do this that work

Bible Study: Book Note: Greg McKeown. Essentialism, the disciplined pursuit of less: What should we do with the rest of our lives?

Essentialism can help us find what we are to do

Book Note: Francis O’Gorman. Worrying: A Literary and Cultural History. What does the amount of time you spend worrying say about your faith in God?

We need to live in light of our priorities and worry less

Bible Study: Prayer should not be hard and it definitely should not be boring. Book Note: Donald S. Whitney. Praying the Bible. Donald S. Whitney. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. Donald S. Whitney. Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health.

Prayer is an important part of the Christian life

Bible Study: When you get forgetful bad things happen. Book Note: Bruce Shelley Church History in Plain Language. Book Note: Operation World.

Remembering helps us live better lives