Would you hire some additional employees if you could find them? And maybe even let a few under-performers go if you could be assured of finding stronger replacements? If you answer “yes” to these questions, you certainly aren’t alone. In my coaching work with businesses, the challenges to success that I most frequently hear about […]
God, Technology, and the Christian Life, by Tony Reinke | Review by Rosa Byler
Tony Reinke has written about technology in Competing Spectacles and 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You. This book is his “biblical theology of technology.” Note the word order of the title; most of us tend to start from where we are, observe what is happening around us, and make conclusions about what we should […]
Child Proof: Parenting by Faith, Not Formula, by Julie Lowe | Review by Rosa Byler
Bringing up children is probably the most common and yet the most significant responsibility in life, judging by the number of books on the subject—and while acknowledging that there are no foolproof formulas, most of us still scan the latest publications! Child Proof, despite its puzzling title, is worthy of more than just a cursory […]
Caring for the Souls of Children: A Biblical Counselor’s Manual, edited by Amy Baker | Review by Rosa Byler
The goal of the biblical counseling movement was to help troubled Christians find soul care and counsel from fellow believers rather than secular psychologists or psychiatrists. For a number of years, their resources were mostly at the adult level. Amy Baker, longtime counselor and currently a member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, developed an interest […]
Strategic Planning: What It Addresses and Why It Matters So Much.
Do you have a vision for your business ten years from now? A clear picture of what you want it to be three years from now? An actionable plan for this year? What are you doing today, this week, and this quarter that will ensure actually achieving those desired outcomes? Everyone who starts a business […]
Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners, by Dane Ortlund | Review by Rosa Byler
What does Dane Ortlund mean by “real” sinners—are there other options? The introduction explains that Deeper is about spiritual growth, written for Christians who recognize their ongoing neediness and sin, as opposed to “theoretical sinners” content with behavior modification. “If you confess the doctrine of original sin but at the same time feel yourself to […]
