The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed by Andrew Doughty

Posted by on Jul 3, 2008 in Book Reviews | Comments Off This is the famous blue guidebook that every tourist on the island of Kauai carries with them on their adventure trips.  It is a wealth of information and a must for any visitor to Kauai.  It was actually recommended to us by my sister Chris.  We are using the 6th edition which must be very current.  Example: We followed the directions to a remote swimming hole location where...
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The Dangerous Duty of Delight – John Piper

Posted by on Jun 5, 2007 in Book Reviews | Comments Off This abbreviated version summarizes Piper’s published book Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist from Multnomah Publishers, 1996. Piper has given the provocative name of Christian Hedonism to what he terms the pursuit of finding our greatest joy in the person of Jesus Christ. He would alter the Westminster Confession just slightly to read that “the chief end of man is...
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What Jesus Demands from the World – John Piper

Posted by on May 26, 2007 in Book Reviews | 2 comments A couple of my former pastors have had this same idea of trying to develop a book (or in a broader sense a discipleship program) that revolves around a systematic analysis of the commands of Christ in the Gospels. Dr. Piper has successfully accomplished this objective. His insightful analysis of the text gets to the directness and simplicity of the individual commands while grouping them in a...
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The Expository Genius of John Calvin – Steven J. Lawson

Posted by on Apr 29, 2007 in Book Reviews | Comments Off Expositor Steven Lawson provides a valuable service in giving a quick snapshot look at the expository sermon style of John Calvin. His intent is to continue this series of “long Line” Profiles on Martin Luther, George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon and others. Many of us have read historical accounts of Calvin’s life or even seen re-enacted movies of the events...
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Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ – John Piper

Posted by on Dec 14, 2006 in Book Reviews | Comments Off The book title actually could be expanded to include Sharing Jesus Christ — as well as Seeing and Savoring. If someone truly sees who Jesus is with the eyes of their heart enlightened, they will savor Him and they will share Him with others. This short book of 13 chapters by the insightful Dr. Piper can impact either believers or unbelievers: “I pray that God will use it to awaken...
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Good to Great – Jim Collins

Posted by on Sep 4, 2006 in Book Reviews | Comments Off Jim Collins offers some interesting insights in his executive bestseller Good to Great — Why some Companies Make the Leap — and Others Don’t. But the principle that I would like to extract and apply to the preaching arena is known as the hedgehog concept. As I studied the presentation by Collins, I was struck with the similarity to the “Big Idea” focus of Haddon...
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