Scott Hamilton

Posted by on 5.28.09 in Books

This morning we interviewed Scott Hamilton, the gold medal winning skater, for almost an hour. Recently he’s written a fine new book called The Great Eight, subtitled “How to Be Happy (even when you have every reason to be miserable).” We talked at length about how he got into figure skating, his two battles with cancer, and his r…

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Five Podcasts on Forgiveness

Posted by on 5.6.09 in Books, Podcasts

Starting this week we are posting a brand-new podcast series called “The Healing Power of Forgiveness.” These messages became the basis for my book by the same title. I preached this series at Word of Life Campground in New York in July 2003. This week’s podcast is called Healing the Hurt We Never Deserved.In later weeks we’…

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Blackberry Bend

Posted by on 4.21.09 in Books

I’m holding in my hands a lovely new book called “Blackberry Bend” by Debbie Hodson. It’s the story of two children who visit their Appalachian grandparents, along the way learning about the value of being rooted in a particular place. The book is beautifully illustrated with watercolor illustrations by Miriam Moyer. If you …

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Korean Translation of “Leadership Lessons of Jesus”

Posted by on 3.13.09 in Books

Last year Broadman and Holman published an updated edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus that I co-wrote with Bob Briner. The publisher took the two smaller volumes that appeared in 1997 and 1998 and reissued them in a slightly revised fashion last year. I am happy to report that the Korean translation of “Leadership Lessons” has just …

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Same Kind of Different as Me

Posted by on 2.16.09 in Books

This is the best book I’ve read in quite a while. I finished it during our trip to Mount Hermon, in fact I stayed up late on Friday night to get to the end. It touches on so many issues that it’s hard to list them all. At its heart the book is about three people—a rich white couple who meet and befriend a homeless black man who gr…

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Do What You Do

Posted by on 11.28.08 in Books, Devotional

During a few free moments on Thanksgiving Day, I read most of Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. If you are a football fan, you will certainly enjoy this book. And since Christmas is not far away, you might want to buy this for the sports fan in your family. There is much to commend about Tony Dungy’s approach…

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How to Pray for Your Grandchildren

Posted by on 10.11.08 in Books, Prayer

I received a nice note from some new friends we met at Cannon Beach this week. After I gave a message based on Philippians 1:9-11 on how to pray for your grandchildren, I challenged the hearers (it was a retirees conference) to pray this prayer for their children and grandchildren. My friends from Bellingham, Washington decided to take that to hear…

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Prepping for the Pentagon

Posted by on 9.22.08 in Books, Travel

This week’s travel schedule takes us in an entirely new direction. Tomorrow morning Marlene and I are flying to Washington DC where I will be speaking at the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday morning. This is such an unusual invitation that it deserves a bit of explanation.In May 2007 Moody Publishers released my book on spiritual warfar…

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What I’m Reading at the Moment

Posted by on 9.19.08 in Books, Devotional

Here is my current reading list. I finished the first one while I was in Spokane over the weekend. The other three arrived while I was gone.Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War.Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr. Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein.Sway by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman.Don’t …

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New Podcast—Asymmetric Spiritual Warfare

Posted by on 9.11.08 in Books, Current Events, Podcasts, Sermons

Earlier today we posted a brand-new podcast called Asymmetric Spiritual Warfare. It seems appropriate that this podcast should come on 9/11 because the treacherous attack that occurred seven years ago is the classic modern example of asymmetric warfare. Although the War on Terror didn’t start that day, our understanding of it changed forever …

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