by Paul Chappell | Dec 12, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
If you’re anything like me—and most people I meet are in this regard—you’ve shouldered too many burdens that you wish you would have given to the Lord. Sometimes we forget to give them to the Lord. Sometimes we just don’t want to let them go. Sometimes we struggle to...
by Paul Chappell | Nov 28, 2012 | Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
If you are in Christian ministry and are looking for a refreshing (yet convicting and challenging) book—and especially if you are a senior pastor—I suggest Replenish by Lance Witt. When I read this book on my kindle recently, I had eighty-two highlights that filled...
by Paul Chappell | Sep 13, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources
Everyone faces pain, fear, and worry; but it seems that Satan especially aims these fiery darts at Christians who are committed to moving forward for God. This three-in-one volume of John Haggai’s books Winning over Pain, Winning over Fear, and Winning over Worry, was...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 22, 2012 | Christian Life
David Livingstone is said to have begun his expedition into the heart of Africa with over seventy books in three cases with a cumulative weight of almost two hundred pounds. A doctor and an explorer by trade, these books were precious as needed reference to...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 11, 2012 | Christian Life, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership
In the past year and a half I have read two excellent books by Dr. Richard Swenson—Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives and In Search of Balance: Keys to a Stable Life. As Swenson defines margin, it “the space between...