Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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Digital Discipline
1. Why Practice Discipline in the Digital World? Discipline with your digital files may not sound exciting, but it saves you time, space, and money. It could also save you untold amounts of frustration. Time – Have you ever known you had something but couldn’t find it? You looked in various folders, checked some oddly…
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20 Years, 20 Lessons: What Pastoring Has Taught Me
Today marks my 20 year anniversary of being a pastor. Before becoming a pastor I had already preached numerous times; helped in youth ministries such as Sunday School, Junior Church, Youth Group, Holiday Bible Clubs (VBS), and Camps; I’d led congregational singing and been part of special music; helped organize and been involved with evangelism;…
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Book Review: His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine
Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/4fQz7Kg Gwynne is an excellent author and his research into the subject of this book was extensive. I found the jumping around between the story of the R101 and then to the various characters jarring. I’m sure that’s just a personal preference. The book goes from talking about the R101 airship,…
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Brief Thoughts on Burn Out
[Disclaimers: (1) If you don’t believe burnout exists and your life is great, you probably won’t get much from this post. (2) If you don’t believe in burn out in the ministry, but you’re struggling, weary, unmotivated, etc. then read on, maybe there’s something here for you. (3) The title says brief thoughts for a…
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Book Review: Free to Focus
https://amzn.to/3ZEWLTt I have made plenty of productivity mistakes over the years. I’ve found a solution to some problems, but there’s always room for improvement. This book helped in numerous ways but also verified a few truths I’ve discovered the hard way. I wish I had read this 20 years ago. It is not just for…
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Book Review: A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
https://amzn.to/4ncDhPU Though I differ with Edwards in his Calvinism, I have great respect and admiration for him. Few can follow in his footsteps intellectually. He was a brilliant man in not just theology, but in every area science he turned his mind to. Intellectually and spiritually, he lived in exciting and changing times. Along with…
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Book Review: Running to Win: The Story of Eric Liddell
https://amzn.to/3HRPauA Eri Liddell was a world class athlete. Apart from the physical exertions of competing, he could have had a comfortable and acclaimed life. Eric Liddell was a much loved preacher and public speaker. He could have toured the UK and the world speaking in comfortable church and auditoriums. He could have been well-sed of…
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Book Review: George Whitefield: The Voice the Woke the World
https://amzn.to/4eagtfE I’ve been familiar with bits and pieces of the life of George Whitefield for most of my life. However, it wasn’t until I listened to this book that I realized how little I really knew about his life as a whole. Whitefield was one of the figures of church history that seemed to be…
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Book Review: “The Spiritual Life of the Leader”
https://amzn.to/4kH7a9w Bailey’s book achieves it’s stated purpose. On the first page he writes, “Hundreds of books have been published on how to become a better leader, and new ones can be added to our shelves nearly every month. In fact, I’ve written a couple of them myself. Most of these books primarily offer techniques and…
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Book Review: SAS Ghost Patrol: The Ultra-Secret Unit That Posed As Nazi Stormtroopers
https://amzn.to/43MoNgU This is an amazing story and very well written. It strikes a great balance between sharing meticulous historical facts and telling the story in an engaging and, when appropriate, entertaining way. SAS Ghost Patrol tells of the forming of the units in WW2 that would later make up units like the SAS. I sometimes…