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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

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    Book Review: Martin Van Buren: A Captivating Guide to the Man Who Served as the Eighth President of the United States

    https://amzn.to/4kTOL96 The life and Presidency of Martin Van Buren, the eighth U.S. president (1837–1841), seems to be largely overlooked. Some reviews of this book note that not much seemed to happen during his presidency. However, there were some notable firsts in his life and political career and there significant events that occurred. Also, there was

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    Book Review: “First Son and President: A Story about John Quincy Adams”

    First Son and President: https://amzn.to/3SDDEoM This short book is designed for children, it is well written and captures the very full life of John Quincy Adams very well. John Quincy Adams struck me as a unique man in an already unique period of history. As the son of the second US President, he saw the

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    Book Review: “Prayer 101: Experiencing the Heart of God”

    Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/438ydnN Wiersbe has always been an author I’ve enjoyed, primarily his commentaries. This was the first topical book I’ve read by him and it was as good as I expected. His book on prayer deals with the spiritual truths of prayer, but also offers some helpful and practical suggestions to strengthen your prayer

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    Book Review: “What’s Wrong with the World”.

    Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GqsHUN This is the first time in a long time that I’ve read a book that was truly outstanding. Chesterton really does exist in a class of his own as a writer and thinker. I don’t agree with Chesterton on everything, but no one can argue he was a deep thinker and had an

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