Filed under: Reviews | Tags: book review, doubt, God, Pete Wilson, Plan B, scripture, suffering
I just finished reading Plan B by Pete Wilson, and I wanted to give a few impressions of the book. If I had stars, it would get a 3 1/2 out of five. It was a good book. The first four chapters were a bit slow, and uninteresting. But then there were a few chapters that hit home more with my own life experience.
The book reads like a sermon. Each chapter starts off with a story of someone who has experienced loss, and then Wilson adapts his next point around it. I would recommend the book to those who are seriously doubting their faith in God, as Wilson offers up a lot of hope for those who just aren’t sure.
What I appreciated the most about Plan B is that Wilson doesn’t claim to have all the answers. Instead he reminds the reader of the God whom they serve, and the kind of faithfulness He has shown throughout Scripture, and that we can have that same hope in God, even if things don’t work out as expected.
I would recommend this book to those who are feeling like they have somehow missed plan A and have been forced to move on to plan B.
Filed under: Miscellany | Tags: daily, From Garden to City, National Community Church, Plan, reading, scripture, SPECK, truth
“Look for a SPECK of Truth. This is where personal application happens. SPECK is an acronym that stands for a Sin to confess, a Promise to claim, and Example to follow, a Command to obey, or Knowledge to believe. If you look for a simple SPECK each day, it will ensure that you are not just a reader of the Word but a doer of it.”
–Step 6 of National Community Church’s From Garden to City, encouragement in their daily reading plan, starting THIS WEDNESDAY!
Filed under: Leadership | Tags: Bible, Church, coffer, Dave Ramsey, finances, Financial Peace University, Giving, Jewish, Money, offering, overflow, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, scripture, Thou Shall Prosper, tipping God, Tithing, wealth
[Note: Originally posted on CatalystSpace.com.]
Over the past couple of years, I have developed a friendship with Rabbi Daniel Lapin, a successful businessman, author and Jewish rabbi. I first came to know Rabbi Daniel by reading his incredible book, Thou Shall Prosper. This is definitely a must-read book for anyone who wants a clearer understanding of the biblical view of money. In fact, I bought a couple hundred copies and gave it to everyone on my team. It’s that good.
Thou Shall Prosper is a rabbi’s perspective on why Jewish people, no matter where they live in the world, have a disproportionate amount of wealth. Less than 2% of the people in the United States are (more…)
Filed under: Leadership | Tags: 2 kings 5, Bible, easy, elisha, expectations, extraordinary, hard, mark batterson, miracles, naaman, ordinary, oswald chambers, scripture, simple
[Note: Originally posted on Evotional.com.]
“If the prophet had asked you to do something hard and heroic, wouldn’t you have done it? So why not this simple “wash and clean”?
Remember the story of Naaman in II Kings 5? The prophet Elisha told him to dip in the Jordan river seven times in order to be healed of his leprosy. Naaman didn’t want to do it because it was too simple. He wanted the prophet to wave his wand. And when it didn’t happen the way he expected it to, he was about to walk away and forfeit the miracle when a wise and bold servant spoke truth into his life. He knew Naaman would do (more…)
