Rumble! Zap! Pow! by Diane Startz and Luke Dabb is a Bible…or a comic book…or really both. Designed to make Bible stories come alive for children, Diane Stortz and illustrator Luke Daab give the most popular stories the comic book treatment—something sure to hit home for many families.
As someone who has written comics for Christian publications over the years, I can truly appreciate the effort put into a piece like this. It’s not always easy to tell a story in 8-10 frames, especially if you want to use as few words as possible. In addition to telling each story, the More >
Your Money God’s Way by Amie Streater is a straight-forward treatise, written by the author to “change our thinking” about money. Her contention is that Christians especially have thought incorrectly about finances for way too long and it’s time to renew our minds with wisdom and what the Bible truly advocates.
As a fan of Dave Ramsey and someone who thoroughly enjoys Robert Morris’ teaching, I was eager to read this book as they both strongly endorse it. Truthfully, I’ve read a LOT of books on finances and money over the years, many of them from a Christian perspective. I’ve probably sat More >
Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, founders of 37signals, is a compelling read, challenging the “old” way of business. This is a thoroughly enjoyable and quick read, with one nugget of goodness after another that will provoke the way you operate as a writer, and as a business person.
The other day I attended a meeting where the orchestrator stated they wanted a system of checks and balances in place so if something went wrong, it would be clear who caused the mistake.
Having just read Rework, I responded, “Yes, these checks and balances will help us cover our backs. But More >
