Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
If you're looking for a book review of something hot off the press, you're in the wrong place with this post. Today I completed the brief treatise by Martin Luther written in 1520 called Concerning Christian Liberty, also called On the Freedom of a Christian. I downloaded the free Kindle version a while back not …
Continue reading Book Review: “Concerning Christian Liberty” by Martin Luther
I finished re-reading Seth Godin's Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us today. It's a book that is on my very short list of books worth re-reading now and again. The point of this small 2008 book is that there are groups of people (a.k.a. tribes, followers) just waiting for someone to step up and take …
Continue reading Book Review: “Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us” by Seth Godin
It is easy and understandable that people on each side of the abortion debate are passionate about their positions. I certainly am as is evident in the "Life Matters" post I recently wrote upon the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. While I would not deny anyone their right to express their …
Continue reading Book Review: “Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue” by R. C. Sproul
I have long been a fan of Rich Millington and the excellent advice he dispenses daily from his blog at FeverBee.com. For those involved with leading online communities, you need to go to FeverBee and subscribe to his updates. You'll benefit from the brief, insightful posts he publishes nearly every weekday. I was extremely glad, …
Continue reading Book Review: “Buzzing Communities” by Richard Millington
Yesterday I finished reading the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. The book discusses leadership styles and practices along the continuum of being a multiplier versus a diminisher. In short, multipliers are "genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations," whereas …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #321: Be a Multiplier, Not a Diminisher
