I'm pleased to announce that I now have three books available for the Kindle: one novel and two short ebooks. The novel is called "Lesser Angels" and tells the story of a brother and sister who discover a secret about their deceased mother and set out to find answers. I titled it "Lesser Angels" because of the people they meet along the way and what they discover about themselves. "The Cure for Insomnia: Preaching That Won't Put People to Sleep" offers my perspective on preaching and communication. Much of this has been road-tested over the past twenty-five years, including those early sermons that inflicted too much pain on my audience. It's not intended to be an academic treatise but the journal of a fellow traveller. "Leading with Heart: Faith-Filled Thoughts on Leadership" is designed to look at leadership through the lens of faith. If leadership is best defined as influence,…
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Several years ago, while living in San Diego and riding the trolley back and forth to work, I wrote my first novel. The trolley ride took an average of 45 minutes each way and I had a Windows smart phone with a slide-out keyboard. A match made in heaven. "Lesser Angels" tells the story of two people who found what they didn't know was lost. It begins with a brother and sister who discover a secret about their deceased mother -- a secret that sets in motion a search that changes each in unexpected ways. It's only available on the Kindle.
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“As long as we are unable to forgive we keep ourselves chained to the unforgiving. We give them rent-free space in our mind, emotional shackles in our heart, and the right to torment us in the small hours of the night.” I'm not sure who wrote that but I like it. How often have you given someone "rent-free space" in your mind? Long after the comment or the event has passed, you go back and replay it again ... and again ... and again. It becomes an unwelcome guest, like family members who stay beyond three days (just kidding). You feel the emotional shackles every time the person is around, or when their name is mentioned. An unwillingness to forgive is a willingness to be tormented. It doesn't have to be that way. I am sure who wrote this (and I like it even more): "Therefore, as God’s chosen people,…
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Here's a video we showed at church a few weeks ago featuring a good friend of mine and his story. Rick Bowers Service Testimony from Mountainview on Vimeo.
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Here is my message from week two of "Life's Healing Choices." October 14, 2012 from Mountainview on Vimeo.
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