1. Cutting to the Heart: Reviewed in Evangelicals Now

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    18/12/2015 by Chris Green

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      This is a really positive review by Peter Lewis, writing in Evangelicals Now.   ‘Not a mirror but a …
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  2. Getting out of that Monday mood

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    26/09/2016 by Chris Green

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    It happens every Monday, in pastor’s homes and studies around the world – we look back on yesterday, and ask, ‘How did I do?’…

    Category: encouragement

  3. The easy part, and the hard part

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    22/09/2016 by Chris Green

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    In every leadership task there’s an easy part and a hard part – and they just keep on coming

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  4. Deep Work – my review of a very good book

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    16/09/2016 by Chris Green

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    Cal Newport helps us see how to restrict ‘shallow work’ and its distractions, to work productively, and at depth.

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  5. Gospel Transformation Study Bible – here’s why you should buy one today!

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    12/09/2016 by Chris Green

    The Gospel Transformation Bible is an outstanding study Bible at a remarkable price. Here’s why you should buy one today.

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  6. John Stott’s secret

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    08/09/2016 by Chris Green

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    A comment over the breakfast table gave a life-changing insight into John Stott.

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  7. The flappy sail – 6 tiny signs to pay attention to as you hit a new season at church

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    31/08/2016 by Chris Green

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    Another sailing cliché that you can mull on as you still enjoy the remnants of that holiday glow.

    How can you tell if you’re positioned to get the best possible amount of energy from the wind, to get where you want to go?

    You listen, and you look. Because – ‘a flappy sail is not a happy sail.’

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  8. If you’re not capsizing…

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    25/08/2016 by Chris Green

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    Learning to sail was a deliberate exercise in getting out of my comfort zone. Way out. I say ‘learning to sail,’ meaning ‘starting to learn to sail’. Meaning, ‘learning how to capsize with good grace.’ Mostly. And get quite bruised in the process.

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