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Self-Help Teaching

Whistle While You Work by Richard Leider and David Shapiro

Whistle While you Work

“Calling is natural. We all possess it. It needs only to be uncovered, not discovered. Whistle While You Work makes the uncovering process inspiring and fun. Featuring a unique “calling card” excercise – a powerful way to put the whistle in your work – it is a liberating and practical guide that will help you find work that is truely satisfying, deeply fulfilling, and consistant with your deepest values.
Richard Leider and David Shapiro combine straightforward advice for how you can discover your calling with dozens of inspiring stories, featuring individuals that have found – or are in the process of finding – theirs. Most importantly, they provide an inspiring, effective and entertaining guide to discovering the work you were born to do. It will equip you to see a clear picture of what your right work is and what to do with you limited time here of Earth.”

Whistle while you work showed me that each person does have a calling. The book helped me identify key attributes about my personality to help me identify what kind of calling I would have on my life.This book also deals with the different attitudes towards work. The quote I really liked from this book was
“if you can’t get out of it, get into it!”
If you hate your job, READ THIS BOOK!!

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Christian Nonfiction Teaching

Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul by Erwin McManus

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“Uprising: A revolution of the Soul provides a unique perspective on a pursuit as old as time itself: the quest to become fully alive. Filled with profound truths, yet presented in a fresh, conversational style. this book will challenge you to attain new depths of spiritual freedom and reach your fullest potential as a human being.
“The character of God, the beauty of His personhood, the expression of His goodness”- these are God’s traits that he longs to share with us. What would the world look like – what would we look like – if we became like Him? This is the ultimate destination, write Erwin, to become the person God dreams of and to share those dreams with others”

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Christian Humor Nonfiction

Lucas on Life by Jeff Lucas

Lucas on Life

“Be prepared to be thoroughly challenged, proked and nudged, both subtly and directly, in this humorous collection of stories and anecdotes from popular speaker and author Jeff Lucas. Jeff takes you on a memorable journey through life’s ups and downs, pointing out lessons that need to be learned on the way. You will laugh, cry, scream ‘thats me’ and ‘I’ve been there’. But most of all, you’ll know that you can do better if only you try.”

This book really was very funny and really mades me laugh because Jeff Lucas has a great way of telling stories. The book is full of individual stories, that are both profound and hilarious. It is definately a laugh-out-loud book about everything from evangelism to worship, that shows ways to and to not approach different situations. The nice change about this book is the humility with which it is written and how there are actually very valid lessons to be learnt through Jeff’s experiences.

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Christian Nonfiction

Fingernail Moon by Janie Webster

Fingernail Moon

“Janie Webster had an enviable marriage, a beautiful child and reqarding work. But when she discovered that her husband had sexually abused their daugther, everything changed. She began divorce proceedings but the court allowed unsupervised visits between father and daugther. Then her husband was diagnosed with AIDS. Terrified that he could further abuse and even infect their daughter, Janie Webster knew that she had to flee. Mother and daughter embarked on a five-year journey around the world. Although often discouraged, they found within their physical journey a deep spiritual meaning. With God’s guidance, they established new lives in the countries where they stayed and found people they could trust. Despite the threat of deportation and imprisonment hanging over them, they sensed the hand of God engineering their safe passage. This chronicle of their fugitive years in a compelling journal of courage and a testament to the power of faith.”

This book has a bit of a personal side for me. We were lucky enough to meet Janie and her daughter during the periods they lived in England. At the time I was too young so did not know anything about what was going on, but now looking back through the book I realise that even now I cannot imagine what it would take to leave everyone to know and love and live as a fugitive. For me Janie really personifies the phrase “dying to self” when I think of how much she gave up. It is an inspiring book that really speaks of grace and faith.Read more reviews on amazon