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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul Author: Howard Schultz In 2008, the story of Starbuck’s journey through an unprecedent recession was released. I immediately pre-ordered the Kindle version, excited to read and learn about one of my favorite stores. Fast-forward to 2023 and this then brand-new eBook was still waiting, unopened and unread, despite my excitement and my occasional reminders to myself that this was the book I wanted to read so badly that I paid pre-order prices. I finally opened it. It only took 15 years . . .. But, better late than never, as [...]

2024-03-28T08:19:26-07:00October 7th, 2023|Tags: , , |

Ordering Your Private World

How to Build a Solid Life & Faith Foundation Author: Gordon MacDonald This year I’ve done something exciting! I’ve been accepted into the C.S. Lewis Institute’s Fellowship program. The point of the program is to encourage Christians to live every day for God as a testament to His might and will. This involves rigorous study, closely knit group work, an urban plunge project, and lots and lots of reading. The introductory reading of the program starts attendees off with numerous articles and Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald. At first, MacDonald’s story comes off as merely common sense: if you [...]

2023-07-23T12:06:36-07:00July 23rd, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

Prodigal God, The

A New Look at a Beloved Parable Author: Timothy Keller We’re all familiar with the story of the prodigal son. It’s a Biblical parable that gets repeated often, but we rarely spend time on the elder brother – the one who is left, distanced and angry at the rampant forgiveness of his errant, spendthrift brother. The parable is about unconditional grace, about flagrant forgiveness, after all, and the aside about the elder brother is just that – a reminder that a good person forgives his brother. Author Timothy Keller, however, has a completely different view of the parable, not the “forgiveness [...]

2023-06-11T13:13:48-07:00June 11th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , , |
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