TBN book review - No Greatness Without Goodness

I recently requested a book for review from Tyndale Blog Network titled "No Greatness Without Goodness" by Randy Lewis.  As a mother of a special needs child, I often wonder what his future holds as an adult, and this true story of how Randy Lewis, a former Walgreens Senior Vice President, revolutionized that company to be able to offer a normal working life to disabled adults captivated me.

I had seen a part of a tv show where the hosts were talking about how the Walgreens work force is about 10% disabled, and the thought just stuck with me.  Then my great-nephew was born with Down's syndrome, and we decided to adopt our son.  So, when this book came up for review, I jumped on it.  But first let me tell you a little bit about Randy Lewis. Here is his bio from the TBN website.

Randy Lewis, former Vice President of Walgreens, Peace Corps volunteer, Fortune 50 executive and accidental advocate, led Walgreens' logistics division for sixteen years as the chain grew from 1,500 to 8,000 stores. Randy introduced an inclusive model in Walgreens distribution centers that resulted in ten percent of its workforce consisting of people with disabilities who are held to the same standards as those without disabilities. Its success has changed the lives of thousands with and without disabilities and is serving as a model for other employers in the U.S and abroad. 

When I received the book, I started to read it right away, and from page one I was captivated...the chapters are short and it is an easy read, but hard to put down.  Randy is an inspiration to others who love "special" people.  We need to fight and dream for those who are unable to fight and dream for themselves.  I give this book a big 5 stars!!!!

Until next time,
Be blessed,
Debbi

 TBN provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for review.

"A Call to Resurgence" by Mark Driscoll, a TBN book review

WOW! A MONTH? REALLY?

I can't believe I've been AOL from my blog for almost a whole month, and I've missed you all so much too. :-)

Now that the holiday rush is over, and most everyone in the family is healthy, it's time to get back into my routine, and I will start with my Tyndale Blog Network book review.

I have to tell you, I love TBN.  They have tons of great books, and this month I chose the book

"A Call to Resurgence" by Mark Driscoll.

What caught my eye was the writing on the front of the book, "will Christianity have a funeral or a future?".  When I watch the national and world news I am amazed at just how much our world and world views have changed, and not all for the good (in my opinion).  And I become concerned for the future of my children and grandchildren.  As a child of God, and a disciple of Christ, I want to leave them a better place to live, and I thought that this book would give me a place to start for change.  I was slightly disappointed over that point.  It wasn't a "how to" book, or even gave concrete suggestions on how to change.  But the book was very good at describing how we Christians cause most of our own problems, which I totally agree with, like that old saying, "the army of God is the only army that shots it's own wounded".  Unfortunately that's true.  But Mark calls for all of us to work together to bring change.  Here are a few lines that I enjoyed and highlighted for future reference.

"The church is facing a great opportunity - to be part of a far-reaching and substantial movement of the Holy Spirit to see many come to Jesus".

"How much time and energy is wasted in warring that could be better invested in witnessing?"

"We are a minority in an increasingly hostile host culture, and the sooner we accept that reality, the better off we will be.  We have to stick together around the national border issues, stop wasting our energies on infighting, and start investing our energies in evangelizing."

And my very favorite line in the book...

"The Bible is not a book of principles to live by but rather a Person to live for"!

The rest of the book is an overview of the way too many different denominations and the history of the churches.  So over all it was a good read and I give it 3 out of 5 stars.

Until tomorrow...

Be blessed,

Debbi

**Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of Mark Driscoll's book, 

"A Call to Resurgence" for my review. **