My friend David emailed the link to this article and wrote, “This is junkyard wisdom … it’s like the guy is living the book.” Click the link and you’ll see what he means. A conservative guy in his 60’s has a dim view of the homeless who live near his business. Then
Last month I was at a conference in Florida and met the author of Living With Wealth Without Losing Your Soul. The author, Steve Perry, had the interesting experience of marrying his wife without realizing she came from a very wealthy family. He had to completely adjust his thinking — both
There’s a point in Junkyard Wisdom when I describe three steps for being successful: Start by making friends with people different than yourself. Then keep doing that your whole life. God only knows what will happen. Seems silly, doesn’t it? No strategic plan? No analysis of the big challenges we
After 15-years of seeing God work in amazing ways, Pete Greig has written Dirty Glory: Go Where Your Best Prayers Take You to share those stories. It’s the story of prayer and Pete’s amazing ride as the “accidental” founder of 24-7 Prayer. Most of all, it’s the story of God’s engagement
Author, teacher, and all around good guy John Ortberg wrote the foreword of Junkyard Wisdom. We sat down in his church to talk about the book. Thought you’d enjoy seeing it! http://intransitmedia.wistia.com/medias/dx38gxjurb?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 ———————————-
The story of the Widow’s Offering, found in Mark 12 and Luke 21, never made it into my book Junkyard Wisdom. It’s an amazing story, but I couldn’t find the right spot in the book so it was cut. I’m sure you’re familiar with the story: Jesus was watching people put money
So now the book is out and I can relax, right? Well not exactly. To create sustained credibility, a book needs reviews on Amazon. You know how it is — you hear about a book, go to the Amazon page, and see that nobody has reviewed it, or just 2-3 people
I’m way too lazy to do a real book tour. But a blog tour sounds doable! Maybe you remember the days when authors would go on book tours. They’d show up at the local bookstore to talk or read from their book, sign a few copies, and then head on