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Book Review: God in Slow Motion

I tend to find myself in a hurry more than I’d like to be.  In fact, it was my own feelings of needing to slow down that led me to review this book “God in Slow Motion” by Mike Nappa.

I really wanted to love this book, but I really struggled.  While the book makes excellent points about delving deeper into our destiny and the purpose that God has for us instead of speeding through life at a fast pace, it never fully captured my attention.  Perhaps that is part of the struggle that the book is trying to get us to dissect; however, I felt that it took intense dedication to really get at the heart of what the book was saying.  At times, I found it to be too wordy, and I found the author’s writing style difficult to digest.  Thus, while the content was good, I struggled to actually enjoy it and found it difficult to read.

I would recommend this book, with reservations.  Because the content is good, I wouldn’t want someone to miss the message.  But because of the struggle that I had with the writing style, I would definitely be selective about who I recommended it to.  Nevertheless, I believe that the message of the book is worthy of us understanding and paying attention to.

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from BookSneeze in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are mine. 


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Book Review: I’ve Got Your Back

Author’s Note: I received this book free from Handlebar Publishing in exchange for a review. All thoughts are my own.

I am passionate about leadership and leadership development, and believe that many organizations are lacking effective leadership.  I was excited to have the opportunity to read “I’ve Got Your Back” to see how the author used a modern day parable to describe effective leadership.

I’ve read a lot of books about leadership, and I seriously believe that this may be the best one.  The author clearly articulates issues that exist in leadership (such as follower abuse, how to be a good follower) and provides excellent examples of how to overcome those issues to be an excellent leader.  I believe that anyone who struggles with leadership, whether that’s being a good leader, or being under a horrible leader should read this book for a fresh perspective on how to handle those issues and ultimately strengthen yourself and your organization.

While this book provides biblical principles for being good leaders and good followers, it is not “overwhelming biblical”, and I feel that those who are not religious would still find it to be beneficial, and not “proselytizing” (for lack of a better term).  I would highly recommend this book for any person who is a leader, planning to be a leader, or has suffered under poor leadership.  I promise it will provide you with a fresh way to look at leadership!