Aaron's Updates en-US Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:02:52 -0800 60 Aaron's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus7681321442 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:02:52 -0800 <![CDATA[Aaron is currently reading 'The Nineties']]> /review/show/6329469131 The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Aaron is currently reading The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
]]> Review6182906524 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:01:26 -0800 <![CDATA[Aaron added 'Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did']]> /review/show/6182906524 Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer Aaron gave 5 stars to Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did (Hardcover) by John Mark Comer
bookshelves: spiritual-growth
]]> Review6169072630 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:12:45 -0800 <![CDATA[Aaron added 'Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You']]> /review/show/6169072630 Soul Keeping by John Ortberg Aaron gave 5 stars to Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You (Kindle Edition) by John Ortberg
bookshelves: spiritual-growth
In general I am generous with rating a book. Did I find value? Was it written well? 5 stars. However, sometimes I read a book and I wish there was an extra star I could give it. This is one of those books. There is so much to think through, to chew on, and to apply here. I will need to reread this, because as much as I gained from it, in the process I no doubt have missed nuggets of wisdom and life. This is about tending to our own souls. At times it was intrusive and uncomfortable... but in a good way. Overall it is a book of healing and life. I can't recommend this book enough. Read it slowly. Meditate on it. Reflect. ]]> Rating685109798 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:00:41 -0800 <![CDATA[Aaron Case liked a readstatus]]> /
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]]> Review6177750351 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:59:30 -0800 <![CDATA[Aaron added 'A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing']]> /review/show/6177750351 A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight Aaron gave 5 stars to A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing (Hardcover) by Scot McKnight
bookshelves: christian-leadership
Tov is the Hebrew word for goodness. Should it not be that the church would be a community overflowing with goodness? Too often it is not. Abuse of power, sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, cover up, or mishandling of funds headline the list of sins within the church. In my own journey as a Christian (starting at age 23), one church I attended had some of the most egregious behaviors on that list, while most had less damaging problems such as bullying, manipulation, selfish behaviors, etc. While these latter behaviors I mention aren't as salacious as the first list of offenses, they still do not fall into the category of Tov. It was not until most recently that I experienced a church culture I could label Tov. I spent 5 years on staff at that church, and while not perfect, most everyone I encountered there within the leadership team worked at being healthy people full of Tov. Now, as a church planter in my 50's I desire to mold a culture of goodness. My team is reading this book together currently, and within its pages is more than what is wrong within the church, but how to safeguard against it, and how to chart a course of a Tov culture. ]]> Review6177750351 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:45:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Aaron added 'A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing']]> /review/show/6177750351 A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight Aaron gave 5 stars to A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing (Hardcover) by Scot McKnight
bookshelves: christian-leadership
Tov is the Hebrew word for goodness. Should it not be that the church would be a community overflowing with goodness? Too often it is not. Abuse of power, sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, cover up, or mishandling of funds headline the list of sins within the church. In my own journey as a Christian (starting at age 23), one church I attended had some of the most egregious behaviors on that list, while most had less damaging problems such as bullying, manipulation, selfish behaviors, etc. While these latter behaviors I mention aren't as salacious as the first list of offenses, they still do not fall into the category of Tov. It was not until most recently that I experienced a church culture I could label Tov. I spent 5 years on staff at that church, and while not perfect, most everyone I encountered there within the leadership team worked at being healthy people full of Tov. Now, as a church planter in my 50's I desire to mold a culture of goodness. My team is reading this book together currently, and within its pages is more than what is wrong within the church, but how to safeguard against it, and how to chart a course of a Tov culture. ]]> UserChallenge51824021 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:43:29 -0800 <![CDATA[ Aaron has challenged himself to read 26 books in 2024. ]]> /user/show/57482006-aaron-case 11634
He has read 3 books toward his goal of 26 books.
 
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