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Book Recommendations for a Pastor in Training

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Rick Wadholm

The following is an email reply I sent to one of my students regarding recommendations for books as he prepares for a couple of years from now to enter full-time ministry. I thought others might benefit from this as well. … Continue reading →

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A Little Reading for 2016

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Rick Wadholm

As I look to the coming years and what the Lord might allow me to do, I like to plan ahead what I might be able to read. The types of things which give direction to my choice of books … Continue reading →

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Invest in Your Library

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I love books! It is no secret. Anyone who knows me knows that I love books. But here is the deal…as much as I love books, when I first began pastoring I told myself I just didn’t have the budget … Continue reading →

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On the Holy Spirit (for children)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I picked up a copy of a delightful children’s book at a rummage sale this last weekend: The Holy Spirit in Me by Carolyn Nystrom, illustrated by Wayne A. Hanna (Chicago: Moody Press, 1981).* This small 30 page book (part … Continue reading →

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Bookshelf Challenge: Week 4-5

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I failed to post the update last week, but I read two books for weeks 4-5 of the Bookshelf Challenge. One is on the shelf, the other is only a digital copy so it could not be added to the … Continue reading →

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Bookshelf Callenge: Week 3

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Sadly, I only added a single volume this last week. Andy Stanley and Lane Jones, Communicating for a Change (Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2006). Stanley and Jones have done a wonderful job of communicating the need to be on point about … Continue reading →

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The Bookshelf Challenge – Week 2

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

This week I finished a few volumes: Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988). J. Richard Middleton, The Liberating Image: The Imago Dei in Genesis 1 (Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2005). … Continue reading →

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The Bookshelf Challenge

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

So here it is. I’m doing a “bookshelf challenge” for 2014. This means I will be doing a weekly photo update blog post where I intend to BRIEFLY comment on the books I’ve finished reading that week and including the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Reading

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

So I thought I’d share my Christmas break reading list: Thesis Reading: God the Spirit by Michael Welker God’s Indwelling Presence by James Hamilton The Spirit of Life by Jürgen Moltmann Lecture Prep: Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture … Continue reading →

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Book Exchange

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Thanks to Jason Gardner I will be reading a new book soon: Cynthia L. Miller, ed., The Verbless Clause in Biblical Hebrew: Linguistic Approaches (Winona Lake, Ind: Eisenbrauns, 1999). Hopefully Jason enjoys Murray J. Harris, Prepositions and Theology in the … Continue reading →

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