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Why LeaderBooks May Be The Best Book Club I Have Found

Building Leadership Skills Through LeaderBooks

I read a lot. I enjoy it, and it helps spark my personal growth in several different areas. I also review a lot of the books I read. But now, I want to review not just a book, but a book club.

LeaderBooks

I have been a follower of Michael Hyatt’s blog and his work as an innovative leader in the blogging community. When he branched out into the realm of helping others develop a platform from which to operate, I was intrigued, but wasn’t able to really participate. It was pretty expensive. One area which I did invest in was his presentation theme for blogs and websites. This website is built upon his platform, in fact.

Several months ago, he released a new program called LeaderBox, in which he curated and sent out two books on leadership each month, creating an online community where discussion could happen as people sought to grow through those books. Again, it was pretty pricey, and I declined to participate in it.

However, quite recently, he has revised that program into a new entity called LeaderBooks, and I decided this was a level at which I could jump in and participate. And I am glad that I did. (This is not an affiliated post in any way; I am simply passing on to you a tool I have found to be immediately helpful.)

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Coffee Break – 03.04.2019

Your Monday Dose Of Inspiration

On this day in history: In 1789, the first Congress of the United States met in New York and declared that the U.S. Constitution was in effect. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the microphone. And in 1950, Walt Disney’s Cinderella was released across the U.S.

Coffee Break

Today Is National Grammar Day!
Use proper grammar. Or be a grammar Nazi. You decide.

Coffee Time – One of my favorite comics is Wrong Hands. This one, called Coffee Time, is amusing.

Man’s Ultimate Guide To Belts – A good belt can make a man’s outfit or break it, and it’s an accessory that a lot of men miss, not understanding just how important it is. This article recommends Anson Belts, and I wholeheartedly agree with that recommendation. Also, here is an infographic of the info presented.

The Oldest Treasures From 12 Great Libraries – I love books, so this article was fascinating. I would love to be able to see some of these works someday, along with a few dozen others on my bucket list.

17 Missing Verses in The NIV? – Have you ever noticed that there seem to be a few verses missing in your Bible? Here is a video that explains why this is the case.

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Out Of Egypt

Matthew 2:19-23

Matthew 2 closes out with the return of Jesus and his family from Egypt. Having fled there from Herod’s desire to kill the baby who threatened his reign, the family could now return, fulfilling prophecy in the process.

Matthew 2:19-23

Joseph was guided by a dream from God in which he was told to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt in order to avoid Herod. It’s not clear just how long they stayed in Egypt, but they were again guided to return by an angel in a dream after the death of Herod. It’s likely they were not in Egypt for very long at all.

Herod the Great died in the thirty-seventh year of his reign, when he was seventy years old, in the spring of the year 4 BC, just before the Passover. This event was God’s timing for Jesus to return to Judea. Matthew tells us that another angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and gave him these instructions.

When Joseph came back to his homeland, he settled in a small town named Nazareth. Verse 22 seems to indicate that Joseph’s intention was to return to Bethlehem, probably to make the ancestral city of David their permanent residence. God’s plans were different, and he sent the family back to their Galilean home.

So Nazareth becomes the home of Christ. At this point in history, it was an an obscure village, nestling on the hills about 500 feet above the Plain of Esdraelon. Now, it has become a large city of more than 75,000 people.

Preaching-Teaching Convention

It is starting to feel like I just cannot get onto a regular writing schedule right now. It’s actually kind of amusing to me that I feel so frustrated that my routine isn’t what I want it to be right now.

The last week has been a whirlwind. Between hospital visits and funeral planning, along with the normal weekly stuff, the last few days have gone by fast.

And next week will be just as filled. On Monday, our youth minister and I will head to Ozark Christian College, in Joplin, Missouri, for the Preaching-Teaching Convention. I always look forward to this event, because I get to visit with my oldest daughter, who is a student there, and I get to reconnect with several friends that I have had since my college days.

The fellowship will be good. The teaching will be encouraging. And the worship will be filling. I’m looking forward to it.

In the meantime, hang in there with me. I’ll get back to a normal writing schedule sometime.

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Every Day Carry

What’s In My Pockets

Over the past few weeks, I have been asked multiple times what I carry with me on a regular basis. So instead of my usual fare here at JeffRandleman.com, I though I would give a brief synopsis of my EDC.

EDC - Every Day Carry

The EDC, or Every Day Carry, community has been a place I like to hang out over the past few years, mainly on social media, but even in person a few times. I have met and made some excellent friends through the common interest of the stuff we carry and use daily. While EDC is usually confined to what is in my pockets, I have expanded it here to include a few items that I carry with me daily, even though they are not in my pockets all the time.

Most of these are items that I cannot live without, and need some form of them on a very regular basis. Over the years, my tastes have changed, and my list of EDC items has evolved to become what it is currently. Here are the main items that I have with me at all times.

Where possible, I have included a link for each item so you can check it out further. However, with the exception of Amazon, I am not affiliated with any of these companies in any way. I simply like what they have to offer, and I use their products a lot.