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I am reminded again that books on ministry for whatever reason are never quite helpful to me as books that inspire me in my ministry. I think I like to draw my own conclusions from all manner of other sources, and the fact is charts and diagrams bother me.

It's a peculiarity I know. I'm trying to recover from this weakness... but ministry books for me are a bit like alcohol to an alcoholic. Good and fun for a lot of people, but I should probably abstain.

Also, I promise everyone to keep my posts within or at least around the limits for the next two reviews. Please forgive my utter lack of succinctness up to this point.