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Bill Pence was born and raised in Illinois, and educated at Illinois State University and Covenant Theological Seminary. He worked for nearly 38 years as a leader for a Fortune 50 organization, and has been a leader in his local church for nearly 30 years.
He is the author of "Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace" and "A Leader Worth Following: 40 Key Leadership Attributes and Applications to Master", and blogs at CoramDeoTheBlog.com, which features book, movie, and music reviews from a Christian perspective, as well as information about integrating faith and work and leadership. He has been married to Tammy, his best friend, for 45 years.
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The Root of Anxiety and How to Fight It. John Piper writes “If anxiety could be conquered, a mortal blow would be struck to many other sins.”Stop Believing Your Best Years Are Behind You. Daryl Dash writes “As you get older, expect physical decline. Try to hold it off as long as possible, but be realistic: you’ll never be able to keep up with those who are young. But refuse to believe that you Read more of this blog post »

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The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

by Bill Walsh

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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

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My Story: A spiritual and intellectual autobiography

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Bill Pence and 7 other people liked Kevin Halloran's review of A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation: "This is a book I savored slowly because there’s so much depth to reflect on. In it, Bingham explores spiritual formation from a distinctly Reformed perspective, addressing a real gap in today’s Christian book landscape. Many of the most popular works" Read more of this review »
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JD Vance is the Vice President of the United States, former US Senator and author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy. He started writing this book in 2017, submitted the first manuscript in 2019, and kept writing. The book covers a lot of subj ...more
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Bill Pence rated a book it was amazing Pastoring for Monday: Help Your Congregation Integrate Faith and Work (Made to Flourish Resources) by Matt Rusten	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Matt Rusten is the President of the Made to Flourish, an organization that exists to close the gap between Sunday worship and Monday work. This book is written for pastors to help their congregations integrate faith and work, which has long been a pa ...more
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Bill Pence rated a book it was amazing The Redeemed Man by Beeke	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book features chapters by a number of respected authors, including Sinclair Ferguson, Joel Beeke, David Strain, Richard Phillips, Daniel Doriani, Kevin DeYoung, Ian Hamilton, and Derek Thomas. The twenty-two chapters are divided into four major ...more
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Bill Pence rated a book it was amazing Hints of Hope: Essays on Making Peace with the Proximate by Steven Garber	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Steven Garber, who was the speaker at my now nearly twelve years ago Covenant Seminary graduation, is also the author of one of my favorite books Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good. We all have favorite authors, those whose writing ...more
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