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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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My Review of the Movie ‘Nuremburg’

Nuremburg, rated PG-13
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Nuremburg is a well-acted historical film primarily about the relationship between Hermann Göring, played by Oscar winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator), the highest-ranking surviving Nazi, and American psychiatrist Captain Douglas Kelley, played by Oscar winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody). The film was written and directed by James Vanderbilt, and is based on t

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What You're Made For: Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports

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Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work

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Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run - The must-read autobiographical account of McCartney's musical reinvention after The Beatles

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Bill Pence and 3 other people liked Kevin Halloran's review of A Little Theology of Exercise: Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul: "A helpful little ditty on exercise for the glory of God and benefit of man (so we can better enjoy God). His appendix "Get Shredded in Five Days with This One Simple Trick" surprised me. (Kidding)"
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The latest book in the "Church Question" series of booklets from Crossway is from pastor and hymn writer (“His Mercy is More”), Matt Boswell. He writes that for some Christians singing is their least favorite part of corporate worship. He asks whethe ...more
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For the past twenty-five years or so, I’ve enjoyed reading Ken Blanchard’s books, and hearing him speak, so I was excited when I heard that Martha Lawrence would be writing a biography of Blanchard. Lawrence first met Blanchard in 2003 when he needed ...more
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This book by Tim Challies and Tim Keesee reminded me of the excellent Dispatches from the Front documentary films that Keesee made with Frontline Missions that “highlighted the marvelous extent, diversity, and unity of Christ’s Kingdom in our world”. ...more
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This book is a memoir from Dan Hurley, the coach of the University of Connecticut Men’s basketball team, which won back-to-back national titles. In the final chapter, which was worth the price of the book for me, Hurley shares his leadership philosop ...more
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