As I was setting up this blog, I was given the option of picking different templates for the blog. I chose this template with the books in the background intentionally. I have joked before that books are my friends. Though I don’t remember necessarily enjoying reading as a kid, reading has become a huge value in my life. Repeatedly God has used books to impact my life. Sometimes that impact has been a huge corrective; other times the impact has been to encourage and stretch me. Below is a list of books that have left their mark in my life. I would encourage you to take a look at the list and consider reading some of these books. I will be put some of this list permanently on the right side of the blog. Hopefully I will be adding to it as time goes on. Here is the list of books:
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Paul Brand and Phil Yancey
Worship by the Book by D. A. Carson
The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton
Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
Death By Love by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears
Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears
Wild At Heart by John Eldredge
Who is This Jesus? By Michael Green
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas and Michael Licona
Follow Me by Jan Hettinga
True North by Gary Inrig
The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
The Question of God: C. S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex and the Meaning of Life by Armand Nicholi, Jr.
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J. I. Packer
Knowing God by J. I. Packer
The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
The Soul Winner by Charles Spurgeon
Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer and David Putnam
Basic Christianity by John Stott
The Cross of Christ by John Stott
Far From Home: The Soul’s Search for Intimacy with God by Joseph Stowell
Following Christ by Joseph Stowell
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
Authentic Faith by Gary Thomas
Holy Available by Gary Thomas
You Can Experience A Spiritual Life by James Emery White
Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Donald Whitney
What’s So Amazing about Grace by Phil Yancey
Can Man Live Without God by Ravi Zacharias