I would say almost every Christian has an opinion on this issue; ironically they have many misunderstandings of their view and especially the views of others. Worse yet, pastors and popular authors not only have the same misunderstandings, they often go to the extreme of their view and any opposing views. This issue, more then any other, is the biggest cause of division of sincere evangelical believers. This book, more then any other I have read on this subject, will hopefully help the church better understand each other’s diverse views on this provocative subject.

The Five Love Languages of Children (Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell)

Very practical book! Very good reminders! Some might say it has good common sense but what I have discovered is that common sense is not that common, so this book does not have common sense, it has good sense!

Kevin Smith’s 2008 Reading

(December 2008)

Pagan Christianity (Frank Viola and George Barna)

This book makes you think how “we do church”. The author brings up some valid points in how “doing church” is detrimental to the health of the church!

Sunday's Heroes: NFL Legends Talk About the Times of Their Lives (Richard Whittingham)

The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900-1922 (Chris Willis)

The author spent hours looking at microfilm to find any information on this team. There is no other book I know of that is about The Columbus Panhandle. In reading this book I learned a lot about local history! A history buff or a football fan will enjoy this book!

Where Dreams Die Hard: A Small American Town And Its Six-Man Football Team (Carlton Stowers)

This book makes you feel good about small town America and the sport of football. A book similar to Friday Night Lights, except you feel good after reading this book.

(November 2008)

Why The Universe is the Way it is (Hugh Ross)

“It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who intended to create beings like us.” Stephen Hawking.

Why Were Not Emergent (Kevin Deyoung and Ted Kluck)

“You can be young, passionate about Jesus Christ, surrounded by diversity, engaged in a postmodern world, reared in evangelicalism, and not be an emergent

Christian. In fact, I want to argue that it would be better if you weren’t”

Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935 (Chris Willis)

I enjoyed this book. I learned a lot of things I didn’t know. The NFL was run from Columbus Ohio from 1920 to 1935. The Portmouth Spartans lost the first every championship game because Dutch Clark didn’t play and the Chicago Bears Bronko Nagurski threw an illegal pass to Red Grange to help win the game.

Rice (Jerry Rice and Michael Silver)

(October 2008)

Gang Leader for a Day (Sudhir Venkatesh)

Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh gained entrée into a gang and went on to witness, and sometimes participate in, the sorts of events that have rarely been described in print. After reading this book, I now look at urban poverty differently than I did before.

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (Shane Claiborne)

I respect and admire the author’s courage and commitment. He, however, has some questionable beliefs.

(September 2008)

Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas (Tom Callahan)

I love reading and watching documentaries about professional football in the 1950s and 1960s

The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views (Robert G. Clouse)

I am a Classical Premillenialist, Partial Preterist, with a dash of Dispensationalism, who dreams like a Postmillenialist. J

Quiet Strength (Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker)

A man of conviction and integrity…it’s great to see a man like this living his Christian life in front of the players he coaches and NFL fans.

Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (Mother Teresa and Brian Kolodiejchuk)

A woman who lived out Matthew 25…

Ty Cobb (Charles C. Alexander)

Three Views of Creation and Evolution (Stanley N. Gundry)

A good read if one enjoys science and is open to views that differ from theirs’.

(August 2008)

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God (Francis Chan)

What you might expect from Francis Chan. Francis Chan challenges comfortable American evangelicals.

Coming to Peace with Science (D. Falk)

I’m now at peace.

What a Difference a Daddy Makes (Kevin Leman)

Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian (Gary A Haugen)

Why do so many Christians live in fear…?

(July 2008)

Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure (Leland Ryken)

A topic all too often ignored due to Biblical ignorance on the subject.

What Saint Paul Really Said (NT Wright)

(June 2008)

The Future of Justification: A response to NT Wright (John Piper)

(May 2008)

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels (Thomas Cahill) (On Tape)

The Skeptic’s Guide to Global Poverty (Dale Hanson Bourke)

This book is a great reference tool about global poverty; it’s full of charts, graphs, and statistics.

How the Irish Saved Civilization (Thomas Cahill)

Saint Patrick in my hero! What a pity when Americans make him out to be as the Easter bunny and Santa Clause! It’s a tragedy that most American Evangelicals have no idea the Faith and life this man lived.

(April 2008)

The Russian Kettlebell Challenge : Xtreme Fitness for Hard Living Comrades (Tsatsouline, Pavel)

God is the Gospel: Meditations on God's love as the gift of himself (John Piper)

Hope Lives: A Journey of Restoration (Amber Van Schooneveld)

(March 2008)

The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd (John Piper)

The Language of God (Francis Collins)

I believe this is a book that all evangelicals should read. Francis Collins is a theistic evolutionist who presents a compelling argument.

The Greatest Life of All: Jesus (Charles R. Swindoll)

“In this ninth and final biographical study in the best-selling Great Lives from God’s Word series, beloved pastor and Bible teacher Charles Swindoll introduces you to the carpenter from Nazareth as you have never seen Him before.”

The Apocalypse Code (Hank Hanegraaff)

“This book is a withering and unrelenting critique of the positions of apocalyptic enthusiasts such as Tim LaHaye. Every fan of the Left Behind series should read this book. The fog will clear and common sense will return to our reading of the Bible.” Gary M. Burge

(February 2008)

Power to the People: Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American (Pavel Tsatsouline)

I asked my physical therapist about what she thought about this book, she loved it and thinks it would be beneficial to anyone who exercises consistently.

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)

“…this unique presentation of Jesus and his times is for believers and nonbelievers alike…”

Red Letter Christians (Tony Campolo)

“No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, Campolo will make you think, pray, and act.”

(January 2008)

The Sermon on the Mount: An Evangelical Exposition of Matthew 5-7 (D.A. Carson)

“The more I read these three chapters - Matthew 5, 6, and 7 - the more I am both drawn to them and shamed by them. Their brilliant light draws me like a moth to a spotlight; but the light is so bright that it sears and burns.”

Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith (Rob Bell)

“God has spoken, and the rest is commentary, right” I try to read one “modern day heretic” a year. This is this years! The author is Rob Bell, a controversial Emergent pastor in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Kevin Smith’s 2007 Reading

(December 2007)

Blessing of the Poor (Various Authors from Compassion Sponsors)

This book makes me, a rich American, ask these questions, “Is having the comforts that most Americans enjoy, a blessing or a curse? Should we be praying for those in global poverty or should they be praying for us?”

The Cross Centered Life (CJ Mahaney)

(November 2007)

Giving: How each of us can change the World (Bill Clinton)

(October 2007)

You don’t need a title to be a leader (Mark Sanborn)

(September 2007)

Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit (Charles R. Swindoll)

(August 2007)

Maravich (Wayne Federman and Marshall Terrill)

Bono (Michka Assyas)

(July 2007)

What the Bible Says About Parenting Biblical Principle for Raising Godly Children (John MacArthur)

The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics without God (George Weigel)

(June 2007)

Letters to a Young Evangelical (Tony Campolo)

So, You Want to Be Like Christ? (Charles R. Swindoll)

Loving Jesus (Mother Teresa)

(May 2007)

The Truth War (John MacArthur)

“Right now, truth is under attack, and much is at stake. Perhaps no one in American is more passionate than John MacArthur about exposing those who are mounting this attack - especially those bring the assault tight iinto the church.” (Back Jacket)

(April 2007)

The Costly Call: Modern-Day Stories of Muslims Who Found Jesus (Emir Fethi Cancer and H. Edward Pruitt)

“They are the untold tales of the heroes of the Christian faith, those rejected, tortured, and killed because of the One they have chosen to follow.

God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It (Jim Wallis)

“Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and solely pro-Republican? And since when promoting did and pursuing a progressive social agenda with a concern for economic security, health care, and educational opportunity mean you have to put faith in God aside?”

(March 2007)

Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It (David Batstone)

“Human trafficking is not an issue of the left or right, blue states or red states, but a great moral tragedy we can unite to stop. Not for Salve is a must read to see how you can join the fight.” Jim Wallis

(February 2007)

Amazing Grace in the light of William Wilberforce (John Piper)

John Piper writes with a pastor’s heart and a scholar’s pen. This concise study makes for compelling reading, with its eloquent exploration.

Wilberforce’s Christian faith and the first principles that flowed from one cannot rightly understand Wilberforce’s legacy as a reformer without understanding how his faith informed that legacy. Such a faith such a legacy has much to say to us still. This is a book to savor treasure.—KEVIN BELMONTE, author of William Wilberforce: A HeroHumanity and lead historical consultant for the motion picture Amazing Grace: TheWilliam Wilberforce Story

(January 2007)

The New Dare To Discipline (Dr. James Dobson)

Kevin Smith’s 2006 Reading

(December 2006)

The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity (Phillip Jenkins)

A must read for those who desire to have serious discussions on the future of the Christian Faith.

(November 2006)

God at Work (Gene Edward Veith, Jr.)

“God does not need our good works, but our neighbor does” (Gustaf Wingren)

(October 2006)

Disciplines of a Godly Man (R. Kent Hughes)

(September 2006)

Too Small To Ignore (Dr. Wess Stafford)

“Children are victimized by war, pornography, and prostitution, as well as by lack of funding, feeding, educating, and protecting. Yet in a few short years, the world’s challenges will be theirs to manage. Now is the time to act on their behalf and invests in children because they are Too Small to Ignore.” I was surprised of how insightful and challenging this book was. When adults tried to brush children aside when they were talking about “deep” spiritually things, Jesus became angry and invited the children to come and join in as He was teaching. Children are not the future of the church; they are the church of the present. They have value and gifts that God desires to use in our churches today.

(August 2006)

American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation (Jon Meacham)

The American Gospel 0 literally, the good news about America - is that religion shapes our public life without controlling it…this vivid book…tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God is a matter of choice.

Surprised by the Power of the Spirit (Jack Deere)

“Former Dallas Seminary Professor Discovers That god Speaks and Heals Today”

The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History (Curtis, Lang, and Petersen)

Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Greham Machen (John Piper)

“These men were fighters for the sake of the deepest truths. May their perseverance, courage, and resolve arouse such passions in you.” John Piper

(July 2006)

Saved Without A Doubt (John MacArthur)

Whose Money Is It, Anyway? (John MacArthur)

(June 2006)

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Charles Wheelan)

This book is a good introduction to economics that will have both “liberals” and “conservatives” throwing a hissy fit. I was first introduced to Charles Wheelan by his Yahoo columns. http://www.nakedeconomics.com/

(May 2006)

A Godward Life: Book Two (John Piper)

This is not the normal cutesy devotional. Each devotion is well thought out and makes you go deep in your worship.

The Pro Football Chronicle (Dan Daly and Bob O’Donnell)

I just love the history of sports. Lots of interesting facts and statistics included in this fascinating book.

(April 2006)

Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness? (John Piper)

Shepherding a Child’s Heart (Tedd Tripp)

“With the plethora of material on parenting and the family, it is surprising - and distressing - to see how few books are genuinely biblical. Here is a refreshing exception. Tedd Tripp offers solid, trustworthy, biblical help for parents. If you are looking for the right perspective and practical help, you won’t find a more excellent guide.” John MacArthur

(March 2006)

The Education of a Coach (David Halberstam)

This book is a biography of Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots. Why did the Browns ever let him go?

Terrify No More (Gary A. Haugen)

In Terrify No More an international team of investigators goes undercover to infiltrate this ring of brothels and gather evidence needed to free these girls. “You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; You encourage them, and You listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.” (Psalm 10:17-18) Stop bickering in your churches, stop spending thousands of dollars on cheap entertainment, stop whining when you don’t get your way in church, and start being like Christ by caring for the afflicted not your taste buds, your ego, or your entertainment fix. Good News about Injustice by Gary Haugen is a great book about this ministry that saved these girls. I recommend reading it first.

(February 2006)

Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication (Charles R. Swindoll)

This will be the third book I’ve read in the series “Great Lives from God’s Word”. “The study of history is nothing more than the study of great men and women”, Thomas Carlyle.

(January 2006)

Love and Respect (Dr. Emerson Eggerichs)

A good marriage book that doesn’t reveal anything new to me but it presents good truths to think about.

Pistol Pete: Heir to a Dream (Pete Maravich and Darrel Campbell)

This is the second book I read on Pete Maravich. He only lived 41 years, but they were an inspirational and adventured filled 41 years.

For Pete Maravich’s personal testimony click on the link below:

http://www.tothenextlevel.org/docs/testimonies/testimonies_basketball/maravich_pete/maravich_pete_default.asp

Never Die Easy (Walter Payton with Don Yaeger)

“If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner. You know what a winner is? A winner is somebody who has given his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possible can, who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something. It doesn’t mean that they accomplished it or failed, it means that they’ve given it their best. That’s a winner.” (Walter Payton)

Kevin Smith’s 2005 Reading

(DECEMBER 2005)

Bird Watching (Larry Bird with Jackie MacMullan)

It’s amazing how much professional athletes put their bodies on the line just to play a boys game. I had no idea how much pain Larry Bird had to endure throughout his career. He wasn’t one to complain. Larry Bird seems to be a down to earth guy that didn’t let fame and money change him.

Forever Showtime: The Checkered Life of Pistol Pete Maravich (Phil Berger)

“He could do things with a basketball I’ve never seen anybody do.” Rick Barry

Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Steven D. Levitt)

This book makes you think and question “conventional wisdom”.

(OCTOBER 2005 – nOVEMBER 2005)

The Joy of Fearing God (Jerry Bridges)

The Real Lincoln (Thomas Dill Lorenzo)

(September 2005)

Compassion versus Guilt and Other Essays (Thomas Sowell)

The Treasure Principle (Randy Alcorn)

(July 2005 - August 2005)

When I Don’t Desire God (John Piper)

Finding Common Ground (Tim Downs)

Martin Luther: The Christian between God and Death (Richard Marius)

(July 2005)

Darwin on Trial (Phillip E. Johnson)

(June 2005)

Joseph: A Man of Integrity and Forgiveness (Charles R. Swindoll)

Compassionate Conservatism (Marvin Olasky)

In Compassionate Conservatism Marvin Olasky takes us on a road trip with his son, Daniel, across the country, showing exactly how the new movement is unfolding. Along the way, he offers a set of principles, and a brief tour through history to show that these are not se much radically new ideas as rediscoveries of long-lost wisdom. Read this book for a blueprint of the future of politics and welfare in America.

Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death (H. Aaron Cohl)

How pessimism, paranoia, and a misguided media are leading us toward disaster.

(May 2005)

It’s Not about Me (Max Lucida)

Give Me a Break (John Stossel)

“A riveting, enlightening read from one of America’s ablest and more courageous journalists. Stossel brilliantly practices what most in the media only preach.” Steve Forbes

Taking Heat: The President, the press, and my years in the white house (Air Fleischer)

“This book attempts to capture much of what I saw behind the scenes about President George W. Bush, his policies, his charade, and why he does what he does…”

(April 2005)

Church History in Plain Language (Bruce L. Shelley)

Dr. Shelly is a respected scholar whose work is painstakingly researched and carefully crafted for historical accuracy.

The Sound Mind Investing Handbook (Austin Pryor)

This book can help you avoid the number one financial mistake many Christians make - ignoring biblical principles when managing your money and following secular advice instead. When you use biblical principles as a guide, you will invest more wisely and prudently---and glorify God at the same time. “Combines biblical wisdom with very practical and understandable application... Anyone would profit from reading this book.” Dr. Charles Stanley

(March 2005)

Don’t Waste your life (John Piper)

Most people slip by in life without a passion for God, spending their lives on trivial diversion, living for comfort and pleasure, and perhaps trying to avoid sin. This book will warn you not to get caught up in a life that counts for nothing. It will challenge you to live and die boasting in the cross of Christ and making the glory of God your singular passion. If you believe that to live is Christ and to dies is gain, read this book, learn to live for Christ, and don’t’ waste your life!

(February 2005)

The Schools We Need and Why we don’t have them (JR. Hirsch)

Renowned educator and author ED Hirsh, Jr., argues that, by disdaining content based curricula while favoring abstract – and discredited – theories of how a child learns, the ideas uniformly taught by our school have done terrible harm to America’s students. Instead of preparing our children for the highly completive, information based economy in which we no live, our schools’ practices have severely curtailed their ability, and desire, to learn.

How capitalism saved America: the untold history of our country, from the pilgrims to the present (Thomas Dill Lorenzo)

DiLorenzo, a professor of economics, shows how capitalism has made America the most prosperous nation on earth – and how the sort of government regulation that politicians and pundits endorse has hindered economic growing, caused higher unemployment, raised prices, and created many other problems.

A Personal Odyssey (Thomas Sowell)

An autobiography of Thomas Sowell. “This is the gritty story of one man’s lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry.” Front flap. “Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. In our time, no one has written more wisely on the issues of culture and race. Now he has given readers a rare opportunity to know him as a man. Don’t miss it.” David Horowitz

Good News about Injustice (Gary Haugen)

Haugen calls the body of Christ to action. He offers concrete guidance on the ways and means its members can rise up to seek justice throughout the world. “I defy anybody to emerge from exposure to this book unscathed. In fact, my advice to would-be readers is ‘Don’t! Leave the book alone!” - unless you are willing to be shocked, challenged, persuaded and transformed.” John Stott.

(january 2005)

A Man of Faith: The Spiritual journey of George W. Bush (David Aikman)

With a balanced journalistic style, Aikman gives us a candid look into the life of George W. Bush and assesses the impact of his faith on his presidency. George W. Bush is a man of faith whose private Christianity is powerfully shaping our public policies, our world at large, and history for all time to come.

A Life of Martin Luther: Here I stand (Roland H. Bainton)

A biography of Martin Luther. "Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason---I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other---my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. God help me, Amen." Martin Luther

Five views of law and gospel (Stanley Gundry)

Do the Law and the Gospel belong to two separate dispensations? Has the Gospel replaced the Law? What is the relevance of the Old Testament Law to our lives as Christians? Is there continuity between it and what Christ expects of us in the Gospel?

Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond stage one (Thomas Sowell)

So much of our national political debate these days revolves around economic matters -- taxes, health care, even affirmative action and immigration policy -- that it is essential for every informed American to have a working knowledge of economics. Now the renowned conservative economist Thomas Sowell has made it possible for you to grasp quickly and easily the economic elements of key public policies -- even if economics has always seemed dry and forbidding in the past. Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One is anything but dry and forbidding: it's a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the economic implications of political issues.

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Book Rankings

Ranking Score 5: Awesome 4: Great 3: Good 2: Average 1: Bad ?: Did Not Finish Reading Book

Leadership

3 You don’t need a title to be a leader (Mark Sanborn)

Exercise

3 The Russian Kettlebell Challenge : Xtreme Fitness for Hard Living Comrades (Tsatsouline, Pavel)

3 Power to the People: Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American (Pavel Tsatsouline)

Economics and Finance

5 Thomas Sowell Basic Economics

5 Thomas Sowell Applied Economics

5 Austin Pryor The Sound Mind Investing Handbook

4 Steven D. Levitt Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

3 Charles Wheelan Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

3 Thomas Dill Lorenzo How Capitalism Saved America

Theology

5 JI Packer Knowing God

5 John Piper Desiring God

4 Robert G. Clouse The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views

4 Tom Nelson The Big Picture

4 JI Packer Concise Theology

4 RC Sproul Chosen By God

4 John MacArthur The Gospel According to Jesus

4 RC Sproul The Holiness of God

4 Robert G. Clouse The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views

4 RC Sproul The Last Days Accoring to Jesus

4 R.W. Stott The Cross of Christ

4 John Piper The Pleasures of God

4 John Piper Future Grace

4 RC Sproul Knowing Scripture

4 Wayne A. Grudmen Are Miraculous Gifs for Today

3 J. Matthew Pinson Four View on Eternal Security

3 Stanley N. Bundry Five Views on Law and Gospel

3 Lewis Sperry Chafer Major Bible Themes

3 Charles C. Ryrie A Survey of Bible Doctrine

3 Daniel Fuller The Unity of the Bible

3 Gordon D. Fee How to Read the Bible for All its Worth

3 Henrietta Mears What the Bible is all About

3 John Piper A Hunger for God

3 John Piper God's Passion for His Glory

3 John Piper The Supremacy of God in Preaching

3 John Piper 50 Crucial Questions About Manhood and Womanhood

3 NT Wright What Saint Paul Really Said

3 John Piper God is the Gospel: Meditations on God's love as the gift of himself

3 Hank Hanegraaff The Apocalypse Code

3 D.A. Carson The Sermon on the Mount: An Evangelical Exposition of Matthew 5-7

3 CJ Mahaney The Cross Centered Life

3 John MacArthur Saved Without A Doubt

3 John MacArthur Whose Money Is It, Anyway?

3 John Piper Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?

2 Jack Deere Surprised by the Power of the Spirit

2 John Piper The Future of Justification: A response to NT Wright

History

4 Justo L. Gonnzalez The Story of Christianity (Volumes 1 and 2)

4 Bruce L. Shelley Church History in Plain Language

4 Thomas Cahill The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels

4 Thomas Cahill Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus

4 Dan Daly and Bob O’Donnell The Pro Football Chronicle

4 Frank Viola and George Barna Pagan Christianity

4 Chris Willis Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935

4 Richard Whittingham Sunday's Heroes: NFL Legends Talk About the Times of Their Lives

4 Chris Willis The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900-1922

3 Thomas Cahill How the Irish Saved Civilization

2 Jon Meacham American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

2 Curtis, Lang, and Petersen The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History

Christian Living

5 Jerry Bridges The Discipline of Grace

4 Leland Ryken Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure

4 Jerry Bridges Trusting God even when life hurts

4 Jerry Bridges The Practice of Godliness

4 A.W. Tozer The Pursuit of God

4 Jerry Bridges The Pursuit of Holiness

4 John MacArthur How to Meet the Enemy

4 Jerry Bridges The Joy of Fearing God

4 Shane Claiborne The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

3 Tom Nelson The Problem of Life with God

3 JI Packer Keep in Step with the Spirit

3 Gene Edward Veith, Jr. God at Work

3 CS Lewis Reflections on the Psalms

3 Robert Van de Weyer Daily Readings with Blaise Pascal

3 Toben and Joanne Heim Great Expectation

3 Francis Chan Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

3 Rob Bell Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith

3 John Piper When I Don't Desire God

3 Charles Stanley The Gift of Forgiveness

2 Max Lucado A Gentle Thunder

2 Max Lucado God Came Near

2 Warren Rick The Purpose Driven Life

2 John Eldredge Wild at Heart

2 M. Robert Mulholland Jr. Invitation to a Journey

2 John Piper Don’t Waste Your Life

2 Max Lucado It's Not About Me

2 Elizabeth Elliot Quest for Love

2 Paul E. Billheimer Destined for the Throne

2 Randy Alcorn The Treasure Principle

2 Charles R. Swindoll So, You Want to Be Like Christ?

2 Tony Campolo Letters to a Young Evangelical

2 John Piper A Godward Life: Book Two

2 R. Kent Hughes Disciplines of a Godly Man

1 B Curtin and J Eldredge The Sacred Romance

Evangelism/Discipleship/Church Persecution

5 John Piper Let the Nations be Glad

4 JI Packer Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God

4 Tim Downs Finding Common Ground

3 Robert E. Coleman The Master Plan of Evangelism

3 W. Oscar Thompson Concentric Circles of Concern

3 D. James Kennedy Evangelism Explosion

3 Walter A. Henrichsen Disciples are made not born

3 DC Talk Jesus Freaks

3 David Aikman Jesus in Beijing

3 Emir Fethi Cancer and H. Edward Pruitt The Costly Call: Modern-Day Stories of Muslims Who Found Jesus

Justice Issues

5 Marvin Olasky Compassionate Conservatism

5 Gary Haugen Good News About Injustice

5 John Perkins With Justice for All

5 Gary A Haugen Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian

5 Dr. Wess Stafford Too Small To Ignore

4 David Batstone Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It

4 Gary A. Haugen Terrify No More

3 Various Authors from Compassion Sponsors Blessing of the Poor

2 Bill Clinton Giving: How each of us can change the World

2 Dale Hanson Bourke The Skeptic’s Guide to Global Poverty

2 Amber Van Schooneveld Hope Lives: A Journey of Restoration

Science

5 D. Falk Coming to Peace with Science

5 Francis Collins The Language of God

5 Hugh Ross Why the Universe is the Way it is

4 Stanley N. Gundry Three Views of Creation and Evolution

3 Phillip E. Johnson Darwin On Trial

Relationships

5 Tedd Tripp Shepherding a Child’s Heart

4 Dr. James Dobson The New Dare To Discipline

4 Henry Cloud Changes That Heal

4 James Dobson Life on the Edge

3 Dr. Emerson Eggerichs Love and Respect

3 Kevin Leman What a Difference a Daddy Makes

3 Stu Webber Four Pillars of a Man's Heart

3 Tony Evans No More Excuses

3 Larry Crabb Inside Out

3 Eliazbeth Elliot Passion and Purity

3 Josh McDowell The Secret of Loving

3 Patrick Morley The Man in the Mirror

2 Neil Clark Warren Finding the Love of Your Life

2 M. Blane Smith Should I Get Married

2 John MacArthur What the Bible Says About Parenting Biblical Principle for Raising Godly Children

2 H. Cloud and J Townsend Boundarires in Marriage

Apologetics/False Teachings

4 Kevin Deyoung and Ted Kluck Why Were Not Emergent

3 CS Lewis Mere Christianity

3 Darrell L. Bock Breaking the DaVince Code

3 John MacArthur Charismatic Chaos

3 Hank Hanegraaff Counterfeit Revival

3 G. Richard Fisher The Confusing World of Benny Hinn

3 John McDowell Answers to Tough Questions

3 JI Packer Answers for Questions today

2 Shorrosh Anin Islam Revealed

2 John MacArthur The Truth War

1 Benny Hinn Good Morning Holy Spirit

Biographies

5 Pete Maravich and Darrel Campbell Pistol Pete: Heir to a Dream

5 John Wooden They Call Me Coach

5 Charles Swindoll Joseph: A Man of Integrity and Forgiveness

4 Charles Swindoll David: A Story of Passion and Destiny

4 Roland Bainton Here I Stand (Biography of Luther)

4 Larry Bird with Jackie MacMullan Bird Watching

4 Phil Berger Forever Showtime: The Checkered Life of Pistol Pete Maravich

4 John Piper The Legacy of Sovereign Joy

4 John Piper The Roots of Endurance

4 Charles R. Swindoll The Greatest Life of All: Jesus

4 Mother Teresa Loving Jesus

4 John Piper Amazing Grace in the light of William Wilberforce

3 Tom Callahan Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas

3 David Aikman A Man of Faith: The Spiritual Journey of George W. Bush

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3 Thomas Sowell A Personal Odyssey

3 Catherine Swift Eric Liddel

3 Helen K. Hosier Jonathan Edwards

3 Kathleen White Jim Elliot

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3 James Stalker Life of Paul

3 Richard Marius Martin Luther: The Chistian Between God and Death

3 Thomas Dill Lorenzo The Real Lincoln

3 John Piper The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd

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3 Charles R. Swindoll Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit

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2 Louis Brewer Hall The Perilous Vision of John Wyclif

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Favorite Authors: Books from authors I have read. The following authors have greatly influenced my thinking and the way I live my life.

John Piper

1. Don’t Waste your life

2. Desiring God

3. Let the Nations be Glad
4. The Pleasures of God

5. Future Grace

6. A Hunger for God

7. God's Passion for His Glory

8. 50 Crucial Questions about Manhood and Womanhood

9. When I Don't Desire God

10. A Godward Life: Book Two

11. Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?

12. The Supremacy of God in Preaching

13. Amazing Grace in the light of William Wilberforce

14. God is the Gospel: Meditations on God's love as the gift of himself

15. The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd

16. The Legacy of Sovereign Joy : God's Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin

17. The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce

18. Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Greham Machen

19. The Future of Justification: A response to NT Wright

20. The Innkeeper

Thomas Sowell

1. Compassion versus Guilt and Other Essays

2. Ethnic America

3. Basic Economics

4. Applied Economics

5. A Personal Odyssey

6. Inside American Education

7. On Classical Economics

John MacArthur Jr.

1. The Gospel According to Jesus

2. Think Biblically

3. How to Meet the Enemy

4. Charismatic Chaos

5. Saved Without A Doubt

6. Whose Money Is It, Anyway?

7. The Truth War

Jerry Bridges

1. The Discipline of Grace

2. The Practice of Godliness

3. The Joy of Fearing God

4. Trusting God even when life hurts

5. The Pursuit of Holiness

JI Packer

1. Answers for Questions today

2. Keep in Step with the Spirit

3. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God

4. Knowing God

5. Concise Theology