DISQUS

joel gutowsky · 1 year ago

i've been reading east of eden by steinbeck. its really good, but really long. im reading it with the intention of finding jesus in things that aren't necessarily "christian"

Akash · 1 year ago

Small Group - James
Mentor Group - The Mature Man
Smaller Small Group (a couple of guys from Small Group) - Everything Must Change

On my own - Prayer (by Foster), Elegant Universe

gary · 1 year ago

Just finished This Beautiful Mess (highly recommend), and right now I'm reading Soul Cravings which is a great resource for someone searching for faith.

Crystal Renaud · 1 year ago

the biblical guide to counseling the sexual addict.

fun fun.

Patrick Sprague · 1 year ago

unChristian - David Kinnaman.

What a new generation really thinks about christianity...and why it matters. Basically, covers research from the Barna Group about people's impressions of Christianity, and what to do to change this. Good stuff.

Jamison · 1 year ago

I just finished "I Became A Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt" by Vince Antonuccie. Seriously if you have not read it go get it from amazon. I have never read a book that so honestly and so authentically described what Christianity and Jesus is all about.

Amy · 1 year ago

Still reading 101 cups of water for the tired thirsty soul.

Terrace Crawford · 1 year ago

I am reading unChristian (loving it, wrestling with it) and The God You Can Know (DeHaan)

mike foster · 1 year ago

ZAG by Marty Neumeier. Its about the strategy of radical differentiation. Good stuff. Short and concise too.

Derek Sweatman · 1 year ago

Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Starbucks Experience, by Joseph Michelli

About to purchase:
Scar Tissue, by Anthony Kiedis (for all you chilipepper fans out there)

Travis Thompson · 1 year ago

I want to second the Lousy T-Shirt Book, by Vince Antonucci. Everyone should read it.

Our leadership team just finished Good to Great

I'm starting The Fred Factor and Crazy for God

- travis

Mark Jaffrey · 1 year ago

John Bevere has written an excellent book about the subject of Christians taking offense with one another called (and it's a truly terrible title) "The Bait of Satan". Once I was able to wade past all the Southern Bible Church cultural packaging I found a great teaching packed with humility and wisdom.

I have found "offense" is one of the biggest silent killers in the church. It's the fundamental reason for church splits, pastor/church board issues and for many of the worship wars - we artists are a sensitive lot.

gbrad@mag · 1 year ago

City of God
Confessions both by St Augustine
The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Chazown by Craig Groechel

Jason Curlee · 1 year ago

Three right now....Made To Stick, Visioneering and UnChristian...

John Ireland · 1 year ago

hmmm...i'm auditing a class at asbury seminary in biblical archaeology, so i am reading "How Starbucks Saved My Life" to balance the academia...:)

becky · 1 year ago

Small Group women's Soul Care Larry Crabb
Small Group couples Nouwen's Return of the Prodigal
leadership Pipers Desiring God

Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer

Jeremy Davidson · 1 year ago

Made to Stick was a great read. I just finished The Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll yesterday and started reading Creating Customer Evangelists by Jackie Huba.

Loran · 1 year ago

Go put your strengths to work.

johnincolorado · 1 year ago

"The American Church In Crisis" by David Olson.
"Feeling Good" David Burns, M.D.
"Out of the Shadows" Patrick Carnes
"Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ" John Piper

Chris Baker · 1 year ago

"Why Guys Need God" - Mike Erre. Takes a view of Gen 1 - 3 and talks about men and masculinity before and after the fall. And how and what we should be striving for in our jobs, in marriage (sexuality) and our relationships with others. Some really good and challenging stuff. Mike Erre has another great book called "Jesus of Suburbia" - I highly recommend that one.

jda · 1 year ago

Jesus For President.
seriously this book will wreck you.
dont read it.

Jerad · 1 year ago

Vintage Jesus - Mark Driscoll
I recommend to everyone!

Carole Turner · 1 year ago

I lead a book club at HPC and right now we are reading "River Rising" fiction-by Athol Dickenson, very good book.

But the books I keep by my bed ALWAYS and read from all the time are

"The Barbarian Way" by Erwin McMannus,
"The Revolutioin-A field Guide to changing your world" by Heather Zydek
"The Great Divorce" by CS Lewis

I am reading Jesus for President by Shane Clairbourne right now but so far it's just an extended look at what we already know about his beliefs from "The Irresistable Revolution". I'm not really digging it so far, something about it is just not clicking with me but I'm only half way through it so, we will see.

Robin · 1 year ago

No More Christian Nice Guy- Paul Coughlin
Very good book.

emily · 1 year ago

Red Letters by Tom Davis
The Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

Matt Bunk · 1 year ago

Just about to start reading The Air I Breathe by Lou Giglio. I'm excited to dive in to it.

vagabondrunn · 1 year ago

Messy Spirituality

Just finished Sex God by Rob Bell.

Brad Ruggles · 1 year ago

That's a great book.

I'm reading "The Art of the Start" by Guy Kawasaki.

Brad Ruggles
www.bradruggles.com

jimkastkeat · 1 year ago

I just finished Art & Fear by David Boyles.
(Great read for anyone involved in anything creative or artistic. It came highly recommended by a local prof and my teaching pastor.)

Also, Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright was phenomenal (as expected).

And I'm currently plugging away through Lila, the sequal to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pursig.

Darcie · 1 year ago

"Letters To a Young Teacher" by Jonathan Kozol. He's discussing (through letters obviously) the inequalities in American education. What I'm really finding interesting is how he believes that Christians should be more involved in public education reform. Very interesting and eye opening.

Abs · 1 year ago

One that I have read over and over and over again is "Walking on Water - Reflections on Faith and Art" by Madeline L'Engle. Seriously, I can't say enough about how amazing this book is - get it and read it!

Also reading "The Secret Message of Jesus" by Brian McClaren

Clay · 1 year ago

The Unquenchable Worshipper----Matt Redman
Soul Cravings-----Erwin McManus
The Best Question Ever------Andy Stanley
To Know You More------Andy Park

Tony Steward · 1 year ago

"The Art of the Start" Guy Kawasaki - brilliant book...

skiescolliiide · 1 year ago

Right now I'm reading "Going All the Way" by Craig Groeshel.. next up is "Blue like Jazz" by Donald Miller

skiescolliiide · 1 year ago

Right now I'm reading "Going All the Way" by Craig Groeshel.. next up is "Blue like Jazz" by Donald Miller

Kris Sorensen · 1 year ago

About to crack open "Don't Waste Your Life" by John Piper

Brian · 1 year ago

Just finished "The End of Poverty" by Jeffrey Sachs and am starting "Holy Silence" by some Quaker dude.

Also doing Everything Must Change in my smaller small group.

coni andress · 1 year ago

Blue like Jazz by Donald Miller. Loving the way he states things so clearly. He has a great sense of humor too. I am a slow reader because I pick it up and put it down for a week or so, then I have to backtrack to remember where I am in the story.

Jeff · 1 year ago

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Society by Michael Frost (taking awhile to get through, but very good)

Off the subject, just random...maybe it's a semi-dyslexic thing, but I do a double-take everytime I see your abbreviated nickname, "loswhit". Every time, from first glance, it looks profane...just saying...

Jenny · 1 year ago

Ted Dekker ~ Black, White and Red books.

I mainly stopped by to tell you I received my first letter from the young man I sponsored when you all went to Uganda. He is a darling, if you want to pop over and see what his letter means to me.

Thank you for going and sharing your experience!

Jonathan Herron · 1 year ago

"Reason for God" by Tim Keller
"Vintage Jesus" by Mark Driscoll

Kelly S · 1 year ago

The Appeal (John Grisham) for my non-Christian legal thriller addiction

Love and Respect (marriage book) Emerson Eggerich GOOD!

Number the Stars (reading aloud to my kids) :) cuz I'm a good mom like that.

Kelly S.

Rebekah · 1 year ago

I've been going through SOLO ever since you mentioned it on here. LOVE IT!

Also 10 books for school, religion major so I have some good ones (How to Read the Bible for all it's worth, When World views Collide)

Trying to read The Shack, everyones going nuts about it but I keep putting it down and forgetting it.

AuntieB · 1 year ago

Currently,

"Deadline" by Randy Alcorn (at the office)
"Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller (at home)
"Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyer (doing this as a devotion with the youth group)

I'm with Jenny about all the Ted Dekker stuff. So far, I've read almost everything he's ever written. I read "House" in 1 day. =) It was fantastic!

Trevor DeVage · 1 year ago

Jesus for President and "Solo" The message devotional.

The Brown Kid · 1 year ago

The Shaping of Things to Come (Again!) - Frost and Hircsh
Your God is Too White - Columbus Saley & Ronald Behm
God is Green "Ecology for Christians"- Ian Bradley

brenna · 1 year ago

Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman

Ronni · 1 year ago

A whole group of us are going through "Honors Reward" by John Bevere. Humbling stuff. Incredible. Seriously has changed my life in a few ways.

dew · 1 year ago

The Four Pillars of a Man's Heart by Stu Weber

Good stuff!

Drho · 1 year ago

"Launch" by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas
"Forever Odd" by Dean Koontz
"HTML, XHTML, and CSS - 6th Edition" by Elizabeth Castro
"Making You Happy Is Killing Me" by Dr. Les Carter

cindy · 1 year ago

Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller
(recommend to those reading Blue Like Jazz, if it's your first Miller read - this one's great too!)

Christian · 1 year ago

The Billboard Guide to Music Publicity.

tom · 1 year ago

Blue Like Jazz- Donald Miller
Velvet Elvis- Rob Bell
Auto Suspension and Steering- the most boring book you'll ever have to read for an auto class.

petec999 · 1 year ago

Just finished Made to Stick. I'm working on Scot McKnight's A Community Called Atonement.

Ben Workman · 1 year ago

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Niezsche
Russia and the Russians, Geoffrey Hosking

carolyn · 1 year ago

leading with a limp
visioneering
picasso - creator & destroyer

FERMIN-DAD · 1 year ago

I am reading: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals (John Piper); Print is Dead-Books in Our Digital Age (Jeff Gomez); The Starfish and the Spider (Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom). I am finishing up 2 books, and e-book The Biography of Condoleezza Rice (Elizabeth Bumiller and Prayer, Does It Make A Difference by Philip Yancey.

Emily · 1 year ago

Cold Tangerines. Shauna Niequiest. Simple. Honest. Good Jesus stuff.

jo · 1 year ago

anything Paulo Coelho
He is AMAZING!

Terry · 1 year ago

Vintage Jesus - Mark Driscoll

Reese · 1 year ago

I just finished reading Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography by Andrew Morton. I didn't know much about Scientology before, but I sure do now, wow. Aliens? Seriously Tom?

MandoRon · 1 year ago

Songwriting for Dummies