Stuck In What Book?
This summer, in my Tuesday morning Andy meetings, we are going to take the first 30 minutes and go through Made to Stick.
We have all read this book already so I’m excited to be able to go through it with him.
What book are you reading right now that you are learning from?
And all you super Christians…
RAIN IT DOWN
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”
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
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.
the biblical guide to counseling the sexual addict.
fun fun.
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.
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.
Still reading 101 cups of water for the tired thirsty soul.
I am reading unChristian (loving it, wrestling with it) and The God You Can Know (DeHaan)
ZAG by Marty Neumeier. Its about the strategy of radical differentiation. Good stuff. Short and concise too.
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)
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
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.
City of God
Confessions both by St Augustine
The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Chazown by Craig Groechel
Three right now….Made To Stick, Visioneering and UnChristian…
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…:)
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
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.
Go put your strengths to work.
“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
“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.
Jesus For President.
seriously this book will wreck you.
dont read it.
Vintage Jesus – Mark Driscoll
I recommend to everyone!
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.
No More Christian Nice Guy- Paul Coughlin
Very good book.
Red Letters by Tom Davis
The Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
Just about to start reading The Air I Breathe by Lou Giglio. I’m excited to dive in to it.
Messy Spirituality
Just finished Sex God by Rob Bell.
That’s a great book.
I’m reading “The Art of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki.
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
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.
“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.
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
The Unquenchable Worshipper—-Matt Redman
Soul Cravings—–Erwin McManus
The Best Question Ever——Andy Stanley
To Know You More——Andy Park
“The Art of the Start” Guy Kawasaki – brilliant book…
Right now I’m reading “Going All the Way” by Craig Groeshel.. next up is “Blue like Jazz” by Donald Miller
Right now I’m reading “Going All the Way” by Craig Groeshel.. next up is “Blue like Jazz” by Donald Miller
About to crack open “Don’t Waste Your Life” by John Piper
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.
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.
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…
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!
“Reason for God” by Tim Keller
“Vintage Jesus” by Mark Driscoll
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.
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.
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!
Jesus for President and “Solo” The message devotional.
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
Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman
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.
The Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart by Stu Weber
Good stuff!
“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
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!)
The Billboard Guide to Music Publicity.
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.
Just finished Made to Stick. I’m working on Scot McKnight’s A Community Called Atonement.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Niezsche
Russia and the Russians, Geoffrey Hosking
leading with a limp
visioneering
picasso – creator & destroyer
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.
Cold Tangerines. Shauna Niequiest. Simple. Honest. Good Jesus stuff.
anything Paulo Coelho
He is AMAZING!
Vintage Jesus – Mark Driscoll
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?
Songwriting for Dummies