Since I read a butt-load of books each semester, I thought it might be a good idea to let ya'll know some of the better ones I've read:
Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ - John Piper
*Short book, just over 120 pages. Nothing like Desiring God.
Master Plan of Evangelism - Robert Coleman
*One of like 4 or 5 books that does an in depth study of Jesus' style of discipleship and evangelism. One of the better books I read this Spring.
Humility - CJ Mahaney
*If you've never read or heard of Mahaney, you should start.
Spiritual Disciplines For the Christian Life - Donald Whitney
*Southern Professor. Good book talking about the disciplines (eg, fasting, praying, serving). If you've read Dallas Willard's Disciplines, they're a lot alike.
Knowing God - JI Packer
*It's sort of a systematic theology book on who God is, written with the lay minister in mind (aka, common man). I plan on reading this one again when I have some free time. Like in 2 years.
Devotional Classics - Richard Foster
*Although Foster is a little out there, this is a great compilation of some of the greatest minds in the history of the Church. Short list of authors: CS Lewis, Jonathan Edwards, John of the Cross, Thomas Merton, John Calvin, Teresa of Avila, Watchman Nee, Ignatius of Loyola. It's really interesting to see what people from different places and different times thought about God. Some of it, like Julian of Norwich is a little weird. But all of it is good.
Evangelical Ethics - John Jefferson Davis
*A good overview of the major ethical issues (eg, abortion, euthanasia, bioethics) including history of each argument and the evangelical perspective. I may not agree with every point, but Davis gives each issue a fair assessment
The Universe Next Door - James Sire
*Like the ethics book, but an overview of different worldviews (eg, pantheism, nihilism, postmodernism).
Faith and Reason - Ronald Nash
*RTS professor. Like the ethics book, but for philosophy and the Christian perspective.
And that's only like half of the books I read this past semester!
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lucky, i wish i could read that many books in a semester now. I finished Telling the Truth by Buechner last night. Read it.
did i tell you i found the magnificent defeat (buechner) at a used book store? i'm gonna try and get to it this summer
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