Ten Books* that Influenced me in 2011
What Good is God? by Philip Yancey
In search of a faith that matters
Humilitas by John Dickson
The lost key to life, love, and leadership
Preaching in Black and White by E.K. Bailey and Warren Wiersbe
What we can learn from each other
The God who is There by D.A. Carson
Finding your place in God's Story
How to Change the World by David Bornstein
Social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas
Preaching and the Emerging Church by John Bohannon
An examination of four founding leaders
Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Kenneth Bailey
Cultural studies in the the Gospels
Luke The Gospel of Amazement by Michael Card
The biblical magination
Prayer From the Heart by Richard Foster
A collection of prayers
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
A World War II story of survival, resilience and redemption
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Anything Willard is a must read
'Scripture and the Authority of God' by N.T. Wright - Proves helpful for what to make of apparent contradictions and tension in scripture, how to read scripture while practicing discernment and giving ultimate authority to God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit).
Anything Matt Moring writes. He's a dear friend and up-and-coming writer. He will soon have a website called foolsandfolly.com
Several things Stanley Hauerwas writes (http://stanleyhauerwas.blogspot.com)
Thanks for sharing your top 10, I most certainly have to check some of them out. Unbroken I think will be the first one I choose, I love reading about history specially during the World Wars. Missed you this Sunday!
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Tim Keller
Global Warming and the Risen LORD: Christian Discipleship and Climate Change by Rev. Dr. Jim Ball
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith by David Kinnaman
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God by Dallas Willard
A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer by John Piper
Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath