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2019 Year in Review

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2019…an interesting year to say the least.  And the 2010s were an interesting decade to say the least.  I can’t say I’m not sad it going away, this has to have been the toughest decade I’ve been through.  But it speaks to God’s grace and mercy that I did.

 

Final reading list for 2019:

Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears

Why We Love The Church:  In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion by Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

To Live is Christ To Die is Gain by Matt Chandler

Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Good Faith by David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons

Creature of the Word:  The Jesus-Centered Church by Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson and Eric Geiger

On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior

Growing Down by Michael Kelley

Holy Superheroes!: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels and Film by Greg Garrett

Godzilla On My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters by William Tsutsui

 

This is the 15th year of keeping track of books I’ve read. Here’s the number breakdown:

2005: 19

2006: 20

2007: 18

2008: 22

2009: 29

2010: 24

2011: 15

2012: 14

2013: 9

2014: 7

2015: 13

2016: 12

2017: 12

2018: 7

2019: 10

 

Here is what I learned in 2019:

1.) Share a kind word to someone each day.  It means a lot not just to the person but to you as well.

2.) Do whatever you can for people and if you’re not able to, give it over to God.  He’s ultimately in control and can trust He will get it done.

 

Highlights of 2019:  Getting to visit my friends in Kansas.  Going to a Titans game with my best friend.  Winning trivia contests with some friends.  Opportunities to preach.  Got to see the NFL Draft in person in Nashville

 

My hope for 2020:  To be more like Christ.  To express myself creatively again.

 

I hope that the new year and new decade brings new hope and new opportunities to you and that God may bless you throughout it.

Updated 2019 Book List

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Here is the updated book list for this year:

Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears

Why We Love The Church:  In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion by Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

To Live is Christ To Die is Gain by Matt Chandler

Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Good Faith by David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons

Creature of the Word:  The Jesus-Centered Church by Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson and Eric Geiger

On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior

Growing Down by Michael Kelley

Updated 2019 Book List

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Here is the updated book list:

Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears

Why We Love The Church:  In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion by Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

To Live is Christ To Die is Gain by Matt Chandler

Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Good Faith by David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons

Creature of the Word:  The Jesus-Centered Church by Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson and Eric Geiger

 

 

2019 Book List

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This has been a long time coming as I have been taking a long time reading through books this year.  Here is the list so far:

Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears

Why We Love The Church:  In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion by Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

To Live is Christ To Die is Gain by Matt Chandler

 

2018 Year in Review

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2018…the year is finally coming to the end.  This has been one of the toughest years for me.  I would say right there with 2013 with the level of toughness it’s been.  But by God’s grace I have made it to the end of the year.

Final reading list for 2018:

Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller

Replant: How Did a Dying Church Can Grow Again by Mark DeVine & Darrin Patrick

Transformational Discipleship:  How People Really Grow by Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley & Philip Nation

Street Gang:  The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis

The Stark Truth:  The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History by Jayson Stark

Here We Stand:  Enduring Truth and the Reformation of the Church edited by Michael A. G. Haykin

I Will:  Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian by Thom S. Rainer

This is the 14th year of keeping track of books I’ve read. Here’s the number breakdown:

2005: 19

2006: 20

2007: 18

2008: 22

2009: 29

2010: 24

2011: 15

2012: 14

2013: 9

2014: 7

2015: 13

2016: 12

2017: 12

2018:  7

Here is what I learned in 2018:

1) Show love and grace to everyone.  You never know who is hurting and could use the support.  Even more so when you’re hurting love others.  It is helpful in healing.

2) Take it one day at a time.  Literally take things one day at a time.  Sometimes that’s all you can do to make it through the day.

This is a unusually short year in review.  Like I said, this was a very tough year for me.  I hope that 2019 will be a better year than 2018.  That is my prayer for me and for you

Updated 2018 Book List

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It has been a long time since I updated the book list for this year.  I got bogged down over the summer and didn’t read much.  One book really bogged me down (haven’t finished it yet and had to switch to another).  But here’s the updated list:

Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller

Replant: How Did a Dying Church Can Grow Again by Mark DeVine & Darrin Patrick

Transformational Discipleship:  How People Really Grow by Eric Geiger, Michael Kelley & Philip Nation

Street Gang:  The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis

The Stark Truth:  The Most Overrated & Underrated Players in Baseball History by Jayson Stark