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…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
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
Here is the updated list of books read in 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
It took a little while but here is the list of books read so far in 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
Here is another update for the list of books read in 2017:
Star Wars: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno
College Ministry 101: A Guide to Working with 18-25 Year Olds by Chuck Bomar
Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support by Brad House
Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary by Ernie Johnson Jr.
Gospel Centered Discipleship by Jonathan K. Dodson
Plan B by Pete Wilson
Star Wars FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed The Movies by Mark Clark
Godzilla FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Anime: from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation by Susan J. Napier
What is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Church by Dave Anderson & Tim Wilcox
Here is the updated book list for this year:
Star Wars: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno
College Ministry 101: A Guide to Working with 18-25 Year Olds by Chuck Bomar
Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support by Brad House
Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary by Ernie Johnson Jr.
Gospel Centered Discipleship by Jonathan K. Dodson
Plan B by Pete Wilson
Star Wars FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed The Movies by Mark Clark
Godzilla FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Anime: from Akira to Howl’s Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation by Susan J. Napier
What is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert
