Monday, December 15, 2008

Best Recent Reads

I leave a little trail of things I am reading behind me. Bright pieces of paper to mark the place of next devouring. Little stacks of books...on my desk, by the bed, in my study.

So what are the best books I have read recently?

1. Starting a House Church - Kreider and McClung - Regal books. Informative, vision-casting, equipping, passionate, unifying. (this is not a book about criticizing the formalized church)

2. The Forgotten Ways - Alan Hirsch - Henderson - Speaks to the issues of life and church that make it succeed or fail. Heard him recently at a conference - here is a guy that is very deep and very clear. A must read.

3. Robert's Ridge - one of the most heroic true stories I have ever read - set in Afghanistan. An incredible salute to our troops.

4. Evangelism without Additives - Jim Henderson - Water Brook - Is this not the first book I have read on personal evangelism that makes you feel you can do it?? Yes.

5. UnChristian - what a new generation really thinks about Christianity - Kinnaman - Baker books - a must read for anyone wanting to bridge the gaps and effectively minister.

6. Simple Church - Rainer and Geiger - B&H books - Peeling off the old stuff that has bogged and clogged the church. Relief.

7. The Irresistible Revolution - Claiborne - Zondervan. A bracing and passionate review of the church and the gospel - loaded with insights and things to ponder. A great tune-up for faith written by one of the new young leaders.

8. The Message - Eugene Peterson - A very contemporary translation of the New Testament, that has made many passages come alive for me. A great read...not just another translation.

Now that's eight - that truly are great. (sorry)

You probably can buy many of these below jacket price by googling the titles.

May your reading go well in this season of a bit more free time.

Dave

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