Kevin Watson over at Deeply Committed has a post about the first five books he’ll read in 2008. So, I thought I’d share my first five for 2008 too. I’m a book geek too, so my family got me either books or Amazon gift cards! Some of these are for my upcoming D.Min. class (the last three), but the other two are just things I’m interested in.
- If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence, and Spirit by Brenda Ueland
- They Like Jesus, but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations by Dan Kimball
- Post-Modern Pilgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century Church by Leonard Sweet
- The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World by Peter Schwartz
- The Truth about the Truth: De-Confusing and Re-Constructing the Postmodern World by Walter Truett Anderson
There are more on the shelf waiting to be read! I saw where Trevin Wax has some suggestions for meeting his goal of reading 100 books a year. I can see reading two books a week, but I think the cost would be outrageous unless you had a really good library nearby.
Happy reading!
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Matt – thanks for the link. Kimball’s book is on my wish list, so I hope to read it soon. Happy New Year!
I enjoyed it and even suggested it to the young adult Sunday School class at one of the churches I serve. It’s great food for thought for those who care about folks outside the Church.
Matt, I found Kimball interesting. I’m still trying to articulate my qualms about it. But they are there.
Does reading the Bible front to back count as one book?
What if I read it over and over?
Rather than read 100 books, what if we read 1 with great devotion?
I think the Bible counts as 66 books, right?
If you read it twice in one year that’s 132!
As you’ve probably heard, Referring to the bible, Wesley always said he was a man of one book.
Yet, and I’m sure you’ve heard this quote too, he also told a preacher,
At last, someone to explain all my book purchases to my wife.
But, honey, it’s God’s will.
Come on honey, you don’t want me to be a trifler all my days, do you?! haha