Currently Reading: How God Became King
By: N.T. Wright
Good to read: (In no particular order)
Is God A Christian? R. Kirby Godsey
Beauty Will Save The World Brian Zahnd
Unconditional ? Brian Zahnd
Not A Fan Kyle Idleman
Holy Discontent By Bill Hybels
The Vow by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter
Jesus Calling Daily Devotional by Sarah Young
Love Wins by Rob Bell
24 Hours That Changed The World by Adam Hamilton
I Dare You by William H. Danforth
American Saint
Francis Asbury by John Wigger
An Emergent Theology by Ray S. Anderson
Prayer
Does it make any difference? by Phillip Yancey
Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer
Invictus by John Carlin
Jesus Manifesto by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola
The Irresistable Revolution by Shane Claiborne
Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell and Don Golden
Radical by David Platt
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
The Tangible Kingdom by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay
A New Kind of Christian by Brian D. McLaren
A New Kind of Christianity by Brian D. McLaren
The Story We Find Ourselves In by Brian D. McLaren
The Last Word and the Word After That By Brian D. McLaren
Who Stole My Church by Gordon MacDonald
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Attitude Is Your Paintbrush by James Moore
Have A Little Faith by Mitch Albom
Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson
In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day by Mark Batterson
Primal by Mark Batterson
My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Final Summit by Andy Andrews
The Noticer by Andy Andrews
The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
The Lost Choice by Andy Andrews
Island Of The Saints by Andy Andrews (Island of The Saints has been reprined with the title “Heart Mender“)
Simply Christian by N.T. Wright
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
A Million Miles In A Thousnd Years by Donald Miller
Not The Religious Type by Dave Schmelzer
The Shack by William P. Young
Crazy Love by Francis Chang
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I pray you will feel better. Tennessee Crud!
Two deer came through my back yard last evening. I stood statue still but they knew I was there. Graceful animals! See you tomorrow. Visited daughter Lori last weekend.
I hope Lori is doing alright. She (and you all) are in our prayers.
I enjoyed the “mama” and twins in my backyard as well this morning. Love to see the animals from my back porch. God’s wonderous creation.
That is up close and personal too.
There isn’t anything more peaceful looking than God’s 4 legged creatures. We need to see life through their eyes and trust God for all of our NEEDS.
We see a deer occasionally. One was in the back yard a few months ago.
They are so sweet. Don`t see how anyone could kill one.
I think you already know that I have my cataract surgery on Nov. 3rd.
Am so anxious to see well again.
Today is a lovely, sunny, cool day. Too bad I don`t feel up to getting
outside.
I love you
Maw
Good looking “Pickin’ Jesus” grpup They sound good ,too!!!!
Radical by David Platt
The Irresistable Revolution – Shane Claiborne
Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell and Don Golden
Jim – I am devouring your site – waiting for the ‘snow’ to get up to the tops of my shoes! Current read is, “Uncommon Decency – Christian Civility in an Uncivil World” by Richard J. Mouw.
Rev. Craig preached on the text from Matthew this morning – zeroing in on “When King Herod heard this he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him”. Craig asked, “Why was ALL of Jerusalem frightened – when they had no use for Herod himself? Why would they agree with him? Had they adopted a live-and-let-live attitude? What had happened to their own strong convictions” – and, alas, what has happened to ours?
Mouw encourages his readers that, while it isn’t easy, it is possible to hold to strong convictions ‘while still nurturing a spirit that is authentically kind and gentle’.(p16). The book was a Christmas gift from a son – I’m on chapter 3 – with more to unpack.
Yet his comments remind me of a book co-authored by one of my seminary professors at St. Paul, Henry Knight ‘The Conversation Matters – Why United Methodists Should Talk to One Another”.
Knight and Don Saliers offered their appeal for Christian conferencing in 1999 – Mouw just brought out his 2nd edition of ‘Civility’ in 2010 – perhaps 2011 would be a good time to take these thoughts into my heart.
stay peaceful –
Jackie
Strong convictions and a kind and gentle spirit seem to belong in the same sentence to me.