Reading 2016

I read 59 books in 2016. Here they are:

January
  1. River Dwellers - Rob Reimer - DMIN
  2. Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness- Tim Keller
  3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling
  4. Pursuit of God - AW Tozer
  5. Into Abba’s Arms - Sandra Wilson - DMIN
  6. Fasting - a Neglected Discipline - David SMith
  7. How to Read the Psalms - Tremper Longman III
February

8. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
9.  Invitation to Solitude and Silence - Ruth Haley Barton
10. Desire of the Everlasting Hills - Thomas Cahill
11. Prepared to Preach - Greg Scharf
12. Hipster Christianity - Brett McCracken

March
13. Secrets of the Vine - Bruce Wilkinson (2nd time)
14. Road to Character - David Brooks
  1. Introduction to the Devout Life - St. Francis de Sales
  2. Continuous Revival - Norman Grubb
  3. How Can I Get Through to You? - Terrence Real - DMIN
April

18.  Strengthening the soul of leadership- Barton - DMIN
19. Leading Across Cultures - James Pluedemann - DMIN
20. Atheist Delusions - David Bentley Hart
21. Mind of the Maker - Dorothy Sayer

May

22. A work of the Heart - Reggie McNeal - DMIN
23. Zapp! Lightning of Empowerment - William Byham
24. The Epistle to the Romans - Karl Barth

June

  1. Beyond Sex Roles - Gilbert Bilezkian
  2. Kristen Lavransdatter - Sigrid Undst 
  3. Untamed - alan and Debra Hirsch
  4. Out of a Far Country - Christopher Yuan
  5. Opened Unhindered - Rosario Butterfield
  6. Gift of Pain - Paul Brand
July

31. When Helping Hurts - Corbett / Fikkert
32. I believe in the Holy Spirit - Michael Green
33. The Sabbath - Abraham Heschel
34. Letters by a Modern Mystic - Frank Laubach


35. The Christ Centered Marriage. - Anderson/Mylander
36. The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
37. Wishful Thinking - Frederick Buechner
38. Prayer - Hans Urs Von Balthaser (2nd time)
39. Saint Maybe - Anne Tyler

September

40. Leading Cross-Culturally - Sherwood Lingenfelter- DMIN 
41. Christ and Culture Revisited - DA Carson DMIN
42. Sabbath as Resistance - Walter Brueggemann DMIN
43. Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
44. Jesus, Justice and Gender Roles - Kathy Keller

October
45. Leadership on the Line - Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky DMIN
46. The Road Trip that Changed the World - Mark Sayers DMIN
47. Housekeeping - Marilynne Robinson

November

48. Fool's Talk - Os Guinness DMIN
49. Incarnate - Michael Frost DMIN
50. Hillbilly Elegy - JD Vance
51. The Bold Christian - Chuck Davis DMIN
52. Inferno - Dante
53. Soul Care - Rob Reimer DMIN
54. Partners in Christ - John Stackhouse

December

55. Centering Prayer - M. Basil Pennington
56. Desiring the Kingdom -James Smith. DMIN
57. Hidden Christmas - Tim Keller
58. God and Government - ed. Nick Spencer and Jonathan Chaplin DMIN

59. The World's Last Night - CS Lewis

 17 of these books were for my doctorate work. I read 2 books for the 2nd time - Secrets of the Vine by Bruce Wilkinson and Prayer by Hans Urs Von Balthusar.

The most significant books in terms of personal growth were by Rob Reimer and Ruth Haley Barton. Reimer is one of my profs at Seminary and quite an amazing guy. Both these writers address the inner life in a very accessible way. As my ministry and life continue to get busier and more complex, I need the discipline of pulling back and hearing the voice of God. Reimer and Barton are helpful guides for that.

Will write more in the coming days on other significant books from this list.

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