GOOD READS
This summer, our senior staffers have picked up a book or two and are sharing them with you! Learn what Dr. Swanson, Rev. Fox, Dr. Peebles and others have been reading as we endeavor to learn and grow together. Save this list for your next trip to the library or the bookstore, and be sure to let us know what you think about our summer reads when you see us next!
David Swanson
Christian Philosophy As a Way of Life, Ross Inman
This Tender Land, William Kent Krueger
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It, Patricia Love & Steven Stosny
Night Watch, Jayne Phillips
The Book of Lost Friends, Lisa Wingate
Jack Peebles
Spiritual Discipline and Formation
Discipleship on the Edge, Darrell Johnson
Blessed, Nancy Guthrie
Encounters with Jesus: Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions, Tim Keller
Church and Leadership
Attentive Church Leadership: Listening and Leading in a World We've Never Known, Kevin Ford & Jim Singleton
Seven Primal Questions: Take Control Of The Hidden Forces That Drive You, Mike Foster
Just For Fun
Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate, Angus Konstam
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
Tanner Fox
Counseling Studies
The Lost Art of Listening, Nichols & Straus
Our Bodies Tell God’s Story, Christopher West
The Anatomy of the Soul, Curt Thompson
For Fun
The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis
Friendship and the Christian Life
Made for People, Justin Early
The Life You’re Looking For, Andy Crouch
Bret Allen
Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
*Allen is a personal friend and has been the keynote speaker at LifeFest for 2 years. His first fiction novel has made me think of trying to be more like Theo in my relationships. It's a great read!!*
Christina McDaniel
Psychology
Building A Non-Anxious Life, John Deloney
How to Know a Person, David Brooks
Hold Me Tight, Dr. Sue Johnson
Spiritual Discipline & Formation
Surrender to Love, David Benner
The Gift of Being Yourself, David Benner
Desiring God’s Will, David Benner
Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund
Practicing the Way, John Mark Comer
Paul Gibson
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Love Your Enemies, Arthur C. Brooks
Atlas of the Heart, Brene Brown
Deep River, Howard Thurman
Hidden Potential, Adam Grant
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