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

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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