A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do10 reviews
Thomas Moore

Broadway, 2008

A six star opinion, a five star rating.

Thomas Moore teaches from a place of experience, knowledge, in depth study, and vunerability. Soul and heart are often missing in people's chosen career paths in today's business climate. A focus on inner work (removing the log from my eye, instead of focusing on the splinter in other's eyes) is ...
  
  











  



  
The Shack (Special Hardcover Edition)933 reviews
William P. Young

Windblown Media, 2007

Helps you think outside the box!

+ Left me effected & inspired
+ Great story
+ Eye-opening and heart-warming!
+ Another glimpse
  
  











  



  
The Holy Wild: Trusting in the Character of God12 reviews
Mark Buchanan

Multnomah Books, 2006

The Holy Wild

+ The Holy Wild changes lives
+ Trusting in a Wild God?
+ One Of My Favorites!
+ Buchanan gets is mostly right
  
  











  



  
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering140 reviews
David Gregory

WaterBrook Press, 2005

a thoughtful interaction with Jesus

+ EXCELLENT book - answers a lot of questions
+ Dinner With a Perfect Stranger
+ Dinnerwih a Perfect Stranger
  
  











  



  
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness357 reviews
Dave Ramsey

Thomas Nelson, 2007

I'm debt free because of this book. Thank you Dave Ramsey!

+ Awesome!
+ Common sense planning

Yesterday, (7-25-2008) I became debt-free except for my house--no credit card payments, no car payments, no student loan payments, nothing!! I paid off $21,000 in credit card debt in three years. I don't make a lot of money, so it was hard and took me longer than most people, but it was so worth ...
  
  











  



  
What Can Be Found in LOST?: Insights on God and the Meaning of Life from the Popular TV Series3 reviews
John Ankerberg, Dillon Burroughs

Harvest House Publishers, 2007

Good insight on the spiritual aspects on Lost!

+ Fantastic spiritual insight into the show LOST
+ Lost and Fond

What Can Be Found In Lost: Insights on God and the Meaning of Life from the Popular TV Series by John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs I admit it! I spend way too much time on trivial stuff. Like TV shows. Like Lost. Premiering with an eye-opening (literally) plane crash on a lush, ...
  
  











  



  
Walking with God: Talk to Him. Hear from Him. Really.25 reviews
John Eldredge

Thomas Nelson, 2008

Really!

+ Outstanding and Unique in it's class...
+ A Daily Devotional
+ Highly recommended to long-time fans of John Eldredge and anyone wondering how to hear God's voice
+ Walking with God
  
  











  



  
Peace Like a River381 reviews
Leif Enger

Atlantic Monthly Press, 2002

One of my favorite novels ever

+ Great Read!
+ here's what I saw; here's how it went..
+ Best book I've read this year!
+ Enjoyable for this novel novice...
  
  











  



  
Having A Mary Heart in a Martha World1 review
Joanna Weaver

Crossings Book Club, 2000

Not your ordinary "self-help" book

Part self-help, part auto-biography; this book addresses the conflict women feel between finding intimacy with God and "having it all." Joanna uses the story of Mary and Martha to illustrate how Jesus wants to have an intimate relationship with us. A relationship where we spend time with him in ...
  
  











  



  
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)20 reviews
Madeleine L'Engle

Shaw Books, 2001

Breathing New Life

+ beautiful book
+ Fantastic!
+ Exactly what I was looking for
+ redeeming writing, celebrating art
  
  











  



  
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality445 reviews
Donald Miller

Thomas Nelson, 2003

Compelling

+ authentic
+ This Book has Several Things going for it .....
+ Excellent read
  
  











  



  
Night (Oprah's Book Club)619 reviews
Elie Wiesel

Hill and Wang, 2006

Simple, thought provoking

+ Very moving, impactful, horrific......
+ Great book
+ Words Can Not Describe.....
  
  











  



  
Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations60 reviews
Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Multnomah Books, 2008

Excellent resource to challenge teens to greatness

+ You really can do hard things...
+ Young or Old..Join the Rebelution
+ Help your kids start a Rebelution
+ Mom's review
  
  











  



  
The Shape of Mercy: A Novel
Susan Meissner

WaterBrook Press, 2008

“We understand what we want to understand.” Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks with convention and her family’s expectations by choosing a state college over Stanford and earning her own income over accepting her ample monthly allowance. She takes a part-time job from 83-year-old librarian Abigail Boyles, who asks Lauren to transcribe ...
  
  











  



  
Generation Hex: Understanding the Subtle Dangers of Wicca
Marla Alupoaicei, Dillon Burroughs

Harvest House Publishers, 2008

Wicca is America?s fastest growing religion. By the year 2012, it?s projected to be the third largest religion in the United States. In Generation Hex, Marla Alupoaicei and Dillon Burroughs explore the history, culture, and practices of Wicca. As part of their research, they interviewed travelers to historic Salem, Massachusetts, consulted practitioners of leading neopagan conferences in ...
  
  











  



  
Severe Mercy, A76 reviews
Sheldon Vanauken

HarperOne, 1987

A Theology of Joy

+ past legitimate doubt to serious faith
+ My Favorite Book
+ No other word but beautiful.
+ Wear Your Tears and Read Your Fears
  
  











  



  
Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life30 reviews
Shauna Niequist

Zondervan, 2007

A book to mind you that God is there, even in the little things...

+ honest writer
+ A Must-Read!
+ An All Time Favorite
  
  











  



  
Gilead: A Novel291 reviews
Marilynne Robinson

Picador, 2006

An enjoyable read

+ A Book for Reflection

The critics hailed Marilynne Robinson's second novel, Gilead, when it was released in 2004. However, everyone I talked with about the book confessed that it was a total snoozefest. The novel came up in conversation with a new friend recently who was sure I would enjoy this character-driven novel. ...
  
  











  



  
Radical Gratitude: Discovering Joy through Everyday Thankfulness4 reviews
Ellen Vaughn

Zondervan, 2005

Memoir, discussion, and reminder of thankfulness to God

+ Thanks
+ How to change your life by changing your attitude
+ Finding Gratitude
  
  











  



  
The Trouble With Paris: Following Jesus in a World of Plastic Promises
Mark Sayers

Thomas Nelson, 2008

What if you're living in the wrong reality? Doesn't everyone want the good life these days? Our shopping mall world offers us a never-ending array of pleasures to explore. Consumerism promises us a vision of heaven on earth-a reality that's hyper -real. We've all experienced hyperreality: a candy so 'grape-ey' it doesn't taste like grapes any more; a model's photo so manipulated that it doesn't ...