No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come-as-You-Are Culture in the Church18 reviews
John Burke

Zondervan, 2007

Fresh look at "doing church"

+ Excellent
+ Authentic...
+ Wow!!!
  
  











  



  
Light Force: A Stirring Account of the Church Caught in the Middle East Crossfire10 reviews
Baker Publishing Group, Al Janssen

Revell, 2005

A Rarely Seen (Yet Significant) Side to the Middle East Situation

+ A must read!
+ Thought Provoking
+ A Revealing Insider's Account of the Church's Struggle in the MIddle East
+ Terrorists are not Born but Made
  
  











  



  
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ48 reviews
Dallas Willard

NavPress Publishing Group, 2002

A man who walks the talk

+ Soul Changing
+ Great book! Very deep!
+ A Transformational Book
  
  











  



  
How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture45 reviews
Francis A. Schaeffer

Crossway Books, 1983

Thoughtful review of worldviews

+ A question we all have to ask ourselves
+ The Misery of Modernity and Post-Modernity

This is a very thoughtful and penetrating book about different worldviews, especially modernism or post-modernism and Christianity. Helpful for helping those influenced by current Western culture.
  
  











  



  
The Devotional Bible: Experiencing the Heart of Jesus (New Century Version)15 reviews

Thomas Nelson, 2003

Good addition to one's study Bibles

+ Great Study Bible
+ Truly Helps find the Heart of God's Word
+ Re-acquainted.
+ This is THE best
  
  











  



  
Prophet69 reviews
Frank E. Peretti

Crossway Books, 2004

A Somber But Insightful Novel

+ Another thought provoking novel
+ Prophetic vision vs. television
+ Fast-paced, interesting read
+ Suspenseful, fast-paced read!
  
  











  



  
It's a Dance: Moving with the Holy Spirit4 reviews
Patrick Oden

Barclay Press, 2007

Refreshing.

+ Left me speechless yet moved.....
+ Epiphony
+ A Needed Perspective
  
  











  



  
The Purpose DrivenŽ Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (Purpose DrivenŽ Life, The)1098 reviews
Rick Warren

Zondervan, 2007

A MUST READ!!! VERY SPIRITUAL & MOTIVATING!!!

+ Best lie-changing book ever!
+ Wonderful
+ Purpose Driven Life
  
  











  



  
This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness108 reviews
Frank E. Peretti

Crossway Books, 2000

Best Thriller Ever!

+ Fantastic book
+ product shipment
+ Prayer Works!
+ A Page Turner
  
  











  



  
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality459 reviews
Donald Miller

Thomas Nelson, 2003

Jazz like me...

Have you ever encountered someone who seems to be on the same wave-length... the second pea in your pod... ? This book was that very experience for me.
  
  











  



  
How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth20 reviews
Henry Cloud, John Townsend

Zondervan, 2004

Important reference work

+ Great tools for growth!
+ 4 & 1/2 or 5
+ how people grow
+ Growing Up
  
  











  



  
What Is Emmaus (Emmaus Library)
Stephen D. Bryant

Upper Room Books, 2001
  
  











  



  
Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Study Guide Edition)78 reviews
Nancy R. Pearcey

Crossway Books, 2005

Absolute MUST HAVE reference on Christian thought!

+ Discover the difference between Conservative thinking and Liberal thinking
+ A Book Borrowed, Soon to be Bought
+ Insightful research on a present-day dilemma
+ A valuable contribution to the importance of Christianity, culturally!
  
  











  



  
A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey154 reviews
Brian D. McLaren

Jossey-Bass, 2001

Jaded about Church? Here's an attitude shift.

+ "A New Kind of Christian"

An attitude shift of looking at how we do our Christianity, how we live it, and how it is expressed by us. There are some controversial points in the book however at it's core, it is calling us to be real and doesn't compromise the message of the Bible at all. It calls us to work with a new ...
  
  











  



  
Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith120 reviews
Rob Bell

Zondervan, 2006

READ THIS BOOK!!

+ Rob Bell Shows Us More
+ An Appeal to Think

Before I decided to read this book my friends kept telling me, "If you're comfortable with your faith, don't read this book," to which I replied, "If you're comfortable with your faith then something is wrong." If we don't challenge our faith, then how will we ever develop spiritually? That's ...
  
  











  



  
Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time (The Every Man Series)163 reviews
Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker

WaterBrook Press, 2000

Young to Old

+ book review
+ helpful with a negative slant

I read Every Young Man's Battle and I wanted to get a deeper perspective, so I read this book. I must say it is a deeper perspective and has an interesting way of showing how bad sexual behavior affects everyone around you. Sulia Mason III, Abubakarr
  
  











  



  
Spiritual Authority24 reviews
Watchman Nee

Christian Fellowship Publishers, 1972

Challenged what I Thought

+ Spiritual Authority
+ Highly Recommended Book
+ Excellent reflection on Christ and our walk with Him
+ Used or new?
  
  











  



  
The Screwtape Letters3 reviews
C. S. Lewis

Barbour Publishing, Incorporated, 1990

A small gem from C. S. Lewis

+ THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS by C. S. Lewis
+ Wonderfully incightfull but in small doses

This small book contains within its pages a powerful example of the authors' penetrating insight into human nature. Although aimed primarily at christians, it provides observations of the human condition useful to any student of moral psychology. These lessons are set in a series of fictional ...
  
  











  



  
Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul18 reviews
Erwin Raphael McManus, 2003

Transformation and transparency

+ The Gauntlet: You should go this way.
+ McManus makes all the pieces fit nicely together in the mind.

Erwin McManus is one of the most compelling Christian authors I've read in a long time. He shares his heart and is transparent about his strengths and weaknesses and how God is changing him. He has a vision for the church today, that we assess what it is we are doing, why, and what we could do to ...
  
  











  



  
St. Augustine Confessions (Oxford World's Classics)47 reviews
Saint Augustine

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Tolle, lege

+ A sinner's guide to Christianity
+ An amazing look at the life of a spiritual giant

I've long since lost the religious fervor that led me to read Augustine's Confessions for the first time some 40 years ago. But I've never tired of re-reading it, which I do every five years or so. For in addition to being an exquisitely written prayer, it's also a penetrating analysis of the ...