What I'm Reading This Year

A significant part of me is afraid to share this list for several reasons. First, I don’t want anyone to think I

am portraying an image of “holier than thou”. If you know me, I hope you know that this is not the case.

Second, once it is public it becomes a little more real. The reality is I am a reader and learner – for my

work, for my family, for my community, and for myself. My only hope for this list is that it may provide

some ideas and encouragement for you. Enjoy!

Parenting and Family:

• Don’t Miss It: Parent Every Week Like It Counts – Reggie Joiner

• Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes our Souls – Gary Thomas

• King Me: What Every Son Wants and Needs from His Father – Steve Farrar

• I Call Shotgun: Lessons from Dad for Navigating the Roads of Life – Tommy Newberry

• The Sticky Faith Guide for Family: Over 100 Practical and Tested Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Kids –Kara Powell

• Playing for Keeps/Losing your Marbles – Reggie Joiner

• Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions – George Barna

• Smart Money, Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win with Money – Dave Ramsey

Marriage:

• Cherish: The One Word that Changes Everything for your Marriage – Gary Thomas

• The DNA of Relationships for Couples – Gary Smalley

Faith:

• Life in the Presence of God: Practices for Living in the Light of Eternity – Ken Boa

• Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of our Identity in Christ – Melissa Kruger

• As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Conversations on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God – Eugene Peterson

• Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World - Mike Cosper

• The Knowledge of the Holy – AW Tozer

• Mansions of the Heart: Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth – Thomas Ashbrook

• The Magnificent Story: Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness and Truth – James Bryan Smith

• Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power – Andy Crouch

• Renovation of the Heart – Dallas Willard

• Play the Man: Become the Man God Created You to Be – Mark Batterson

• Irresistible Faith – Scott Sauls

• What If It’s True: A Storyteller’s Journey with Jesus – Charles Martin

• Letters to the Church – Francis Chan

Habits:

• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones – James Clear

• You Are What You Love: Spiritual Power of Habit – James Smith

• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Everyday – Jake Knapp

• Simplify: Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul – Bill Hybels

Other Stuff:

• Didn’t See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences – Carey Nieuwhof

• Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World – Scott Harrison

• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike – Phil Knight

• Conversations: Turn your Everyday Discussions into Life-Giving Moments – LifeChurch.TV

• Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing and How We Can Revive Them – Jonathan Merrit

• I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships - Michael S. Sorensen

• The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business – Partick Lencioni

• To Be Told: Know your Story, Shape Your Future – Dan Allender

• 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos – Jordan Peterson

• Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers - Seth Godin

• Talk Like Ted: The 9 Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds – Carmine Gallo

• When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing – Daniel Pink

• Dad is Fat – Jim Gaffigan

A couple of other items on my list for 2019 –

• Re-listen to Love Does and Everybody by Bob Goff – Every time I hear a sermon or an interview with Bob, I just get excited. I’m going to try to do this every year.

• Work my way through The High Impact Leader course by Carey Nieuwhof

• Investigate MasterClass

• Track with The Summit Church and their year-long study of the Book of Romans