What Are You Reading?

I enjoy hearing(reading) what others are reading and then checking them out. Please share what you are reading.

At the moment, the following books are what I'm reading.

[i]Spiritual Authority[/i] by Watchman Nee

[i]The Problem of Pain[/i] by C.S. Lewis

[i]A Right Conception of Sin[/i] by Richard S. Taylor

[url=http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/2/727206/My%20Documents/clendennenschoolofchrist.zip]The School of Christ[/url] by B.H. Clendennen

Kneeling We Triumph (Book Two) by E.F & L Harvey

A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible by Robert H. Stein

The Penguin History of Latin America by Edwin Williamson

A Right Conception of Sin by Richard S. Taylor

Have you read his book God's Integrity and the Cross? I really enjoyed it.

Fun! I always seem to find some good books in these threads...

I read a few books in parallel. Some in the morning, some in the evening, and I try to be consistent. I find that I can read two books for 30 minutes each, with more concentration than one book for an hour.

I'm presently reading:

"Missionary Patriarch, the true story of John Patton." (Phenomenal. In some ways the most enriching missionary bio I have read.)

"Body of Divinity" by Thomas Watson (excellent and quotable, very warm-hearted expositions of theology. It has stood the test of time for about 350 years)

"Desiring God" by John Piper. (His theme is that true obedience and worship to God implies sincere enjoyment in God Himself, and all that He does. Therefore, God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.)

"Morning and Evening" by Spurgeon (hands down, best daily devotional I have ever met.)

"Valley of Vision" compiled by Arthur Bennet (a collection of Puritan prayers taken from their journals or writings. It's a wonderful way to "listen in" and learn from their experience, to see their priorities and affections in prayer.)

"America, the Last Best Hope, Volume I" by William Bennet. (A history book. I think the title is silly. PS: Parsly, I guess I'm not the only one reading history. Yay!)

PreachParsly wrote:

A Right Conception of Sin by Richard S. Taylor

Have you read his book God's Integrity and the Cross? I really enjoyed it.

No I haven't. Have you read his book, [i]The Disciplined Life[/i]? Very helpful!

I read a few books in parallel. Some in the morning, some in the evening, and I try to be consistent. I find that I can read two books for 30 minutes each, with more concentration than one book for an hour.

That's good to know. I'll have to try that. Thanks!

I am reading.....

Minister of Mercy, The New Testament Deacon; by Alexander Strauch

The Acceptable Sacrafice by John Bunyan

Exodus by God :-)

I'm presently finishing:

Case for Historic Premillennialism, A: An Alternative to "Left Behind" Eschatology

Edited by: Craig L. Blomberg, Sung Wook Chung

The book is a collection of essays that quite convincingly makes a case for a premillennial theology, especially of the posttribulational school of thought. It's rather technical, but good just the same.

I'm reading...

[i]Institutes of the Christian Religion[/i] - John Calvin
[i]Marrow of Theology[/i] - William Ames
[i]Commentary on 1st Corinthians[/i] - Leon Morris

Up next (Lord willing)...

[i]Manual of Christian Doctrine[/i] - Louis Berkhof
[i]The Art of Prophesying[/i] - William Perkins

I seem always to have a few on the go as well. Right now I'm reading
Handbook to Happiness: A Biblical Guide to Victorious Living by Dr Charles R Solomon (promises to be a thrilling book on his quest for the deeper life based on Galatians 2:20)
The Pursuit of God by A W Tozer (one of those that requires rereading every once in a while)
How to Pray: The Best of John Wesley on Prayer
E M Bounds: Man of Prayer by Lyle Wesley Dorsett (had to search for a used one, only available new on CD now)
The Shack by Wm Paul Young (once I picked it up I could not put it down until I was finished -AMAZING!)
I concur with PreachParsly and would highly recommend Kneeling We Triumph volumes 1 & 2 and would also highly recommend How They Prayed by Edwin & Lillian Harvey 3 volumes

From the past few weeks...

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Ye-Heart-Man-Domestic-Colonial/dp/0300085508/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237426601&sr=8-1]Ye Heart of a Man[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Christ-Leather-Gift/dp/1905574002/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237426892&sr=8-5]The Imitation of Christ[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Evangelism-Early-Church-Michael-Green/dp/0802827683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237428944&sr=1-1]Evangelism in the Early Church[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Anasazi-Ruins-Southwest-William-Ferguson/dp/0826308740/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237428470&sr=1-1]Anasazi Ruins of the Southwest[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Benedictine-Rule-Leadership-Classic-Management/dp/B000EHTAM8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237429334&sr=8-1]The Benedictine Rule of Leadership[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/slide-ology-Science-Creating-Presentations/dp/0596522347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237428584&sr=1-1]Slide:ology[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Exceptional-Presenter-Proven-Formula-Open/dp/1929774443/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237428714&sr=1-1]The Exceptional Presenter[/url]

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Dynamic-Digital-Photography/dp/1600591965/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237428797&sr=1-1]A Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography[/url]

MC

Recently Finished:

[i]The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross[/i] by Leon Morris

[i]God's Secretaries[/i] by Adam Nicolson

[i]The Gospel of Healing[/i] by AB Simpson

I just finished reading [i]Crazy Love[/i] by Francis Chan.

It was very good. He deals with lukewarmness, loving God, and loving others.

I highly recommend it.

[i]Apostolic Foundations[/i] by Art Katz, to date the most profound and challenging book I've read outside of the Word - very relevant for our time.

Before that I read [i]The Spirit of Truth[/i], also by Art - it's a lot smaller, I read it in one evening and it present a very personal challenge about [i]being[/i] true as well as speaking truth.

I highly recommend both.

Adam

Just finished "The Murder of Jesus" by John Macarthur. I would highly recommend it if you haven't read it already.

Have you read his book, The Disciplined Life? Very helpful!

No, I haven't read that one. Thanks for letting me know about it though.

- Josh

Today I finished the book by C.S. Lewis and started a biography. It's called, [i]God Planted Five Seeds[/i] by Jean Dye Johnson. It tells about how New Tribes Missions got started.

Thanks to everyone who has responded! I'm checking the books out.

HomeFree,

You might not want to check out all of the books in my list;)

I decided to share the complete reading list, not just the spiritual titles. My reasons for doing this were personal; I mentioned to another member here recently that it is easy for me to be one kind of person here at SI and another kind of person at work, and another person elsewhere ect.

Being a segmented or compartmented person is a pitfall of moving in and out of various communities on the internet. The question arises...if people knew the integrated person would they still like me?

Your question "What are you reading?" was open ended enough to answer on a broad level. In fact, I find myself going through seasons where much of what I read is quite unspiritual. Last week I was also reading a book on interpreting balance sheets, as well as some case studies on CRM systems.

Well, you didn't ask for this information, but I thought I would share it anyways. It's becoming important for me to take a few steps to make sure I am not cultivating some kind of false brand for myself online. Maybe my transparency is a kind of liberty, (or not) to someone here in the forums.

Blessings,

MC

The Calvary Road
The Love Dare
The Biography of Maria Woodworth Etter
Prayer-The Heartbeat of the Church