Reading

The back page of every one of my recent journals is filled with  lists of the books I read. If only I could remember everything they all said, I'd be a much wiser woman.  But I am grateful for the time each one had to affect me.  Maybe the affect was supposed to be short lived, to jar me out of a pattern, to shake loose the leaves of idleness.  Below is my new running list, a bit of a soundtrack for my days.  These are the words that are inspiring, pushing, pinching me hard.


2015

January - February

Found: A Story of Questions, Grace & Everyday Prayer 

by Micha Boyett and Ann Voskamp


2014

December


November

October


September

Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee and Carol Mithers


Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?  by Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo


August

A Prayer Journal 

by Flannery O'Connor and W. A. Sessions

July


June


May


March & April (in which I wrote 53,000 words of my own)

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Heath, Chip and Dan Heath 

Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole by Smith, Angie  

Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Goff, Bob and Miller, Donald

The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential by Wright, N. T.

   

February

Why Can't We Talk? Christian Wisdom on Dialogue as a Habit of the Heart by Backman, John and Kay Lindahl 

Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint by Bolz-Weber, Nadia

Trees Tall as Mountains (The Journey Mama Writings: Book 1) by Ford, Rachel Devenish 

The Five Habits of Highly Missional People by Michael Frost

With: A Practical Approach to Informal Mentoring by Alvin L. Reid

Grow Where You're Planted: Collected Stories on the Hallmarks of Maturing Church by Steigerwald, Daniel and Crull, Kelly

January

The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring by Parker J. Palmer

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by Rowling, J.K. 

A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty by Tada, Joni Eareckson

Bread & Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes by Niequist, Shauna 

The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Stanley, Andy 

Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed by Melton, Glennon


2013

December


October


September

Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life by Henri Nouwen, Donald P. Mcneill and Douglas A. Morrison


August


July


June

Me Talk Pretty One Day by Sedaris, David

The Writing Life by Dillard, Annie

Bel Canto by Patchett, Ann 


May


March

February

Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff and Donald Miller

Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids by Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark 

Hearing Her Voice: A Case for Women Giving Sermons (Fresh Perspectives on Women in Ministry) by John Dickson

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo


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