currently in my backpack
- unfinished soul, calvin miller ~ he was my favorite professor in grad school because of his incredible mind and ability to rant in the most creative ways; that what this book is... a collection of his "rants" that give the reader a peak into his frustrations, perspectives and times of growth. we are all unfinished souls (for now).
- making vision stick, andy stanley
- what you do best in the body of Christ, bruce bugbee
- same kind of different as me, ron hall & denver moore
- faith begins @home dad, mark holman (added to the marriage & man shelf)
- redeeming love, francine rivers (also added to the marriage shelf)
- wild at heart, john eldridge ~ a great primer on godly manliness
- fathered by God, john eldridge ~ follow-up to w@h (liked it better)
- the barbarian way, erwin mcmanus ~ an edgier w@h
- faith begins @home dad, mark holman ~ a short must-read for dads
- the dance of intimacy, harriet lerner ~ was rec'd to christie by our re-pre-marriage counselor; offers great insight on women (as well as ourselves)
- redeeming love, francine rivers
- faith begins @home dad, mark holman ~ a short must-read for dads
- the rest of the gospel, dan stone & greg smith ~ there has to be more to faith, right?
- blue like jazz, donald miller ~ a creative perspective on a personal God
- the servant, james hunter ~ a must read for every Christian (esp. leaders)
- desire, john eldridge ~ the desire within and why (and by whom) it's there
- the shack, william young ~ beautiful novel on the love of God
- velvet elvis, rob bell ~ cool challenge on keeping faith alive and relevant
- what's so amazing about grace, philip yancey ~ if we don't get grace, who will?
