10 Books to Read in 2010
With the new year approaching and lots of people listing their top books of the year, or of the decade, it is inspiring me to be intentional about what I will read this coming year.
I am finding that I am back into reading, partly because I am doing an internship that requires it but partly because I am desiring the growth that comes from it. I love truth, and how it transforms my being into being more like Jesus. I love humble yet creative stories and authors who write in first person. Even though I have not read too many, I want to peruse through a few solid biographies this year as well.
For my own sake and for accountability sake I am going to list some books that I am intentionally planning to read this year. I was first approaching this as a number of books I would read this year but I don’t operate like that, that doesn’t inspire me. What does inspire me are great proven books, ones that I can have high expectations for and watch how they meet those or exceed those expectations. Those kind of books, are the ones I will work to read.
On with the 10 for 2010. BTW – these are books I have either wanted to read for a long time or ones that at some point in my life I have been interested in.
Enjoy.
- When I Don’t Desire God by John Piper
- The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen
- Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Let The Nations Be Glad by John Piper (re-read)
- Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
- Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan
- Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters by Timothy Keller
- Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God by Bob Kauflin
- This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence by John Piper
- Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of by John Eldredge
& Staci Eldredge
This looks like a great list! I find, though, that there’s a conspicuous absense of novels. And I know that conventional wisdom holds that nonfiction is the only way to expand our consciousness. Yet, the most thought-provoking text I read last year about marraige and the family was The Lost Daughter by Daralyse Lyons. It’s what I’d call a psychological recovery text and deeply evocative. Got me thinking… I suggest reading it to provoke thoughts and emotions and also as a break from some of the nonfiction reading listed here which (while good) can feel a bit dry…