What Are You Reading?

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18 Responses to “What Are You Reading?”

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   Jeremy Anderberg March 23, 2009 at 2:35 pm #

   Just finished: hmmm.. haven't actually finished a book in a while.
   Currently reading: Jesus Wants to Save Christians – Rob Bell
   Cant Wait to Read: Wild Goose Chase – Mark Batterson
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   Billy Johnson March 23, 2009 at 3:44 pm #

   Just Finished: Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley (very good!)
   Currently: Tribes by Seth Godin and Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson
   Cant Wait to read: Killing Cockroaches by Tony Morgan
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   Jason Kramme March 23, 2009 at 5:02 pm #

   Just finished: My Beautiful Idol – Pete Galle
   Currently: What Would Jesus Deconstruct – Tony Caputo, Evangelism After Christendom – Bryan Stone, Evangelicals and Empire – edited by Bruce benson and Peter Goodwin, Surprised by Joy C.S. Lewis
   Can't Wait to read: way too many haha
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     Justin Wise March 24, 2009 at 4:28 pm #

     Oooh – what's the Caputo book saying? That looks interesting!
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   ECC March 23, 2009 at 6:22 pm #

   1) What book did you just finish? I don't remember if it was "In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day" by Mark Batterson or "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan.
   2) What book are you currently reading? I am close to finishing up "Wild Goose Chase" by Mark Batterson. (Seeing a trend?)
   3) What book are you excited to read? I started reading "Dangerous Wonder" by Mike Yaconelli
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     Dave Sandell March 24, 2009 at 2:19 am #

     Yaconelli is so good. He's the soul food of Christian literature. Read "Messy Spirituality" as soon as you can after "Dangerous Wonder"
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       ECC March 24, 2009 at 2:02 pm #

       Yep. I read "Messy Spirituality" a few years ago but never read "Dangerous Wonder." It's too bad his life was cut short. He's a very gifted man…
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   Adrienne_ March 23, 2009 at 6:31 pm #

   1. Just finished: "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan (gut-wrenching, highly recommend)
   2. Currently reading: "Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries" by Gerald Sittser (both informative and convicting)
   3. Excited to read: a Mike Erre book – either "Death by Church" or "Jesus of Suburbia"
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   Adrienne_ March 23, 2009 at 6:31 pm #

   1. Just finished: "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan (gut-wrenching, highly recommend)
   2. Currently reading: "Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries" by Gerald Sittser (both informative and convicting)
   3. Excited to read: a Mike Erre book – either "Death by Church" or "Jesus of Suburbia"
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   J. LeMaster-Smith March 23, 2009 at 8:56 pm #

   Just Finished…"The Great Emergence" by Phyllis Tickle, great thoughts on history of the church and what is happening now.

   Currently Reading…Marcus Borg, "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time," and Tom Stella "A Faith Worth Believing"

   Excited to Read…The Works of Aristotle and "No More Shacks" by Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity.
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   Adam March 23, 2009 at 9:32 pm #

   Finished: UNchristian by David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons
   Reading: Vintage Jesus by Driscoll
   Going To: The Divine Commodity by Skye Jethani
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   Brian Virtue March 23, 2009 at 11:48 pm #

   Just Finished: "How We Love" by Milan & Kay Yerkovich
   Reading Now: "The HeartMath Solution" (Childre & Martin) & "Hitler: A Pathology of Evil" (George Victor)
   Excited to Read: "Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space, & Influence" by MaryKate Morse & "Reconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu" by Michael Battle
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    Dave Sandell March 24, 2009 at 2:17 am #

    Just finished: "Your Money Counts" by Howard Dayton
    Reading now: "The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read" by Daniel Solin (notice a theme?)
    Can't wait to read: "Following Jesus" by NT Wright (been on my wishlist forever, so backlogged with books though)

    Justin – is "Younger Evangelicals" a must-read, or simply a good read?
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    Justin Wise March 24, 2009 at 4:27 pm #

    What did you like best about "Choosing to Cheat"?
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    Justin Wise March 24, 2009 at 4:29 pm #

    I hear Phyllis' name all the time… What's she about?
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      J. LeMaster-Smith March 26, 2009 at 1:15 am #

      She is very emergent Christianity, but at the same time knows her history. She came into Christian writing from the critic/publisher side, and researched how Christianity is shaped by culture and how culture is shaped by Christianity, and how the world now is in the midst of a paradigm shift of emergent Christianity.
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    Justin Wise March 24, 2009 at 4:30 pm #

    Skye's name bounces around all the time… What's that book about? I hear good things….
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    Adam March 24, 2009 at 5:56 pm #

    From what I've heard, it's really a good challenge on knowing the basics beyond what you see and physically get at church.

    Hear it from the man, himself.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV9Da5-DNwM