My Reading List of 2011

January 2, 2012 in Reading with 4 Comments

In 2011 I read through 38 books. Apart from the Bible, my favorite book was Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. My least favorite was Bizarre Books by Russell Ash and Brian Lake. Here is my list with my rating for each (5 being the best) and a brief review. Make sure you also check out my lists from previous years, as well as my recommendations on how to become a better reader.

FYI… at anytime you can find my up-to-date reading list by clicking on the “reading list” link at the top right of my blog. This post is a summation of my running list from 2011.

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#1 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 31, 2011 in Blogging, Reading with 2 Comments

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I'm just beginning Rob Bell's new book. I can feel the conspiracy surging through my veins... #lovewins
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#1: Love Wins – Rob Bell

I wrote that tweet a few days ago after the excitement had already been building. Since I first posted about the promo video for this book and watched 55 comments erupt afterward I’ve been eagerly anticipating reading through it for myself. I’m referring to the now infamous book “Love Wins” by Rob Bell.

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#2 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 30, 2011 in Bible, Blogging with 3 Comments

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#2: Is Harold Camping Right About May 21, 2011?

I didn’t know what to call this post. My official title is: “Is Harold Camping Right about May 21, 2011?” My alternate title is: “Why You Need to Read the Bible for Yourself.”

One of the saddest realities as I’ve been in full-time ministry is the Bible illiteracy that most Christians have. The typical Christian doesn’t know what the Bible says for themselves and so they rely on the weekend message for their Bible intake.  This is dangerous and unhealthy. The Biblical teaching in a weekend message at a church service should always be in addition to your own time reading the Bible. Otherwise, you will have no way of discerning the validity of what you are hearing and you have no idea if the challenges you are being issued are actually biblical and worth taking seriously.

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#3 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 29, 2011 in Bible, Blogging with 2 Comments

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#3: Faith In the New Testament

The idea of faith has intrigued me for awhile and I’ve decided to launch into a blog series that will probably take me months to get through. Our English word “faith” is used more than two hundred times in the NIV version of the New Testament in the Bible (excluding the use of it in the headings). This series will take a look at them all and wrestle with the idea of where faith comes from and what it should cause us to do. My goal is at the end of this (which seems a bit far off at this point) that we would have a more accurate Biblical understanding of this topic. This will also serve as a useful resource to myself, and hopefully others, in teaching or referencing this prominent Biblical topic.

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#4 (Top 10 of 2011)

December 28, 2011 in Bible, Blogging, Church, Reading, Spirituality with 2 Comments

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#4: My Response to the Rob Bell “Conspiracy”

I’ll give you a heads up in advance. This post is longer than normal so if you are skimming for a soundbite you may want to stop here. If you’re still interested, pull up a chair and engage your mind for a few moments.

You may or may not be aware of the American Church Politics that go on from time to time. It’s mostly petty and always damaging. One group or another is quick to tell all of their people why they should boycott some other influential Christian or ministry. The last time I engaged in the drama was when they were boycotting Paul Young’s book The Shack…

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