Books Read & Enjoyed in 2019
A People’s History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass
A Place Called Hope by Philip Gulley
Becoming by Michelle Obama*
Behold the Beauty of the Lord Praying with Icons by Henri J.M. Nouwan***
Being Moral: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande*
Born Free and Equal Universal Declaration of Human Rights Illustrations by Maung Maung Tinn
Changing Habits by Debbie Macomber
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch*
Dwelling: Simple Ways to Nourish Your Home, Body, and Soul by Melissa Michaels
Feasting on the Gospels - Matthew, Volume 1 eds. Cynthia A Jarvis, E. Elizabeth Johnson**
Gifted to Lead: The Art of Leading as a Woman in the Church by Nancy Beach
Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church by Kara Powell**
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance*
Holy Envy Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Home by Another Way by Barbara Brown Taylor
Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila***
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans**
Interim Ministry: Positive Change in Times of Transition by Justin W. Tull**
Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God by Ruth Haley Barton***
Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God’s Transforming Presence by Ruth Haley Barton***
Invitations from God: Accepting God’s Offer to Rest, Weep, Forgive, Wait, Remember and More by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
Jesus And Christmas Heaven a New-Life, Suffering Forgiveness Truth by James Earl Mead**
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson*
Leadership and the New Science Discovering Order in a Chaotic World by Margaret J. Wheatley***
Life from Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness by Sasha Martin
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer***
One Another: Becoming the Church Jesus Longs For by Gerald L Sittser**
My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams
Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright
Poustina: Encountering God in Silence, Solitude and Prayer by Catherine de Hueck Doherty***
Praying with the Church by Donald S. Whitney***
Saying No to Say Yes: Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence by David C. Olsen and Nancy G. Devor**
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding Church by Rachel Held Evans
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor’s Challenge and a Model of America’s Future by Pete Buttigieg*
Spiritual Direction by Henri J.M. Nouwan***
Still Life by Louise Penny
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry by Ruth Haley Barton***
Temporary Shepherds: A Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry by Roger S. Nicholson** (editor)
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker*
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America by Frances FitzGerald
The Family of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury
The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality by Ronald Rolheiser***
The Songs of Jesus A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms by Timothy J Keller**
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris*
The Very Worst Missionary A Memoir or Whatever by Jamie Wright*
The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Henri J.M. Nouwan***
This is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America’s Middle Class by Elizabeth Warren*
Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christian Debate by Justin Lee*
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi*
When God Speaks Through Change: Preaching in Times of Congregational Transition by Craig A. Satterlee***
When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangles Love, and Starting Over by Addie Zierman
*audiobook read by the author | ** a ministry resource | *** a grad school resource
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