Book Recommendations
Below you will find a list of suggested books for your reading pleasure with links to Amazon in case you would like to purchase them. I have read all of them and because they are included here, they have had some kind of influence on my life and my journey.
Martin Bell,Way of the Wolf
______, Return of the Wolf
Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow
______, A Place on Earth: A Novel
______, The Memory of Old Jack (Port William)
______, A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997
Frederick Buechner, Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC
______, Peculiar Treasures: A Biblical Who’s Who
______, Whistling in the Dark: An ABC Theologized
______, The Alphabet of Grace
______, Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale
Anthony DeMello, The Song of the Bird
______, Wellsprings: A Book of Spiritual Exercises
Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
______, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home
______, Devotional Classics: Revised Edition: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups
______, Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World
Matthew Fox, Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions
Stanley Hauerwas, The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer In Christian Ethics
______, Unleashing the Scripture: Freeing the Bible from Captivity to America
Stanley Hauerwas and Will Willimon, Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony
Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days
______, Leaving Home
Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
______, Searching for God Knows What
Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain
______, New Seeds of Contemplation
______, Contemplative Prayer
Thomas Moore, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do
______, Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
Henri Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society
______, Making All Things New
Leonard Sweet, The Church of the Perfect Storm
______, Post-Modern Pilgrims: First Century Passion for the 21st Century Church
______, SoulTsunami
______, Quantum Spirituality: A Postmodern Apologetic
Jim Wallis, The Call to Conversion
______, Faith Works: How to Live Your Beliefs and Ignite Positive Social Change
Walter Wangerin, Ragman – reissue: And Other Cries of Faith (Wangerin, Walter)
Will Willimon, Remember Who You Are: Baptism and the Christian Life
______, Sunday Dinner
______, Lord Teach Us: The Lord’s Prayer & the Christian Life
