Every year I like to share my summer reading list with you all. If any of you are reading some of these books, please let me know! I’d love to hear your thoughts about them.
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, by General Stanley McChrystal. A friend, with a strong background in leadership, highly recommended this book to me. I’m looking forward to gaining insights from Gen. McChrystal on this new and very complex world and how it affects our work in the church.
The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown. Another friend highly recommend this story about nine Americans and their quest for gold in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She described it as a cross between Unbroken and Seabiscuit, two terrific books! It’s also about sports and history, my two favorite topics outside of the Bible.
The Road to Character, by David Brooks. Brooks is a regular columnist for The New York Times. This book provides us the opportunity to rethink what matters the most in our lives. I’m only two chapters in but, so far, it is worth the read!
My friend and ministry colleague, George Gordon, gave me a copy of T. M. Luhrman’s book, When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God. I’m really glad he did. It is one of those books I’ve wanted to read since it came out in 2012. I grew up attending evangelical churches. I’m certain Lurhman’s highly praised work will provide me with both personal and professional insight.
Anne Lamott’s latest, Small Victories, has been sitting on my desk unopened for several weeks now. I love reading her work and I know there will be a sermon illustration or two on her pages.
That is enough for now. I’d love to hear what you are reading. Send me a recommendation or two and why you think the book is good. I’m always looking for great reads.
Grace and peace to you,
