This month's list of the best books I've read over the last 30 days that were published this year is filled with authors who have never before appeared on my blog. (5+) Loving and Leaving a Church: A Pastor's Journey by Barbara Melosh (Westminster John Knox Press, 2018) (4.5) 8 Steps to High Performance: Focus On What You Can Change (Ignore the Rest) by Marc Effron (Harvard Business Review Press, 2018) (4.0) Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance by Emily Swan and Ken Wilson Read More …
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Book Recommendations – August 2018 (#1749)
I was fortunate to read many books (published in the last twelve months) worth recommending over the last month. (5.0) The Most Beautiful Thing I’ve Seen: Opening Your Eyes to Wonder by Lisa Gungor (Zondervan, 2018) (4.5) Outside the Lines: How Embracing Queerness Will Transform Your Faith by Mihee Kim-Kort (Fortress Press, 2018) (4.5) Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive by Bradley R. Staats (Harvard Business Review, 2018) Read More …
Book Recommendations – July 2018 (#1742)
I was fortunate to read many books (published in 2018) worth recommending over the last month. (5.0) Love Undocumented: Risking Trust in a Fearful World by Sarah Quezada (Herald Press, 2018) (4.5) A House United: How the Church Can Save the World by Allen Hilton (Fortress Press, 2018) (4.0) Thriving in the Fire: Coaching Through the Conflicts of Change by Felix C. Villanueva (FirstStep Publishers, 2018) (4.0) Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Read More …
Book Recommendations – June 2018 (#1737)
Last month, I enjoyed my first vacation of any length in quite awhile. As part of that time away, I managed to read a number of excellent books. My top rated books, (published in 2018) that I've read since sharing last month's list. appear below. (5+) Future Faith: Ten Challenges Reshaping Christianity in the 21st Century by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson (Fortress Press, 2018) (5.0) Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Read More …
Book Recommendations – May 2018 (#1733)
During the month of April 2018, I read quite a few books that warrant recommendation. My top rated books from that reading list that were published in 2018 appear below. (5.0) Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass (HarperOne, 2018) (5.0) The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income is Our Future by Andrew Yang (Hachette Books, 2018) (4.5) New Power: How Read More …
Book Recommendations – April 2018 (#1728)
During the first quarter of 2018 I read a few dozen books published in the last fifty years. For the sake of this post, I've limited my recommendations to recently published works (books published since November 2017). (5+) Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the Poor by Virginia Eubanks (St. Martin's Press, 2018) (5.0) The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors that Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders by Elena L. Read More …
Top 10 Books of 2017 (#1714)
There are so many good books published every year. The best of the best among those I read this year follow in my eighth annual listing of my top ten books of the year. Author Title Marcus Borg Days of Awe and Wonder Tony Campolo and Bart Campolo Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Conversations on Christianity Between an Evangelical Father and His Humanist Son Joan Chittister Radical Spirit: 12 Ways to Live a Free and Authentic Life Elizabeth Currid-Halke The Sum of Small Things: A Read More …
Book Recommendations – September 2017 (#1701)
There are so many great new books, and all of us have only limited time for reading. This summer I have shared a monthly list of the top ten books I have read: June July August The final post in the summer series follows. All books mentioned were published in 2017, and are rated on a 1-5 scale allowing for the top of the scale to be extended to a 5+ for the best of the best. (5.0) Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson Read More …
Book Recommendations – August 2017 (#1698)
After sharing book recommendations rather irregularly for some time, I offered 10 recommendations in June, 10 in July, and now offer another 10 this month. The following ten books have all been published in 2017. They are rated on a 1-5 scale. The rare exceptional book warrants a 5+. (5+) The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty by Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider (Princeton University Press, 2017) (5.0) Why God?: Explaining Read More …
Book Recommendations – July 2017 (#1693)
After sharing book recommendations rather irregularly for some time, I offered 10 recommendations last month and now offer another 10 this month. The following ten books have all been published in 2017. I have rated them on a 1-5 scale allowing for the top of the scale to be extended to a 5+ for the best of the best. (5+) The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of the Aspirational Class by Elizabeth Currid-Halke (Princeton University Press, 2017) (5.0) Why I Left, Why I Stayed: Read More …