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Here is a list of the books I am reading this year. Eventually, I will add comments, and maybe reviews of some of these books. I have been meaning to do this for the last couple of years, but have never gotten around to it. I may add partial lists from 2005 & 2006 later.

January 2007:

• The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, by Rick Warren.
• The Beginner’s Guide to Fasting, by Elmer Towns.
• Principles of Managerial Finance (11th Edition), by Lawrence J. Gitman.
• The Will of God, by Leslie D. Weatherhead.
• Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church, by Philip Yancey.
• Midst Many Snares, by Laura A. Barter Snow.
• The Life God Blesses: Weathering The Storms Of Life That Threaten The Soul, by Gordon MacDonald.
• The Life God Blesses: The Secret of Enjoying God’s Favor, by Jim Cymbala.
• Discovering God’s Will for Your Life, by Ray Pritchard.
• Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life, by C. S. Lewis.
• Reflections on the Psalms, by C. S. Lewis.

February 2007:

• Secrets of the Vine: Breaking Through to Abundance, by Bruce Wilkinson.
• The Bible Encounters, by Thomas L. Youngblood & Sandra P. Aldrich.
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis: Book 1 of The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Social Psychology, Fifth Edition, by Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, & Robin M. Akert.

March 2007:

• Man’s Search For Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl.
• Facing Your Giants: The God Who Made a Miracle Out of David Stands Ready to Make One Out of You, by Max Lucado.
• Prince Caspian, by C. S. Lewis: Book 2 of The Chronicles of Narnia.

April 2007:

• Jim & Casper Go to Church: Frank Conversation About Faith, Churches, and Well-meaning Christians, by Jim Henderson & Matt Casper.
• Preaching that Connects, by Mark Galli.
• My Heart–Christ’s Home, 50th Anniversary Edition, by Robert Boyd Munger.
• Don’t Waste Your Life, by John Piper.
• The Power of Crying Out: When Prayer Becomes Mighty, by Bill Gothard.
• Diversity Consciousness: Opening Our Minds to People, Cultures, and Opportunities, Second Edition, by Richard D. Bucher.

May 2007:

• Psychology and Work Today (9th Edition), by Duane Schultz and Sydney Ellen Schultz.
• The Four Loves, by C. S. Lewis.
• The Tongue: A Creative Force, by Charles Capps.
• The Message of Leadership: 31 Essential Insights from Proverbs, by Eugene H. Peterson and Daniel Southern.
• Making Life Work: Putting God’s Wisdom into Action, by Bill Hybels and Lynne Hybels.
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C. S. Lewis: Book 3 of The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Rejection Is Hell: Freedom from the Pain, by Jonas Clark.
• The Silver Chair, by C. S. Lewis: Book 4 of The Chronicles of Narnia.
• How to Think Theologically, by Howard W. Stone & James O. Duke.
• The Horse and His Boy, by C. S. Lewis: Book 5 of The Chronicles of Narnia.
• I Am with You Always: Experiencing God in Times of Need, by Chip Ingram.
• Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel, by Brian D. McLaren and Tony Campolo.
• The Last Battle, by C. S. Lewis: Book 6 of The Chronicles of Narnia.
• A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

June 2007:

• The Everything Blogging Book: Publish Your Ideas, Get Feedback, And Create Your Own Worldwide Network, by Aliza Sherman Risdahl.
• Moby-Dick, or The Whale, by Herman Melville.
• The Sign of Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
• The Blatchford Controversies, from The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 1, by G. K. Chesterton.
• Effective Training: Systems, Strategies and Practices (3rd Edition), by P. Nick Blanchard and James W. Thacker.
• Heretics, from The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 1, by G. K. Chesterton.
• Zen in the Art of Writing, by Ray Bradbury.
• The Name of the Rose: including Postscript to the Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco.
• MySpace For Dummies, by Ryan Hupfer, Mitch Maxson, & Ryan Williams.

July 2007:

• Invisible Cities, by Italo Calvino.
• The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries, by Rodney Stark.
• Pavane, by Keith Roberts.
• Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, by Kenneth R. Miller.
• Paradise Lost, by John Milton.
• How to Read the Bible, by Frederick C. Grant.
• Spiritual Authority, by Watchman Nee.
• How to Know: that if You Died You Would Go to Heaven, by Richard Vaughn.
• Topical Memory System: Hide God’s Word in Your Heart, by The Navigators.
• The Bacchae, by Euripides, translated by Gilbert Murray.

August 2007:

• Bible In The Light Of Our Redemption, by E. W. Kenyon.
• Orthodoxy, from The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 1, by G. K. Chesterton.
• My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers.
• The King of Elfland’s Daughter, by Lord Dunsany.
• How People Change, by Timothy S. Lane and Paul D. Tripp.
• Imaginations: Don’t Live There, by Jonas Clark.
• Strategic Management and Business Policy (10th Edition), by Tom Wheelen & David Hunger.
• A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
• The Manuscript Found in Saragossa, by Jan Potocki, translated by: Ian MacLean.

September 2007:

• Balancing the Christian Life, by Charles Ryrie.
• Living By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible, by Howard Hendricks & William Hendricks.
• Out of the Silent Planet (Space Trilogy, Book 1), by C. S. Lewis.
• Perelandra (Space Trilogy, Book 2), by C. S. Lewis.
• That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, Book 3), by C. S. Lewis.

October 2007:

• Turnaround Churches: How to Overcome Barriers to Growth and Bring New Life to an Established Church, by George Barna.
• Jurgen: A Comedy Of Justice, by James Branch Cabell.
• Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood, by Algernon Blackwood.
• Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength, by Bill Phillips & Michael D’Orso.
• The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories, Robert W. Chambers.
• The University of Hard Knocks: The School that Completes Our Education, by Ralph Parlette.

November 2007:

• Graduate School Companion, by Princeton Review.
• Where Is God When It Hurts?, by Philip Yancey.
• Cracking the GRE, by Princeton Review.
• Questions of Life: A Practical Introduction to the Christian Faith, by Nicky Gumbel.
• Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus, by Orson Scott Card.
• How God Taught Me About Prosperity, by Kenneth E. Hagin.
• Favor, the Road to Success: How to Receive Special Favor With God and People, by Bob Buess.
• Biblical Keys to Financial Prosperity, by Kenneth E. Hagin.

December 2007:

• The 33 Laws of Stewardship: Principles for a Life of True Fulfillment, by Dave Sutherland & Kirk Nowery.
• The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
• The School of Obedience, by Andrew Murray.
• Victory over the Darkness, by Neil T. Anderson.
• Old Testament Survey, by Kenneth P. Malmin & Kevin Conner.
• The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
• Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, by Brian Tracy.
• The New Birth, by Kenneth E. Hagin.

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