The Eleventh Commandment: Forgiveness by Andy Smith

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

Preaching to a Shifting Culture by Scott Gibson

Waking the Dead by John Eldridge

Searching For God Knows What by Donald Miller

The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Music Reviews:
 

Chris Tomlin: Arriving

    Rating: B

You've probably heard "Indescribable" by now. What a great song. I like it the most off of this project and so does Anthony. Our friend Tim Rutledge really likes Chris Tomlin's style.

-Tom Trimble

In Print:

When I get a little money I buy books, and if any is left I buy food and clothes. -Erasmus

Top Shelf-

Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller

A very fresh, if sometimes irreverent, look at Christianity.

I can hardly put it down.

The Answer to How is Yes: Acting on What Matters- by Peter Block (Provocative. My current favorite. The most enjoyable leadership book I've read since "Leadership Jazz" by Max DePree.)

Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive- by John Eldridge. (This guy has great style.)

God's Reach- by Glen Clark. I am just now discovering this incredible book that others have known and loved for years. It's hard to find, out of print, but worth the price if you can find it.

How to Pray in the Spirit: Thirty-One Devotional Readings on Personal Prayer- by John Bunyan.

An Unstoppable Force- by Erwin McManus

(McManus combines an understanding of the times with an unswerving mandate to be relevant.)

Some other great books worth mentioning-

If You Want To Walk On Water, You've Got To Get Out of the Boat- by John Ortberg  (Enjoyable and uplifting.)

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference- by Malcolm Gladwell  (Insightful. One of the best books I've read in the last ten years.)

Mid-Course Correction: Re-Ordering Your Private World for the Next Part of Your Journey- by Gordon MacDonald. (I thought "Ordering Your Private World" was a very pragmatic look at spiritual life.  Here, as in Bob Buford's "Half Time," Gordon takes inventory at the middle of life.)

Visioneering- by Andy Stanley (Andy has a great mind when it comes to vision.)

Teach Your Team to Fish- by Laurie Beth Jones (Author of Jesus, CEO.)

Grief Recovery:

On Death and Dying- by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. (This is the landmark work which includes the five stages of grief. There is a Serendipity Small Group Study, based on this work, which is incredible.)

A Time To Grieve: Meditations for Healing After The Death of a Loved One- by Carol Staudacher.

C. S. Lewis on Grief- by C. S. Lewis. (A collection of his writings after the passing of his wife. Is there anyone like C. S. Lewis?)