
The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Kevin says: Great like all of his others!

The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders
Author: Jacob Needleman
Kevin says: Insightful!

A Resilient Life: You Can Move Ahead No Matter What
Author: Gordon MacDonald
Kevin says: great read – especially for us 40 somethings!

Red Letters: Living a Faith That Bleeds
Author: Tom Davis
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The Gospel According to Starbucks: Living with a Grande Passion
Author: Leonard Sweet
Kevin says: Use your brain. . . Think. . . Compelling. . . A great E.P.I.C. book!

Fields of the Fatherless
Author: C. Thomas Davis
Kevin says: Care for the orphans. . . Change the world!

Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Author: David Oliver Relin
Kevin says: Great Story. . . A must read!

The Terror: A Novel
Author: Dan Simmons
Kevin says: One of the best reads in years. Hard to put down! Those poor guys on the ice!

Searching for God Knows What
Author: Donald Miller
Kevin says: Very insightful!

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Kevin says: Weighty and excellent!

Living the Resurrection: The Risen Christ in an Everyday Life
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Kevin says: Everything Peterson has written is worth reading. Another Classic.

The Sparrow
Author: Mary Doria Russell
Kevin says: A must read. Beautifully written. A powerful book about cross cultural relations, missions and faith. I couldn’t put it down!

Transformation: How Glocal Churches Transform Lives and the World
Author: Bob Roberts Jr.
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Glocalization: How Followers of Jesus Engage the New Flat Earth
Author: Bob Roberts Jr.
Kevin says: Missions and the local church

Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves
Author: Kevin Bales
Kevin says: The book to read now!

Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Author: Anne Lamott
Kevin says: Sincere and clever. . . Such a great writer. . .

A Far Country
Author: Daniel Mason
Kevin says: Tragic and beautifully written. Mason is one of our most gifted young authors.

Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis
Author: Jimmy Carter
Kevin says: Great insights. . .

Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader
Author: Kevin Bales
Kevin says: Powerful. . . well researched. . . a great source book for understanding the issue of slavery today.

To the Mountaintop: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Mission to Save America: 1955-1968
Author: Stewart Burns
Kevin says: A good read about a great man

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Author: Anne Lamott
Kevin says: Honest and real. True Christianity!

Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade–and How We Can Fight It
Author: David Batstone
Kevin says: I wish every Christian would read this book, reflect, pray and act!

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Author: Anne Lamott
Kevin says: So good. . . So funny!

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)
Author: Thomas Cahill
Kevin says: Great insights!

An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind
Author: Erwin Raphael McManus
Kevin says: Great book on what the Church should – could be – and how to get there. . . No fluff!

The Prophets (Perennial Classics)
Author: Abraham J. Heschel
Kevin says: Just what you need to help make the prophets more accessible. . .

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
Author: Donald Miller
Kevin says: Great style. . . Couldn’t put it down!

Where God Was Born: A Daring Adventure Through the Bible’s Greatest Stories (P.S.)
Author: Bruce Feiler
Kevin says: Wonderfully written and thought provoking. . .

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Hinges of History)
Author: Thomas Cahill
Kevin says: Great, powerful insights. . . A must read for anyone who wants to understand the Jewish Scriptures

The Orthodox Way
Author: Kallistos Ware
Kevin says: Deep, rich spirituality from the Eastern Christian Tradition.

Armies of Hanuman (Ramayana Series)
Author: Ashok K. Banker
Kevin says: 7 or more volume set of books of the Ramayana.

The Killer Angels
Author: Michael Shaara
Kevin says: Moving and powerful!

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Author: H.W. Brands
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Halftime
Author: Bob Buford
Kevin says: Should be required reading for everyone at age 35!

Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive
Author: John Eldredge
Kevin says: Great Book

Gods and Generals
Author: Jeff Shaara
Kevin says: Great historical fiction which teaches great truths about the civil war and leadership.

The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again
Author: George G., III Hunter
Kevin says: A must read for those seeking alternatives to doing Christianity only one way – and still being Evangelical.

On a Hill Too Far Away: Putting the Cross Back into the Center of Our Lives
Author: John Fischer
Kevin says: Powerful. . .

How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)
Author: Thomas Cahill
Kevin says: Couldn’t put it down!

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
Kevin says: A must read – right now before it’s too late. Well written – frightening and exciting both at the same time. . .

Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination
Author: Eugene H. Peterson
Kevin says: One of my favorite books by Peterson. I’ve read it four times and continue to learn new things.

Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Author: Bruce Feiler
Kevin says: A 40 something Jew searches for his roots by walking the Bible with an archeologist. Fascinating. A wonderful book written well.

Reaching Out
Author: Henri Nouwen
Kevin says: In my list of “Top 10″ books on the Christian faith.

Christianity at the Religious Roundtable: Evangelicalism in Conversation with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
Author: Timothy C. Tennent
Kevin says: Can we interact with people of other faiths respectfully and still be an Evangelical witness? The answer is yes. A great book for understanding the major religions and how to interact appropriately. The openning chapter alone is worth the read.

Revolution in World Missions
Author: K. P. Yohannan
Kevin says: A powerful book with compelling advice for missions. It was personally convicting and insightful.

The Jesus I Never Knew
Author: Philip Yancey
Kevin says: