2024 Books

I was talking with a friend and they suggested I post a review of the books I read. While I might do this more concurrently (as I finish a book) I figured I could start with a review of books I read in 2024. There will be little to no comments for each book, but should give you a good idea of how I spend my time reading! 

• RC Sproul, a Life, Stephen Nichols
• The Intentional Father, Jon Tyson (every dad of sons should read this, earlier the better)
• The Other Half of Church, Wilder & Hendricks (interesting on relationships within church)
• Forgotten God, Francis Chan (Holy Spirit refresher)
• The Gospel, JD Greear (solid!)
• Kingdom Politics, Tony Evans
• The Intentional Year, Holly & Glenn Packiam 

Books read with others throughout 2024

• The Pastor, Eugene Peterson (one of my favorite books, especially on the vocation of Pastor)
• The group I read this with enjoyed it as much as I did my first time. Great to re-read it with them. 
• In the Name of Jesus, Henri Nouwen (great devotional read, usually read it annually)
• The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard (I wish I had read this years ago - a must read for any Christian serious about their life in Christ)
• I'd say this book was the most challenging and thought provoking from this group.
• The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, Tim Alberta (hard read, but eye-opening around American Evangelicals and the Religious Right) 
• Three Mile an Hour God, Kosuke Koyama (interesting read, more a collection of devotional thoughts, but very interesting to learn more about Christian faith from a Japanese perspective)

Fiction (I like reading fiction before I go to bed... helps my mind shift gears)

• The Shadow of the Gods (Bloodsworn Trilogy), John Gwynne 
• The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsworn Trilogy), John Gwynne 
• Golden Son, Pierce Brown
• Red Rising, Pierce Brown 

Finished a few commentaries on Luke, shockingly none of them had a "Congratulations" when finished, they just ended like any other chapter... :/ 

• JC Ryle
• Leon Morris
• NT Wright
• Michael Wilcock 

Robert Murray M'Cheyne's Bible in a Year Plan (94 total books) 

• The Old Testament once (39 books)
• The Psalms twice
• The New Testament twice (27 books x2) 

Let me know what you think, or what you read that was really good! I've got a handful of preaching and leadership books lined up for this year as I am walking through them with two groups.