2009 Book Log

One of my new years resolutions was to read a book each week throughout the year. I love to read, but this was a big hairy audacious goal for me. It turned out to be the perfect goal - one that was achievable, but that forced me to push myself. Here are the books I read this year in the order I read them. It's tough to rank books of different genres, so to the side I've put my rating of each book within its own genre, from 1-5 stars (*). I usually only review books I've got strong feelings about one way or the other, so the stars give you some impression as to what I thought (if you care). I'll give you my top 5 tomorrow.

According to Plan - Graeme Goldsworthy *

Church Unique - Will Mancini ****

Not the Way It's Supposed to Be - Cornelius Plantinga *****

Culture Making - Andy Crouch ***

Evolution of a Creationist - Jobe Martin ***

Mad Church Disease - Anne Jackson **

Grace Based Parenting - Tim Kimmel *****

I Ain't Coming Back - Dolphus Weary ***

Shepherding a Child's Heart - Tim Tripp *

Sheet Music - Kevin Leman ****

Dinner with a Perfect Stranger - David Gregory ****

Day with a Perfect Stranger - David Gregory ****

Clutter Free Christianity - Robert Jeffress *

Vintage Church - Mark Driscoll ****

While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks - Timothy Laniak *****

Poverty and Wealth, Why Socialism Doesn't Work - Ronald Nash ***

Transformational Architecture - Ron Martoia **

The Leader's Change Handbook - Jay Conger ***

A Sense of Urgency - John Kotter ***

Culture Shift - Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordiero **

Managing Transitions - William Bridges *****

In the Name of Jesus - Henri Nouwen ***

Leadership and Self Deception - the Arbinger Institute *****

The Prodigal God - Timothy Keller *****

The Leadership Challenge - Kouzes and Posner ****

Change is Like a Slinky - Hans Finzel *

Hole in Our Gospel - Richard Stearns *

Freedom and Boundaries - Kevin DeYoung *****

Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln - James Humes **

A Great and Terrible Love - Galli *

Just Do Something - Kevin DeYoung *****

You were Born for This - Bruce Wilkinson *

Boards that Make a Difference - John Carver *****

It All Goes Back in the Box - John Ortberg ***

The Crucifixion of Ministry - Andrew Purves ****

Crucial Conversations - Patterson, Grenny, McMillen, Switzler ***

Divine Justice - David Baldacci ****

The Sigma Protocol - Robert Ludlum *

Inside the Revolution - Joel Rosenberg ****

The Runaway Jury - John Grisham ****

Unforgiving Minute - Craig Mullaney *****

2012 The Bible and the End of the World - Mark Hitchcock ***

What God Does when Men Lead - Bill Peel ***

Hooked - McIlhaney and Bush ***

The Inner Voice of Love - Henri Nouwen *

Counterfeit Gods - Tim Keller ***

Healthy Congregations, a Systems Approach - Peter Steinke ***

An Uncommon Union - Hannah **

The Reason for God - Tim Keller *****

How Your Church Family Works - Peter Steinke **

A Praying Life - Paul Miller ***

Primal - Mark Batterson *

Transforming Discipleship - Greg Ogden *****

A Tale of Three Kings - Gene Edwards ****

Simple Life - Thom and Art Ranier **

The Trellis and the Vine - Colin Marshall and Tony Payne *****

The Three Success Secrets of Shamgar - Pat Williams and Jay Strack ***