January 11, 2006

Recommended Books

Filed under: Uncategorized — Michael Pate @ 11:50 pm

Read Along With Me:
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes
When I Don’t Desire God: How To Fight For Joy by John Piper
Favorites (Religious):
Desiring God (Updated) by John Piper
The Pleasures of God by John Piper
The Life and Diary of David Brainerd (his journal accounts of his missionary activities with Indians from 1718 to 1747)
Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (Upon reading this you will certainly believe in the ‘T’ of TULIP)
Confessions of St. Augustine (His account early life and conversion; written as a prayer to God)
Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis (Account of his journey in life from atheism to Christianity)
Knowing God by J. I. Packer (Basic, easy to understand book on the attributes of God)

Favorites (Nonreligious):
Anything that Patrick McManus wrote (short humorous outdoor stories)
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose (Account of Lewis and Clarke’s expedition out west)
Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II’s Most Dramatic Mission by Hampton Sides (Capture and rescue of American POWs in the Philipines during WWII, made into a movie recently called ‘The Great Raid’)

Just Finished Reading:
The Mortification of Sin by John Owen
Generation Kill by Evan Wright
The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson
-If your not sure what repentance is read this book, if you think you’ve been good at repenting read this book and let it put you in your place, very convicting.
Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
-Account of Easy Company’s battles in WWII as Paratroopers. Even if you don’t read the book the Band of Brothers (Dts) miniseries by HBO is worth watching.

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