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My 2018 Top 5 "Top Reading Lists of 2018"

12/24/2018

 
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Looking for some of the best biblical and theological books to read in 2019? Below I've collected and listed five "sources" that are worth listening to for some worthwhile reads.

My hope is that as you scan these lists, you'll find at least 2-3 books that strike your interest enough for you to pick up the book and dig in.

Click on either the image or the title below and you'll be taken directly to a page where you can see which books are on that particular list.

My Top 5 Reading Lists of 2018

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Christianity Today's 2019 Book Awards
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The Gospel Coalition: 2018 TGC Book Awards
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Verge Network - Top Books of 2018

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Sam Storms - Top 10 Books of 2018
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Tim Challies - The Collected Best Christian Books of 2018

Interested in more?

Below you'll find a few other links to related posts. Happy reading! 
  • 6 Books to Consider for the Reader You're Buying For (2018 Edition)
  • How to R.E.A.D. Books Well
  • The "Ministry" of Recommending Books
  • Building a Biblical and Theological Library? Here are 4 More Books for the Shelves.
  • My 2017 Top 5 "Top Reading Lists of 2017"

Making a Case for Jesus' Resurrection

12/15/2018

 
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It's no exaggeration to say that Christianity stands or falls on Jesus' resurrection. If Jesus wasn't raised bodily from the dead, our faith is "useless" and "futile" (see 1 Corinthians 15:14 and 15:17-19). But if Jesus HAS been raised bodily from the dead...well, we'd better pay attention to Him. The Christian faith has meaning, our future has hope, and our mission matters.

So why is it credible to believe in Jesus' resurrection? Or even beyond that, why does it make the best sense of the evidence we have to believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Here are four lines of evidence that - when put together - build a strong case for the reliability of Jesus' resurrection. 

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6 Books to Consider for the Reader You're Buying For (2018 Edition)

12/6/2018

 
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Christmas is less than three weeks away (!!), and that means many of us are thinking through what to buy for others in our lives. If you're looking for ideas for the "reader" you know, here are six accessible suggestions based on books I've read and recommend, or books that are very much on my radar screen to read soon.

Most of these suggestions have been recently published (in the last 2-3 years) and will be linked to an Amazon page where you can learn more. You'll see they're listed under 6 categories that I try and stay loosely tethered to:

Bible & Theology

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Bible Matters: Making Sense of Scripture (by Tim Chester)

Discipleship

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The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery (by David G. Benner)

Ministry

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The God Who Goes Before You: Pastoral Leadership as Christ-Centered Followership (by Michael S. Wilder and Timothy Paul Jones)

Culture

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iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy - and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. And What that Means for the Rest of Us (by Jean Twenge)

Leadership

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The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues (by Patrick Lencioni)

History

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Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World (Eric Metaxas)

What other books (in any of these categories listed above) would you suggest people consider? List 'em here!
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    Tim Wiebe

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