Comments on: ★ Top 5 Books for the Back Table?

By: jim

jim — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:55:53 +0000

I really enjoyed NT Wright’s Simply Christian, but in a book discussion on it in my congregation last summer people just didn’t get it…it was almost too much for them. Makes me wonder what if anything they had been reading before I got here as pastor…

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:44:58 +0000

Don’t know about all 5, but off the top of my head…

Men & Women in the Church by Sarah Sumner
God on Mute by Pete Greig
Slaves, Women & Homosexuals by William J. Webb (though doubtful many folks would have the tenacity to get through it as it’s not exactly ‘easy reading’!)

By: Doug Paul

Doug Paul — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:39:35 +0000

I’d have to say:

1) The Divine Conspiracy: Dallas Willard
2) Glittering Images: Susan Howatch
3) Simply Christian: N.T. Wright
4) Let Your Life Speak: Parker Palmer
5) Return of the Prodigal: Henri Nouwen

By: Dan B.

Dan B. — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:15:28 +0000

BLJ I would go for. “Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ” by Piper meant a lot to me, as did his “When the Darkness Will Not Lift.” “Sacred Romance” by Eldredge and Curtis. And right now I’m enjoying “In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day” by Mark Batterson. Newbigin’s “Walk Through the Bible” I would agree with. I also like “The Bible for Dummies.” Really, I do.

For fiction, “A Room with a View,” and the Bourne books. (I see Bourne as a metaphor for believers) And “Lord of the Rings” goes without saying.

By: Renaud

Renaud — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:44:11 +0000

Oh yeah, The Bible would be good too.

By: Steve McCoy

Steve McCoy — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:40:53 +0000

BLJ = Blue Like Jazz. Sorry for the shorthand.

Maybe the vibe is no vibe at all. That’s bad news. I need to recreate my online persona!

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:38:34 +0000

Steve, BLJ? why don’t i know what you are talking about? Sorry about the SBC thing, i got an SBC vibe. maybe i was catching a reformed vibe instead… what do i know?! :)

By: Steve McCoy

Steve McCoy — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:23:51 +0000

BLJ has been on our book table before. Sold out. And Todd, I would guess a vast majority of my readers are not SBC. I wasn’t going to correct you, but you did steal my post after all. ;)

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:09:48 +0000

Jim, good call on those Wright books. The Divine Hours series is great too. I would add that to my top 5 if i had thought of it.

By: Renaud

Renaud — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:46:53 +0000

I don’t know about 5, but I’d place Simply Christian or Challenge of Jesus by N.T. Wright. These books changed my life in how I viewed the Gospel. I’d also add The Divine Hours collected by Phyllis Tickle. For something fun, maybe something like Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz.