My 2010 Reading List

Inspired by Kenny Conley (as always), and his post “My 2010 Reading List,” I thought I would put together my own reading list for 2010.  I love to read, but I tend to go through stages throughout the year.  There are months where all I read is my Bible, and there are period where I read insatiably.  I usually have many books going at the same time. I hope to accomplish two things by posting it here:

1. It will help me to organize my thoughts and have a plan for what I intend to read; and
2. I hope it will help to ease my wife’s concern that I continue to buy tons and tons of books and never read them.  See, honey, I have a plan!

So, here is what I plan to be reading in 2010:

Books Written to or for Children

• Letters to Children…by C.S. Lewis
• To the Rising Generation: Addresses Given to Children and Young Adults…By Jonathan Edwards
• A Good Start: A Book for Young Men and Women…by C.H. Spurgeon
• Jesus Is Alive! Evidence for the Resurrection, Children’s Edition…by Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell
• The Case for Faith for Kids…by Lee Strobel
• The Case for a Creator for Kids…by Lee Strobel
• 99 Questions God’s Answers For Kids

Books Related to Children’s and Family Ministry

• Shift: What it takes to finally reach families today…by Brian Haynes
• Formational Children’s Ministry: Shaping Children Using Story, Ritual, and Relationship…by Ivy Beckwith
• Comforting Children in Crisis…Group Publishing
• The Ultimate Survival Guide For Children’s Ministry Workers…by Ivy Beckwith
• What Every Sunday School Teacher Should Know…by Elmer Towns

Books About Teaching

• Rock Solid Teacher: Discover the Joy of Teaching Like Jesus…by Gregory C. Carlson
• Created to Learn…by William R. Yount
• Teaching Kids About God…by John Trent

Parenting

• Parenting With Love And Logic…by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
• Parenting Teens With Love And Logic…by Foster Cline and Jim Fay

Theology

• Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine…by Wayne Grudem
• The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith…by Timothy Keller
• Your Own Jesus: A God Insistent on Making It Personal…by Mark Hall

Devotional

• Morning and Evening…by Charles H. Spurgeon
• Big Truths for Little Kids: Teaching Your Children to Live for God…by Susan Hunt

Biography

• Me, Myself & Bob: A True Story About Dreams, God, and Talking Vegetables…by Phil Vischer

Fiction

I don’t read a lot of fiction as a general rule, but this year I’ve already started reading the Chronicles of Narnia series to my kids.

• The Magician’s Nephew…by C.S. Lewis
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe…by C.S. Lewis
• The Horse and His Boy…by C.S. Lewis
• Prince Caspian…by C.S. Lewis
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader…by C.S. Lewis
• The Silver Chair…by C.S. Lewis
• The Last Battle…by C.S. Lewis

So, there we have it – my planned reading list for 2010, and its only 30 books.  We’ll see how it goes!  For the record, and for my wife’s peace of mind, I only need to buy one of the books on this list.  That book is Me, Myself & Bob which I haven’t gotten around to buying yet.  If you have one laying around, feel free to mail it to me!  I already have all the others.  What are you reading this year?

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3. #9 – Big Truths for Young Hearts (Top Ten Christian Books for Kids)
4. The Children’s Ministry Blog Patrol (January 2010)
5. #10 – Arch Series Books (Top Ten Christian Books for Kids)