The Search
for Significance by Robert McGee
Word Publishing,
1998. A
great
book on challenging the toxic performance trap we all fall into.
Mere
Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Harper
SanFrancisco. A
former
atheist and brilliant thinker charts his thought progression toward God.
The
Problem of
Pain by C.S. Lewis
Harper
SanFrancisco. Lewis
wrestles with the idea of a loving God and a world of suffering.
Where is
God When It Hurts by Philip Yancey
Zondervan Publishing. Another great look at the possible why's of
pain.
Forgive & Forget by Lewis Smedes
Subtitled: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve.
Harper
SanFrancisco, 1996. A
simple
and deep
look at forgiveness.
Ordering
Your Private World by Gordon McDonald
Thomas Nelson Publishing, Revised Edition, 2003. The why and how of maintaining
an ordered inner life.
Margin by Richard
Swenson
Subtitled: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial and Time Reserves to
Overloaded Lives.
Navpress, 1995. A
doctor
takes a critical look at the result of overloaded lives.
Boundaries by Henry
Cloud and John Townsend
Zondervan Publishing, Revised Edition, 1992. How to say both "yes" and "no" in
a healthy way. They also have a Boundaries in Dating book that is excellent.
Celebration
of Discipline by Richard Foster
Subtitled: The Path to Spiritual Growth.
Harper SanFrancisco, 25th Anniversary Edition, 2002.
An in-depth look at what it means to
incorporate the spiritual disciplines
of
the Bible
into our
daily
life.
A Ready
Defense by Josh McDowell
Subtitled: The Best of Josh McDowell.
Nelson Reference, 1992. A topic-by-topic reference for key questions skeptics
have regarding Christianity.
The Life
You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg
Zondervan Publishing, 1998. A very practical look at incorporating spiritual
disciplines
into the rhythm
of our daily
lives.
Fit to
Be Tied by Bill Hybels
Zondervan Publishing, 1993. An honest, real look at marriage.