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In this section, you'll find a rather lengthy list of books that Janis and I have compiled -- and highly recommend. It seems that God has brought -- and still brings -- some wonderful books and writers into our lives at just the right moment in time that have said exactly the things that we were needing to hear. The books in this section have blessed, inspired, encouraged, and challenged us. Through them, we have gained new insights into the Christian life and also about ourselves. These books have been instructive and have helped us gained new revelations about worship, music, the church – and the love and grace of God.

As we discover more "gems," we'll be adding to this list.

* New titles are underlined.

A Celebration of the Disciplines – Richard Foster

A Cup of Coffee at the Soul Cafι – Leonard Sweet

A Glimpse of Jesus – Brennan Manning
This is a re-release of an earlier book entitled A Stranger to Self-Hatred

A Violent Grace – Michael Card

Abba’s Child – Brennan Manning

AquaChurch – Leonard Sweet

Be Thou My Vision – John Fischer

Between Heaven and Earth – Ken Gire

Blessed Be Your Name – Matt & Beth Redman

* Captured by Grace - David Jeremiah

Clinging – Emilie Griffin

* Crazy Love - Francis Chan

Dangerous Surrender - Kay Warren

David – Charles Swindoll

Desiring God – John Piper

Desperate for You – Roberta Croteau

Disappointment With God – Philip Yancey

Don't Waste Your Life – John Piper

Everyday Light – Selwyn Hughes

Facedown – Matt Redman

Far from Home – Joseph Stowell

Fearless Faith – John Fischer

*Forgotten God - Francis Chan

Fresh Faith – Jim Cymbala

Fresh Power – Jim Cymbala

Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire – Jim Cymbala

* From Disgrace to Amazing Grace - Jonathan Aitken

God Came Near – Max Lucado

He Still Moves Stones – Max Lucado

Heart of Worship Files – Compiled by Matt Redman

Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby - Edith L. Blumhofer

Hustling God – Craig Barnes

Into the Depths of God – Calvin Miller

* Jack's Life - Douglas Gresham [Stepson to C.S. Lewis]

* Joshua - Joseph F. Girzone

* Knowing God - J.I. Packer

Leap Over a Wall – Eugene Peterson

*Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust - Immaculee Ilibagiza with Steve Erwin

Life of the Beloved – Henri Nouwen

Love Him in the Morning – John Fischer

Loving Christ – Joseph Stowell

May I Have This Dance? – Joyce Rupp

My Utmost for His Highest – Oswald Chambers

No Wonder They Call Him Savior – Max Lucado
We have copies of almost every book that Max Lucado has written.
They are all good. However, we are still partial to those on this list.

On a Hill Too Far Away – John Fischer

Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit – Charles R. Swindoll

Reaching for the Invisible God – Philip Yancey

Respectable Sins - Jerry Bridges

Rekindled Flame – Steve Fry

Rhythms of the Inner Life – Howard Macy

Ruthless Trust – Brennan Manning

Sacred Thirst – Craig Barnes

Same Kind of Different As Me - Ron Hall and Denver Moore

Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ – John Piper

Scribbling in the Sand – Michael Card

Soul Salsa – Leonard Sweet

Soul Survivor – Philip Yancey

Soul Tsunami – Leonard Sweet

Tender Warrior – Stu Weber

The Book of God: The Bible As a Novel – Walter Wangerin, Jr.

The Dangerous Duty of Delight – John Piper

The Divine Embrace – Ken Gire

The Divine Conspiracy – Dallas Willard

The Holy Wild - Mark Buchanan

The Heart of Prayer - Lana Bateman

The Jesus I Never Knew – Philip Yancey

The Last Disciple – Hank Hanegraaff & Sigmund Brouwer

The Power in Letting Go – Calvin Miller

* The Prodigal God - Timothy Keller

* The Pursuit of God - A.W. Tozer

The Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning

The Reflective Life – Ken Gire

The Rest of God - Mark Buchanan

The Sacred Romance – Brent Curtis & John Eldredge

The Signature of Jesus – Brennan Manning

The Singer Trilogy – Calvin Miller

The Spirit of the Disciplines – Dallas Willard

The Spiritual Lives of Great Composers – Patrick Kavanaugh

The Unquenchable Worshiper – Matt Redman

The Weathering Grace of God – Ken Gire

The Wisdom of Tenderness – Brennan Manning

The North Face of God – Ken Gire

The Work of His Hands – Ken Gire

The Worship God is Seeking - David Ruis

* The Worshiping Artist - Rory Noland

Then Sings My Soul – Robert J. Morgan

Then Sings My Soul, Volume Two - Robert J. Morgan

Through the Eyes of a Ragamuffin – Rich Mullins

What’s So Amazing About Grace? – Philip Yancey

When God Interrupts – Craig Barnes

Why? – Anne Graham Lotz

Windows of the Soul – Ken Gire

Worship: A Way of Life – Patrick Kavanaugh

* Worship Matters - Bob Kauflin

Yearning – Craig Barnes

Your Love is Amazing – Roberta Croteau

* Your God Is Too Safe - Mark Buchanan

Bibles:

The English Standard Version

Psalms Now – Leslie Brandt

The Message Bible – Eugene Peterson

The New Living Translation

The Amplified Bible