Earlier in the week, I posted my top 10 books of 2019. (If you missed it, click here.) Then I asked my Facebook friends for the best books they’ve read this year. Here are the (unedited) answers:
Josh Rodgers “Humility-the path to holiness” by Andrew Murray
David Moerbe 1). You Lost Me by David Kinnman. 2). Today Matters by John Maxwell 3). Saturate by Jeff Vanderstelt 4). Five Smooth Stones by Eugene Peterson 5) Working the Angels by Eugene Peterson
Samantha Buchholz Salt fat acid heat
Caroline Maria Melcher Waking the Dead by John Eldredge…haven’t finished yet, but it’s been a deeply moving read thus far!
Sandra Galindo Deskin 1) Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyers
2) Unashamed by Christine Caine
Both really good bible studies for Women!
Raul Deck How to win friends and influence people – Dale Carnegie
The last wish.
Scott Cameron Guide to safe Scouting
Rosie Norman Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Kyra Wurm The Hobbit
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Family Under the Bridge
Chronicles of Narnia
Clearly the kids/family read-a-louds were better than my own personal reading, both fiction and non-fiction.
Jacob Somerville “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John C Maxwell
Chris Curry Sell or be sold- Grant Cardone
Joel Haak Love thy Body by Nancy Pearcy
Duane Bamsch The book that I read that had the most impact? Definitely this one. Not saying it was the best, but it definitely has the biggest impact.
War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race, Expanded Edition
Laura Pulliam The Whole Brain Child
Leah Oswald Villarreal Nickel Boys
Heidi L Clark Love Thy Body – Nancy Pearsey
Echo – Jonathan Fisk
Seven Blades in Black – Sam Sykes
Julie Meese Educated
John-Cheryl Roemer Adams Crossroads be Wm Paul Young
Stuart Rogers When by Daniel Pink
Christopher Brynestad The Revenge of Analog by David Sax
Preaching by Tim Keller
The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr
Michael Schmidt Surviving the Storms – Scaer
Unplanned – Johnson
Dan Alwood The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Ted Doering Rare Leadership by Marcus Warner
Jennifer Lynn Chapman Morris The Road. It was scary good.
Seth Gehrke Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah
Natalie Shellhouse The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Cristofer Mattern The Energy Bus
Melody Simpson Love and Respect- Eggeriches
Extreme Ownership- Jakco Willink
Vanette Valnes Sherrill The End of Me – Kyle Idelman
Mary Ebersole My Dear Hamilton
Paul Muench The Messenger, The Message The Community by Roland Muller. An excellent read if you are interested in outreach.
Matt Lorfeld Who Would Win: Ultimate Ocean Rumble
Elizabeth Reeves I’ll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair
Patrick Gray, Justin Skeesuck
Jacob Scott Re-read Wingren, Luther on Vocation!
Mark Lackie Shoot for the Moon by Jim Donovan. It is the story of Apollo 11. I was a space geek as a kid and the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 made this a must read.
Laura Landfried Perry When Heaven Weeps
David Voss Discipline Equals Freedom – J. Willink
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