Before we left for our trip, I had written up a reading list. I was planning to put 24 books on it, and I had 8 to go. I wanted some good theology/doctrine books but didn’t know of any to read that wouldn’t be over my head, so I asked Granddaddy (because he used to be a pastor) for some books, letting him know that my deadline was January 3rd (so I could post it on the 4th.)
Well…Granddaddy was busy while we were on our trip. So Sunday (the day after we got back) I went down, expecting to knock it out in a couple hours.
Here we are a week, 10 categories, and 105 books later!
~HISTORICAL~
JAN. Of Plimoth Plantation // William Bradford
FEB. The Story of Liberty // Coffin
MAR. Uncle Tom’s Cabin // Harriet Beecher Stowe
APR. A Theological Interpretation of American History // Singer
MAY. Heroines of Dixie // Katherine M. Jones, Ed.
JUN. By Their Blood // Hefley
JUL. Hitler’s Cross
AUG. History of the United States // George Bancroft
SEP. A Night to Remember
OCT. The Night Lives On
NOV. None Dare Call it Treason & …25 Years Later // Stormer
DEC. The Robe // Lloyd Douglas
~THEOLOGY & DOCTRINE~
JAN. A Journey in Grace // Belcher
FEB. Hard to Believe // John MacArthur
MAR. What’s in the Bible? // R.C. Sproul
APR. Know What You Believe // Paul Little
MAY. Know Why You Believe // Paul Little
JUN. Tell the Truth // Metzger
JUL. Strange Fire // John MacArthur
AUG. Jonathan Edwards: Evangelist
SEP. The Almost Christian Discovered // Matthew Mead
OCT. Fundamentalism and the Word of God // J.I. Packer
NOV. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God // J.I. Packer
DEC. Now That’s a Good Question // R.C. Sproul
~BIOGRAPHIES~
JAN. A Chance to Die // Elizabeth Elliot
FEB. Robert Murray M’Cheyne // Bonar
MAR. Missionary Patriarch // John G. Paton
APR. Tortured for Christ // Wurmbrand
MAY. The Swans are not Silent Series books #1-3 // John Piper
JUN. The Swans are not Silent Series books #4-5 // John Piper
JUL. The Gift of Music // Smith & Carlson
AUG. Marriage to a Difficult Man // Dodd
SEP. Jonathan Edwards // Nichols
OCT. God’s Smuggler // Brother Andrew
NOV. Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor // Dr. Robert Godfrey
DEC. When Lightning Struck // Cooley
~SELF-HELP~
JAN. How to Read Slowly // Sire
FEB. Living by the Book // Hendricks
MAR. On Writing Well // Zinsser & How to Write for Christian Magazines // Ricks & Marsh
APR. Starting a Home-Based Business (for Dummies)
MAY. The Hurrier I Go… // Wheeler
JUN. The Complete Cheapskate // Hunt
JUL. PHP for Dummies
AUG. The Memory Book
SEP. How to Study // Shewan
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~Worldviews & Apologetics~
JAN. The Blood of the Moon // Grant
FEB. Lifeviews // R.C. Sproul
MAR. Fit Bodies Fat Minds // Os Guinness
APR. Universe Next Door // Sire
MAY. Cults and the Occult // Edmond Gruss
JUN. If There is a God, Why are There Atheists? // R.C. Sproul
JUL. The Battle for the Beginning // John MacArthur
AUG. The Grand Demonstration // Jay Adams
SEP. Evidence that Demands a Verdict
OCT. Scripture Twisting
NOV. Thinking Straight in a Crooked World // Gary DeMar
DEC. Did Adam Have a Bellybutton? // Ken Ham
~WORLD CLASSICS~
JAN. An Invitation to the Classics
FEB. The Count of Monte Cristo // Alexandre Dumas
MAR. Dombey and Son // Charles Dickens
APR. Sketches by Boz // Charles Dickens
MAY. The Scarlet Pimpernel // Baroness Orczy
JUN. Ivanhoe // Sir Walter Scott
JUL. Kim // Rudyard Kipling
AUG. The Family Book of Best Loved Poems
SEP. Kidnapped // Robert Louis Stevenson
OCT. Don Quixote // Cervantes
NOV. Ben-Hur // Lew Wallace
DEC. Our Mutual Friend // Charles Dickens
~Cultural Issues~
JAN. Measuring the Music
FEB. The First Blast of the Trumpet // John Knox
MAR. One Blood // Ken Ham, Carl Wieland, & Don Batten
APR. Whatever Happened to the Human Race? // Schaeffer & Koop
MAY. Celebrate Life // Carr & Meyer
JUN. Ashamed of the Gospel // John MacArthur
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~CHRISTIAN CLASSICS & MISC~
JAN-DEC. Amazing Grace – 366 Hymn Stories
JAN. Forty Stories of Famous Gospel Songs & O Worship the King
FEB. A Pastor’s Sketches
MAR. Knowing God
APR. Stepping Heavenward // Elizabeth Prentiss
MAY. The Doctrine of Repentance
JUN. Female Piety // John Angell James
JUL. Decision Making and the Will of God // Garry Friesen
AUG. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
SEP. Letters on Practical Subjects to a Daughter // Sprague
OCT. Shadow of the Almighty // Elizabeth Elliot
NOV. Farm Sermons // Spurgeon
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~Spiritual Life~
JAN. Don’t Waste Your Life
FEB. Mere Christianity // C.S. Lewis
MAR. Humility: the Forgotten Virtue // W.A. Mack & Humility: True Greatness // C.J. Mahaney
APR. The Christian’s Guide to Guidance // Jay E. Adams
MAY. Lectures to Young People // W.B. Sprague
JUN. When God Weeps // Joni Erickson Tada
JUL. Trusting God // Jerry Bridges
AUG. Competent to Counsel // Jay E. Adams
SEP. The Problem of Pain // C.S. Lewis
OCT. The Christian Father’s Present to his Children // John Angell James
NOV. Idols of the Heart // Elyse Fitzpatrick
DEC. What to do on Thursday // Jay E. Adams
~Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy~
JAN. Redwall // Brian Jacques
FEB. Dr. Dolittle // Hugh Lofting
MAR. The Black Star of Kingston // S.D. Smith
APR. Ember Falls // S.D. Smith
MAY. The Princess & the Goblin // George MacDonald
JUN. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde // Robert Louis Stevenson
JUL. The Mysterious Island // Jules Verne
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And so that is my 2017 reading list! We still have a few gaps, but it’s mostly filled. Recognize any of these books?
singing off,
