Even with the craziness of life with two newly adopted children, I somehow managed to feed my voracious appetite for books. I discovered a lot of great reads in 2011 but these made it to the top of the list:
1. "Jesus, the CIA, my Father, and Me, a Memoir...of Sorts" by Ian Morgan Cron. Great writing. Honest, humorous, touching, and heart-breaking. Cron chronicles growing up with an alcoholic father. Though I grew up in a mostly functional family, I still encountered some of my own wounds within Cron's story. One of the best books I've read in a long time.
2. "The Reason for God" by Timothy Keller. Truth be told, I plowed through this book a few years ago but read it so quickly that I didn't really get to benefit from it as much as I wanted. I am taking a small group through a DVD curriculum based on the book and read it again as preparation for the study. This is, hands down, one of the best explanations of the reasonableness of Christianity that I've ever read. Based on his question and answer sessions with skeptics after his church services, this is a great gift to give to someone looking for answers from a gracious, thoughtful Christ-follower. Reading it reminded me of why its reasonable to be a Christian in the 21st century.
3. "Kisses from Katie" by Katie Davis. How do you explain a high achieving homecoming queen who moves to Uganda and becomes the mother of 14 girls? You don't. Instead, you read her story and learn from this remarkable young woman and her heart of compassion for those in need. I was inspired and challenged while having my categories completely rattled.
What were your best reads of 2011?
1. "Jesus, the CIA, my Father, and Me, a Memoir...of Sorts" by Ian Morgan Cron. Great writing. Honest, humorous, touching, and heart-breaking. Cron chronicles growing up with an alcoholic father. Though I grew up in a mostly functional family, I still encountered some of my own wounds within Cron's story. One of the best books I've read in a long time.
2. "The Reason for God" by Timothy Keller. Truth be told, I plowed through this book a few years ago but read it so quickly that I didn't really get to benefit from it as much as I wanted. I am taking a small group through a DVD curriculum based on the book and read it again as preparation for the study. This is, hands down, one of the best explanations of the reasonableness of Christianity that I've ever read. Based on his question and answer sessions with skeptics after his church services, this is a great gift to give to someone looking for answers from a gracious, thoughtful Christ-follower. Reading it reminded me of why its reasonable to be a Christian in the 21st century.
3. "Kisses from Katie" by Katie Davis. How do you explain a high achieving homecoming queen who moves to Uganda and becomes the mother of 14 girls? You don't. Instead, you read her story and learn from this remarkable young woman and her heart of compassion for those in need. I was inspired and challenged while having my categories completely rattled.
What were your best reads of 2011?
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