Thursday, July 1, 2021

Reading List For 2021, So Far.



    Below are the books that I've read so far this year. One thing that should jump out at you as you skim through the list, I read a wide variety of literary genres. I study martial arts so you will find books related to that subject, but I am also a minister so you will also find books on the topic of theology, philosophy, and productivity. 

    I hope you find some inspiration from the books listed below. 

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 Atomic Habits (audiobook) by James Clear

This book describes how to create lasting habits as well as how to break bad ones. Productivity and self-help. Highly recommended.

 

Empowered by the grace of God by Garth Black

This is a book on the Holy Spirit and his role n the life of Christians. This book takes the position that the Holy Spirit personally and literally indwells the Christ but does not hold the miraculous powers of the Spirit are working in the Christian today to perform healing inspired revelations or any other miracle. This book is a basic listing of scriptures and some basic explanations. 

 

 Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement… by Voddie Baucham

The current church is facing the onslaught of Critical Race Theory and Critical Social Justice. This book is a phenomenal work detailing and defining the critical issues and terminology utilized by the CRT CSJ. This is highly recommended.

 

 God Work by Randy Harris

This book was ok. It was a smattering of different theological topics and beliefs held by the author. There were some interesting and helpful things found in this book, but in the end, I don’t think I would recommend reading it.

 

 Hidden Lineage by Sean Askew

 

 Leaders Made Here by Mark Miller

This book is on leadership with a focus on how to create a leadership culture where leaders are created and matured. For the most part, this book is geared towards business and corporations, but some of the ideas and suggestions could be translated and used in the church. The book uses a story motif to convey its teachings and ideas. If you struggle to read stories and glen the ideas, this is not for you. If on the other hand you can read this kind of book, it is worth reading. The book is very short and very readable. I recommend it.

 

Ninpo Gairon by Alex Esteve

 

Ninpo Hibun by Alex Esteve

 

  The New Media Frontier by Reynolds and Overton

This book is very dated especially with the topic, it is addressing. The social media explosion is well past where it was when this book was written. That being said, it does contain some helpful suggestions and encouragement for home one might utilize technology to preach Christ and help mold the church and society, or at least be a positive voice in this world for Jesus. Because it is so outdated, I do not recommend it.

 

 The Ninja Way by Ilan Gattegno