There are loads of interesting books out there, some excellent and encouraging, some not so much. Which, if any, books have you found useful and/or inspiring on your journey?
[Thanks DontQuoteMe - ironically, I could not post the question without quoting you!]
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DQM just wanted you to know am compiling a list of author's good call looking at some positives.
One author who I tend to find helpful, no matter what he writes is John Ortberg. I find it great that he can in such simple language talk about what can be quite difficult concepts. His use of story telling is great, and I know his rag doll story in his book on the love of God has always stuck in my mind, and I often quote it in sermons/church settings. I think because I read it when my faith was so new it has always influenced me.
I also really like Adrian Plass. His use of humour is great. It's also really refreshing to hear that someone like him, well known in christian circles etc, struggles with the same issues as me. He writes about worrying what heaven will be like, and if it's hymn singing for all eternity he's not sure he could cope with that. Excellent.
Guess I just appreciate people who use simple language that talks to my emotions, rather than theological language which I find hard to follow.
I'm sure there are more but these are my first thoughts.
i like dr.seuss. but thats just a pseudonym right.
surely true education comes not from what you read, but from what you learn.
i find this interesting. at the moment i am learning very much, but i read very little. the other week a friend told me that maybe i should 'grow up' when i told him that i dont read many books. is it true? i know people who read loads, but seem uninterested in learning from the world around them.
im not sure how this helps anybody, but i like things that stott has written, and that tozer wrote. i have also been heavily influenced by mr.miles and mr.miles
my doctrine is built mostly on a basic 'niv' that anyone can find in a hotel room, together with a 'compact concordance'.
books with 'historical contextual information' help me too. i was given a good one from one of my great-grandma-in-laws the other xmas. i havent finished it yet.
Finally I have come up with a list however not only of books.
Many things inform my learning and understanding.
Recently things that have impacted upon me are the numerous documentaries that I refer to in other threads on this blog.
Bookwise my favourite read recently was:-
The McDonaldisation of Society which served to confirm my bleak outlook of the dangers of the consumerised, globalised, capitalist society that we live in.
On a spiritual level I am currently reading works by Robert A Johnson. His book 'Owning your own shadow' is particularly inciteful and looks at how to manage the elements of 'light' and 'dark' that exist within all of us.
I have also listened to the 1st talk in the Jesus is the dot what thread. This was useful in helping me understand my current feelings of alienation from the 'church' as an organisation.
I agree with Sputnik, I don't think that learning is a priority for society these days and most'reading' that occurs is for pleasure rather than for growth.
I think one has to find a balance between being able to relax and enjoy oneself but also moving toward greater self awareness including spiritual growth!
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