on my night stand.

• seriously, i'm kidding // ellen degeneres
• the supernatural power of a transformed mind // bill johnson
• hosting the presence // bill johnson
• the red tent // anita diamint
• still alice // lisa genova
• anything // jennie allen
• the mingling of souls // matt chandler

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books i want to read.

books i've heard are life changing.

• the end of poverty // jeffrey sachs
• go set a watchman // harper lee
• the girl on the train // paula hawkins
• all the light we can not see // anthony doerr
• walden, life in the woods // henry david thoreau
• ralph waldo emerson: selected essays, lectures and poems // ralph waldo emerson
• a lesson before dying // ernest gaines
• things fall apart // chinua achebe
• half a yellow sun // chimamanda ngozi adichie
• the bell jar // sylvia plath
• the catcher in the rye // j. d. salinger
• ishmael: an adventure of the mind and spirit // daniel quinn
• the story of b // daniel quinn
• way of the peaceful warrior // dan millman
• of mice and men // john steinback
• the doors of perception // aldous huxley
• fear and loathing in las vegas // hunter s. thompson
• the gonzo way // anita thompson
• the optimist's daughter // eudora welty
• sex, drugs, & cocoa puffs // chuck klosterman
• killing yourself to live: 85% of a true story // chuck klosterman
• a decade of curious people and dangerous ideas // chuck klosterman
• downtown owl // chuck klosterman
• eating the dinosaur // chuck klosterman
• fargo rock city: a heavy metal odyssey in rural north dakota // chuck klosterman
• pill head // joshua Lyon
• communist manifesto // karl Marx
• che guevara: revolutionary // jon lee anderson
• motorcycle diaries - che guevera
• catch 22 // joseph heller
• great expectations // charles dickens
• fahrenheit 451 // ray bradbury
• the power of one // bryce courtenay
• the fountainhead // ayn rand
• the historian // elizabeth kostova
• ender's game // orson scott card
• the quiet american // graham greene
• the heart of the matter // graham greene
• the stand // stephen king
• invisible monsters //chuck oalahniuk
• the crucible // arthur miller
• the count of monte cristo // alexandre dumas
• the adventures of tom sawyer // mark twain
• the nine tailors // dorothy sayers
• the heart of darkness // joseph conrad
• ethan frome // edith warthome
• the dharma bums // jack kerouac
• eating animals // jonathan safran-foer

best sellers.

• the invention of wings // sue monk kidd
• paper towns // john green

world literature/collision course extended reading list.

• war & peace // leo tolstoy
• anna karenina // leo tolstoy
• correspondence between ghandi & tolstoy
• the electric kool-aid acid test // tom wolfe

friends recommend.

• the odyssey // homer
• the sun also rises // ernest hemingway
• on the road // jack kerouac
• the clockwork orange // anthony burgess
• mandela's way // richard stengel
• even cow girls get the blues // tom robbins
• jitterbug perfume // tom robbins
• stilllife with woodpecker // tom robbins.
• pilgrim at tinker creek // annie dillard
• what are people for // wendell berry
• the wild trees // richard preston
• dreams from my father // barack obama
• the girl with the dragon tattoo // stieg larsson
• the girl who played with fire // stieg larsson
• he loves me // wayne jacobsen
• gift from the sea // anne morrow lindbergh
• let the great world spin // colum mccann
• this odd and wondrous calling: the public and private lives of two ministers // lillian daniel

music related.

• 1000 recordings to hear before you die // tom moon

earth friendly.

• the jungle // upton sinclair
• vegan freaks // bob & jenna torres
• making a killing // bob torres
• animal farm // george orwell

to grow my faith.

• mere christianity // c.s. lewis
• the great divorce // c.s. lewis
• in god's presence // marjorie suchocki
• drops like stars // rob bell
• jesus wants to save christians // rob bell
• searching for god knows what // donald miller
• a million miles in a thousand // donald miller
• to own a dragon // donald miller
• through painted desserts // donald miller
• the open table participant's guide // donald miller
• the beautiful mess // rick mckinley
• follow me to freedom // shane claiborne
• jesus for president // shane claiborne
• becoming the answer to our prayers // shane claiborne
• finally alive // john piper
• no future without forgiveness // desmond tutu
• fight like a girl // lisa bevere
• everyone wants to go to heaven // david crowder
• don't waste your life // john piper
• the irresistible revolution // shane claiborne
• keeping the faith in seminary // ellie roscher
• one thousand gifts // anne voskamp
• bonhoeffer // ric metaxas
• a purpose driven life // rick warren
• love wins // rob bell
• letters to a skeptic // greg boyd
• worship architect // constance cherry
• the coffeehouse gospel // matthew turner
• forgotten god // francis chan
• radical // david platt
• sustainable youth ministry // mark devries
• spirit rising: tapping into the power of the holy spirit // jim cymbala
• savor // shauna niequist
• cold tangerines // shauna niequist
• toxic charity // robert lupton

worship related.

• emerging worship // dan kimball
• the air i breathe //louie giglio
• face down // matt redman
• the unquenchable worshipper // matt redman
• engage in worship // nelson searcy
• the heart of the artist // rory noland

health and wellness.

• will travel for vegan food // kristin lajeunesse

books i have read.

• to kill a mockingbird // harper lee ♥ ♥ ♥
• sex god // rob bell ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• blue like jazz // donald miller ♥ ♥ ♥
• brave new world // aldous huxley ♥ ♥
• alias grace // margaret atwood ♥ ♥
• heart of christianity // marcus borg ♥
• purple hibiscus // chimamanda ngozi adichie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• life of pi // yann martel ♥
• go ask alice // anonymous ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• neither wolf nor dog // kent nerburn ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• sophie's world // jostein gaarder ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• watership down // richard adams ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• a million little pieces // james frey ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• bright shiny morning // james frey ♥ ♥ ♥
• kite runner // khaled hosseini ♥ ♥ ♥
• the giver // lois lowry ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• gathering blue // lois lowry ♥ ♥ ♥
• perfect // natasha friend ♥ ♥ ♥
• slaughterhouse // gail eisnitz ♥ ♥ ♥
• my sister's keeper // jodi picoult ♥ ♥
• the perks of being a wallflower // stephen chbosky ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• running with scissors // augusten burroughs ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• the lovely bones // alice sebold ♥ ♥
• tooth and claw // t.c. boyle ♥ ♥ ♥
• acts of faith // eboo patel ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• eat pray love // elizabeth gilbert ♥ ♥ ♥
• take this bread: a radical conversion // sara miles ♥ ♥ ♥
• velvet elvis // rob bell ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• the memory keeper's daughter // kim edwards ♥ ♥ ♥
• simple church // thom rainer & erik geiger ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• one hundred years of solitude // gabriel garcia marquez ♥
• the glass castle // jeannette walls ♥ ♥ ♥
• tuesdays with morrie // mitch albom ♥ ♥
• the help // kathryn stockett ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• crazy sexy life // kris carr ♥ ♥ ♥
• skinny bitch // rory freedman ♥ ♥
• how coffee saved my life //ellie roscher ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• carrots n cake // tina haupert ♥ ♥
• worship matters // bob kauflin ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• art of worship // greg scheer ♥ ♥
• a more profound alleluia // leann van dyk ♥ ♥
• the travels of a t-shirt in the global economy ♥ ♥
• a better way // michael horton ♥ ♥ ♥
• crazy love // francis chan ♥ ♥ ♥
• unceasing worship // harold best ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ / ♥ ♥
• the conviction of things not seen // todd johnson ♥ ♥
• love does // bob goff ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• the shack // william young ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• heaven is for real // todd burpo ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• redeeming love // francine rivers ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• musicophilia // oliver sacks ♥ ♥
• this is your brain on music // daniel levitin ♥ ♥
• *the duggars 20 & counting // jim bob & michelle duggar ♥ ♥ ♥
• exploring the worship spectrum // paul basden ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• a love that multiplies // jim bob & michelle duggar ♥ ♥
• christianity after religion // diana butler bass ♥ ♥ ♥
• half the sky // nicholas kristof & sheryl wudunn ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• banker to the poor // muhammed yunus ♥ ♥ ♥
• leadership on the line // martin linsky ♥
• seven // jen hatmaker ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• in the name of jesus // henri nouwen ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• tattoos on the heart // gregory boyle ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• tears of the desert // ♥ ♥ ♥
• traveling mercies // anne lamott ♥ ♥
• more than good intentions // dean karlan ♥ ♥
• serving god globally // roland hoksbergen ♥ ♥
• beyond good intentions // tori hogan ♥ ♥ ♥
• kisses from katie // katie davis ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• animal vegetable miracle // barbara kingsolver ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• sticky faith // kara powell ♥ ♥ ♥
• scary close // don miller ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• bread & wine // shauna niequist ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• the happy intercessor // beni johnson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• jesus is // judah smith ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• life is // judah smith ♥ ♥
• undaunted // christine caine ♥ ♥
• bossypants // tina fey ♥ ♥
• when heaven invades earth // bill johnson ♥
• releasing the spirit of prophecy // bill johnson ♥
• wild // cheryl strayed ♥ ♥ ♥
• unbroken // laura hillenbrand ♥ ♥ ♥
• circle maker // mark batterson ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• fresh wind fresh fire // jim cymbala ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• deep & wide // andy stanley ♥ ♥
• hungry for chance // james colquhoun ♥ ♥ ♥
• yes please // amy peohler ♥ ♥ ♥
• atonement // ian mcewan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
• my beef with meat // rip essylsten ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥