A Good Read

Recommended by First Christian Church Elders       (*highly recommended)

Thanks to Kyle for assembling this list

Off Subject:  10 Weekly Lessons on the Lord's Supper by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith Amazing Grace: a Vocabulary of Faith, by Kathleen Norris – non-fiction An Altar in the World, by Barbara Brown Taylor – non-fiction Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCort Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand Book Thief, The, by Markus Zusak Brothers K, The, by David James Duncan* Call to Question: A Spiritual Memoir, by Joan D. Chittister – non-fiction Challenge of Jesus, by N. T. Wright – non-fiction* Christianity for the Rest of Us, by Diana Butler Base – non-fiction Cloister Walk, by Kathleen Norris – non-fiction* Dresser of Sycamore Trees, by Garret Keizer* East of Eden, by John Steinbeck Endurance, by F. A. Worsley – non-fiction* Wisdom of the Enneagram, (about personality) by Riso and Hudson – non-fiction Enneagram, a Christian Perspective, by Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert – non-fiction Falconer, by John Cheever Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, by James Hollis – non-fiction Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson* Girl with the Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier Glass Castle, The, (a memoir) by Jeannette Wall – non-fiction Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell* Good Earth, The, by Pearl Buck Grapes of Wrath, (or any) by John Steinbeck Great Santini, The, (or any) by Pay Conroy Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer The Heart of Christianity, by Marcus Borg – non-fiction Help, The, by Kathryn Stocket Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain If God is Love, Philip Gulley & James Mulholland – non-fiction If Grace is True, Philip Gulley & James Mulholland – non-fiction In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, (or any) by Elizabeth George Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

The Last Week, by Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan – non-fiction Love Comes Softly, by Janette Oke Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold Memory Keepers Daughter, by Kim Edwards Midwives, by Chris Bohjalian* Most Famous Man in America-the Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, by Debbie Applegate* Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder – non-fiction My Antonia, by Willa Cather My Sister’s Keeper, (or any) by Jodi Picoult New Earth – Awakening to your Life’s Purpose, A by Eckart Tolle – non-fiction Night, by Elie Wiesel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn* Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett* Presumed Innocent, by Scott Turow* Pride and Prejudice, (or any) by Jane Austin Prodigal Summer, (or any) by Barbara Kingsolver Radical Forgiveness, by Colin C Tipping – non-fiction Reformation, The,  by Diasmuid McCullough – non-fiction The River Why, David James Duncan Saga of Seven Suns, by Kevin J Anderson Same Kind of Different as Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore – non-fiction* Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope, by Joan D. Chittister – non-fiction The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kid The Shack, by William P Young Short History of Planet Earth, by John McPhee – non-fiction Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See Stranger in Paradise, (or any) by Robert B Parker The Sunflower, by Simon Weisenthal – non-fiction* The Time Travelers Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee* Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom – non-fiction Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen Wednesday’s Letters, by Jason F Wright Wrinkle in Time, A, by Madeleine L’Engle