The 28 books I plan to read in 2012

I'm setting personal goals in several categories for myself in 2012. One of which is in the area of reading. As they say, "leaders are readers," so here are the books I plan to read (in no particular order) in 2012:

In Search of Timothy	Tony Cooke
Steve Jobs	Walter Isaacson
Doctrine	Mark Driscoll
Boundaries	Henry Cloud
Crazy Love	Francis Chan
The Meaning of Marriage	Tim Keller
The Life You've Always Wanted	John Ortberg
King's Cross	Tim Keller
Great By Choice	Jim Collins
Blink	Malcolm Gladwell
Telling the Truth	D.A. Carson
Knowing God	JJ Packer
Christians are Hate Filled Hypocrites…and Other Lies You've Been Told	Bradley Wright
Following Jesus	N.T. Wright
Fields of Gold	Andy Stanley
The Art & Craft of Biblical Preaching	Haddon Robinson
The Spirit of the Disciplines	Dallas Willard
She Calls Me Daddy	Robert Wolgemuth
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth	Gordon Fee
In My Place Condemned He Stood	J.I. Packer
Leading on Empty	Wayne Cordeiro
Leadership Gold	John Maxwell
Made to Stick	Chip & Dan Heath
Speak to Win	Brian Tracy
The Origin of the Bible	Philip Comfort
A History of Christianity	Paul Johnson
Warlord	Ted Bell
Spiritual Discipleship	Oswald Sanders

What are YOU reading???

Comments

[Mandy]

Here's my reading list for 2012:

1. Spiritual Leadership by Henry Blackaby
2. Radical by David Platt
3. Forgotten God by Francis Chan
4. Seeking Him by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
5. What Did You Expect? By Paul David Tripp
6. Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman
7. Say Yes to God by Kay Warren
8. So Long, Insecurity by Beth Moore
9. Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic
10. Heaven by Randy Alcorn
11. Slave by John MacArthur
12. Enemies of the Heart by Andy Stanley
13. The Principles of the Path by Andy Stanley
14. NIV 2011
15. The New Christian Counselor by Ron Hawkins and Tim Clinton (due out 9/15/12)

If you've heard that any of these books are a waste of time, I'd appreciate a warning. Todd and I will probably read many of these books together.

[Bill LaMorey]

Looks like a great list, Mandy!

[W Brian Leonard]

I read the ones you say are worth reading after you read them :-).

[Bill LaMorey]

Yeah, Brian, but the real question is who is reading the books you say are REALLY worth reading after you've read them?

[Barry D]

Chip and Dan Heath(Made to Stick) are great authors, their books are written in a "sticky" way which really helps you to remember the concepts. I also recommend their other book titled "Switch". Their website (www.madetostick.com) contains some great free references.

i used to read more, but right now am working through "The Reason for God"- Keller, "Unbroken" - Hillenbrand, and trying to finish "Bonhoffer" - Metaxes. Bonhoffer has been an amazing biography.
Making a list for the year sounds like a good idea.

[Earl Bankhead]

Pastor LaMorrey, your 2012 list looks Great. I hope you have been able to make time to stay on track with your reading. I'm jumping on board late in the year, so here is the list of books I've read this year, what I'm currently reading and those I've purchased to read next.

What I've read:
1. Thinking. Loving. Doing. by John Piper & David Mathis
2. The Invisible War by Chip Ingram
3. The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness by John MacArthur
4. Forgotten God by Francis Chan
5. Erasing Hell by Francis Chan
6. The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller

What I'm currently reading:
1. Knowing God by J.I. Packer (Wow!!!)

Next on my list:
1. Desiring God by John Piper
2. When a Nation Forgets God by Erwin W. Lutzer
3. Our Sufficiency in Christ by John MacArthur
4. The Church Awakening by Charles Swindoll
5. Living The Cross Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney
6. How to Help People Change by Jay E. Adams
7. War of Words by Paul David Tripp
8. The Reason for God by Timothy Keller