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12 books

1 Favorite Fiction

The Giver
The Phantom Tollbooth
The People of Sparks
A Series of Unfortunate Events Collection: Books 1-13 with Bonus Material: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carni...
The Silver Chair
The Book Thief
Emily of New Moon

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18 books

2 Favorite Nonfiction

Enemies of the Heart: Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You
Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church
Surprised by Hope
The King Jesus gospel the original good news revisited
Mere Christianity
The Journey of Desire Journal and Guidebook: An Expedition to Discover the Deepest Longings of Your Heart
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith

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91 books

3 Fiction

Messenger
Never Let Me Go
Seveneves
Son
The Book Thief
The Giver
Fahrenheit 451

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234 books

4 Theology

Finding God in the Waves: How I lost my faith and found it again through science
Hell
Bullies and Saints
The imitation of Christ
Costly Obedience: What We Can Learn from the Celibate Gay Christian Community
Biblical Theology According to the Apostles: How the Earliest Christians Told the Story of Israel

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3 books

Biography

A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time
A Man Called Peter: The Story of Peter Marshall
The Good Neighbor

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8 books

Christian Scifi

A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Wrinkle in Time
Empyrion
The Space Trilogy
The Wandering
The Skin Map
Dream Thief

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23 books

Church History

The Rise of Christianity
Bullies and Saints
Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism
Who Were the Church Fathers?
A World Ablaze
Nazarene Jewish Christianity: From The End Of The New Testament Period Until Its Disappearance In The Fourth Century

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31 books

Discipleship

Transforming Discipleship
Strong and Weak
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God
Seasoned Speech: Rhetoric in the Life of the Church
Ordinary
The Christian Atheist
Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus

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9 books

Education

How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups
Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
Rethinking school
What Does the Bible Say?: A Critical Conversation with Popular Culture in a Biblically Illiterate World
Teach Yourself How to Learn: Strategies You Can Use to Ace Any Course at Any Level

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13 books

Ets2021

What Happens When We Worship
Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age
Zondervan Essential Companion to Christian History
Christians in an age of wealth
Parenting in the pew : guiding your children into the joy of worship
Deep Discipleship
The Worship Architect, 2nd Edition : A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services

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8 books

Ets Sbl

A Place for Weakness: Preparing Yourself for Suffering
Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine
The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy
Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering
An Introduction to Biblical Law
Created and Creating: A Biblical Theology of Culture

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14 books

Finish Later

Knowing God
Les Misérables
Psalms
Desiring the kingdom
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
The Year without a Purchase
Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home

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14 books

Homeschooling

Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace
Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
The Brave Learner
The Well-Trained Mind
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
Rethinking school

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11 books

Jr. Youth

The Green Ember
The Ark, the Reed, and the Fire Cloud
Wingfeather Saga 4-Book Bundle
Beneath the Swirling Sky
The Songs of a Warrior
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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31 books

Liturgy

Together in Prayer: Coming to God in Community
The Book of Common Prayer : a biography
Eucharistic Origins
The Little Book of Prayer Experiments
Early Christian Worship: An Introduction To Ideas And Practice
The Hymnal: A Reading History
The Origins of Feasts, Fasts, and Seasons in Early Christianity

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3 books

Owned

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

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9 books

Pastoring

Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church
The Lost Discipline of Conversation
Ministry Mantras: Language for Cultivating Kingdom Culture
Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon
Analog Church
Small Church Essentials: Field-Tested Principles for Leading a Healthy Congregation of Under 250
Redeeming How We Talk: Discover How Communication Fuels Our Growth, Shapes Our Relationships, and Changes Our Lives

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12 books

Temple

Jesus the Priest
The Temple and the Tabernacle: A Study of God's Dwelling Places from Genesis to Revelation
Jesus and the Temple: The Crucifixion in Its Jewish Context
From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology
The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God
Matthew's New David at the End of Exile: A Socio-Rhetorical Study of Scriptural Quotations

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5 books

Torah

Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters
Torah in the Messianic Age and/or the Age to Come
The Pentateuch: Introducing the Torah
Legal Revision and Religious Renewal in Ancient Israel
Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation

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16 books

Unfinished

History of Philosophy
The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups
The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
In the Shadow of the Temple

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10 books

Wishlist

The Bible Illuminated: How Art Brought the Bible to an Illiterate World
Habits of the Household
Adorning the Dark
Crossway ESV Bible Atlas
The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
A Praying Life
Design for How People Learn

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14 books

Writing Reading

The Well-Fed Writer
Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success
A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time
The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Read for the Heart: Whole Books for WholeHearted Families
Not Write Now: A How-Not-To Guide for Writing Fiction

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7 books

Youth Ministry

You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith
Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works
Spiritual Conversations with Children: Listening to God Together
Gospel Centered Kids Ministry