Throughout the school year I am constantly recommending books to my students and realizing the heavy workload they have I encourage them to put it on their summer reading list.  Just to let you know that I practice what I preach here’s my top ten from my summer reading list:

Love Wins by Rob Bell

There has been a great deal of dialogue over Rob Bell’s latest book.  I want to read it before I enter into the discussion.

Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud

I’ve enjoyed Henry Cloud’s writings for years.  Since he will be speaking at the Leadership Summit I want to read this book in preparation for the Summit.

The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens

The subtitle of this book intrigued me, The education of a humanitarian, the making of a Navy SEAL.  Although it may seem paradoxical I can sense this tension in my life.

Psalm 23 Aus der Sicht eines Schafhirten by Phillip Keller

Knowing that I will be in Germany for three months next year one of my students gave me this book to work through.  I know it will be slow going since I’ll be reading this with a dictionary in my other hand but I’m looking forward to working through this book.

Barron’s German Grammar

Hopefully this will help me reading the book above.

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene Peterson

Peterson often presents some interesting nuggets to reflect upon.  I like to read regularly in the area of discipleship and spiritual formation.

Deep Change by Robert Quinn

I greatly enjoyed Quinn’s book Building the Bridge as You Walk on it and this book lays the groundwork for his model of leadership.

Our Lord Prays for His Own: Thoughts on John 17 by Marcus Rainsford

Here is a 480 page treatise on John 17.  I’m looking forward to reading Rainford’s exposition of this classic passage of Scripture.

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Albert Schirer

This one weighs in at over 1100 pages.  Jeanne sarcastically commented to me it looks like you’ve got some light reading there (this is where the Kindle version would be niceJ).  I want to learn how a great country like Germany with a heritage of people like Luther, Goethe, Schiller, Bach, Beethoven, etc. could experience such sorrow.

You Were Born for This by Bruce Wilkinson

I enjoyed The Dream Giver by Wilkinson and this book seems to be in the same genre.

It’s great to have the opportunity for some “offensive” reading.  There are several other books in my summer reading stack but I definitely want to get through these before the fall semester starts.  Happy reading!