Summer Reading List: End of July Update

The conclusion of July 2009 comes tomorrow and if nothing else than the fact that I've been commuting two to three times a week, I'm not sad that it's coming to an end. With the end of July upon us, summer is also drifting along and looking towards its demise as are the titles that make up my summer reading list. After taking a leisure break to read Young, Restless, Reformed by Collin Hansen, I now am embarking on the final two selections of my list. The Courage To Be Protestant will be first and I plan to begin reading it within the next day or so. Finally, I'll finish up with What Is A Healthy Church Member?. Thus far I have been very pleased with the books I chose to read this summer and plan to give further thoughts in a post at the conclusion of my reading list and summer.

Also, in an attempt to begin preparing myself for seminary studies (how can you ever fully prepare?), I have decided to use the upcoming fall semester as a time to read dead guys and biographies. By this I mean, I plan on reading classic works by great men who have departed us to spend eternity in Glory and biographies of notable Church history leaders, etc. I pray that this will be a time that will deeply encourage me as I conclude my undergraduate work and begin looking towards the future.

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Summer Reading List Update

With July being almost a third over, I thought I would give an update on my summer reading list progress. I have completed Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints and Why Johnny Can't Preach. Currently, I am working on What is a Healthy Church? Also, I have added Why We Love the Church by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck to my list in hopes that I'll have extra time to get through another book. I'll post mid-August with my thoughts on the books I've read and a brief review of each.

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Every so often...

Every so often there comes a book release that I eagerly anticipate. So was the case for the ESV Study Bible, so will be the case for Joshua Harris' new book to be released next year and so has been the case in recent weeks for Why We Love The Church. Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck did such a supereb job on their book Why We're Not Emergent, clearly outlining the dangers of the Emergent Church movement. When I heard they were teaming up for another book, I couldn't help but be excited. Last week their book hit shelves, and I am anxiously awaiting it's arrival in the next week or so. Needless to say, this book will be added to my summer reading list. However, in the mean time, Tim Challies' has a great review on the book and I encourage you all to read it and highly consider investing in the book yourself.

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