My Reading List

Anne's Four Star All Star Reading List

Introducing a Few of My Many Teachers

" . . . we are to grow up in all aspects into Him,
who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body,
being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies,
according to the proper working of each individual part,
causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love."

(Ephesians 4:14-16 NAS)

The books that have helped me most
are the ones that I reacted to,
not just read.
Rich Warren
The Purpose Driven Life

I'm always reading and studying:
The Bible — The Holy Spirit
      — always the best teacher
           whatever we are reading
           and whoever is speaking
My all-time favorite human writers:
     — Charles Haddon Spurgeon
           1834-1892
To find lots of Spurgeon resources,
click here.
To subscribe to Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotional via e-mail click here.
My all-time favorite books by human writers:
Shattered Dreams — Larry Crabb
The Gospel According to Job
       — Mike Mason
The Small Woman — Alan Burgess
       — A biography of Gladys Aylward
       — Missionary to China
Jane Eyre — Charlotte Bronte 1816-1855
       — A novel with a profoundly
           Christian theme
I'm always reading:
Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
      — Charles Haddon Spurgeon
      — An ongoing part
           of my daily prayer life
Magnificent Prayer
      — Nick Harrison
      — An ongoing part
           of my daily prayer life
What else I am reading now:
Waking the Dead — John Eldredge
Some of the Four Star All Star Books and Authors I've Read over the Past Two—Three Years:
Renovation of the Heart — Putting on
       the Character of Christ
       — Dallas Willard
The Law of Rewards
       — Randy Alcorn
Faithful Finances 101
       — Gary Moore
Everybody's Normal
       Till You Get to Know Them
       — John Ortberg
The Two Covenants — Andrew Murray
       — 1828-1917
The Purpose Driven Life — Rick Warren
Don't Waste your Sorrows
       — Paul Billheimer
Desiring God — John Piper
Future Grace — John Piper
Don't Waste Your Life — John Piper
The Hidden Smile of God — John Piper
      To read John Piper's superbly
       insightful sermons click here.
The Pressure's Off — Larry Crabb
Your God is Too Safe
       — Mark Aldham Buchanan
Things Unseen
       — Mark Aldham Buchanan
The Return of the Prodigal Son
        — Henry Nouwen
Life of the Beloved — Henry Nouwen
When God Interrupts — Craig Barnes
Prayer — Richard Foster
Making Sense out of Suffering
         — Peter Kreeft
The Mystery of God's Will
         — Chuck Swindoll
The God Who Loves — John MacArthur
Back to Basics
         — Edited by David C. Hagopian
Safe People
         — Henry Cloud and John Townsend
A Grace Disguised — Gerald L. Sittser
The Weathering Grace of God
         — Ken Gire
Windows of the Soul — Ken Gire
The Work of His Hands — Ken Gire
Listening to the God Who Speaks
       — Klaus Bockmuehl
All the Way to Heaven
       — Elizabeth Sherrill
A Life God Rewards — Bruce Wilkinson
All and Only — Martha Kilpatrick
Adoration — Martha Kilpatrick
In the Grip of Grace — Max Lucado
When Christ Comes — Max Lucado
Just Like Jesus — Max Lucado
Grace — An Exposition of God's
      Marvelous Gift
      — Lewis Sperry Chafer
Jesus Among Other Gods for Teens
      — Ravi Zacharias and Kevin Johnson
A Case for Faith — Lee Strobel
The Sacred Romance
       — Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
The Journey of Desire — John Eldredge
The Magnificent Defeat
       — Frederick Beuchner