Here’s what I’ve been reading.
Sense & Respond
by Joff Gotthelf, Josh SeidenThe Life We're Looking For
by Andy CrouchThis book is about technology. But this book isn’t really about technology. It’s more about anthropology: what a human being is, and what we’re made for.
American Gods
by Neil GaimanThe Song of Songs
by AnonymousA beautiful rendition of one of the world’s great love songs. Worth it for the introduction alone.
Cloud Atlas
by David MitchellNorse Mythology
by Neil GaimanStolen Focus
by Johann HariThe Dispossessed
by Ursula K Le GuinThe End of Burnout
by Jonathan MalesicThe Every
by Dave Eggersby Thomas Merton
Javascript: The Definitive Guide
by David FlanaganYou ARe Not Your Own
by Alan NobleThe Pocket Rumi
by Mevlana Jalaluddin RumiA Spacious Life
by Ashley HalesPersonal Kanban
by Tonianne DeMaria BarryLet's Talk About Polygamy
by Brittany Chapman NashNYC Basic Tips & Etiquette
by Nathan W. PyleThe Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K Le GuinThe Way of the Heart
by Henri J. M. NouwenHowl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne JonesEnjoying the Bible
by Matthew MullinsSacred Rhythms
by Ruth Haley BartonBeing Consumed: Economics and Christian Desire
by William T. CavanaughGlittering Vices
by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoungThe Shortest History of War
by Gwynne DyerTiny Habits
by BJ FoggThe Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
by Jonathan RauchWanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
by Luke BurgisLost in Thought
by Zena HitzReading the Times
by Jeffrey BilbroBullshit Jobs: A Theory
by David GraeberEvery Moment Holy (Volume 1)
by Douglas Kaine McKelveyConversations with Things
by Diana Deibel, Rebecca EvanhoePreaching
by Timothy KellerHow to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke AhrensWhy Johnny Can't Preach
by T. David GordonJohnny watches too much TV.
Sabbath as Resistance
by Walter BrueggemannSir Gawain and the Green Knight
by Pearl PoetAnimal, Vegetable, Junk
by Mark BittmanThe Rivers North of the Future
by David CayleyIn the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture
by Alistair McGrathAuthorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible
by Mark WardThe Golden Compass
by Phillip PullmanAll Things New
by Terryl Givens, Fiona GivensInigo Montoya’s famous quote captures this book’s thesis well: ‘You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.’
Moroni: A Brief Theological Introduction
by David HollandEnder's Game
by Orson Scott CardRestoration
by Patrick MasonPiranesi
by Susanna ClarkeThere’s nothing I can say about Piranesi that would do it justice. Only that the narration is magical, and that it surprised me with its wisdom about living an enchanted, grateful life.
Mormon: A Brief Theological Introduction
by Adam MillerAll These Worlds
by Dennis TaylorFor We Are Many
by Dennis TaylorWe Are Legion (We Are Bob)
by Dennis TaylorArt Direction for the Web
by Andy ClarkeHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. RowlingI was 17, and having grown up with Harry Potter, I will always remember reading this as one of the greatest reading experiences of my life.