Books We’re Reading
2009
Campolo, Tony Speaking My Mind: The Radical Evangelical Prophet Tackles the Tough Issues Christians Are Afraid to Face
Carmichael, Amy I Come Quietly to Meet You: An Intimate Journey in God’s Presence
Corbett, Steve & Brian Fikkert When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself
Farmer, Paul The Uses of Haiti
Fuder, John & Noel Castellanos A Heart For The Community: New Models for Urban and Suburban Ministry
Schwartz, Glenn J. When Charity Destroys Dignity: Overcoming Unhealthy Dependence in the Christian Movement
Telushkin, Joseph A Code Of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Young, William Paul The Shack
2008
Barna, George Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works
Collier, Paul The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Easterly, William The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
Eggerichs, Emerson Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Most Desperately Needs
Gaskin, Ina May Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
Giddens, Anthony Runaway World: How Globalisation Is Reshaping Our Lives
Haugen, Gary A. Just Courage: God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian
Heinl, Robert Debs; Nancy Gordon Heinl & Michael Heinl Written in Blood: The Story of the Haitian People 1492-1995
Linthicum, Robert Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community
McDowell, Josh & Dick Day How To Be A Hero To Your Kids
Myers, Bryant L. Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices of Transformational Development
Perkins, John Let Justice Roll Down
Sachs, Jeffery D. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Skinner, E. Benjamin A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face With Modern-Day Slavery
Snow, Terry & Jemimah Wright Taking the High Places: The Gospel’s Triumph Over Fear in Haiti
Stafford, Wess Too Small to Ignore: Why the Least of These Matters Most
2007
Alcorn, Randy Money, Possessions and Eternity
Bounds, E. M. Power Through Prayer
Elliston, Edgar J. Christian Relief and Development
Lupton, Robert D. Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life: Rethinking Ministry to the Poor
Miller, Darrow L. Discipling Nations: The Power of Truth to Transform Cultures
Tozer, A. W. The Knowledge of the Holy
Tripp, Tedd Shepherding a Child’s Heart
Weber, Max The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism