Tony has tagged me about my reading habits – so here goes:

ONE BOOK THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE:

I Believe in Preaching – John Stott This book changed my life when I discovered that as I preacher I was not free to say what I wanted to say but was instead completely captive to and under the control of the text.

ONE BOOK THAT YOU’VE READ MORE THAN ONCE:

Guidance and the Voice of God – Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne This book liberated me from an over-spiritualized and unbiblical view of how God tells me what he he wants. It saved me much heartache. I just wish more people would read it, get rid of all the silly-ness and save themselves that heartache.

ONE BOOK YOU’D WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND:

Great Joy – JI Packer  This little 31 day devotional helped me at a really tough time. I still pick it up every so often to be reminded of why I have joy in Christ.

TWO BOOKS THAT MADE YOU LAUGH:

Confessions of a Reformission Rev. – Mark Driscoll Its no secret that I’m a bit of Driscoll fan and the one thing you can’t deny about him is that whether speaking or in writing the man has a great sense of humour.

Blue Like Jazz – Donald Miller Don Miller’s book is a classic as far as I’m concerned – he weaves together humour with a brutally honest look at his own spirituality.

ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY:

The Kingdom of God in Africa – Mark Shaw Reading the accounts of some of the pioneer missionaries to my beautiful continent of Africa always makes the tears well up.

ONE BOOK YOU WISH HAD BEEN WRITTEN:

A New Testament theology of the Church – Peter O’Brien. As far as I’m concerned there aren’t many better New Testament exegetes out there today. I know O’Brien has written a few essays here and there on church but I’d like him to write a fairly comprehensive treatment of the subject that goes beyond just the meaning of the term ‘ekklesia’ and looks at the many rich metaphors that the NT uses for the church.

ONE BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING:

A Clear and Present Word – Mark D. Thompson This is both a fascinating read and I think an absolutely crucial read for our contemporary context. Its also highly readable which helps.

ONE BOOK YOU’VE BEEN MEANING TO READ:

Neither Poverty nor Riches – Craig L. Blomberg Its sitting there on my shelf along with a dozen other books waiting to be read.

Right, my turn to tag some peeps – I tag:

Dion, Kyle, Jeff, Ant, Chris, Jeremy and Michael – You guys are it!