Summer Reading Recommendations

With summer quickly approaching I thought I would take a moment to recommend some books. Often time people are looking for a good read as they head out to the beach, while they are on a road trip or like the past couple of days stuck inside because of the rain. Here a few books I thought you might enjoy. (I promise I'm not getting any kickbacks off of the sales of these books.) Let me know if you read any of these. Post a comment on the blog. I would love to hear your thoughts about these books.

Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership by Laurie Beth Jones
I would especially recommend this to anyone in the business world. This is a practical, step by step guide to communicating with and motivating people. It is based upon the self-mastery, action and relationship skills that Jesus used to train and motivate his team. It can be applied to any business, service or endeavor that depends on more than one person to accomplish a goal.

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
This is a historical romance novel set in the 1850s Gold Rush in California. The story is taken from the book of Hosea from the Bible. Its central theme is to portray the redeeming love of God towards sinners. I haven't read this one yet, but it is on my list of summer reads. Everyone I know that has read it tells me that I should read it and that once you pick it up that it is very difficult to put back down. If any of you have already read it why don't you post a comment about it on the blog.

Wide Awake: The Future Is Waiting within You by Erwin McMannus
Are you living the life of your dreams? Or are you shuffling around still half asleep? McManus reveals eight attributes that will help you discover and develop your God-given gifts and talents. Learn how to dream, explore, adapt, create, invest, enjoy, focus, and expect---then tap into and achieve your reason for living.

Boundaries by Drs. Henry Cloud & John Townsend
This best seller delivers biblically based methods on how to set healthy limits with a parent, spouse, child, friend, co-worker and even yourself while still being a loving person. This book identifies how boundaries are developed, and how they become injured. It also shows Christian misconceptions of the function and purpose of boundaries, and provides a program for developing and maintaining healthy limits. As a pastor I find myself recommending this book to people over and over again. It is extremely practical for help with relational issues. It is also a very quick read.

What are you reading? Let me hear from you.

God's Best to You,

Pastor Lyndol