recommended reads
by Itchitaka
Christian Spirituality:
The Pressure’s Off by Larry Crabb
The Rest of the Gospel: When the Partial Gospel Has Worn You Out by Dan Stone and Greg Smith
Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning
The Saving Life of Christ by Major Ian Thomas
Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade
Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
The Seeking Heart by Francois Fenelon
The Naked Gospel: The Truth You May Never Hear in Church by Andrew Farley
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
What God Wishes Christians Knew About Christianity by Bill Gillham
The Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God by Dallas Willard
The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God by Mark Batterson
Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb
New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
Soul Care:
Sacred Companions by David G. Benner
The Gift of Being Yourself by David G. Benner
Tired of Trying to Measure Up by Jeff VanVonderen
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Families Where Grace is in Place by Jeff VanVonderen
The Prodigal God by Tim Keller
How People Grow by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions by Dr. Gerald May, MD
Healing for Damaged Emotions by David A. Seamands
Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life by Marjorie J. Thompson
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith by Henri Nouwen
Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen
Rhythms of Grace: Finding Intimacy with God in a Busy Life by Tony Horsfall
Grace Walk by Steve McVey
The Sacred Way by Tony Jones
Prayer by Richard Foster
more titles to come…
Applied Positive Psychology:
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi
Creativity: Flow and the Discovery of Invention by Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
The Inner Game of Work: Focus, Learning, Pleasure, and Mobility in the Workplace by W. Timothy Gallwey
The Farther Reaches of Human Nature by A.H. Maslow
Religions, Values, and Peak-Experiences by A.H. Maslow
more titles to come…
Culture:
A Primer on Posmodernism by Stanley Grenz
Postmodern Pilgrims by Lenoard Sweet
The Dumbest Generation; How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future by Mark Bauerlein
Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled – and more Miserable Than Ever Before by Jean M. Twenge
Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation by Neil Howe and William Strauss
A Primer to Postmodernity by Joseph Natoli
Generation We: How Millennial Youth Are Taking Over America and Changing Our World Forever by Eric Greenberg with Karl Weber
Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World by Craig and Marc Kielburger
The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It’s Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life by Richard Florida
The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do by Clotaire Rapaille
Chief Culture Officer: How to Create a Living Breathing Corporation by Grant McCraken
Made to Stick: Why Some ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
more titles to come…
Leadership:
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins
The Starfish and The Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom
Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space, and Influence by MaryKate Morse
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin
The World Cafe: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations that Matter by Juanita Brown with David Isaacs and World Cafe Community
Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Times by Margaret J. Wheatley
On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis
Intuitive Leadership by Tim Keel
more titles to come…