1. Because He Loves Me By Elyse Fitzpatrick
2. Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye: Trusting God with a Hope Deferred By Caroline McCulley
3. Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots By J. C. Ryle
4. Loving God with All Your Mind By Elizabeth George
5. When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty By Joni Eareckson Tada and Steven Estes
7. Running Scared: Fear, Worry & the God of Rest By Edward T. Welch
8. Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts By Jerry Bridges
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Those all sound awesome! Thanks for the summer reading recommendations! Can't wait to read all of them! I love you, Anna!
~ Ali
Headed tonight to christian book store to pick out a new book off your summer reading list! Thanks for all the choices!
I love you always and unconditionally!
~ Ali
I would have to disagree with the recommendation of Elise Fitzpatrick's latest book. I haven't read it all the way through yet, but the 1/2 to 3/4 of the book I have read seems to call it's readers to base their current happiness and striving for holiness on the past goodness of God and not on the grace and blessings and hope He has promised for the future. THEREFORE, I would recommend Future Grace, by JP. :)
okay scott, here's my disclaimer...i haven't read all the way through Elise Fitxpatrick's book. But, what i have read, has been encouraging. there are some ladies at church going through the book right now and i will have to ask them for some feedback, since they may have finished the book already. why is it bad to look back in the past and see the faithfulness of GOd? we see examples of that all over Scripture(king david, heb.11)just wondering? its a book required to read by Dr. Scott at Southern. anywho, just was wanted to add some follow-up questions to you.
...yet i do AGREE with you, in the fact that i LOVE Future Grace by JP, i read it couple of years ago and still re-read through a couple of the chapters every couple of months b/c it's stinkin' encouraging to rest in the fact of future grace we have in Christ, knowing we will have the grace we need to endure until then end.
okay, okay...now you have me wanting to finish that book and see what you're talking about! :)
Anna,
I agree, many parts of the book are encouraging and I love how much Scripture she uses. NOTHING, transforms like the Word of God. Nothing.
It is good to look back and remember the grace of God and to be thankful. But as an impetus to change and faith-building, as JP says, "You can't run today's car on yesterday's gas." You need new grace for today and promised grace for tomorrow. The premise of "The God Who Loves Me" is that we know God loves us based on what He did in the past. True. But to move forward in that understanding of His love means we need to know He STILL loves us today and will still love us tomorrow. Victory over the sin of doubting God comes through the purifying power of living by faith in the promises He's made to bestow his grace upon those who love Him and "precious" Him above everything else in this world.
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