How to Read a Christian Book

How to Read a Christian Book: A Guide to Selecting and Reading Christian Books as a Christian Discipline by David L. McKenna
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a very quick read and one I would definitely recommend to those who feel that they need to read more but don't really know where to start. While not as applicable for avid readers, there are some good points and principles for choosing what to read and being discerning in your reading. It includes a 3 year reading plan for reading some solid Christian books in various areas as a way to grow spiritually and learn in different fields such as worship, family, and church history.

The 3 year reading plan includes some books that I have already read as well as ones that I would like to read. While I don't think I will necessarily read all of these, there are some good suggestions on this list.

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
	Introductory Reading	Enriched Reading	Advanced Reading
January	My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers	Power through Prayer by E.M. Bounds	A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie
February	Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot	Just as I Am by Billy Graham	Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
March	Understanding the Bible by John Stott	What the Bible Is All About by Henrietta Mears	How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
April	Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster	The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard	The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
May	How to Give Away Your Faith by Paul Little	The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman	Out of the Salt Shaker and into the World by Rebecca Manley Pippert
June	How to Lead Your Child to Christ by Luis & Pat Palau	Dare to Discipline by James Dobson	I Married You by Walter Trobisch
July	The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey	Knowing God by J.I. Packer	Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
August	Worship His Majesty by Jack Hayford	Real Worship by Warren Wiersbe	Worship Is a Verb by Robert Webber
September	Healing for Damaged Emotions by David Seamands	Forgive and Forget by Lewis Smedes	The Meaning of Persons by Paul Tournier
October	Let Justice Roll Down by John Perkins	Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ronald Sider	The Politics of Jesus by John Yoder
November	Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley	Turning Points by Mark Noll	Here I Stand by Roland Bainton
December	The Body by Charles Colson	The Company of the Committed by Elton Trueblood	The Christian Mind by Harry Blamires