Non-Fiction Reading

I have not read much fiction in the last several months and have been mostly concentrating on non-fiction. There have been a few times I attempted fiction but I have had a hard time getting into it. A couple exceptions were The Accidental Bride by Denise Hunter and The Giver by Lois Lowry. So when I saw this non-fiction challenge posted, it seemed right up my alley. However, that being said, I am not officially signing up for any challenges right now. So I don't actually plan on joining. But the chances are pretty high that I will be reading 100 or more non-fiction books in the next 5 years. And since I love making lists, here are 100 non-fiction books that are on my to-be-read list. (This list doesn't include books that I hope to get through the library - all the books on this list are ones I own, either physical books or on Kindle. It also does not include books that I want to re-read.) (And of course, I may end up trying to read some of these books and giving up on them and not finishing them - the prerogative of every reader :-)

1. 7 Toxic Ideas Polluting Your Mind by Anthony Selvaggio
2. Passages by Brian Hardin
3. Holy Subversion by Trevin Wax
4. Beyond Culture Wars by Michael Horton
5. Culture Shift by Albert Mohler
6. 66 Love Letters by Larry Crabb
7. Idols in the House by Ted Flynn
8. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero
9. The Truth Principle by Leslie Vernick
10. Noise by Teresa Tomeo
11. Where in the World is the Church? by Michael Horton
12. For Calvinism by Michael Horton
13. Christianity in Crisis by Hank Hanegraaff
14. Hollywood vs. America by Michael Medved
15. Essentials for Life by Marcia Ford
16. How to Read the Bible Book-by-Book by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart
17. The Gospel According to Jesus by John MacArthur
18. Why We're Not Emergent by Kevin DeYoung
19. Seduction of the Heart by Tim LaHaye
20. Route 66 by Krish Kandiah
21. Storylines by Mike Pilavachi
22. Taking the Word to Heart by Nancy Taylor
23. Falling in Love with the Bible by Mike MacIntosh
24. Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
25. Flirting with the Forbidden by Steven James
26. Saving Leonardo by Nancy Pearcey
27. The World-Tilting Gospel by Dan Phillips
28. Invitation to the Jesus Life by Jan Johnson
29. The Complete Book of Discipleship by Bill Hull
30. You Can Experience an Authentic Life by James Emery White
31. The Jesus You Can't Ignore by John MacArthur
32. Spiritual Rhythm by Mark Buchanan
33. Radical Together by David Platt
34. Am I Really a Christian? by Mike McKinley
35. The Grand Weaver by Ravi Zacharias
36. The Church Awakening by Chuck Swindoll
37. Every Woman's Battle by Shannon Ethridge
38. Waking the Dead by John Eldredge
39. The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith
40. The Good News About Worry by William Backus
41. Overcoming Anxiety, Worry and Fear by Gregory Jantz - decided not to
42. Happiness Is a Lifestyle by Frank Minirth- decided not to
43. The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan
44. Sacred Rhythms by Christine Sine
45. How to Read a Christian Book by David McKenna
46. Good News for Anxious Christians by Phillip Cary- decided not to
47. Landmines in the Path of the Believer by Charles Stanley
48. Highly Sensitive by Carol Brown
49. Lazarus Awakening by Joanna Weaver
50. The Healing Power of the Christian Mind by William Backus
51. Living Christianity by Greg Middleton
52. Love Your God with All Your Mind by J.P. Moreland
53. Mere Churchianity by Michael Spencer
54. Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World by David Jeremiah
55. The Faith by Charles Colson
56. Nobody's Mother by Lynne Van Luven
57. Complete without Kids by Ellen Walker
58. Our Unmet Needs by Charles Stanley
59. Quit Going to Church by Bob Hostetler
60. Prayer by Philip Yancey
61. Real Faith for Real Life by Michael Foss- decided not to
62. Daily Disciples by Jeffrey Leever
63. You Matter More than You Think by Leslie Parrott- decided not to
64. A Woman Who Reflects the Heart of Jesus by Elizabeth George
65. What on Earth Are We Doing? by John Fischer
66. Uprising by Erwin McManus
67. What Is Reformed Theology by R.C. Sproul
68. Against Calvinism by Roger Olson
69. Transparent by Sarah Zacharias Davis
70. True North by Gary Heim
71. Technolopy by Neil Postman
72. Thinking Against the Grain by N. Allan Moseley
73. Soul Cravings by Erwin McManus
74. Secrets of a Fulfilled Woman by Barbara Peretti- decided not to
75. Seeking the Face of God by Gary Thomas
76. Shaped by the Word by M. Robert Mulholland
77. Sacred Thirst by M. Craig Barnes
78. Seasons of Friendship by Marjory Bankson
79. Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong by John MacArthur
80. Rumors of Another World by Philip Yancey
81. 7 Biblical Truths You Won't Hear in Church by David Rich
82. Becoming a True Spiritual Community by Larry Crabb
83. The Emotionally Healthy Church by Peter Scazzero
84. Flourish by Catherine Hart Weber
85. Taking Out Your Emotional Trash by Georgia Shaffer- decided not to
86. Following God One Yes at a Time by Connie Cavanaugh- decided not to
87. Recovering the Christian Mind by Harry Blamires
88. A Woman's Passionate Pursuit of God by Karol Ladd- decided not to
89. A Woman's Path to Emotional Healing by Julie Clinton- decided not to
90. Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy by Leslie Vernick- decided not to
91. The 10 Best Decisions a Woman Can Make by Pam Farrel- decided not to
92. Come As You Are by Betty Southard
93. Your Personality and the Spiritual Life by Reginald Johnson
94. Christian Mindful Manners by Marvis Williams
95. Inside Out by Larry Crabb
96. Loving People by John Townsend
97. Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Paul Meier
98. God Is Closer Than You Think by John Ortberg
99. 50 People Every Christian Should Know by Warren Wiersbe
100. The Barbarian Way by Erwin McManus- decided not to

(Hopefully I don't have any duplicates but if I do, oh well, I have plenty more to choose from - from my own library or the inter-library loan system or even re-reads that I want to read.)

Quote from Unstuck regarding true Christianity

"Are we mistaken and even misled in presuming people are saved who have not allowed their relationship with God to take hold and grow? What about someone who's never experienced meaningful changes in his or her life?
"For example, what if I pray for salvation and say my heart belongs to Christ and yet I maintain a sexual relationship with a woman who's not my wife? If I've demonstrated no change - I don't pray (disdain relationship with God), ignore my Bible (don't want to hear God speak), avoid church (reject connection with Christ-followers), and am disinterested in or loathe to grow closer to Christ (perhaps my life is even the same as it was before)...am I truly a Christian?
"Thankfully, God is the only and final judge. He knows whose faith is genuine...Through it all, Paul's words once again ring loudly in my ears: 'If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!'
"Four other words scream through my brain, as well: 'I never knew you.'
"These are horrible words to consider - maybe the most terrifying in the Bible. Jesus spoke them while teaching on a mountainside:

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"

"Is Jesus saying it's all about a perfect score? If I don't always do the do's and avoid the don'ts...is it possible I could miss eternity too?
"The answer is no....Change does not bring about salvation - rather, genuine salvation produces change in us as God patiently works it all out in us, with us, step by step.
"Here's something that troubles me: Too often when believers exhibit no change in their lives or revert to former lifestyles, we refer to them as 'unsanctified believers' or 'carnal Christians' (or the like). Based on my research, not theology, the term carnal Christian appears to be useless with regard to discipleship and genuine faith.
"From a scientific standpoint, if no behavior separates the 'carnal Christian' from the non-Christian, there's no such thing as a carnal Christian. Rather, that person made a profession of faith but remains (persists, still is rooted) in sinfulness. Again, only God can judge the heart. But where there's no changed behavior, there's reason to suspect there is no genuineness of salvation.
"Here's what Jesus said:

"Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit...Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

"The test of true life in Christ is spiritual growth, not verbal profession."

-from the book Unstuck by Arnie Cole & Michael Ross