Before I was following my Father, I hated reading. It was the ultimate kill joy of summer when I had a “summer reading list” as a child. I may have only read one or two books and did only one book report out of all of high school. Then, when I starting following my Father at the age of 20, I loved reading. I can’t get enough of it. I don’t have an exuberant amount of books…but I wish I did! It is probably because I am an introvert by nature and a Teacher Redemptive gift. I just felt like sharing the books I love and, if you haven’t read them, maybe you would get out of them as much as I did. This list is in no particular order and consist of both fiction and non-fiction.
The Bible by Holy Spirit and men moved by Him – Prefer NASB, AMP, and NKJV
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
The Shack Revisited by C. Baxter Kruger
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge
Love & War by John and Stasi Eldredge
Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Messy Spirituality by Michael Yaconelli
This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti
The Auschwitz Escape by Joel Rosenberg
Being With God series by Graham Cooke
Permission Granted by Graham Cooke
The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis
The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer (had dream where I was in a huge library and climbed one of those old school library ladders and picked the book off the top shelf. So I bought it)
Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney
Victory Over the Darkness by Neil T. Anderson
What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey
Visions From Heaven: Visitations to My Father’s Chamber by Wendy Alec
The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey
This Day I Was Crucified by Gene Edwards
Transported by the Lion of Judah by Anne Elmer
The Circle Series by Ted Dekker
Come Up Higher by Paul Cox
Exploring Heavenly Place Volumes I & II by Paul Cox
Defeating Dark Angels by Charles Kraft
A Celebration of Sex by Douglas E. Rosenau
Spiritual Revolution by Patricia King
For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn
Developing Your Prophetic Gifting by Graham Cooke
Deadly Emotions by Dan Colbert M.D.
The Stronghold of God by Francis Frangipane
Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck
Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge
Fathered by God by John Eldredge
For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn
Elijah House Prayer Ministry materials
And now here are a few I look forward to reading in the future
Prophetic Wisdom by Graham Cooke
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Recognizing and Restoring the Severely Abused Volume One by Tom Hawkins, Ph.D. with Diane W. Hawkins, M.A.
Multiple Identities: Understanding and Supporting the Severely Abused by Diane W. Hawkins
The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis
These are among a few I still want to read along with many, not yet written books. If you know of other book, fiction and non-fiction that have touched your life please comment below and I may add them to my list.
Be blessed, Beloved
As He is...so are we 
Your hate and then love story of reading sounds just like my husband! Our reading list sounds pretty similar, although now you’ve given me some to add to mine! “Beauty will save the world” by Brian zahnd was one of my most recent awesome reads! “Bonhoeffer” was amazing too!
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I also have wanted to read Bonhoeffer and I will add the other to my list. Thanks for the suggestions!
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I love reading peoples’ reading lists! The books that have helped me the last 2 years are: Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian, Glorious Ruin also by Tullian, Grace Walk by Steve McVey, Codependent No More and Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie, Life’s Healing Choices by John Baker, Becoming Myself by Stasi Eldredge, Desire by John Eldredge. I haven’t read much fiction lately..really need to find a good fiction book.
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For fiction Joel Rosenberg is great! Ted Dekker is great too and Frank Peretti. The Shack and Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young are great too.
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A lot of your books have been on my list too. According to what you’re going into with inner healing, I would suggest The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane and Battleground of the Mind by Joyce Meyer. Also, Kris Vallotton’s Spirit Wars and Bill Johnson’s Supernatural Power of the Transformed Mind. Bill Johnson’s book, When Heaven Invades Earth is a classic. Jack Frost’s book, Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship is a classic on the orphan heart. Also, Leif Hetland’s Baptism of Love. I a LOT more if you need them. 🙂
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Great list! I have 5 of those listed but have yet to read them.
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Oh man! I just read The Shack (behind the power curve, I know) and I was undone. Finished it in about 4 hours, between sobs and encounters with Papa, and even though I knew God was good, this stretched my imagination. I even have a good friend who is close with the author and, he told me via text message that I have a hug from Paul waiting for me. So much glory! Also, You will love The Weight of Glory!
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My copy is well worn and read many times. Many sobs as well. Read it again and I’m sure you’ll pick up more stuff you may have missed
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I’ve started C. Baxter Kruger’s The Shack Revisited. Then Ill probably read the original again. Haha!
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I would also recommend Cross Roads by Wm. Paul Young too!
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Wow, that’s a big list. Loved This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti. Here’s a new author you may like to check out: http://jackdey.com/
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I would like to add that I just received my favorite childhood book in the mail, which is My Side Of The Mountain!
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