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Spiritual Reading Is Important For Growth

Reading is essential for growth in your faith but sometimes, it’s hard to find good choices. We are getting recommendations from different groups every month. Here are their picks for Christian reading:


Pastor Tish—Incarnation by Adam Hamilton 

Pat —A Quiet Knowing: Christmas by Ruth Bell Graham

Cindy — The Heart and Home of Christmas by Karla Dornacher 

Dianna - The Glory of Christmas from Word Publishing


November: Pastor Trish and the Ushers

Hugh- Resilient by John Eldridge

Dick- Large Print Prayer Book from Augsburg Books

Kate- Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor
Pastor Trish - Pastor Trish- 39 New Saints You Should Know by Brian O’Neel

October Pastor Trish and the Lectors


Kate-Gray Matter: a Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer by David I. Levy

Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor

Mike - Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen


Pastor Trish - John Wesley and the People Called Methodists by Richard P Heitzenrater



September Pastor Trish and Shut-In’s 

Shirley - A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

Sharon - Living With Purpose in a Worn Out Body by Missy Buchanan

Ferdinand- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe


Pastor Trish - I Am A Church Member by Thom Rainer


August  Pastot Trish and her Family 

​​books

​​Sharon- The Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg

​​Larry- No Aetheists in Foxholes by Patrick McLaughlin

​​Colin- The Diary of Anne Frank

​​The Joy Luck Club-Amy Tan

​​Sean- Surprised by Joy by CS Lewis and 

​​It’s Not What It Looks Like by Molly Burke

​​Trish- Love Big, Be Well by Winn Collier

​​Andi - the Genesis Trilogy- Madeleine L’Engle

​​The Time me Quintet - Madeleine L’Engle

​​Lord or the Rings Trilogy- J. R. R. Tolkien 

​​The Father Who Keeps Promises- Scott Hahn

​​The Priestly Blessing Stephen J. Rosetti

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July- Pastor Trish and Young Adults 

Haley - It’s Not Supposed to Be this Way by Lysa TerKeurst

Damien - Love and Respect by Dr Emerson Eggerichs

Pastor Trish - I Am a Church Member by Thom Rainer



June - Pastor Trish and Clergy of Other Denominations


Father Luke Ubler

Reaching Out by Henri Nouwen

What it Means to Be Christian by Joseph Ratzinger

The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser


Father Ryan Keating 

Into His Likeness by Edward Sri

 Deacon Rick Stachura


Rome Sweet Rome, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, Ignatius Press

Rediscover Catholicism, Matthew Kelly, Beacon Publishin

Resisting Happiness, Matthew Kelly, Beacon Publishing

Pator Trish 

The Confessions: St Augustine of Hippo, Ignatius Critical Editions

May 

Pastor Trish and other United Methodist Clergy 

Pastor Bobbie: A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law

Pastor John: Assist Me To Proclaim by John R Tyson

Me: On the Road With St Augustine by James K A Smith

Pastor Charlie:

Burned Out to Beloved by Bethany Dearborn Hiser

Pastor Deb:

Charles Wesley's Sermons by Charles Wesley

Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak by Shannon Bream

Pastor David:

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis


April- Pastor Trish and t Bishop s Cabinet 

Pastor Trish - Folks this ain’t normal- Saladin, Joel

others TBA


March Pastor Trish and Adults over  50:

Kate - Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes                      by Kenneth E. Bailey

Pat - Christian’s Family Tree by Adam Hamilton

Sharon - Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time by Michael Borg

Irene Consecration to St Joseph- Fr Donald Callowy 

Mary Lou - Silver Mountains Three-In-One-Collection by Pamela Griffin

and  Divine Mercy in My Soul-   Sr Faustina  Kowalska 

Tish - Touching the Holy by Robert J Wicks


February Heidi - Chicken Soup for the Soul

David - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Trish - Looking for God in Harry Potter. - John Granger 

January - Pastor Trish and the parents of Teens 

Dawn: Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power by TD Jakes

December- Pastor Trish and the young adults ( 20 somethings)

Pastor Trish’s- Will Ryder by RaymonArroyo


Sermons

Sermon links — Coming soon!


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