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Staff Picks - Recommended Reads 11/2019

by Staff Pastors on November 19, 2019

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David Hoffman's Pick for November:


After Life: My Journey From Incarceration to Freedom
 
by Alice Marie Johnson

From David: This is an incredible story about a mother and grandmother who was incarcerated for twenty years for a minor drug crime, her reliance on Jesus, and her eventual pardon by the president.

 

Kevin Miller's Pick for November:


Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
 
by Richard J. Foster

From Kevin: Richard Foster studied under Dallas Willard, the author of Spirit of the Disciplines, another outstanding book about the habits of Jesus while He walked the Earth. Both these books teach that if you want to be more like Jesus, do the things that Jesus did. It is not so much about the things a Christian must do as it is a about freedom from the stifling slavery to self-interest and fear. The first few sentences of chapter one are as true today as it was in 1980 when the first edition was printed – “Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.”

 

David LaBahn's Pick for November:


Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense
 
by John Bevere

From David: Many Christians have taken the bait the enemy lays out for us and they don’t even know it! Families, friends, and relationships have been destroyed because people have taken Satan’s bait, resulting in their own misery. This book helps believers to recognize that bait and to realize that the REAL enemy is not those who have hurt us, its Satan!.

 

Linda Hoffman's Pick for November:


Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's Story
 
by Mark Andrew Ritchie

From Linda: This is a biography of a powerful shaman in the Amazon who communicated with spirits (demons) and then met the greatest Spirit of All: Jesus. Beautifully riveting story of the battles fought in the spirit world as he and his people encountered Christ.

 

David Matranga's Pick for November:


Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self Control from the Bible and Brain Science
 
by Drew Dyck

From David: This book practically looks at why we are so bad at doing the things we want to do and avoiding the things we want to avoid. From a biblical and scientific approach, this book gives you practical help to strengthening your self-control with real life examples.

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