My summer reading list
It seems to be trendy to post a summer reading list, so like a lemming, here I go with mine:
- The Cross of Christ (John Stott)
- The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross (Leon Morris)
- Pierced for Our Transgressions (Jeffery/Ovey/Smith)
- In My Place Condemned He Stood (Packer/Dever)
- Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die (John Piper)
- The Cross He Bore (Frederick Leahy)
- A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War (Victor Davis Hanson)
- Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations (Alex and Brett Harris - audiobook)
- Hebrews: Reformed Expository Commentary (Richard Phillips)
Most of the above titles are on my list because I’m planning an adult Sunday school class for my church this fall on the subject of the cross. (To clarify: I don’t know if the class will actually be approved by the powers-that-be. I’ve proposed the class, and gotten a “maybe” as a response; I’m preparing the materials over the summer so that I’ll be ready to go if the class is green-lighted.) I plan to focus on the different ways the Bible talks about what was secured for believers (or on behalf of believers) on the cross - justification, propitiation, reconciliation, etc.
The Hanson title is my “beach reading” book - or it would be if any beach time were in the works for the summer. Instead of the beach, I’m getting a new baby girl. (I’ll take that trade!) I like ancient history, and I like Hanson’s work in general. (I’m one chapter in already, and am enjoying it very much.)
I picked up the audiobook version of Do Hard Things the other day while I was at a bookstore to pick up a computer book for a work project. It’s targeted at teenagers, but 1/3 of the way through the book, the Harris boys are doing a fine job of challenging this 36-year-old. When I’m finished with it, I’ll probably give the CD’s to my church’s youth group. (Drew - you want it?)
I’m also starting to study my way through Hebrews, and the Phillips commentary will be a good resource for that.
I’ll post reviews as I get through each of the above works. (I’ve read a few of them before, but I plan to tackle them again this summer.)
June 29 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment »