 | "Left Behind" by Tim F. LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins |
This is a great series of books depicting what could happen at the end of the world after all of God's people are ruptured from the earth. This is a 7+ book series and very easy to read. There is action, adventure, love, assassination plots, shoot outs, everything. It is a great series of books.
| "The Five Love Languages" By Gary Chapman |
This book focus on recognizing how we most feel loved and how to adjust our relationships and the way we respond to one another in order to make the other person feel loved
| "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnage |
This book focuses how to get along with people and effectively interact in various situations in order to get the out come of a particular situation to go the way you want it to. It also focuses on making people feel important and developing solid relations with people based on honesty and trust.
| "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" By Stephen R. Covey |
This book focus on seven habits people can develop to make themselves better communicators and leaders. It also talks about developing principle based leadership through making decisions based principle and not emotions or biases.
| "Street Lawyer" and "The Testament" By John Grisham |
These book are great short reads. "The Street Lawyer" is a moving story about a lawyer who leaves a big law firm and does the right thing. "The Testament" is about a rich crazy guy who gives away 11 billion dollars, any more and the plot would be given away. Both were fun books and very easy to read.
| Pelican Brief By John Grisham |
Another great book by Grisham, so good they made a movie out of it. I was pretty happy to have never seen the move when I read this book. Very easy read very exciting book.
| “Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver |
Almost every Peace Corps volunteer has read it and recommended it due to the parallel experiences of the author with living in a third world country. I am especially drawn in by the intricate view of Christianity as this missionary family goes to the Congo in Africa. The story is told through the eyes of the Pastor’s daughters and wife. Each chapter takes turns between the 4 girls and their mom. The father is an extreme Baptist minister who has a difficult time learning that a western mindset does not necessarily meld perfectly into the lives of the native people he is ministering to. Poignantly written, the author's eloquent verse draws you in.
| "Communication: The Key to Your Marriage" by H. Norman Wright |
This is a great book about communication with in marriage. It is based on sound principles and written by one of the best marriage improvement writers I've read.
| "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamont |
This is an incredible book about the life of the biblical character Dinah. It is a work of fiction, but brings to life the ways of life in the early days of gods chosen people, actually just Gods chosen family. The book tells a heart wrenching tale of love, lust, greed, and a time when polygamy was a means of survival. Pre-10 commandments time is filled with emotions that we most all can relate to easily in modern times.
| The Marriage Collection - Keys to Make Your Marriage Better Edited/Compiled by Fritz Rienour |
This is an excellent book which is actually a compilation of more than 10 different marriage and family authors. The subject matter is diverse, and at more than 500 pages, it is fairly comprehensive. Most of the chapters deal with communication, problem solving, and improving intimacy with in a marriage relationship. We found the book helpful in all areas of our marriage. As we read we both came to the realization that there were many things we could do differently to make our relationship better. A must read for anyone who is serious about having healthy open lines of communication with in their marriage.
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