I missed my reading goal for 2009 miserably, but I did read 55 books, many of which were very good. I have listed them below with links to either a review or to the individual bookseller. Later I will post my top ten.
- The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
- Worldliness by C.J. Mahaney
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
- The Soul Winner, by C.H. Spurgeon.
- Christless Christianity, by Michael Horton
- On Writing, by Stephen King
- The Professor and The Madman, by Simon Winchester
- Christianity and Liberalism, by J. Gresham Machen
- The Book of Church Growth, by Thom Rainer
- Understanding Church Growth, by Donald McGavaran
- Death By Love, by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears
- The Big Picture Story Bible, by David Helm and Gail Schoonmaker
- Young, Restless, and Reformed, by Collin Hansen
- Spurgeon on Leadership, by Larry J. Michael
- Night, by Elie Wiesel
- Preaching Christ: The Heart of Gospel Ministry, by Charles P. Mcilvaine
- The Nine, by Jeffrey Toobin
- In My Place, Condemned He Stood, by J.I. Packer and Mark Dever
- Effective Evangelistic Churches, by Thom Rainer
- Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan
- Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be), by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck
- God is Able! But Am I Willing?, by Greg Mathis
- Staff Your Church for Growth, by Gary McIntosh
- What He Must Be…If He Wants to Marry My Daughter, by Voddie Baucham
- Crazy Love, by Francis Chan
- A Serrated Edge, by Douglas Wilson
- Is Christianity Good for the World? By Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson
- Old Testament Theology: A Thematic Approach, by Robin Routledge
- 1776, by David McCullough
- Future Worship, by Lamar Boschman
- The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, by Mark Dever
- Big Truths for Young Hearts, by Bruce Ware
- Business By the Book, by Larry Burkette.
- He is Not Silent, by Albert Mohler
- Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word, by Douglas A. Sweeney
- The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
- Southern Baptist Identity, by David Dockery
- Total Church, by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis
- The Sermon on The Mount, by Daniel Doriani
- Jesus’ Sermon on The Mount, by D. A. Carson
- The Sermon On The Mount, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- The Oxford Guide to Library Research, by Thomas Mann
- Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God, by Timothy Ward
- Forensic Detective, by Robert Mann
- The Craft of Research, by Wayne Booth, Greg Colomb, and Joseph Williams
- Religion Saves, by Mark Driscoll
- The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Panic in Level 4, by Richard Preston
- Counterfeit Gods, by Tim Keller
- Church is a Team Sport, by Jim Putman
- What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell
- Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing, by Geoff Surratt
- The Varieties of Scientific Experience, by Carl Sagan
