books that changed your life

[FilmGeek90029]

Just wanted to know what are some books that changed your life here some of mine

God's Smuggler- Is a book about a man named Brother Andrew who is a Brother Andrew, is a Christian missionary famous for his exploits smuggling Bibles to communist countries

Blue like Jazz = Donald Miller this book help me think about my faith in a new way(well all of his books have done that.

My Utmost for his Highest. I try to read this book everday

The Purpose Driven life- I have read it about two time great book

Velvet Elvis - An other book that help me see my faith in a new way.

Well these are a few that did it for me

[Jaxie]

Created To Be His Helpmeet - Michael Pearl

[Lynes]

A book that changed my life a tad late (better than not at all) is The Real Me by Natalie Grant.
That book is just awesome. I could totally relate to her in so many ways. The book helped me realize that at the end of the day, I AM loved, flaws and all.

[NothingCompares]

Anything by Lee Strobel -- Case for Christ, Case for Faith, Case for a Creator
Know Why you Believe -- Paul Little
New Evidence That Demands a Verdict -- Josh McDowell


As someone who didn't grow up in a church, I always wanted to know why I could trust Jesus and the bible. These books answered many of my questions. Lee Strobel is straightforward and easiest to understand.

[YankeeGomer]

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. It really puts a lot about life in perspepctive.

[EyeHeart3D]

I love Lee Strobel! I have the Case for Faith, but I haven't read it in a while...maybe it's time to pull it out :)

For me, one of the best books I read this summer for the SRC was God's Power to Change Your Life by Rick Warren (another of my fave authors!)

Anything by Lee Strobel -- Case for Christ, Case for Faith, Case for a Creator
Know Why you Believe -- Paul Little
New Evidence That Demands a Verdict -- Josh McDowell


As someone who didn't grow up in a church, I always wanted to know why I could trust Jesus and the bible. These books answered many of my questions. Lee Strobel is straightforward and easiest to understand.

[Jason]

Books that literally changed my life:

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell

From my testimony:
When summer came, I still wasn't convinced of the truths of Christianity. A friend gave me two books and asked me to spend some time during vacation reading them and the Bible. The books were "Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis and "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell. Both authors wrote that Jesus claimed to be Lord. We can respond to this in one of only three ways: either Jesus was a liar, a lunatic or he was indeed Lord. Lewis and McDowell totally showed the weakness of the liar and lunatic arguments. In June of 1989, when I was reading this in my old bedroom at my family's house, I was only left with one conclusion- JESUS IS LORD! And being Lord, I needed to follow Him. So in my own simple, and at the time, intellectual way I became a Christian.

Just Passing Through: Notes from a Fellow Traveler also changed my life because it made me an author.

[sherri]

I think one of the most impacting books I ever read was 'Here I Stand - A Life of Martin Luther'.

[mcgreen311]

I don't know that I have a book that "changed my life" per se, but 1984 probably had the most lasting impact on me.

[HumanityisSaved]

The Great Divorce Jack Lewis
The Great Dance Dr. C. Baxter Kruger
The Shack Wm. Paul Young

[truster]

Screwtape Letters--C.S. Lewis
Blue Like Jazz--Donald Miller

[YankeeGomer]

Green Eggs and Ham

[PROMISED LAND]

The Bible

[Valpo]

I think one of the most impacting books I ever read was 'Here I Stand - A Life of Martin Luther'.

ahhhhh good!

The Book of Concord: Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church is a book that has impacted my life in a big way. Of course I can be cute and say the Bible, so I'll be more specific: Romans.

[VerbumReale]

Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther
Theology is for Proclamation by Gerhard Forde
On being a theologian of the cross by Gerhard Forde
Handling the Word of truth by John T Pless
Book of Concord (particularly the large catechism)
Freedom of the Christian by Martin Luther (technically a treatise, but it's an amazing pece of work)
Proper distinction between Law and Gospel by CFW Walther (Still reading this one but have read enough to know that it has impacted me greatly.)

[WeaselInYerFoot]

Pride & Prejudice.

Seriously! When the lady and I first started dating, I told her that I had read Pride & Prejudice in High School and that practically won her over. Apparently, not many guys have read it according to her.

I can't say that a book has theologically changed my life. It's more of a series of experiences and books combined. But I'd have to say that Dallas Willard's stuff has recently changed some aspects of my relationship in Christ and in general.

[mcgreen311]

Pride & Prejudice.

Seriously! When the lady and I first started dating, I told her that I had read Pride & Prejudice in High School and that practically won her over. Apparently, not many guys have read it according to her.



Donald Miller would be proud.

[jumpingmaniac]

Well, I don't know that I have ever read a book that has changed my life (God is the one doing the changing anyway). But "A Call to Die" by David Nasser is probably my favorite book (besides the Bible). If you haven't read it, you should. He takes you on a 40 day journey of 'fasting from the world, and feasting on God". It's great!
And I just read "Just Like Jesus" by Max Lucado. In one of the chapters he suggests that we could live in constant fellowship with God just as Jesus did, and the Lord has really been dealing with me about that over the past week or two.

[lilmikey]

uh....................... ......................... ..........the Bible:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[lilmikey]

I wouldn't say this changed my life per'se but a book called Carry On Mr Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham. This was one book that I had to read this when I was being home-schooled, this was the one book I REALLY REALLY enjoyed. In fact I saw it on a library sale shelf a couple of years ago and immediately snatched it up. I of course read it the second time.

This book showed me if you put your mind to anything you can accomplish it. Nat had an awesome sense of determination even through great tragedy.

Another book that was total awesomeness was a Bio of C.S. Lewis by his stepson. The book was called Jack. I could say many wonderful things about this book but one thing that really jump out to me was the fact that Lewis had such an awesome dedication to his friend and the vow he made to him.

Read the book and you'll know;) ;) ;)

and also the Narnia s' showed me such truth at times too

[kovyarmy37]

Redeeming Love and The Atonement Child (both by Francine Rivers) were very good books...

[bholdj]

Jesus I Never Knew, Dissiapointment With God by Phiilip Yancey

Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias

[R. Smith]

#1 - The Bible.

#2 - The Shack. I actually don't read that much, but I couldn't out this book down...

[cheewiee]

Knowing God by J.I. Packer. It will give you a strong biblical insight into God

An Unstoppable Force by Erwin McMannus. This will revolution the way you see church. This is a MUST read for anyone involved in the local Church.

God's Generals by Roberts Lairdon. Yes his theology isn't right on all the time, and he has had some serious struggles with sin, but this book provides an unbiased, and often critical look into the men and women of revival over the past two decades.

[Salome]

An Unstoppable Force by Erwin McMannus. This will revolution the way you see church. This is a MUST read for anyone involved in the local Church.

Have you read anything else by Erwin McMannus? I was just looking that book up at Amazon and saw quite a few other books by him.

[cheewiee]

Have you read anything else by Erwin McMannus? I was just looking that book up at Amazon and saw quite a few other books by him.

I read the Barbarian Way....

I like McMannus, because while he thinks like an emergent leader, with regards to culture and so forth, his theology is pretty tight evangelical....

[Salome]

thanks. i'll probably check him out.

[YankeeGomer]

http://www.amazon.com/Moose-Loose-Poops-Dr-Hippo/dp/0975351656/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234878372&sr=8-1