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Ladies Top 10:
Summer Reads
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BY MARCY LYTLE
t’s time for another list of good books to enjoy! Summer is just around the corner, and hopefully you can find time by the pool, under a shade tree, or while waiting on the kids at their lessons, to start (and finish!) a good summer read. From the list below, we hope you can find one (or several!) books that will encourage you, entertain you, offer you hope, or just provoke you to think…
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt
Though short and easy to read, I would not call this book "enjoyable." But it will convict your socks off and cause you to rethink your priorities. Filled with true life testimonies, it will give you a new vision of the role and possibilities for you and your family and your church in God's Kingdom. This little book is rocking individuals and churches across America. -Yvonne Huneycutt
Tea with Hezbollah
by Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis Ted Dekker was convinced by his good friend, Carl Medearis, to travel through the Middle East. Ted and Carl are there to ask the question to Muslims and themselves about the teaching of Jesus to love your enemies. It is a true account of their travels, full of adventure and insight. Ted Dekker pulls this off with some mystery woven in. -Vicki Lancaster
Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
An eye-opening book about America's "national eating disorder." This book is engaging and even poetic from beginning to end. One section is completely devoted to explaining the corn farming industry and how it is hurting us and the animals we eat. Another section is devoted to a farmer who diligently farms according to the natural order that God created. -Debra Wing Gomez
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You Were Born for This By Bruce Wilkinson
Have you found yourself wishing for more miracles in your life, and in the lives of those around you? “What if God wanted you to experience them on a regular basis?” is a question that’s answered in this book. It’s full of practical ways to change your lifestyle, expecting God to show up in your everyday lives. -Marcy Lytle
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
This book is Ann's own story of tragedy, loss, and grief and how she allows God to transform it into grace and gratitude. Her writing invites you into the ordinary moments of her day where she finds God's presence. It's one of the most beautifully written, vulnerable, and spiritually profound books I've read in a long time. -April Hammans Karli
66 Love Letters
By Dr. Larry Crabb This book is written in a conversational style between the author and God. The author then pens what God says to him about each book of the Bible. I love this book because it depicts the big picture of how God loves – which is very different from the way we love. It has changed my life. -Kamrin Wolfe
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
This is one of those powerful books draws me to its pages over and over again, and once again I find myself not being able to put it down. Redeeming Love is a western version of Hosea, and its riveting picture of a love that will not let you go opens up a whole new understanding of God’s passion for His children. -Debra Brown
Repenting of Religion: Turning from Judgment to the Love of God by Gregory A. Boyd
I wouldn’t call this light reading, but this book will take you back to the garden, to the simplicity of God’s original intent for us to know and experience his extravagant love. We, in turn, are vehicles of that love to all those around us. Boyd exposes judgment in a new light for me. His insight on The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil brought me new freedom and a surprising new love for others. A great thinking book. -Mary Ann Pound
The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children By Stormie Omartian
I think this is a book that I will always continue to flip through and review because it is so full of truth and direction. The bottom line is that being a parent never stops. As our children become adults, we can't "fix" them, but we need to constantly be reminded that God can change them through our prayers. -Rayeanne O’Brien
The Good and Beautiful God By James Bryan Smith
This is the perfect interactive book study for your ladies group. The philosophy is that "how we each feel about God represents who we truly are." Each chapter is followed by a "soul training," where the reader, for a period of one week, practices a way to live in the Kingdom. This includes slowing down, creating margins in life, sleeping a lot for a period of a day, and studying the beauty of the outdoors, all with the intention of getting each of us out of the fast lane of life so we can hear God. -Mary Dean
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