Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations

10 best books like Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations (Robert C. Schnase): I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life, The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Last of the Mohicans, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, The Lost World, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, Introduction to Christian Worship, Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World, Wesley and the People Called Methodists, Bringing Up Boys

I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

Author	Anne Bogel
ISBN	0801072921

For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them.

I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary...

The Bonesetter's Daughter

Author	Amy Tan
ISBN	0345457374

Ruth Young and her widowed mother, LuLing, have always had a tumultuous relationship. Now, before she succumbs to forgetfulness, LuLing gives Ruth some of her writings, which reveal a side of LuLing that Ruth has never known. . . .

In a remote mountain village where ghosts and tradition rule,...

The Last of the Mohicans

Author	James Fenimore Cooper
ISBN	0553213296

The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook...

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Author

Timothy Egan

The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de force of historical reportage. Following a dozen...

The Lost World

Author	Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN	0812967259

Move aside, Sherlock…Sir Arthur has conjured a protagonist who's an even more arrogant assbag than you. 

Everyone...the intrepid, the indefatigable, the insufferable Professor G.E. Challenger…


If, like me, you enjoy characters that are gruff, prideful curmudgeonly...

Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

Author	Anne Lamott
ISBN	1594481571

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway and Help, Thanks, Wow, a spiritual antidote to anxiety and despair in increasingly fraught times.

As Anne Lamott knows, the world is a dangerous place. Terrorism and war have become the new normal. Environmental devastation...

Introduction to Christian Worship

Author	James F. White
ISBN	0687091098

Introduction to Christian Worship, Third Edition traces the development of the major forms of Christian worship, and includes discussion of the newest service books of the principal churches of North America and the British Isles. This staple of liturgical history is used widely in Protestant seminaries...

Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World

Author	Doc Hendley
ISBN	1583334629

The captivating story of an ordinary bartender who's changing the world through clean water.

Doc Hendley never set out to be a hero. In 2004, Hendley-a small- town bartender- launched a series of wine-tasting events to raise funds for clean-water projects and to bring awareness to the world's...

Wesley and the People Called Methodists

Author	Richard P. Heitzenrater
ISBN	0687443113

This survey of the Wesleyan movement in the eighteenth century is the story of many people whose lives and thoughts are woven together in the developing theology, organizations, and mission of Methodism. Wesley's own pilgrimage of faith is, of course, central to the emergence of Methodism, but we...

Bringing Up Boys

Author	James C. Dobson
ISBN	1414304501

2002 Gold Medallion Award winner! Sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation's most trusted parenting expert, Dr.James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys....

Remember God

Author	Annie F. Downs
ISBN	1433646897

I know God is loving; I know He is good; I believe He is big and powerful. But sometimes I wonder if He is really kind— really deeply always kind.

Is He?

Christians love to talk about how God is in control, but that’s harder to grasp when things aren’t going like you thought they would,...

Chocolate Cupcakes with a Side of Murder (Sabrina Carlson Cozy Mystery Book 1)

Author

Meredith Potts

Sabrina Carlson has a lot on her plate. When she isn't busy running her family's coffee shop, she is helping her detective husband solve murder cases in their small coastal hometown of Treasure Cove.

Suddenly, she has something else to worry about. Against Sabrina's wishes, her eighteen-year-old...

Candy Canes with a Side of Murder (Sabrina Carlson Cozy Mystery Book 4)

Author

Meredith Potts

Christmas is a special time for Sabrina Carlson. She just can't seem to get enough of the holiday season. Between the desserts, the presents, the quality time with family, and the focus on faith, life seems perfect.

Unfortunately, Sabrina's joyous life is about to be turned upside down. When...

Apple Crumble with a Side of Murder (Sabrina Carlson Cozy Mystery Book 2)

Author

Meredith Potts

Apple Crumble with a Side of Murder (Sabrina Carlson Cozy Mystery, Book 2), my 41st short read from author Meredith Potts, Another cute, well-written & enjoyable clean cozy mystery, the second in this series. Well-written & enjoyable, another cute, clean cozy mystery. I was been given an...

Making Sense of Scripture: Big Questions about the Book of Faith

Author	David J. Lose
ISBN	0806699531

Our church led a study using this book. Like a good Lutheran, I dutifully purchased it, never made it to any of the discussions and then forgot I had it. Finding myself on a plane without a plan for reading caused me to uncover it again (years later). Despite a dubious beginning, I finished it in three days...

A Glad Obedience: Why and What We Sing

Author	Walter Brueggemann
ISBN	0664264646

The Christian practice of hymn singing, says renowned biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann, is a countercultural act. It marks the Christian community as different from an unforgiving and often ungrateful culture. It is also, he adds, an "absurd enterprise" in the midst of the hyper-busy, market-driven...

Caring Criticism: Building Bridges Instead of Walls

Author	William J. Diehm
ISBN	0806622113

This should be a must read for anyone in a leadership role. This book looks at folly of criticism, what to do when criticism is absolutely necessary (which is rare) and how to receive the criticism of others (since preventing it is outside of your control). For purposes of this book, criticism is defined...

A Mrs. Miracle Christmas

Author	Debbie Macomber
ISBN	0399181393

Mrs. Miracle shows an ordinary family that they are blessed beyond belief in this uplifting holiday tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.

As the holiday season begins, Laurel McCullough could use some good news. She and her husband, Zach, have been praying for a baby...