Those of you who are into books may find these lists interesting:
Westminster Bookstore Top Ten Books of 2007
Favorite Books I Read In 2007…What About You? – Tullian Tchividjian
My Top 7 Books of 2007 – Challies.com
Top Books of 2007 at adoption-through-propitiation (what a great blog name)
Scroll down on that page to find more lists.
Update:
Best Christian Books of 2007
Scroll down on that page to find more lists.
For what’s it’s worth, my top five books:
- The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine by A.W. Tozer
- Knowing God by J.I. Packer
- The Lord by Romano Guardini
- The Gospel According to Job: An Honest Look at Pain and Doubt from the Life of One Who Lost Everything by Mike Mason
- Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by David Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Favorite books I read in 2007 (not written in 2007):
- Cries of The Heart by Ravi Zacharias
- Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Thomas Schreiner
- 1 Corinthians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by David Garland
- 2 Corinthians (New American Commentary) by David Garland
- God on Mute: Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer by Pete Grieg
- The Knowledge of the Holy: The Attributes of God: Their Meaning in the Christian Life by A.W. Tozer
Books to read in 2008:
- Polishing God’s Monuments: Pillars of Hope for Punishing Times by Jim Andrews
- Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges
- Suffering and the Sovereignty of God by John Piper et. all
- Praying Backwards: Transform Your Prayer Life by Beginning in Jesus Name by Bryan Chapell
- I Will Follow You, O God: Embracing Him as Lord in Your Private Worship by Jerry Bridges
- Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing by C.J. Mahaney
- Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 41, Galatians by Richard N. Longenecker
- The Letter to the Ephesians (Pillar New Testament Commentary) by Peter O’Brien
- Colossians & Philemon by R.C. Lucas
- Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Gordon Fee
Stinkers:
- Abandonment to divine providence – Jean Pierre de Caussade
- The Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee
- Prayer by Richard Foster
As a tangent, I’ve become interested in reading more about the (negatively stereotyped) Puritans like Richard Baxter, John Owen etc. If you’re interested here is a post to get you started:
Puritans, We Greet Thee in 2008
Updated Link:
Join the 2008 Puritan Reading Challenge!
If there are other lists out there or if you have your own, please post them here.


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