It certainly has been my intention to write more often than I have. However, sometimes life i.e. family, job, and normal everyday mundane things get in the way. I’ve been asked – what have I been reading? Well, the books I have been reading (or re-reading) include:
- Discovering God’s Will For Your Life (Ray Pritchard)
- Is God Really In Control (Jerry Bridges)
- Is God to Blame (Greg Boyd)
- Living Above Your Circumstances (Bob George)
- The Purpose Driven Life (Rick Warren)
- God’s Will, God’s Best (Josh McDowell & Kevin Johnson)
- Decision Making and The Will of God (Garry Friesen)
- The Mystery of God’s Will (Charles Swindoll)
- What is the Will of God and How Do We Know it? (John Piper sermon)
I know there is a whole boatload of books and information about this topic and I don’t pretend to have even scratched the surface. However, this is where I have started because these books were in our church’s library or someone has referred me to them. Please post other books that you may have found relevant to this topic.
Author: Bob
Martin’s Mercurial Musings began when I started asking deeper questions related to my Christian faith. Matters of faith became confusing and I was baffled at the disparity of doctrines beliefs given that Christian work from the same “source material” (aka the Bible). How can there be so much variance as to what Christians believe? Or more importantly, where is the truth? That which I thought I knew and believed – well, I’m not so sure anymore.
Although born in OH, I grew up in Tucson AZ. After college, a job offer lured me to Eagan MN where I worked in process development at a semiconductor chip manufacturing facility over the next 40yrs. I’m now in the “Buick stage” of life (retired) and currently reside in FL. In no specific order, things which make life more enjoyable include coffee in the morning, making sawdust in the garage, roughhousing with the grandkids, playing various fretted instruments, participating in online chess tournaments, growing fresh tomatoes, and an occasional IPA.
In addition to my musings on Christian faith and Calvinistic doctrines, I also like to write about my experiences in the Coast Guard along with various news, political and social items of interest.
I’m truly delighted you’re here. Feel free to poke around and comment as you wish. I value the insight of others with a different perspective and welcome cordial discussions regarding any disagreements.
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Thanks for your comments. I did read through your blog. When I was Christian, I struggled with many of the same issues, particularly the Bible and its interpretations. You asked for suggestions on other books. Would you consider The God Delusion, The End of Faith or Religion & the Decline of Magic (you might particularly like this one)?