Topical Memory System, Course Workbook and Memory Verse Cards by Navpress (the Navigators). This is one of the best ways I have been able to put scripture to memory. There is a short reading with each memory verse that helps cement the verses in your mind. The verse cards come in many different translations of the Bible and perforate out of the book so you can carry them in your wallet or your purse.
Introduction to Global Health, second edition, by Jacobsen. This book just arrived on my doorstep. I needed another text for the Global Health class I'll be teaching this year. I am really excited about the class and am always on the lookout for more resources.
Disappearing Spoon and Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World From the Periodic Table of Elements, by Sam Kean. Even if you aren't a chemist - this book is fascinating. I just finished Part I of the book and have learned so much. I think everyone would enjoy this book. Did you know that Sweden has a very unique collection of Lanthanides in its soil? They are clumped together and are evident because of their brilliant colors!
The Making of a Tropical Disease, by Packard is part of the John Hopkins series profiling the history of various diseases. This one is about Malaria. It is absolutely fascinating but is a difficult read. I have been slowly making my way through the book. It was not a good choice to bring camping with me this year. It's hard to read about malaria when you are being eaten alive by a band of angry mosquitoes!
The Final Quest, by Joyner. I loved this story. It is allegory-like but really a description of Joyner's encounter with God in his dreams. Many have doubted whether or not he truly encountered God in his dreams. Didn't Jacob? Joseph? In Acts 2:17 "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams." Read the book to decide for yourself.
The Message Bible. Amazing thought by thought translation of God's Word.
Let Nothing Disturb You, from the words of Teresa of Avila. This series of devotions has been a real place of peace. A reading in the morning, a small passage to focus on throughout the day, and a reading before bead. What a woman of wisdom.
The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I finally started this book. It is meaty. My friend, Jonathan, raves about this book and the author. Many consider Dostoevsky brilliant. The book is about several brothers (half brothers) and their dealings with their strange father.
A Guide To Prayer For Ministers and Other Servants, by Rueben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck. This devotional is hands down the best I have ever read. It will lead you on a path of transformation. I have read through it a couple of times and always keep it close by.
Dark Night of the Soul, St. John of the Cross. Oh my goodness - this is the hardest read of my life. I am having to employ strategies from my reading training to try to get through it. I am reading about a paragraph a week. Has anyone made it through this book?
Napolean's Buttons, by Penny Le Couteur & Jay Burreson. Haven't started this one yet but it has come highly recommended. It describes 17 molecules that changed history.
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and The Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins. LOVED - LOVED - LOVED!!! Read the books - forget about the movies. Need I say more?
Tracy Kidder's Strength In What Remains is a fascinating biography of a Burundian man named Deo, and his unforgettable story of surviving the genocides of Burundi and Rawanda and to ultimately become a physician. Tracy Kidder really draws me into his books - my favorite of course is Mountains Beyond Mountains.
Better, by Atul Gawande. Atul is an American surgeon who explores health in the U.S. and around the world to discover how it can be made - yes, you know it - better!
Sarah Young's Jesus Today and Jesus Calling are very short devotionals that help me focus and keep my eyes on God. I love that they have ribbon bookmarks to keep my place. Whenever I read them it is as if God is speaking right to me.
My Bible - favorite translation - NASB.
The Inner Voice of Love by Henri J.M. Nouwen. This guy lived a really incredible life and wrote short books about walking in faith along the way.
Stephanie Saldana's Bread of Angels is an autobiography about when she was in Syria on a Fullbright Scholarship and the ups and downs of her journey. This book really took me by surprise and made me want to visit the Middle East. As images of Syria have been flashing across my television screen I have often been reminded of Stephanie's great adventure.
So - that's it - from the bottom of the stack. I'd love to hear what you are reading - what is inspiring you and keeping you turning the pages.
-t
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