2017 Book Log

  1. Essentialism / Greg McKeown / Super-duper
  2. The Productivity Project / Chris Bailey / Super-duper
  3. Deep Work / Cal Newport / Super-duper
  4. The Pastoral Epistles / George Knight III / Excellent
  5. The Message of 2 Timothy / John Stott / Stupendous
  6. Good Poems / Garrison Keillor / Amusing
  7. Crazy Busy / Kevin DeYoung / Excellent
  8. Zeal Without Burnout / Christopher Ash / Outstanding
  9. Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus / David Platt / Helpful
  10. Finishing the Race / Chris Green / Meh
  11. The Ministry Medical / Jonathan Griffiths / Excellent
  12. Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 / Volker Ullrich / Brilliant
  13. The Wise Man’s Fear / Patrick Rothfuss / Sprawling
  14. A Lowcountry Heart / Pat Conroy / Sad
  15. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle / Ripping
  16. The Testament / John Grisham / True
  17. The Awakening of Miss Prim / Natalia Fenollera / Thoughtful
  18. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love / Raymond Carver / Meh
  19. The Prodigal God / Tim Keller / Helpful
  20. Conclave / Robert Harris / Ridiculous
  21. How America Lost Its Secrets / Jay Epstein / Compelling
  22. The Circle / Dave Eggers / Prescient
  23. The Godfather / Mario Puzo / Brutal
  24. The Short Drop / Matthew FitzSimmons / Meh
  25. The Fellowship of the Ring / J.R.R. Tolkien / Better Every Time
  26. The Fisherman / John Langan / Peculiar
  27. The Life We Bury / Allen Eskens / Chilling
  28. Obadiah, Jonah and Micah / T. Desmond Alexander / Okay
  29. Moscow Rules / Daniel Silva / Intriguing
  30. How to Steal the Mona Lisa / Taylor Bayouth / Ingenious
  31. The Count of Monte Cristo / Alexandre Dumas / Hopeful
  32. A Study in Scarlet / Arthur Conan Doyle / Ripping
  33. The Sign of Four / Arthur Conan Doyle / Ripping
  34. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle / Ripping
  35. The Fallen Angel / Daniel Silva / Intriguing
  36. The Rembrandt Affair / Daniel Silva / Intriguing
  37. Macbeth / William Shakespeare / Great
  38. 1984 / George Orwell / Prescient
  39. The Gospel / Ray Ortlund Jr. / Refreshing
  40. A Death In Vienna / Daniel Silva / Intriguing
  41. The Great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald / Elegiac
  42. Undeniable / Douglas Axe / Helpful
  43. The Knight’s Map / R.C. Sproul / Okay
  44. The Devil & Sherlock Holmes / David Grann / Outstanding
  45. The Final Solution / Michael Chabon / Splendid
  46. A Month in the Country / J.L. Carr / Elegiac
  47. The Tech-Wise Family / Andy Crouch / Beautiful
  48. Ten Restaurants That Changed America / Paul Freedman / Delicious
  49. The Genius of Birds / Jennifer Ackerman / Incredible
  50. Boy’s Life / Robert McCammon / Elegiac
  51. The Psalms / Ed. Schmutzer and Howard / Delightful
  52. The Broker / John Grisham / Meh
  53. The Most Dangerous Game / Richard Connell / Ripping
  54. In Cold Blood / Truman Capote / Chilling
  55. The American Spirit / David McCullough / Invigorating
  56. Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel / Ray Ortlund / Beautiful
  57. Magpie Murders / Anthony Horowitz / Splendidly Clever
  58. The Force / Don Winslow / Intoxicating
  59. The Leopard / Jo Nesbo / Meh
  60. 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You / Tony Reinke / Wonderful
  61. You Are What You Love / James K. A. Smith / Helpful
  62. Christ Alone / Stephen Wellum / Wonderful
  63. House of Spies / Daniel Silva / Intriguing
  64. The Silent Shades of Sorrow / Charles Spurgeon / Solid
  65. The Way of The Strangers / Graeme Wood / Bracing
  66. Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor / D.A. Carson / Wonderful
  67. Married For God / Christopher Ash / Quite Good
  68. Killers of the Flower Moon / David Grann / Incredible
  69. American Gods / Neil Gaiman / Wanting
  70. The Secret History / Donna Tartt / Nerdalicious
  71. How To Understand And Apply The New Testament / Andrew Naselli / Awesome
  72. Collected Works Volume 10: Collected Poetry, Part 1 / G.K. Chesterton / Whimsical
  73. The Library at Night / Alberto Manguel / Erudite
  74. Off Speed / Terry McDermott / Spectacular
  75. The Flow of the Psalms / O. Palmer Robertson / Quite Good
  76. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption / Stephen King / Hopeful
  77. Covenant and God’s Purpose for the World / Thomas Schreiner / Solid
  78. The Hound of the Baskervilles / Arthur Conan Doyle / Ripping
  79. Lamentation / C.J. Sansom / Intriguing
  80. The Secret Servant / Daniel Silva / Intriquing
  81. Camino Island / John Grisham / Meh
  82. Between the Woods and the Water / Patrick Leigh Fermor / Spectacular
  83. Hero of the Empire / Candice Millard / Excellent
  84. True Grit / Charles Portis / Great
  85. The Black Echo / Michael Connelly / Gritty
  86. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone / J.K. Rowling / Better Every Time
  87. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / J.K. Rowling / Better Every Time
  88. Devoted to God / Sinclair Ferguson / Pastoral
  89. Conversion / Michael Lawrence / Stellar
  90. Missions / Andy Johnson / Stellar
  91. Defiant Grace / Dane Ortlund / Refreshing
  92. Isaiah’s New Exodus in Mark / Rikki Watts / Outstanding
  93. Letters of John Newton / John Newton / Wonderful
  94. The Expedition of Cyrus / Xenophon / Ripping
  95. Recapturing the Wonder / Mike Cosper / Meh
  96. God’s Ambassadors: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of the English Pulpit, 1643-1653 / Chad Van Dixhoorn / Fascinating
  97. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / J.K. Rowling / Better Every Time
  98. Ecumenical Creeds and Reformed Confessions / Various / Beautiful
  99. The Black Ice / Michael Connelly / Gritty
  100. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire / J.K. Rowling / Better Every Time
  101. Never Split the Difference / Chris Voss / Quite good
  102. The Way of the Warrior Kid / Jocko Willink / Fun
  103. The Firm / John Grisham / Nostalgic
  104. The King of Torts / John Grisham / Fun
  105. Jurassic Park / Michael Crichton / Nostalgic
  106. The Lord’s Prayer / Thomas Watson / Awesome
  107. Reading The Bible Supernaturally / John Piper / Quite good
  108. Hellhound On His Trail / Hampton Sides / Gripping
  109. Murder On The Orient Express / Agatha Christie / Charming
  110. The Last Kingdom / Bernard Cornwell / Ripping
  111. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix / J.K. Rowling / Better Every Time
  112. Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus / Seth Postell / Quite good
  113. The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia / Jim Hall / Brutal
  114. Five Days In November / Clint Hill / Somber
  115. God Is / Mark Jones / Outstanding
  116. Beneath A Scarlet Sky / Mark Sullivan / Fascinating
  117. The Two Towers / J.R.R. Tolkien / Better Every Time
  118. The Crucifixion / Fleming Rutledge / Crude
  119. Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life / Winifred Gallagher / Excellent
  120. Text and Canon / Ed. Cole and Kissling / Textual
  121. Shark Drunk / Morten Strøksnes / Amazing
  122. Destiny of the Republic / Candice Millard / Incredible
  123. The Return of the King / J.R.R. Tolkien / Better Every Time
  124. All That Is In God / James Dolezal / Excellent
  125. Caring For Widows / Brian Croft / Beautiful
  126. The Lightlings / R.C. Sproul / Wonderful
  127. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince / J.K. Rowling / Better Every Time
  128. Mark / R.C. Sproul / Helpful
  129. Dig Deeper Into The Gospels / Sach and Hiorns / Outstanding
  130. A Theology of Mark’s Gospel / David Garland / Useful
  131. Fire Season / Philip Connors / Fascinating
  132. The Story of Scripture / Matthew Emerson / Wonderful
  133. Calvin’s Company of Pastors / Scott Manetsch / Incredible
  134. Majesty in Misery, Vol. 3 / Charles Spurgeon / Wonderful
  135. The Black Tower / P.D. James / Brooding
  136. Sleep No More / P.D. James / Clever
  137. The Battle For Middle Earth / Fleming Rutledge / Thoughtful
  138. Theodore Rex / Edmund Morris / Excellent
  139. S Is For Southern / Ed. David DiBenedetto / Fun
  140. The Broken Road / Patrick Leigh Fermor / Beautiful