Scott Freeman

Book Tag

I love books, so I am excited about this particular tag from both Tracy and Jason.

Here goes:

1. One book that changed your life:
That’s tough.  Ragamuffin Gospel did a number on me.  There is so much in Lewis, Tozer and others that impacted me.  Yet, right now it has to be Lee Camp’s Mere Discipleship. It came along at just the right time in my life.  It’s the most important book I’ve read in the last 10 years.

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
This list is short.  I don’t reread books usually.  Nor do I like to watch movies over and over. I’ve read Camp’s book 4 times in the last 2 years.  I’ve also read Pat Conroy’s Lords of Discipline several times.

3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook or this one looks really good.  Otherwise, maybe Lewis’ Narnia series.

4. One book that made you laugh: 
Little Green Men by Christopher Buckley. 

5. One book that made you cry: Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson.  More importantly We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories From Rwanda.

6. One book you wish had been written: 
Peace: How the Christian Church Resisted Militarism and Embraced Pacifism. 

7. One book you wish had never been written:
So many to choose from.  Pick anything from Robert Shuller and the self-love, prosperity group.

8. One book you’re currently reading:
Thy Kingdom Come :How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America: An Evangelical’s Lament by Randall Balmer.

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy

10. Tag five others:
How about some readers: Matt Elliott, Jeff Richardson, Phil Wilson, Greg Kendall-Ball, and Travis Stanley