Colleen's Book List!!

Though Colleen and I have yet to meet in person, I truly consider her a kindred spirit. I've been dying to get Colleen's book list of her faves and boy oh BOY is this worth the wait! :) If you're looking for a good read, check this out. :)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
by Colleen Chao

My all-time favorite reads

It's been four months since I began compiling this list of my favorite books, thanks to Jen Brown's inspiring suggestion. (Jen and I met through our blogs, not yet in person, and we've enjoyed the sweetest fellowship via email and Facebook. I'm so thankful for her and her ministry of encouragement in my life!) It's been fun revisiting these books I refer to as "old friends" and the fond memories of times and places I've read them.

And Jen, per our agreement, I think this now obligates you to post your own lovely list! ;)

The books I return to again and again…
The Dangerous Duty of Delight, Piper
The Importance of Being Foolish, Manning
The Grand Weaver, Zacharias
The Knowledge of the Holy, Tozer
The Cross-centered Life, Mahaney



The biographies that have shaped my life…
Marriage to a Difficult Man, Dodds
A Chance to Die, Elliot
The Legacy of Sovereign Joy, The Roots of Endurance, The Hidden Smile of God, Piper
Shadow of the Broad Brim, Day
George Mueller’s Autobiography, Mueller

The books that celebrate God’s design for marriage…
This Momentary Marriage, Piper
Sacred Sex, Gardner
Intimate Issues, Dillow
What Did You Expect?, Tripp
When Sinners Say I Do, Harvey



The collections that whet my appetite for more of the Word…
Morning and Evening, Spurgeon
A Godward Life, Piper
My Utmost for His Highest, Chambers
Valley of Vision, Puritans
St. Augustine’s Confessions, Augustine

The books for my imaginative side...
All Things Great and Small, Herriot
Redeeming Love, Rivers
Christy, Marshall
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson
Emma, Austen



The books for my wordy nerdy side…
Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Truss
Lapsing into a Comma, Walsh
The Elephants of Style, Walsh
Garner’s Modern American Usage, Garner
Chicago Manual of Style

The books that have sustained me in my darkest seasons…
Deserts of the Heart, Reeve
The Problem of Pain, Lewis
The Grand Weaver, Zacharias
The Swans are Not Silent, Piper
Get Out of That Pit, Moore