December 2021 Connections

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BOOKSTALL

Best Books 2021 We asked church leaders what were the best books they read this year. Here are some of their answers.

KEN HEULITT #1

SUZANNE SHIRLEY #1

City of Tranquil Light

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Bo Caldwell A missionary couple pour out their faith and life in China

#2 The Message of Jeremiah by Christopher J. H. Wright

by Laura Hillenbrand

#2 Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity

A fine pastoral commentary on Jeremiah

by Alisa Childers

#3 Joseph and His Brothers

TAD WILLIAMS #1

by Thomas Mann, John Woods translation

One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models

A deep and fascinating re-telling of Jacob and Joseph and his brothers. Very rich but demanding fiction.

by Jonathan Leeman

NANCY TAYLOR #1

#2

7 Ways to Pray

Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age

by Amy Boucher Pye

by Jay Y. Kim

Practical guide to prayer practices with some built-in exercises

#2

CHERYCE BERG

Engaging Your Teen's World

After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America

by David Eaton & Jeremiah Callahan Understanding what today's youth are thinking, doing and watching

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by Jessica Goudeau Finally—an honest and heart-wrenching look at what it means to be a refugee, told by an amazing Christian woman who sees each one as created in God's image


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