Recommended Readings

This is a list of books I have read and refer to. It is not the total list, but should give you a sense of where any discussion might lead and the thoughts that interest me.

• Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
• Thursday Speeches: Lessons in Life, Leadership & Football from Coach Don James by Peter G. Tormey, Ph.D.
• The Eight Core Principles by Richard Rohr
• The Underground Church: Reclaiming the subversive way of Jesus by Robin Meyers
• Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus by Robin Meyers
• Spirit Walker: Messages From the Future by Hank Wesselman
• Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Dame Daphne Sheldrick
• Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters on the ShamanÕs Path by Hank Wessleman
• Biocentrismby Robert Lanza with Bob Berman
• Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow
• Emptiness Dancing by Adyashanti
• The Eye of the I From Which Nothing Is Hidden by David R. Hawkins
• From Science to God by Peter Russell
• The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood by David R. Montgomery
• Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
• I am the Word: A Guide to the Consciousness of Man’s Self in a Transitioning Time by Paul Selig
• The Book of Love and Creation: A Channeled Text by Paul Selig
• The Ascension Papers By Zingdad (Zing’s Dad) and friends
• The Convoluted Universe: Book Four By Delores Cannon
• 22 Steps to Success, Your Guide to a Fulfilling Life By Krysta Gibson
• Earthing, The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? By Clinton Ober
• Emmanuel’s Book: A Manual for Living Comfortably in the Cosmos By Pat Rodegast and Judith Stanton
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larson
• Hard Sayings of Jesus By F.F. Bruce
• A People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present By Howard Zinn
• Screw Business as Usual By Richard Branson
• Care of the Soul In Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families and the People Who Care for Them by Thomas Moore
• The Disappearance of the Universe: Straight Talk about Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness by Gary R. Renard
• Love Is Letting Go Of Fear: Third Edition by Gerald G. Jampolsky
• Secret of the Andes and the Golden Sun Disc of MU by Brother Philip
• Your Immortal Reality: How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Deathby Gary R. Renard
• An Upgrader’s Guide by F. Hugh Magee
• Still Alice by Lisa Genov
• Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell
• The Christ Blueprint by Padma Aon Prakasha
• Angels In My Hair by Lorna Byrne
• The Biology of Belief: Unleashing th Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph. D.
• Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor
• Path of Empowerment by Barbara Marciniak
• The Gospel in the Global Village: Seeking God’s Dream of Shalom by Katharine Jefferts Schori
• At The Feet of the Master by Alcyone (J. Krishnamurti)
• Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia fo All That Is by Joan Chittister, OSB and Archbishop Rowan Williams
• The Convoluted Universe by Dolores Cannon
• Jesus Died for This? by Becky Garrison
• Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins
• Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life: A Kick Butt Approach to a Better Life by Larry Winget
• The Keys of Jeshua by Glenda Green
• Opening Doors Within: 365 daily meditations from Findhorn by Eileen Caddy & Mike Scott
• Messiah’s Handbook: Reminders for the Advanced Soul by Richard Bach
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
• The Urantia Book (specifically Section Three)
• The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English by Geza Vermes
• The Religion of The Ancient Celts by J. A. MacCulloch
• Dress Your Family in Corduroy by David Sedaris
• Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
• Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
• The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World’s Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
• The Diamond in Your Pocket: Discovering Your True Radiance by Gangaji
• A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman
• How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist by Mark Robert Waldman, Andrew Newberg
• Jesus Wept: When Faith and Depression Meet by Barbara C. Crafton
• Praying to Change Your Life by Suzette T. Caldwell
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
• The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
• Art of Racing in the Rain, The by Garth Stein
• The First Paul by Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
• A People’s History of Christianity by Diana Butler Bass
• Great Emergence, The: How Christianity Is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle
• How to Be Like Women of Influence: Life Lessons from 20 of the Greatest by Pat Williams, Michael Mink
• Mary Kay Ash: Queen of Sales by Daniel Alef
• The Divine Hours TM, Pocket Edition by Phyllis Tickle
• The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again by George G., III Hunter
• Anam Cara: A book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue
• Mighty and the Almighty, The by Madeleine, Albright
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
• Last Week, The by Marcus J., Borg and John Dominic Crossan
• Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou
• The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal by Laurie Notaro
• Dream Manager, The by Matthew Kelly
• Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill
• Antagonists in the Church: How to Identify and Deal With Destructive Conflict by Kenneth C. Haugk
• Christianity for the Rest of Us by Diana Butler Bass
• A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
• The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
• Infinite Mind by Valerie V. Hunt
• Jesus, CEO by Laurie Beth Jones
• Quarks, Chaos & Christianity by John Polkinghorne
• A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
• Religious Literacy by Stephen Prothero
• The Shack by William P. Young
• The Words of Jesus by Phyllis Tickle
• Jesus Today by Albert Nolan
• The Spiritual Brain by Mario Beauregard, Ph.D. & Denyse O’Leary
• How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
• The Gift of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
• The Everlasting Hills by Thomas Cahill
• Biblical Amnesia by Scott W. Gustafson
• Walking the Bible by Bruce Feiler
• The Tao Te Ching
• The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
• When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner
• The Gospel According to Tolkien by Ralph Wood
• UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity, and Why It Matters by David Kinnaman
• Journey of Souls by Michael Newton
• Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton
• The Bartholomew Series: I Come as a Brother, From the Heart of a Gentle Brother, Reflections of an Elder Brother and Planetary Brother by Mary-Margaret Moore
• Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
• Good Book by David Plotz
• A Textbook of Theosophyby C. W. (Charles Webster) Leadbeater