Summer Reading List

As summer dawns, I prepare for another eight weeks working at the church camp I grew up attending. My summers are full of crazy kids of all ages, lots of fun and exciting activities, and a whole lot of my BFF, Jesus. I won't lie. I get great joy out of watching the campers run on slip-n-slides covered in expired food and shooting them with paintballs. Anywho, that's totally not the point of this post!

Every summer before I head to camp for two months, I go through my bookshelves and choose books to take with me. I'm a bit of a book junkie and it doesn't help that I work at a bookstore. I probably buy at least 20 books a year and haven't read most of them. Choosing books to take to camp becomes a process. The three bookshelves in my room are somewhat organized, but three bookshelves is a little overwhelming. It's hard to predict what I might be in the mood to read in two weeks, a month. I fear the book I pick up may not capture my attention.

I read mostly Christian non-fiction, but have found that mixing in some fiction is good to keep my interest in reading. I have chosen (as of now) the books I am interested in reading this summer. I know I probably won't get to most of them because I have lofty goals of reading even though I usually take naps, swim, or waste away time on my computer. I like being safe and having options though. Here's my extensive list that I probably won't get to: 

Breaking Free by Beth Moore

The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge

If You Want To Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg 

Partnering With the King by John Hiigel

Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman

You're Already Amazing by Hollie Gerth

The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning

Whatever Happened to Worship? by A.W. Tozer

Fiery Faith by A.W. Tozer

Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst

Gods at War by Kyle Idleman

Praying for Your Future Husband by Robin Jones Gunn and Tricia Goyer 

The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn

Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge 

The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis 

Some of these books I've wanted to read for years and never had time. Some of them are newer to me, such as Partnering With the King by John Hiigel. This is probably to book I'm most excited to read. Not because it's sold millions of copies. Not because a friend recommended it. This book excites me because John Hiigel was at one time my Theology professor. I got the opportunity during a class to read the manuscript of his book before it was ever published. Now that it is published, I have gotten the chance to look it over and see how far it has come in such a short time. Even after class is over, John Hiigel is going to continue having an influence on my spiritual journey. I am grateful for this opportunity.   

What's on your summer reading list?