For a seventh year I have followed a self-developed reading strategy with the objective to read broader. The goal: read books falling under diverse headings. This strategy is still working for me, another rich year of reading.

For the curious, here is the library of 19 books including avenue of reading:

• A Trip Around the Sun by Mark Batterson and Richard Foth (hoopla)
• Against Empathy by Paul Bloom (hoopla)
• And There Was Light by Jacques Lusseyran (hoopla audio)…most thought-provoking book on the list
• Attached to God by Krispin Mayfield (hoopla)…my favorite book on the list
• Awe by Paul David Tripp (hoopla)…9th annual read
• The Complete Guide to the Prayers of Jesus by Janet Holm McHenry (hard copy)…most compelling book on the list
• Creation Regained by Albert M. Wolters (hoopla)
• From the Mouth of Dogs by B.J. Hollars (hard copy)…most engaging book on the list
• Greetings from Duluth by B.J. Hollars (hoopla)
• Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein (hoopla)
• The Last Exchange by Charles Martin (hoopla)
• Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen (hoopla)
• The Pleasure of His Company by Dutch Sheets (hard copy)
• Sacred Scars by Michelle Bengtson (hoopla)
• Say All the Unspoken Things by John Sowers (hard copy)…the best big idea book on the list
• The Shift by Colby Martin (hoopla)
• Think Ahead by Craig Groeschel (hoopla)…most helpful book on the list, under consideration as an annual read
• Unclobbered by Colby Martin (hoopla)
• What Aging Men Want by John C. Robinson (hoopla)…most practical book on the list

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