Tagged

My blogging friend Rich has tagged me for a little reading list thingy.  Let me first preface this with a comment...I am NOT a great reader.  I wonder sometimes if I have ADD.  I have several books that I've started and have put back on the shelf.  So...here goes...

• One book that changed your life: Matt Redman's Unquenchable Worshipper. (This book reached into my gut and inspired me to become a better worshipper of God first...then a leader of others in worship through music.  I was going through a valley in my life a couple of years ago and this book encouraged me through that time of job loss and unclear future.)
• One book that you've read more than once: Louie Giglio's The Air I Breathe (You'll notice a theme here with my reading list.  They are typically about worship and they are really short/easy to read.  This one is an awesome explanation of worship.  Louie is gifted at defining worship.  I pull this one off the shelf at least once a year.  Also our worship team went through this together in 2004...I think this was the beginning of a new era in our worship ministry. It really brought us to another level.)
• One book that you'd want on a desert island: I'll avoid the basic Christiany answer of the Bible (wait, did I just actually say the christiany answer by saying I'm not going to say the christiany answer?) I would love to take the Star Wars Clone Wars Comic series with me.  (What good is a leadership book or anything like that if you're all alone on an island?  Give me mindless entertainment with cool pictures please!)
• One book that made you laugh: Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis (Just had some great points that made me laugh at myself and the traditions of men.)
• One book that made you cry: Matt Redman's Unquenchable Worshipper
• One book that you wish had been written: How to be a father of three girls from 0 to 18.
• One book you wish had never been written: hmmmm...
• One book you are currently reading: Steve Stockman's Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2 (I picked this up at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit a couple weeks ago.  I've always been intrigued by the rumors of Bono's faith and a couple of the other band members.  As a matter of fact I was one who doubted.  This book has been interesting as it walks through the history of U2's recordings and their spiritual journey and struggles with organized religion.  If you're a fan of U2, you should pick this up.)
• One book you've been meaning to read: The Heart of the Artist by Rory Noland

MMMMMkay...so you know the tagging drill...here are my 5 tags to post the same info from their libraries:

Tom, Heath, Dan Ohlerking, Bobby Marchessault, Pete Kim

Comments

[Kristiapplesauce]

Thanks for posting those. I am always interested in what my friends are reading so when I am out of books, I know what to go pick up.

[Rich]

Your it...

and, ADD? You are a worship leader, right?

I thought having ADD is part of the requirement!

[Bobby]

You can add me to the ADD list!

But I'll try and focus on one thing long enough to post my list in the next day or two.

[Los]

I need to learn to read.

[pete]

me too!

[dan ohlerking]

ok - thanks for costing me a couple hours of sleep, ben. but really thanks for the exercise. makes you take a little inventory to do something like this.

here's my post on it: http://danohlerking.blogspot.com/2006/08/tagged-by-ben-about-my-reading.html

come on now, pete. at least you could list all those php and wordpress and .net manuals i know you have to be reading.