Life Book | End of Life Planning

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Recommended Reading & Resources

Apologetics:

  • Brierly, Justin – Unbelievable?: Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I’m still a Christian.
  • Garte, Sy – The Works of His Hands: A Scientist’s journey from Atheism to Faith
  • Humphreys, Colin J. – The Miracles of Exodus
  • Wallace, J. Warner – Cold Case Christianity
Wrestling with Faith and/or Deconstructing Faith: 

Biographies:

  • Hillenbrand, Laura – Unbroken (Warning: There is swearing in this book, but the testimony is phenomenal, and how he accepts Christ in the end is amazing.)
  • Olson, Bruce – Bruchko
  • Yuan, Christopher & Angela – Out of a Far Country: A gay son’s journey to God

Christian Living:

  • Bevere, John – The Bait of Satan
  • Keller, Tim – Work 
  • Pipke, Bill – Integrity

Dying:

  • Gawande, Atul – Being Mortal (A fascinating and well-written book – though not Christian – about what dying is like, what people who are dying need (it’s not what we think), and how we can die better.)

End Times & the Book of Revelation:

  • Gorman, Michael – Reading Revelation Responsibly. 

God: What is God like?

  • Boyd, Gregory – Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence. Study Notes

Hell:

  • Fudge, Edward William – Hell: A Final Word.

Indigenous Issues:

  • Joseph, Bob – 21 Things you may not know about the Indian Act: Helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality.  Study Notes

LGBTQ Conversations: 

  • Allberry, Sam – Is God Anti-Gay?
  • Henson, Bill - Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones
  • Kaltenbach, Caleb – Messy Grace
  • Sprinkle, Preston - People to be Loved
  • Yarhouse, Mark - Emerging Gender Identities
  • Yuan, Christopher – Out of a far country: a gay son’s journey to God.

Marriage & Parenting:

  • Marriage: Smalley, Dr. Greg & Dr. Robert S. Paul – The DNA of Relationships for Couples
  • Marriage (Struggling/Divorced): Vernick, Leslie – The Emotionally Destructive Marriage 
  • Parenting: Neufeld, Gordon – Hold on to Your Kids.
  • Parenting: Siegel, Daniel J. & Tina Bryson: No-Drama Discipline.
  • Parenting: Siegel, Daniel J. & Tina Bryson: The Whole-Brained Child.

Prayer, Devotion, Spiritual Life:

  • Keller, Tim – Prayer.
  • Scazzero, Peter – The Emotionally Healthy Leader
  • Scazzero, Peter – Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
  • Shigematsu, Ken – God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God.
  • Shigematsu, Ken – Survival Guide for the Soul: How to Flourish Spiritually in a World that Pressures Us to Achieve

Women in Ministry, Leadership, and at home:

  • Barr, Beth Allison – The Making of Biblical Womanhood
  • Peppiatt, Lucy – Unveiling Paul’s Women: Making Sense of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16