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Summertime is a time for reading. At least for a while, function does slow down a little. I’m less likely to travel as much to talk and educate. It’s time for school. I spend more time at the river. In reality, I’ve probably spent more time reading on a sofa next to a river than anywhere else. On that couch, I’ve read a lot of books, including history, literature, and theology. It helps me get my mind in the right place to unwind and focus.
As we approach the flower 2025 time, one of my favorite guests returns to Gospelbound to discuss summertime reading. The Gospel Coalition’s vice chairman for sanctification programming, Melissa Kruger, and cohost of the acclaimed novel podcast The Deep Dish. We discussed why we enjoy reading and why reading is also important in the age of AI and social media. Additionally, we provided dozens of guide comments in a variety of styles.
Advice for Summer Reading
Summer Reading List for Collin
- Frederick Buechner’s Godric is
- Rick Atkinson’s The Fate of the Day
- C. S. Lewis ‘ Space Trilogy
Melissa’s Summer Reading Listing
- Kate Morton’s Reunion
- Francis A. Schaeffer’s The Lord’s Job in the Lord’s Way and No Little People are two of his works.
- Thomas Chalmers’ The Expulsive Power of a New Affection
Biographies in past
Melissa:
- Elisabeth Elliot’s A Chance to Kill
- Dr. Howard Taylor and Geraldine Taylor’s book Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret
- Data No Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
- Larry Loftis’ The Watchmaker’s Princess
Collin:
- Luther by Heiko A. Oberman
- By Roland H. Bainton’s side, below I stand.
- George M. Marsden’s Jonathan Edwards
- Peter Brown’s Augustine of Hippo is a masterpiece
- Andrew Roberts ‘ Thatcher
Fiction
Melissa:
- Wendell Berry’s Hannah Coulter
- Allen Levi’s Theo of Golden
Collin:
- Vasily Grossman’s Living and Death
- Charles Dickens ‘ A Tale of Two Cities
Traditional fiction
Melissa:
- Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City
- Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts
- Jason Fagone’s The Person Who Smashed Standards
Collin:
- With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge
- Andrew Wilson’s Remaking the World
Nonfiction
Melissa:
- Malcolm Gladwell’s omissions
- Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point
- Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath
Collin:
- Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind
- Timothy Keller’s How to Achieve the West Once
- Making Impression of God by Timothy Keller
Challenging Writes
Melissa:
- Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina
Collin:
- Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov is a musical composition.
Metaphysical development
Melissa:
- Thomas Watson’s The Art of Divine Contentment
- Precious Treatments Against Satan’s Tools by Thomas Brooks
Collin:
- Vaughan Roberts ‘ God’s Big Picture
- Words from John Newton
Beach reads that are simple
Melissa:
- Allison Pataki’s The Traitor’s Wife
- The Girls by Kristin Hannah
- Allen Levi’s Theo of Golden
Collin:
- Alex Duke’s From Eden to Egypt
- How to Recognize Someone by David Brooks
- Punishment of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Even mentioned
- By Carolyn Haywood,” B” Is for Betsy.
- Dr. Seuss ‘ Green Eggs and Ham
- writings by Shel Silverstein
- Thyra Ferre Bjorn’s Papa’s Daughter
- Shelby Van Pelt’s Extremely Bright Creatures are
- No Quick Day by Mark Owen
- Hampton Sides’ The Wide Wide Sea
- Trenton Lee Stewart’s The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
- J. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Bands
- Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter
- Charles Dickens ‘ Oliver Twist
- Corrie Ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, and John Sherrill’s The Hiding Place
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