35 Influential Books in My Life

Recently, I was asked to share some of my all-time favorite books. While this is not all-inclusive, it does include titles that have been influential in my life and ministry. Listing them doesn't indicate I believe everything each author has ever written or said (except for the Bible). They were simply books God used at strategic points in my life to speak to me. They are in no particular order (except for the Bible):

1. The Bible - read through annually
2. The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
3. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
4. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
5. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
6. The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
7. Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
8. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
9. Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels
10. 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
11. Key to Triumphant Living by Jack Taylor
12. Company of the Committed by Elton Trueblood
13. Crazy Love by Francis Chan
14. Hole in the Gospel by Richard Stearns
15. Normal Christian Life by Watchman Nee
16. Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
17. My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
18. In His Steps by Charles Sheldon
19. The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
20. More Than A Carpenter and Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell
21. Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
22. Desiring God by John Piper
23. The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
24. Power Through Prayer by E.M. Bounds
25. The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman
26. Hand Me Another Brick by Charles Swindoll
27. Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald
28. Sit Walk Stand by Watchman Nee
29. What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey
30. The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
31. Heaven by Randy Alcorn
32. Boundaries by Henry Cloud
33. Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough by Elmer Towns 
34. Disapppointment with God - by Phillip Yancey
35. Your God is too Safe by Mark Buchanan

 What would you include in your list?