https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4599 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:47:58 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4599 Yes, David, for me the bios were the most influential. Agreed, DMLJ’s Sermon on the Mount is another mega-book for me.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4598 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:46:57 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4598 I think I need to re-read it.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4597 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:39:09 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4597 David, Thanks for your list — I would probably have most of these on my own list (along with both John Stott’s & DMLJ’s “Sermon on the Mount” and a couple by Francis Schaeffer). I am glad you put the biographies first (perhaps most influential?). *I am currently reading JE’s HISTORY which you mention — it’s very good.
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]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4595 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:09:15 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4595 Very helpful list. Thank you!

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4594 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:35:59 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4594 Reuben sums up my sentiments as well. What a wonderful book about a wonderful God.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4588 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:30:27 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-4588 The Pleasures of God…glad to see it hit you too. That book,… wow. I had to laugh out loud with joy at times; I just had never thought of seeing God’s delight in just being God. What a refreshing, exhilarating breath of fresh air indeed. Thanking God for John Piper’s window on the wonder of God, and the sharing of the vista via publishing.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-3540 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:57:54 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-3540 Great book, isn’t it. Glad you’re enjoying it.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-3539 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:53:54 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-3539 I’m reading through “The Promise of the Future” by Cornelis Venema, I too can see the fog clearing!!! Thanks for the great recommendation!

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-2178 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:17:43 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-2178 Yes, Stefanie, that section on Bonar’s loss of his wife is unforgettable.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-2177 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:54:14 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2011/06/21/top-20-most-influential-books-in-my-life/#comment-2177 I just read through the first book on your list, Andrew Bonar’s Diary and I have to agree it was excellent. I was especially struck by some of his thoughts after he lost his wife. A couple others you mentioned are on my ‘to read list’. Thanks for sharing,Stefanie

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