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August 22nd, 2006 @ 9:44 am
I am usually a big opponent of tagging people. However, when someone as cool as Mark Waltz tags you, you can’t help but to oblige.
First, let’s answer one question. Why is Mark Waltz cool? Mark is a pastor at Granger Community Church, and he and I have occasionally kept in touch over the last year and a half or so, after I attended one of their workshops last May. Although I’ve never met the guy face to face, one can tell he’s an authentic guy. He says people matter - and he means it. I love hearing about how his family’s doing…and those are the people who matter most.
On to the questions…
* One book that changed your life: The Barbarian Way - Erwin McManus. I realized I am, in fact, crazy. But that it’s okay. In fact, if you’re not…something might be wrong.
* One book that you’ve read more than once: In Cold Blood - Truman Capote. My senior-year English teacher Mr. Bennett had a theory that Truman Capote wrote To Kill a Mockingbird instead of Harper Lee. I thought Mr. Bennett was hot, so I wanted to impress him with my Truman Capote knowledge. I ended up liking Truman far more than Mr. Bennett, yet I still agree with his theory on TKAM. Next time you see the movie Capote, keep this theory in mind as you watch Truman & Harper interact. The people who put this movie together definitely think Capote wrote TKAM too.* One book that you’d want on a desert island: Survive on a Desert Island - Claire Llewellyn.
* One book that made you laugh: Are You there God? It’s Me, Margaret - Judy Blume. Yes, it was a long time ago. Maybe I need to read more funny books.
* One book that made you cry: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. I still have my copy I bought 16 years ago (and it looks like the one I linked).* One book that you wish had been written: How to be a Preacher’s Kid and NOT develop a complex about the Church
* One book you wish had never been written: The Harry Potter books…I say this not because I think they’re full of witchcraft & evil, but because my husband has bought them, and they cost so dang much. When we’re in Scotland, we’re actually going to visit the West Highland Line, which is the train station they used in the movies.* One book you are currently reading: Cost of Discipleship - Deitrich Bonhoeffer. I’ve been reading this since 1999. It’s so intense it has seriously taken me that long.
* One book you’ve been meaning to read: Revolution - George Barna. I’ve had about 20 people say I need to read it…but I have a rule about reading books…if it’s a trendy book, I’ll wait until it’s untrendy to read it.
Now, in keeping with the rules of tagging, I am now supposed to tag people. But you all know me. I hate rules. So, instead of tagging five people - I tag YOU. Here’s the tradeoff - you don’t have to post it on your blog, but instead, I’d love to see your book list in my comments. That way, a little bit of cyberspace is saved and respected! I know I’m not as cool as Mark, so I don’t think I could legitimately tag anyone.
Happy Tuesday.
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Jill said,
August 22, 2006 at 10:31 am
I am going to Scotland too — but not for business or mission, just a “holiday” with my mom. I’ll read back into your blog archives to find out more about when and why you are going. (BTW - I’m Jade’s MIL! ;)
James Petticrew said,
August 22, 2006 at 11:41 am
We may meet JK Rowling wandering down Princes street and if we do I am going to tell her what you said about her books?
Kevin Leggett said,
August 22, 2006 at 12:35 pm
* One book that changed your life: Vision and the Vow - Peter Craig. It is on discipleship. Really impacted my walk.
* One book that you’ve read more than once: Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis. How could you not read those more than once?
* One book that you’d want on a desert island: The Bible - God. I hate to give a Sunday School answer, but it is true. I would want my Bible more than anything.
* One book that made you laugh: HOw to Die - Doug Warren. Written by a friend. He’s a comical genious.
* One book that made you cry: Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers. Admittedly, a girl book. My wife made me read it and I thank her for that.
* One book that you wish had been written: Surviving Father for Dummies
* One book you wish had never been written: Malleus Maleficarum - Heinrich Institoris. Used in the 15th Century to prosecute witches. Blatant legalism and misuse of the scriptures. Thousands died to it.
* One book you are currently reading: Falling For God: Saying Yes to His Extravagent Proposal - Gary Moon. I LOVE this book. It is about falling in love with God and brings practical theology into perspective, challanging the reader through spiritual exercises.
* One book you’ve been meaning to read: Call to Discipleship - Deitrich Bonhoeffer
Rich Kirkpatrick said,
August 22, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Nice.
I think I have reached to height of coolness to have been on Mark Waltz’s tag list with Flowerdust!
candyce said,
August 22, 2006 at 11:53 pm
let’s see…
one book that changed my life: soul tsunami by leonard sweet. changed my paradigm on ministry in a pretty big way…
one book i’ve read more than once: captivating by john and stasi eldredge. very good stuff. but i declared a personal moratorium on eldredge stuff after the 2nd read. :)
one book i’d want on a desert island: how to build an airplane from sticks and twigs and then fly it. :)
one book that made me laugh: the life you’ve always wanted. ortberg tells some quality stories.
one book that made me cry: captivating. (yes, i used that book twice. sue me. i get a lot out of books i read but don’t often get that emotionally drawn in.)
one book i wish had been written: 100 reasons why worship leaders make great girlfriends. preferably written by john eldredge or erwin mcmanus because all the cool guys would likely eat it right up. especially if the cover were schnazzy. :)
one book i wish had never been written: lord of the rings. not a happy summer reading experience… honorable mention–i kissed dating goodbye. need i say more? :)
one book i’m currently reading: what color is your parachute? yes, very exciting. :)
one book i’ve been meaning to read: ordering your private world by gordon macdonald. i started it a shamefully long time ago and never finished. ironically i did read enough to know there’s a chapter called ‘the tragedy of an unfinished book.’ :)
happy tuesday to you, too!
mark waltz said,
August 23, 2006 at 12:04 am
Anne -
You’re very kind. And, it was very kind of you to play along in a game you’re not too crazy about. I love the bend of the rules you made in the tagging process.
I probably don’t want to be all that honest about the number of books I read 2/3 of the way through and considered it “read”!
Los said,
August 23, 2006 at 2:22 am
Sista. The bio pic is sweet. I have to look away after 4 seconds. I feel you can see my soul.
On to the books.
One book that changed your life: The Barbarian Way - Erwin McManus. I realized I am, in fact, crazy. But that it’s okay. In fact, if you’re not…something might be wrong.
* One book that you’ve read more than once: In Cold Blood - Truman Capote. My senior-year English teacher Mr. Bennett had a theory that Truman Capote wrote To Kill a Mockingbird instead of Harper Lee. I thought Mr. Bennett was hot, so I wanted to impress him with my Truman Capote knowledge. I ended up liking Truman far more than Mr. Bennett, yet I still agree with his theory on TKAM. Next time you see the movie Capote, keep this theory in mind as you watch Truman & Harper interact. The people who put this movie together definitely think Capote wrote TKAM too.
* One book that you’d want on a desert island: Survive on a Desert Island - Claire Llewellyn.
* One book that made you laugh: Are You there God? It’s Me, Margaret - Judy Blume. Yes, it was a long time ago. Maybe I need to read more funny books.
* One book that made you cry: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. I still have my copy I bought 16 years ago (and it looks like the one I linked).
* One book that you wish had been written: How to be a Preacher’s Kid and NOT develop a complex about the Church
* One book you wish had never been written: The Harry Potter books…I say this not because I think they’re full of witchcraft & evil, but because my husband has bought them, and they cost so dang much. When we’re in Scotland, we’re actually going to visit the West Highland Line, which is the train station they used in the movies.
* One book you are currently reading: Cost of Discipleship - Deitrich Bonhoeffer. I’ve been reading this since 1999. It’s so intense it has seriously taken me that long.
* One book you’ve been meaning to read: Revolution - George Barna. I’ve had about 20 people say I need to read it…but I have a rule about reading books…if it’s a trendy book, I’ll wait until it’s untrendy to read it.
O wow. It’s the freaking same as you.
Levi said,
August 23, 2006 at 3:11 am
For the sake of making this an interesting poll, i’m going to use books other than the Bible. we all know its the greatest, but it would make a boring post if i bibled it to the rafters.
* One book that changed your life: Fear and Trembling - Soren Kierkegaard
* One book that you’ve read more than once: The Artist’s Heart - Rory Noland
* One book that you’d want on a desert island: One with lots and lots of dry dry pages.
* One book that made you laugh: Toothpaste For Dinner: Hipsters, Hamsters, and other pressing issues. - Drew
* One book that made you cry: Sorry. I’m a total guy on this one.
* One book that you wish had been written: “Yes, I’m a Christian. No, This is Not a ‘Christian Band’: A Survival Guide”
* One book you wish had never been written: Anything by Michael Moore. The Koran. that one children’s book that talks about poop.
* One book you are currently reading: A Tale of Two Cities
* One book you’ve been meaning to read: Wuthering Heights.
Dustin said,
August 23, 2006 at 7:44 am
Changed my life - The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning.
Read more than once - Huckleberry Finn, my grandfather loved that book, so I in turn love it dearly.
One book on a desserted Island - War and Peace, I might finish it finally!
One book that made you laugh - Praise Habbit by David Crowder
Book that made me cry - He Chose the nails by Max Lucado, I cried on like every page.
Book I wish I wrote - Revolution by Barna because then I would have a ‘trendy’ book out righ now.
Wish had never been written - Meey the Fochers in paperback
I am currently reading - The Collector by John Fowles, its very odd, but cool.
Meaning to read - The Signature of Jesus by Manning
Mattchews said,
August 23, 2006 at 3:55 pm
* One book that changed your life: Profiles in Courage by JFK (Is actually an edit or cummulative, but great book!)
* One book that you’ve read more than once: Eat More Chicken: The Autobiography of S. Truette Cathy (The guy that started Chick-Fil-A)
* One book that you’d want on a desert island: If it exists, “Surviving on a Desert Island for Dummies”
* One book that made you laugh: A Walk in the Woods (about hiking the Appalachian Trail, I forget the author)
* One book that made you cry: None that I remember
* One book that you wish had been written: Ouch!: What a Christian Man should do when his dance partner “drops it likes it’s hot”.
* One book you are currently reading: An Imperfect God (about George Washington and his relationship with his slave.)
* One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Ragamuffin Gospel or Blue Like Jazz
Allie said,
August 23, 2006 at 7:32 pm
* One book that changed your life: Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot. As a teen, this changed my outlook on what I was looking for and how I was acting.
* One book that you’ve read more than once: The Chronicles of Narnia.
* One book that you’d want on a desert island: Some sort of wilderness/survival book, definitely.
* One book that made you laugh: Naked by David Sedaris.
* One book that made you cry: Hmmm…the last one I can think back to was Finding Fish by Antoine Fisher.
* One book that you wish had been written: I’m going to ditto Levi with “Yes, I’m a Christian. No, This is Not a ‘Christian Band’: A Survival Guideâ€
* One book you wish had never been written: Fad diet books.
* One book you are currently reading: Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim by David Sedaris. When I find an author I like I read all of his or her books.
* One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Kite Runner or Donald Miller’s new one.
~Allie
Jennifer said,
August 23, 2006 at 8:33 pm
I posted mine on my xanga because I loved the idea so much!! You’ll have to hop over there and read them for yourself… And I completely thing that Harper Lee wrote TKAM… What if she wrote In Cold Blood, huh? She was with Capote the whole time he was investigating…. That might account for similarities in the writing styles! Think about it!
Greg said,
August 24, 2006 at 11:17 am
I don’t have time right now to post my favorites books, but I did purchase Cost of Discipleship, by Deitrich Bonhoeffer, after reading this post. One of my friends mentions his name a lot and after seeing that you have been reading the book for so many years, I decided to give it a look-see.
Since purchasing the book, and not even reading a work of it yet, save for the back, I have been told that it is second only to the New Testament. Now, thats saying something.
Happy Reading and enjoy your trip.
Greg.
Rob said,
August 25, 2006 at 11:46 pm
One book that changed your life: Celebration of Discipline. This book is packed full of insight and wisdom, yet is beautifully practical.
One book that you’ve read more than once: half of Les Miserables. I’ve started that book twice and then I get burnt out half way through. Someday, it will happen. I will read it.
One book that you’d want on a desert island: How to Win Friends and Influence People. J/K. I don’t know about that one.
One book that made you laugh: I can’t think of one, I guess I need to read more genres.
One book that made you cry: A Child Called It. This story is very sad.
One book that you wish had been written: How to NOT Be An Idiot in High-school.
One book that you wish had never been written: Left Behind Series…except for book one. The rest of them could have been summed up in a couple of sentences. (in my opinion)
One book you are currently reading: Everyday Apocalypse by David Dark - The Sacred Revealed in Radiohead, the Simpsons, and other Pop Culture Icons.
One book you’ve been meaning to read: Velvet Elves & Blue Like Jazz
Tracy said,
August 27, 2006 at 3:04 pm
loved seeing you guys! it was soooo great!
Beth said,
August 29, 2006 at 5:44 am
Anne,
Long time, no comment. I haven’t forgotten you, though. Regarding the book you wish you’d written - you should still write it. My girls will help you!