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Move
Third Day: Move

Light on My Feet Ready to Fly
Doyle Lawson: Light on My Feet Ready to Fly
Bluegrass Gospel at its best!

Chant: Music For The Soul
The Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz: Chant: Music For The Soul

Glory Revealed II
Various Artists: Glory Revealed II

Wherever You Are
Third Day: Wherever You Are
listen to the song, "Tunnel!"

Offerings II: All I Have to Give
Third Day: Offerings II: All I Have to Give
Look at the song, "Creed," it is very powerful

How Far Is Heaven: The Best of Salvador
Salvador: How Far Is Heaven: The Best of Salvador
look for the song, "Cry Holy."

One Moment More
Mindy Smith: One Moment More
Listen to the song, "Come to Jesus!" It is powerful.

Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Africa
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Africa

Yo Yo Ma and Friends : Songs of Joy & Peace Christmas
: Yo Yo Ma and Friends : Songs of Joy & Peace Christmas

Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Sampler
Various Artists: Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Sampler

Aerial Boundaries
Michael Hedges: Aerial Boundaries
very relaxing!

A New Journey
Celtic Woman: A New Journey
modern celtic music

Renaissance: Music for Inner Peace
The Sixteen: Renaissance: Music for Inner Peace
Beautiful, soothing and rich

Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 3
Great music from the heart of the mountains

Sting: Songs from the Labyrinth (Music by John Dowland)
And you think you know musicians! Here is Sting singing Renaissance music, what!, it's true.

The Three Pickers
Earl Scruggs: The Three Pickers
Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs on guitar with Earl Scruggs on banjo...

Mudlark
Leo Kottke: Mudlark
One of Loe's first and finest albums with incredible twelve string guitar work.

Live at the Newburyport Firehouse
Dry Branch Fire Squad: Live at the Newburyport Firehouse
Ron Thomason's voice is from the mountains and his stories are not only funny but often very moving.

Consuming Fire
Third Day: Offerings: A Worship Album
The song Consuming Fire is very powerful and captures the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

Robert Klanten: Closer to God: Religious Architecture and Sacred Spaces
The architecture of these modern sacred spaces is sometimes very moving. (*****)

Martin Fletcher: Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation

Geoff Surratt: Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing: How Leaders Can Overcome Costly Mistakes

William Easum: Ministry in Hard Times
Wow, this is a book for our times!

James A. Michener: The Source: A Novel
Wonderful tale about ancient times in Israel

Robert Bolton: People Styles at Work... .And Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better
Great book on different styles people have and how to connect with them

Joshua Harris: Stop Dating the Church!: Fall in Love with the Family of God (Lifechange Books)

Bruce Wilkinson: You Were Born for This: Seven Keys to a Life of Predictable Miracles
This is a very interesting book about how God can use us to deliver miracles to others! (*****)

Ed Stetzer: Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them
Very interesting study and analysis

John Ed Mathison: Treasures of the Transformed Life: Satisfying Your Soul's Thirst for More

Robert C. Fuller: Spiritual, but not Religious: Understanding Unchurched America

John T. Trent: Chasing Skinny Rabbits

Julia Duin: Quitting Church: Why the Faithful are Fleeing and What to Do about It

Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers: The Story of Success

Christian Smith: Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money

Garret Keizer: Help: The Original Human Dilemma

Justin Marozzi: The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History

Tom Holladay: The Relationship Principles of Jesus

Reuben P. Job: Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living

Rick Warren: The Purpose of Christmas
This is a great little book that is wise, helpful and faithful...look especially at how Warren defines fear, that is worth the whole book. (*****)

Rob Bell: Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections between Sexuality and Spirituality

Michio Kaku: Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Are force fields, phasers and starships possible? A fun look into what is impossible now but could be possible in the future.

Francis Chan: Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
interesting and honest

Ken Sande: The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
Great Book on making peace in our personal and corporate lives.

Karen Salmansohn: The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses
A wonderful book, full of inspiration and practical advice!

David T. Olson: The American Church in Crisis: Groundbreaking Research Based on a National Database of over 200,000 Churches
Very interesting data from actual churches in counties across the country.

Thomas D. Williams: Greater Than You Think: A Theologian Answers the Atheists About God
A classic "apologetic" for the faith. Very interesting and engaging.

Squire Rushnell: When God Winks at You: How God Speaks Directly to You Through the Power of Coincidence
God is active in our lives...Rushnell calls these blessings, "God Winks." Neat book.