Here is a list of recommended books, that I grabbed from elsewhere If you have others to add, or reviews of these, please do chime in !

Unequivocal YES
So you don't want to go to Church anymore - e-book [www.jakecolsen.com]
The Shack - book [www.theshackbook.com]
Transitions - audio series [www.lifestream.org]
The Fathers Affection - video [www.lifestream.org]
The God Journey - podcasts [www.thegodjourney.com]
Authentic Relationships Wayne Jacobsen [www.lifestream.org]
He Loves Me by Wayne Jacobsen [www.lifestream.org]
Dangerous Wonder by Mike Yaconelli
Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer
What's So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancy
The Jesus Style, by Gayle Erwin (actually all the style books- Body, Spirit, Father)
Wide Open Spaces by Jim Palmer
God's Honest Truth by Darin Hufford

Other suggestions:
Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices - book. Sample chapter [www.paganchristianity.org]
The Naked Church - e-book
The Wonders of Scripture I and II - podcasts [www.thegodjourney.com] [www.thegodjourney.com]
The Rest of the Gospel by Dan Stone.
Repenting of Religion by Greg Boyd
Works of T. Austin-Sparks
Paul's Idea of Community: The Early House Churches in Their Cultural Setting, Revised Edition
That They May All Be One, Even As We Are One - Volume 1 T Austin-Sparks [www.austin-sparks.net]
That They May All Be One, Even As We Are One - Volume 2 T Austin-Sparks [www.austin-sparks.net]
The School of Christ, T Austin-Sparks
Visual Bible's books of "Matthew" and "John"
God's lavish Grace - Virgo
Boundaries (series)- Safe People Cloud/Townsend
Under His Influence: Yielding to the Work of the Holy Spirit - Pulley
Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Intra Muros/My Dream of Heaven by Rebecca Ruter Springer
Israel My Beloved by Kay Arthur
Rediscovering the Kingdom (series) by Dr. Myles Munroe
The Most Important Person on Earth by Dr. Myles Munroe
Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer/ Earthly License for Heavenly Interference Dr. Munroe
Jesus has left the Building by Paul Viera

In debate:
Going to the Root: Nine Proposals for Radical Church Renewal
Rethinking The Wineskin: The Practice of the New Testament Church
The Release of the Spirit
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community

Goodness! I haven't read most of those. Guess I'd better get busy, huh? stop reading mystery adventure novels & get serious.

This list's a tad overwhelming. any suggestions where to start? I've read most of the Lifestream stuff so...?

No need to take these as MUST reads... what mystery books are you reading CShell? If Papa is ministering to you out of those, through just enjoying the time spent relaxing, then that is profitable!

Yeppers, to many of those books...The Shack is my fave book of all time.
One book that I love is called Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers- wonderful fictonal story that is a re-telling of the story of the Prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer. Wonderful story and picture of Jesus redeeming us.
Also, The Sacred Romance by...oh man I fogot who wrote it,...sorry!
I love reading novels and finding that Father speaks to me through those as well like when i read "this Present darkness" great book by Frank Peretti, and The Oath by him as well.

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what mystery books are you reading CShell? If Papa is ministering to you out of those, through just enjoying the time spent relaxing, then that is profitable!

When I get time to read, which is hardly ever, I find myself unable to make myself read spiritual books that I'm sure would do me good. Nah, all I want to read is escapist, exciting, pageturners to divert me from my boring life. I don't see Papa ministering to me out of this stuff, it's sort of literary comfort food....mashed potatoes in print.

I'm so glad you posted this, I've read:
So you don't want to go to Church anymore - e-book [www.jakecolsen.com]
The Shack - book [www.theshackbook.com]
Transitions - audio series [www.lifestream.org]
The Fathers Affection - video [www.lifestream.org]
The God Journey - podcasts [www.thegodjourney.com]
He Loves Me by Wayne Jacobsen [www.lifestream.org]
Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

Some of the other ones by Wayne Jacobsen I have ordered, and they are on their way.
Right now I'm reading Truefaced, it's okay but I find I have to keep going back to check if I missed something, I seem to get lost and have no idea what they are talking about. I guess it's not a cliffhanger type, you know it doesn't keep me turning those pages.

But I love to read.

Well, I've finished "TrueFaced", it deals more with being real with ourselves and other believers, not showing two or more different faces. It also deals with sin, forgiveness, unresolved sin and how to resolve it, otherwise you can't heal. The book tells you to go to people that have hurt you in the past, and to tell them you forgive them and until you do this, it is still an unresolved sin. I kind have a problem with that concept, they even used an example of an incident that happened in high school and how that affected this person all his life, until he found the people that had hurt him and told them he forgave them. I do believe we should forgive others, totally yes, and if someone came to me and said I'd hurt them 40 years ago by something I'd said or done, yes...I'd say I'm sorry and ask them to forgive me. But to go as far as saying we can't heal or move forward unless we confront people that have hurt us, I don't believe I can buy that, I believe Father can heal and move us forward with/without involving others. Because the Father that I know, well....he's pretty awesome.

Thanks for reporting back on Truefaced!

I agree with you; to say we cannot move forward without that confrontation is limiting the power of God in our lives, shoving him back in a box. He wants what is best for us, and sometimes that confrontation could be a really stupid idea, so we need to follow his leading as to when to go to others in this manner, not just take it as gospel because it's written in a book.

The 12 steps of AA and other groups recommend that after you have a "searching and fearless moral inventory" of yourself, you then talk about it with "God, yourself and another human being". A little further on you "Make a list of all persons you have harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all". It doesn't say you necessarily make those amends; just that you become willing. Then comes the 9th step: "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others."

I know AA isn't the Bible, but its principles are Bible-based and quite sound. I think there are circumstances when it's not wise to tell a person they hurt you but now you forgive them: that this might make you feel better, but might "injure them or others". What about a situation where you've had an affair with someone, for example, and almost wrecked marriages and families, but moved on with God's grace and forgiveness. Is it necessary to bring it all up again, or even to see that person and put yourself in the way of temptation? I guess if God says to do it, but I wouldn't do it if just a BOOK said to do it.

just my

I listened to an MP3 on truefaced . pretty life transforming stuff . glad the book is good too .