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Preaching, Prevailing, and Seeking
By LeRoy Lawson The Collected Sermons of Fred B. Craddock Fred B. Craddock Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2011 When You Come Home: The True Love Story of a Soldier’s Heroism and His Wife’s...
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Pondering Religion, the Bible, and How to Grow a Church
By LeRoy Lawson Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and the Substance of Faith Timothy Beal Boston: Beacon Press, 2005 The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of...
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Shakespeare, Steve, Science, and Scripture
By LeRoy Lawson Shakespeare: The World as Stage Bill Bryson New York: HarperCollins, 2007 (Audible.com version) Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson New York: Simon and Schuster, 2011 The Language of Science...
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Africa and Afghanistan, Ethics and Unity
By LeRoy Lawson Say You’re One of Them Uwem Akpan New York: Little Brown and Company, 2008 The Places in Between Rory Stewart Orlando: Harvest Original/Harcourt, 2004 Just Ministry: Professional Ethics...
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Missionary Books, Missionary Enterprise, and Workings of the Mind
By LeRoy Lawson The Jesus Documents (The Missiology of Alan R. Tippett Series) Alan R. Tippett (Shawn Redford, editor) Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2012 River of God: An Introduction to World...
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Choosing to Love, Discovering the Enemy
By LeRoy Lawson I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity Izzeldin Abuelaish London: Bloomsbury, 2010 Son of Hamas Mosab Hassan Yousef, with Ron Brackin Carol...
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Leadership Proverbs and Models of Change
The Leadership Wisdom of Solomon: 28 Essential Strategies for Leading with Integrity Pat Williams with Jim Denney Cincinnati: Standard Publishing, 2010 Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard...
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Failing, Fathering, and Falling Toward Maturity
By LeRoy Lawson The Damnation of Theron Ware Harold Frederic Various editions; first published in 1896 Gilead Marilynne Robinson New York: Picador, 2004 Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two...
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Shared Secrets for Ministers, Useful Advice for Elders
By LeRoy Lawson Open Secrets: A Memoir of Faith and Discovery Richard Lischer New York: Broadway Books, 2001 Answer His Call (2009) Reflect His Character (2009) Lead His Church (2010) Enjoy His...
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Churches, Brains, and Change
By LeRoy Lawson Messy: God Likes It that Way A. J. Swoboda Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2012 Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships Daniel Goleman New York: Bantam Books,...
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From Three of My Favorite Female Authors
By LeRoy Lawson Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson Boston and New York: Mariner Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 2009, 2010 An Altar in...
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From the Trivial (but Interesting) to the Eternal (and Compelling)
By LeRoy Lawson At Home: A Short History of Private Life Bill Bryson New York: Doubleday, 2010 The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life Robert E. Webber Grand Rapids: Baker Books,...
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Love Story, Leadership Principles, and the Faith of a Scientist
By LeRoy Lawson Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013 On Point: Four Steps to Better Life Teams Del Harris Charleston: Advantage Media Group,...
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Your Church Is Like a Family
By LeRoy Lawson Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue Edwin H. Friedman New York: The Guilford Press, 1985 A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix Edwin H....
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Five ‘Must-Read’ Books for Ministry
By LeRoy Lawson Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth Richard J. Foster New York: HarperOne, originally published in 1978 In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership...
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Books I Enjoyed about Subjects I Don’t
By LeRoy Lawson Fermat’s Last Theorem Simon Singh London: Fourth Estate, 2002 Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory Edward J. Larson New York: The Modern Library, 2006 Massive:...
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Questions, Answers, Death, and Life
By LeRoy Lawson Honest Questions, Honest Answers: How to Engage in Compelling Conversations about Your Christian Faith David Faust Cincinnati: Standard Publishing, 2012 Cheating Death: The Doctors and...
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Studies in Pride, Lessons in Humility
By LeRoy Lawson X Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fischer New York: Penguin Books, 1999 You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have...
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Power, Forgiveness, and Suffering
By LeRoy Lawson My Beloved World Sonia Sotomayor New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013 Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1994, 1995...
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Seeking Discipline and Considering the Captives
By LeRoy Lawson Flunking Sainthood: A Year of Breaking the Sabbath, Forgetting to Pray, and Still Loving My Neighbor Jana Riess Brewster: Paraclete Press, 2011 Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of...
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