These are the books I recommend from my 2022 reading (in no particular order) John Onwuchekwa – We Go On: Finding Purpose in All of Life’s Sorrows and Joys Tim Russert – Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons Brennan Manning – Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging Henry Louis Gates, Jr. – The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Chris Greer – 12 Rules for a Christian Life: Discovering Real Life in the Practices and Priorities of Jesus N.T. Wright – On Earth as in Heaven: Daily Wisdom for Twenty-First Century Christians Skye Jethani – With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God Mary Jo Sharp – Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist’s Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God Skye Jethani – What If Jesus Was Serious?: A Visual Guide to the Teachings of Jesus We Love to Ignore Richard J. Mouw – How to Be a Patriotic Christian: Love of Country as Love of Neighbor Bob Smietana – Reorganized Religion: The Reshaping of the American Church and Why it Matters Esau McCaulley – Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope Rich Villodas – Good and Beautiful and Kind: Becoming Whole in a Fractured World Dan B. Allender – Sabbath: The Ancient Practices Bruce McLennan – McCheyne’s Dundee David A. Ritchie – Why Do the Nations Rage?: The Demonic Origin of Nationalism E. Randolph Richards – Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible Alan Hirsch – The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating Apostolic Movements Terry M. Wildman – First Nations Version: An Indigenous Bible Translation of the New Testament E. Michael Rusten – The One Year Christian History (One Year Books)