2008 is over. I have so many books I want to read in 2009. I put together this list and realized a couple of things.

1) There are several books that I started 2008 that I need to finish FIRST before moving on to my ’09 list.
2) I need to broaden my reading. Christian books are beneficial but there are many good biographies, novels, and non-fiction out there.
3) Accountability is the key. The books that I have read WITH SOMEONE are the ones that tend to get COMPLETED faster.
4) I want to start writing reviews of the books I read. I think this will help me collect my thoughts and be more purposeful in engaging the book. Much like the benefit of journaling.

So I ask you, what books did you read in 2008?
What books do you look forward to reading in ’09?

Books I have read in 2008
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
Worldliness by CJ Mahaney and others
Field of the Fatherless by Tom Davis
Disciplines for Life by CJ Mahaney and others
The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges
Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn

Books I started in 2008, and have not yet finished
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
Doing Things Right in Matters of the Heart by John Ensor
Deadline by Randy Alcorn
Discipline of Spiritual Discernment by Tim Challies
Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by Jerry Bridges
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
Love that Lasts by Gary and Betsy Ritucci
Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin

Books I will read in 2009
John Adams by David McCullough
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
The Reason for God by Tim Keller