November

1. Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson
I think Emerson's better at essays than poetry -- but who am I to criticize? His poems are better than mine!

2. America's New Preacher: T. D. Jakes by Shayne Lee.
It's the biogaphy of the flamboyant African American pastor of The Potter's House in Dallas.

3. Joseph Smith by Robert V. Remini
This biography of the Mormon founder leaves me scratching my head. Why would anybody follow such a messed up person? By the way, there are strong Methodist roots in the Mormon movement.

4. Given Poems by Wendell Berry
I love to Kentucky poet, and am trying to read everything he wrote.

5. Walking with the Giants by Warren Wiersbe
This is a great collection of biographies of outstanding preachers -- mostly 19th century. It inspires my preaching, writing, and prayer life.

6. Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War Against Slavery by Bertram Wyatt Brown
Brown tells the story of the religious abolitionist movement in America. He brings in some of the Wesleyan Methodist leaders -- Orange Scott and LaRoy Sunderland. A good and insightful read. I discovered, in this book, a connection linking Wesleyan Methodism with the founding of the Seventh Day Adventist movement as well as the Jehovah's Witnesses.