I am happy to offer a few reading recommendations. Here are some of the books that have meant a lot to me that I hope will also mean a lot to you.
A Sometimes Stumbling Life by Mike Khandjian
Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson
Confessions by St. Augustine
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Faithful Presence by Bill Haslam
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund
Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund, Jr.
Leading With a Limp by Dan Allender
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Warren
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
New Morning Mercies (Devotional) by Paul Tripp
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The Bible and the New York Times by Fleming Rutledge
The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
The Cross of Christ by John Stott
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
The Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
The Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd
The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson
You Are Not Your Own by Alan Noble
May your writing break be fruitful! I’ll miss having new posts to read. But as a writer, I understand the value of breaks and gladly will give up a summer of reading new posts in exchange for years of enjoying the gift of writing God has given you and the numerous other gifts evident in your writing.
Great list. I’ve lived almost 60 years without reading Pilgrims Progress. I was thinking recently that this should be next.