The Light Reader _2_ 1. A book about Christian living: Working for Our Neighbor, by Gene E. Veith, Divine Intention: How God's Work in the Early Church Empowers Us Today, by Larry Shallenberger _3_ 2. A biography: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva, by Rosemary Sullivan, Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians (Armchair Theologians), by Stephen R. Haynes, Lori Hale & Martin Luther: His Life and Teachings, by James Arne Nestingen _ 3. A classic novel _ 4. A book someone tells you "changed my life" _1_ 5. A commentary on a book of the Bible: Galatians: Selections from Martin Luther's Commentary by Martin Luther, R.J. Grunewald _1_ 6. A book about theology: Traces of the Trinity: Signs of God in Creation and Human Experience, by Peter J. Leithart _3_ 7. A book with the word "gospel" in the title or subtitle: The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer's Quest for the Gospel, by Craig A. Parton & The Art of Law and Gospel, by RJ Grunewald & Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints), by William McDavid, Ethan Richardson, David Zahl _3_ 8. A book your pastor recommends: Why is Feminism so Hard to Resist? by Rev. Paul R. Harris & The Lonely Way: Selected Essays and Letters, Volume 1 & 2, by Hermann Sasse _1_ 9. A book more than 100 years old: The Judaizing Calvin, by Aegidius Hunnius, Paul A. Rydecki, James D. Heiser _ 10. A book for children _ 11. A mystery or detective novel _2_ 12. A book published in 2016: Sovereignty and Authority in the Context of the American Republic: a confessional Lutheran assessment, by Rt. Rev. James D. Heiser, Clean House: Exposing Our Government's Secrets and Lies, by Tom Fitton _9_ 13. A book about a current issue: Why is Feminism so Hard to Resist? by Rev. Paul R. Harris, Take No Prisoners: The Battle Plan for Defeating the Left, by David Horowitz, Stealing America: What My Experience with Criminal Gangs Taught Me about Obama, Hillary, and the Democratic Party, by Dinesh D'Souza, The Decline and Fall of California: From Decadence to Destruction (Victor Davis Hanson Collection Book 2), by Victor Davis Hanson, The Confessions of Congressman X: A disturbing and shockingly frank tell-all of vanity, greed and deceit, by Congressman X, 'I Find That Offensive!', by Claire Fox, Clean House: Exposing Our Government's Secrets and Lies, by Tom Fitton, Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense (Kindle Edition), by Charl Van Wyk, Unholy Alliance: The Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World, by Jay Sekulow The Avid Reader _ 14. A book written by a Puritan _1_ 15. A book recommended by a family member: When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II, by, Molly Guptill Manning _2_ 16. A book by or about a missionary: Light in the Dark Belt, by Rosa Young, The Disciplines of the Christian Life, by Eric Liddell _ 17. A novel that won the Pulitzer Prize _ 18. A book written by an Anglican _1_ 19. A book with at least 400 pages: Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years, by William J. Bennett _ 20. A book by C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien _1_ 21. A book that has a fruit of the Spirit in the title: Quilt of Joy: Stories of Hope from the Patchwork Life, by Mary Tatum _ 22. A book with a great cover _ 23. A book on the current New York Times list of bestsellers _3_ 24. A book about church history: The Canticles of the Christian Church, Eastern and Western, in Early and Medieval Times, by James Mearns & Tried by Fire: the story of Christianity’s first thousand years, by William J. Bennett, A History of American Christianity, by Leonard Woolsey Bacon _1_ 25. A graphic novel: Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel, by Peter Schweizer _1_ 26. A book of poetry: Reading the Psalms with Luther: The Psalter for Individual & Family Devotions, by Martin Luther The Committed Reader _3_ 27. A book from a theological viewpoint you disagree with: The Judaizing Calvin, by Aegidius Hunnius, Paul A. Rydecki, James D. Heiser & What's Going on Among the Lutherans? A Comparison of Beliefs, by Patsy A. Leppien, J. Kincaid Smith, Constitutional Authority in a Postmodern Culture, by Martin Murphy _1_ 28. A book written by an author with initials in their name: The Art of Law and Gospel, by RJ Grunewald _ 29. A book that won a ECPA Christian Book Award _2_ 30. A book about worldview: The Nefarious Plot, by Steve Deace, It's Dangerous to Believe: Letter to a Once Christian Nation, by Mary Eberstadt _ 31. A play by William Shakespeare _2_ 32. A humorous book: The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage, by Greg Gutfeld, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1), by P.G. Wodehouse _1_ 33. A book based on a true story: Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate, by Gary J. Byrne _ 34. A book written by Jane Austen _2_ 35. A book by or about Martin Luther: Off the Record with Martin Luther, by Martin Luther, Charles Daudert, Paul Maier & Martin Luther: His Life and Teachings, by James Arne Nestingen _1_ 36. A book with 100 pages or less: Sovereignty and Authority in the Context of the American Republic: a confessional Lutheran assessment, by Rt. Rev. James D. Heiser _ 37. A book with a one-word title _ 38. A book about money or finance _ 39. A novel set in a country that is not your own _1_ 40. A book about music: Why Lutherans Sing What They Sing, by Chad Bird _1_ 41. A memoir: The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ, by Andrew Klavan _3_ 42. A book about joy or happiness: The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage, by Greg Gutfeld, Home: How Heaven & the New Earth Satisfy Our Deepest Longings, by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Astonished: Recapturing the Wonder, Awe, and Mystery of Life with God, by Mike Erre. _1_ 43. A book by a female author: Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane _ 44. A book whose title comes from a Bible verse _1_ 45. A book you have started but never finished: Lutheran Catechesis, Catechumen Edition, by Peter C. Bender _1_ 46. A self-improvement book: Working for Our Neighbor, by Gene E. Veith _ 47. A book by David McCullough _1_ 48. A book you own but have never read: Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane _ 49. A book about abortion _1_ 50. A book targeted at the other gender: Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense (Kindle Edition), by Charl Van Wyk _ 51. A book by a speaker at a conference you have attended _1_ 52. A book written by someone of a different ethnicity than you: Light in the Dark Belt, by Rosa Young The Obsessed Reader _ 53. A book published by The Banner of Truth _1_ 54. A book about the Reformation: Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--and Started the Protestant Reformation, by Andrew Pettegree _1_ 55. A book written by a first-time author: Being Lutheran, by Pr. A. Trevor Sutton _1_ 56. A biography of a world leader: Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--and Started the Protestant Reformation, by Andrew Pettegree _1_ 57. A book used as a seminary textbook: The Saving Truth: Doctrine for Laypeople, by Kurt E. Marquart _ 58. A book about food _ 59. A book about productivity _1_ 60. A book about or relationships or friendship: Working for Our Neighbor, by Gene E. Veith _ 61. A book about parenting _ 62. A book about philosophy _1_ 63. A book about art: Art & the Bible, by Francis A. Schaeffer _ 64. A book with magic _3_ 65. A book about prayer: Devotions on the Hebrew Bible: 54 Reflections to Inspire and Instruct, by Milton Eng, Lee M Fields & Devotions on the Greek New Testament: 52 Reflections to Inspire and Instruct, by J. Scott Duvall, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith, by Jen Pollock Michel _1_ 66. A book about marriage: What Is Marriage?: Man and Woman: A Defense, by Sherif Girgis _1_ 67. A book about a hobby: Moda All-Stars - Scraps Made Simple: 15 Sensationally Scrappy Quilts from Precuts, by Lissa Alexander _ 68. A book of comics _3_ 69. A book about the Second World War: New Guinea - U.S. Army Campaign of World War II, by U.S. Army Center for Military History & Papuan campaign: Thebuna-Sanananda operation, 16november1942-23january1943, by Military Intelligence Division, War Department, The Toughest Fighting in the World: The Australian and American Campaign for New Guinea in World War II, by George H. Johnston _1_ 70. A book about sports: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown _ 71. A book by or about a pastor’s wife _1_ 72. A book about suffering: Standing Firm: A Christian Response to Hostility and Persecution, by Dr. Jesse Yow _ 73. A book by your favorite author _2_ 74. A book you have read before: Why Lutherans Sing What They Sing, by Chad Bird, The Constitution of the United States _1_ 75. A book about homosexuality: Sexual Morality in a Christless World, by Pr. Matthew W. Rueger _ 76. A Christian novel _ 77. A book about psychology _ 78. A book about the natural world _ 79. A book by or about Charles Dickens _ 80. A novel longer than 400 pages _2_ 81. A historical book: New Guinea - U.S. Army Campaign of World War II, by U.S. Army Center for Military History & Papuan campaign: Thebuna-Sanananda operation, 16november1942-23january1943, by Military Intelligence Division, War Department _ 82. A book about the Bible _2_ 83. A book about a country or city: The Fifties, by David Halberstam, Too Many to Jail: The story of Iran's new Christians, by Mark Bradley _ 84. A book about astronomy _1_ 85. A book with an ugly cover: On Bullshit, by Harry G. Frankfurt _2_ 86. A book by or about a martyr: Creation and Fall (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works #3), by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Douglas Stephen Bax, Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians (Armchair Theologians), by Stephen R. Haynes, Lori Hale _ 87. A book by a woman conference speaker _1_ 88. A book by or about the church fathers: Tried by Fire: the story of Christianity’s first thousand years, by William J. Bennett _ 89. A book about language _2_ 90. A book by or about a Russian: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva, by Rosemary Sullivan, "The American Empire Should Be Destroyed": Aleksandr Dugin and the Perils of Immanentized Eschatology, by James Heiser _ 91. A book about leadership _ 92. A book about public speaking _1_ 93. A book by Francis Schaeffer: Art & the Bible, by Francis A. Schaeffer _1_ 94. A book by a Presbyterian: The Disciplines of the Christian Life, by Eric Liddell _ 95. A book about science _1_ 96. A book about revival: Has American Christianity Failed? by Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller _ 97. A book about writing _1_ 98. A book about evangelism: Has American Christianity Failed? by Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller _1_ 99. A book about ancient history: Half Hours in Bible Lands, Volume 2 Patriarchs, Kings, and Kingdoms, by Phineas Camp Headley _1_ 100. A book about preaching: Christ Alone, by Rod Rosenbladt _1_ 101. A book about the church: Being Lutheran, by Pr. A. Trevor Sutton _ 102. A book about adoption _ 103. A photo essay book _1_ 104. A book written in the twentieth century: Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane Extra Credit _ 105. A book from a library _ 106. A book about business _ 107. A book by an author less than 30 _ 108. A book published by a UK-based publisher _ 109. A book you borrow
_2_ 1. A book about Christian living: Working for Our Neighbor, by Gene E. Veith, Divine Intention: How God's Work in the Early Church Empowers Us Today, by Larry Shallenberger
_3_ 2. A biography: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva, by Rosemary Sullivan, Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians (Armchair Theologians), by Stephen R. Haynes, Lori Hale & Martin Luther: His Life and Teachings, by James Arne Nestingen
_ 3. A classic novel
_ 4. A book someone tells you "changed my life"
_1_ 5. A commentary on a book of the Bible: Galatians: Selections from Martin Luther's Commentary by Martin Luther, R.J. Grunewald
_1_ 6. A book about theology: Traces of the Trinity: Signs of God in Creation and Human Experience, by Peter J. Leithart
_3_ 7. A book with the word "gospel" in the title or subtitle: The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer's Quest for the Gospel, by Craig A. Parton & The Art of Law and Gospel, by RJ Grunewald & Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints), by William McDavid, Ethan Richardson, David Zahl
_3_ 8. A book your pastor recommends: Why is Feminism so Hard to Resist? by Rev. Paul R. Harris & The Lonely Way: Selected Essays and Letters, Volume 1 & 2, by Hermann Sasse
_1_ 9. A book more than 100 years old: The Judaizing Calvin, by Aegidius Hunnius, Paul A. Rydecki, James D. Heiser
_ 10. A book for children
_ 11. A mystery or detective novel
_2_ 12. A book published in 2016: Sovereignty and Authority in the Context of the American Republic: a confessional Lutheran assessment, by Rt. Rev. James D. Heiser, Clean House: Exposing Our Government's Secrets and Lies, by Tom Fitton
_9_ 13. A book about a current issue: Why is Feminism so Hard to Resist? by Rev. Paul R. Harris, Take No Prisoners: The Battle Plan for Defeating the Left, by David Horowitz, Stealing America: What My Experience with Criminal Gangs Taught Me about Obama, Hillary, and the Democratic Party, by Dinesh D'Souza, The Decline and Fall of California: From Decadence to Destruction (Victor Davis Hanson Collection Book 2), by Victor Davis Hanson, The Confessions of Congressman X: A disturbing and shockingly frank tell-all of vanity, greed and deceit, by Congressman X, 'I Find That Offensive!', by Claire Fox, Clean House: Exposing Our Government's Secrets and Lies, by Tom Fitton, Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense (Kindle Edition), by Charl Van Wyk, Unholy Alliance: The Agenda Iran, Russia, and Jihadists Share for Conquering the World, by Jay Sekulow
The Avid Reader
_ 14. A book written by a Puritan
_1_ 15. A book recommended by a family member: When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II, by, Molly Guptill Manning
_2_ 16. A book by or about a missionary: Light in the Dark Belt, by Rosa Young, The Disciplines of the Christian Life, by Eric Liddell
_ 17. A novel that won the Pulitzer Prize
_ 18. A book written by an Anglican
_1_ 19. A book with at least 400 pages: Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years, by William J. Bennett
_ 20. A book by C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien
_1_ 21. A book that has a fruit of the Spirit in the title: Quilt of Joy: Stories of Hope from the Patchwork Life, by Mary Tatum
_ 22. A book with a great cover
_ 23. A book on the current New York Times list of bestsellers
_3_ 24. A book about church history: The Canticles of the Christian Church, Eastern and Western, in Early and Medieval Times, by James Mearns & Tried by Fire: the story of Christianity’s first thousand years, by William J. Bennett, A History of American Christianity, by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
_1_ 25. A graphic novel: Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel, by Peter Schweizer
_1_ 26. A book of poetry: Reading the Psalms with Luther: The Psalter for Individual & Family Devotions, by Martin Luther
The Committed Reader
_3_ 27. A book from a theological viewpoint you disagree with: The Judaizing Calvin, by Aegidius Hunnius, Paul A. Rydecki, James D. Heiser & What's Going on Among the Lutherans? A Comparison of Beliefs, by Patsy A. Leppien, J. Kincaid Smith, Constitutional Authority in a Postmodern Culture, by Martin Murphy
_1_ 28. A book written by an author with initials in their name: The Art of Law and Gospel, by RJ Grunewald
_ 29. A book that won a ECPA Christian Book Award
_2_ 30. A book about worldview: The Nefarious Plot, by Steve Deace, It's Dangerous to Believe: Letter to a Once Christian Nation, by Mary Eberstadt
_ 31. A play by William Shakespeare
_2_ 32. A humorous book: The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage, by Greg Gutfeld, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1), by P.G. Wodehouse
_1_ 33. A book based on a true story: Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate, by Gary J. Byrne
_ 34. A book written by Jane Austen
_2_ 35. A book by or about Martin Luther: Off the Record with Martin Luther, by Martin Luther, Charles Daudert, Paul Maier & Martin Luther: His Life and Teachings, by James Arne Nestingen
_1_ 36. A book with 100 pages or less: Sovereignty and Authority in the Context of the American Republic: a confessional Lutheran assessment, by Rt. Rev. James D. Heiser
_ 37. A book with a one-word title
_ 38. A book about money or finance
_ 39. A novel set in a country that is not your own
_1_ 40. A book about music: Why Lutherans Sing What They Sing, by Chad Bird
_1_ 41. A memoir: The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ, by Andrew Klavan
_3_ 42. A book about joy or happiness: The Joy of Hate: How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage, by Greg Gutfeld, Home: How Heaven & the New Earth Satisfy Our Deepest Longings, by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Astonished: Recapturing the Wonder, Awe, and Mystery of Life with God, by Mike Erre.
_1_ 43. A book by a female author: Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane
_ 44. A book whose title comes from a Bible verse
_1_ 45. A book you have started but never finished: Lutheran Catechesis, Catechumen Edition, by Peter C. Bender
_1_ 46. A self-improvement book: Working for Our Neighbor, by Gene E. Veith
_ 47. A book by David McCullough
_1_ 48. A book you own but have never read: Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane
_ 49. A book about abortion
_1_ 50. A book targeted at the other gender: Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense (Kindle Edition), by Charl Van Wyk
_ 51. A book by a speaker at a conference you have attended
_1_ 52. A book written by someone of a different ethnicity than you: Light in the Dark Belt, by Rosa Young
The Obsessed Reader
_ 53. A book published by The Banner of Truth
_1_ 54. A book about the Reformation: Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--and Started the Protestant Reformation, by Andrew Pettegree
_1_ 55. A book written by a first-time author: Being Lutheran, by Pr. A. Trevor Sutton
_1_ 56. A biography of a world leader: Brand Luther: How an Unheralded Monk Turned His Small Town into a Center of Publishing, Made Himself the Most Famous Man in Europe--and Started the Protestant Reformation, by Andrew Pettegree
_1_ 57. A book used as a seminary textbook: The Saving Truth: Doctrine for Laypeople, by Kurt E. Marquart
_ 58. A book about food
_ 59. A book about productivity
_1_ 60. A book about or relationships or friendship: Working for Our Neighbor, by Gene E. Veith
_ 61. A book about parenting
_ 62. A book about philosophy
_1_ 63. A book about art: Art & the Bible, by Francis A. Schaeffer
_ 64. A book with magic
_3_ 65. A book about prayer: Devotions on the Hebrew Bible: 54 Reflections to Inspire and Instruct, by Milton Eng, Lee M Fields & Devotions on the Greek New Testament: 52 Reflections to Inspire and Instruct, by J. Scott Duvall, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith, by Jen Pollock Michel
_1_ 66. A book about marriage: What Is Marriage?: Man and Woman: A Defense, by Sherif Girgis
_1_ 67. A book about a hobby: Moda All-Stars - Scraps Made Simple: 15 Sensationally Scrappy Quilts from Precuts, by Lissa Alexander
_ 68. A book of comics
_3_ 69. A book about the Second World War: New Guinea - U.S. Army Campaign of World War II, by U.S. Army Center for Military History & Papuan campaign: Thebuna-Sanananda operation, 16november1942-23january1943, by Military Intelligence Division, War Department, The Toughest Fighting in the World: The Australian and American Campaign for New Guinea in World War II, by George H. Johnston
_1_ 70. A book about sports: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown
_ 71. A book by or about a pastor’s wife
_1_ 72. A book about suffering: Standing Firm: A Christian Response to Hostility and Persecution, by Dr. Jesse Yow
_ 73. A book by your favorite author
_2_ 74. A book you have read before: Why Lutherans Sing What They Sing, by Chad Bird, The Constitution of the United States
_1_ 75. A book about homosexuality: Sexual Morality in a Christless World, by Pr. Matthew W. Rueger
_ 76. A Christian novel
_ 77. A book about psychology
_ 78. A book about the natural world
_ 79. A book by or about Charles Dickens
_ 80. A novel longer than 400 pages
_2_ 81. A historical book: New Guinea - U.S. Army Campaign of World War II, by U.S. Army Center for Military History & Papuan campaign: Thebuna-Sanananda operation, 16november1942-23january1943, by Military Intelligence Division, War Department
_ 82. A book about the Bible
_2_ 83. A book about a country or city: The Fifties, by David Halberstam, Too Many to Jail: The story of Iran's new Christians, by Mark Bradley
_ 84. A book about astronomy
_1_ 85. A book with an ugly cover: On Bullshit, by Harry G. Frankfurt
_2_ 86. A book by or about a martyr: Creation and Fall (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works #3), by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Douglas Stephen Bax, Bonhoeffer for Armchair Theologians (Armchair Theologians), by Stephen R. Haynes, Lori Hale
_ 87. A book by a woman conference speaker
_1_ 88. A book by or about the church fathers: Tried by Fire: the story of Christianity’s first thousand years, by William J. Bennett
_ 89. A book about language
_2_ 90. A book by or about a Russian: Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva, by Rosemary Sullivan, "The American Empire Should Be Destroyed": Aleksandr Dugin and the Perils of Immanentized Eschatology, by James Heiser
_ 91. A book about leadership
_ 92. A book about public speaking
_1_ 93. A book by Francis Schaeffer: Art & the Bible, by Francis A. Schaeffer
_1_ 94. A book by a Presbyterian: The Disciplines of the Christian Life, by Eric Liddell
_ 95. A book about science
_1_ 96. A book about revival: Has American Christianity Failed? by Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller
_ 97. A book about writing
_1_ 98. A book about evangelism: Has American Christianity Failed? by Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller
_1_ 99. A book about ancient history: Half Hours in Bible Lands, Volume 2 Patriarchs, Kings, and Kingdoms, by Phineas Camp Headley
_1_ 100. A book about preaching: Christ Alone, by Rod Rosenbladt
_1_ 101. A book about the church: Being Lutheran, by Pr. A. Trevor Sutton
_ 102. A book about adoption
_ 103. A photo essay book
_1_ 104. A book written in the twentieth century: Give Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane
Extra Credit
_ 105. A book from a library
_ 106. A book about business
_ 107. A book by an author less than 30
_ 108. A book published by a UK-based publisher
_ 109. A book you borrow