I don’t know about you, but if all I got for Christmas was a stack of books, I’d be perfectly content.  Because they are easy to buy online and relatively inexpensive, I made a list for my family and told them to have at it. These are my 10 top picks: 

The Mission of God by Christopher Wright

The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns

The Reason for God by Tim Keller (I know I’m a little behind the bandwagon on this one)

Manifold Witness by John Franke

The Lost World of Genesis One by John Walton

The Boundary-Breaking God by Danielle Shroyer

What the Dog Saw by Malcom Gladwell 

Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen

Love is an Orientation by Andrew Marin (I have a feeling this would spark some great conversations here on the blog!)

The Flying Carpet of Small Miracles by Hala Jaber

What’s on YOUR reading wish list? And what should I add to mine, should I get a gift card or two?

[Oh, and don’t forget, if you want to get an early start on next year’s Christmas shopping, consider pre-ordering Evolving in Monkey Town by Rachel Held Evans. I hear it's excellent.]