"Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire" by Jim Cymbala (ISBN 978-0-310-25153-8 Zondervan Publishers)  The times are urgent - God is on the Move - Now is the Moment to ask God to ignite his fire in your soul!  Pastor Jim Cymbala believes that Jesus wants to renew his people - to call us back from spiritual dead ends, apathy, and lukewarm religiion.  Cymbala knows the difference firsthand.  Thirty-five years ago his own church, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, was a struggling congregation of twenty.  Then they began to pray....God began to move...street-hardened lives by the hundreds were changed by the love of Christ...and today they are more than ten thousand strong.

"Crazy Love" by Francis Chan (ISBN 978-1-4347-6851-3 David C. Cook) God is love.  Have you ever wondered if we're missing it?  It's crazy, if you think about it.  The God of the universe - the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor - loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love.  And what is our typical response?  We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss.  Whether you've verbalized it yet or not...we all know something's wrong.  Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo?  Are you hungry for authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions?  God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself.  Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder to a list of do's and don'ts - it's falling in love with God.  And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same.  Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

"The Bait of Satan" by John Bevere (ISBN 978-1-59185-413-5 Charisma House) The Bait of Satan exposes one of the most deceptive snares Satan uses to get believers out of the will of God - offense.  Most people who are ensnared by the bait of Satan don't even realize it.  Don't be fooled!  You will encounter offense, and it's up to you how it will affect your relationship with God.  Your response will determine your future.  If offense is handled correctly, you will become stronger rather than bitter.  John Bevere shows you how to stay free from offense and escape the victim mentality.  You will find answers to tough questions like these:  Why am I compelled to tell "my side" of the story?  How can I fight thoughts of suspicion or distrust?  What can I do to stop rehearsing past hurts?  How can I regain trust after someone deeply offends me?  This book will help you escape the enemy's "offensive trap" as well as empower you to stay free of offense, enabling you to have an undhindered relationship with God.

"The Journey of Desire" by John Eldredge (ISBN 0-7852-6716-6 Thomas Nelson Publishers)  John Eldredge writes, "We all share the same dilemma - we long for life and we're not sure where to find it.  We wonder if we ever do find it, can we make it last?  We must journey to find the life we prize.  And the guide we have been given is the desire set deep within, the desire we often overlook or mistake for something else or even choose to ignore."  In this follow-up book to the highly successful and though-provoking work The Sacred Romance, Eldredge invites you to rediscover your God-given desire and to search again for the life once dreamed of.

"Messy Spirituality" by Michael Yaconelli (ISBN 0-310-23533-2 Zondervan Publishers)  Messy Spirituality was written for the silent majority of us who have been convinced that we just don't do Christianity right.  We spend most of our lives worried about what we don't do instead of what we have done, focused on our imperfections instead of God's fondness for the imperfect.  Why Because we've been bombarded with books, tapes, talks, seminars, and movies convincing us that real Christianity is all about perfection.  Michael Yaconelli dares to suggest that imperfection, unfinishedness, and messiness are in, in fact, the earmarks of true Christianity; that real Christianity is messy, erratic, lopsided...and gloriously liberating.

"Love & Respect" by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (ISBN 1-59145-187-6 Integrity Publishers) A wife has one driving need - to feel loved.  When that need is met, she is happy.  A husband has one driving need - to feel respected.  When that need is met, he is happy.  When either of these needs isn't met, things go crazy.  Love and Respect reveals why spouses react negatively to each other, and how they can deal with such conflict quickly, easily and biblically.

"The Shack" by William P. Young (ISBN 978-0964729230 Windblown Media Publishers)  In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him!

"Stop Dating the Church: Fall in Love with the Family of God" by Joshua Harris.  (ISBN 1-59052-365-2 Multnomah Publishers, Inc.)  Study Guide available @ www.joshuaharris.com.  Are you dating the Church?  We are a generation of consumers, independent and critical.  We attend church, but we don't want to settle down and truly invest ourselves.  We're not into commitment-we only want to date the church.  Is this what God wants for us?  Stop Dating the Church reminds us that faith was never meant to be a solo pursuit.  The church is the place God grows us, encourages us, and uses us best.  Loving Jesus Christ involves a passionate commitment to His church-around the world and down the street.  We can't be apathetic.  It's time to fall in love with the family of God.

"The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.  (ISBN    ).  This is more than a book, it is a guide to a 40-day spiritual journey that will enable you to discover the answer to life's most important question: What on earth am I here for?  By the end of this journey you will know God's purpose for your life and will understand the big picture - how all the pieces of your life fit together.  Having this perspective will reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and most important, prepare you for eternity.

"Grow in His Word" by Dennis Miller.