Gooood Thursday morning Church! It's not nearly as cold today as it was last Thursday but its still cold outside! Somebody said it was going to be like 40 on Saturday! That would be a heat wave!! I am really ready for Spring! If you want to know how many days there are until Spring and want to follow the countdown...here's the link: http://days.to/spring/2015 According to Countdown to Spring there are 64 days until warm weather!! I know Spring can have some chilly days but I am ready for things to become green again!
Enough small talk about the weather. Let's get down to business today! After teaching for over 28 years...mostly social studies classes...(and a B.A. in History too!) I feel confident that the list today is a good one! There are some different kinds of history books here. Not all are boring, in fact, all of them are great reads. As with the last list, The Top 10 Books Every Christian Should Read, there were two ties. Here is what I recommend:
1.) God Less America by Todd Starnes
2.) Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly
3) (tie) Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly/Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly
4.) 1776 by David McCullough
5.) 1491 by Charles Mann
6.) Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
7.) (tie) A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh by Allan Eckert/That Dark and Bloody River by Allan Eckert/and The Frontiersman by Allan Eckert (all history books of the Ohio area before 1800)
8.) Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
9.) David by Chuck Swindoll
10.) For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko (Pulitzer Prize award winner for journalism...wrote a daily column for the Chicago Tribune...my dad and I shared a fondness for his stories that all had a point...and its filled with sarcasm...my favorite!)
I also recommend these books:
1984 by George Orwell
Sez Who? Sez Me! by Mike Royko
Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick
What's YOUR favorite book of history to read? Why not share it with us so that we can add to our list as well! What else do YOU read? What other lists would you like to see? Hope this is a help to you!
Next week we will do one more list: The Top 10 Books on Counseling/Relationships/Emotions that Every Christian Should Read....Some real interesting works here!
Have a great day Church! Keep reading...As I have said before from the pulpit..."Those that Read...Succeed!!" Wish that was original with me but it is so true! Stay warm and safe out there! And, as always, Pray for Each Other!! See you Sunday!! Pastor Chuck
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