Dating with Pure Passion by Rob Eagar

Dating with Pure Passion by Rob Eagar -- 256 pages

The messy game of dating. How ought a Christian to go about it? Well, maybe this book will help you, maybe not. The first chapter I found to be very helpful, encouraging, and Biblical....but after that the theology got very shallow, and Eagar seems to want to simply take the worldly form of dating and modify it.

Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America by Mike Yankoski

Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America by Mike Yankoski -- 256 pages

Mike Yankoski was a young college student when he began to wonder what it would be like to really have to rely on God for his daily needs. He was convicted by his meaningless prayer, "Give us this day our daily bread," when he would after that go about his work to provide it himself. He decided after much prayer and counseling to experience what it was like to be homeless.

Mike paired up with a buddy named Sam and the two of them hit the streets, going to three different cities to live homeless with only a $3 sleeping mat, a backpack, a guitar, a Bible, and a journal.

Mike and Sam's account of living homeless is an eye opener to what it is really like to live on the streets. People turn away because you smell, they don't trust you because you are so ragged, and they don't help you because they assume you are on drugs or alcohol.

This story is one of faith and dependency on God, but even if you are not a Christian, it may answer some questions you've had and inspire you to help those in less fortunate situations.

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Dr. Paul Brand and Phillip Yancey

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Dr. Paul Brand and Phillip Yancey -- 240 pages

Dr. Paul Brand was an experienced doctor who had traveled to many third world countries and specialized in treating leprosy, a much feared disease which has excluded people from their communities for thousands of years.

This book is a mix of his wonder and marveling of the human body, his personal stories from his travels, and his comparison of the human body to the body of Christ as mentioned in the Bible. I found this little book very enjoyable and exciting.

I Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh

I Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh -- 192 pages

Bilquis Sheikh writes the true account of her encounter with God and how she converted to Christianity out of Islam.

Bilquis was in her fifties, wealthy, and with a beloved grandson when she first began to feel drawn toward the Bible. She resisted as much as she could because she knew that to become a Christian would bring on the shame and shunning of her family. But finally she dared to call him Father, and her life changed.

Her story is inspirational and beautiful as God turns her life upside down and draws her into a sweet and close relationship with Him.