Books I Read in 2017 (And My Ratings)

This post serves more to my ability to go back and find it than anything, so bare with me.
I’m going to list all of the books I read in 2017 and my star rating (out of 5) beside them. Maybe this will be helpful for you to find some new books or be reminded of a few you need to go back and read again.
That being said, these are the books that I read from beginning to end and not just the ones that I use in my ministry, teaching and preaching that I reference from time to time. And please don’t judge me for the overwhelming majority being audio books.

Here it goes…

• Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (by J.D. Vance) 4/5
• The Original Storyteller: Become a Better Storyteller in 30 Days (by Robert Carnes) 5/5
• Lincoln’s Battle with God: A President’s Struggle with Faith and What It Meant for America (by Stephen Mansfield) 3/5
• The Mormonizing of America: How the Mormon Religion Became a Dominant Force in Politics, Entertainment, and Pop Culture (by Stephen Mansfield) 4/5
• Encountering God through Expository Preaching: Connecting God’s People to God’s Presence through God’s Word (by Ryan Fullerton) 5/5
• American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church (by Alex Beam) 5/5
• What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom and the Great Commission (by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert) 4/5
• The Money Challenge: 30 Days of Discovering God’s Design For You and Your Money (by Art Rainer) 4/5
• The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of American Natural History (by Darrin Lunde) 3/5
• 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You (by Tony Reinke) 4/5
• Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global: 9marks Series (by Andy Johnson) 5/5
• Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture (by John Piper) 4/5
• Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality: A Field Guide to Curiosity, Creativity, and Tomfoolery (by Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neal) 3/5
• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (by Robert B. Cialdini 3/5
• Day of War (by Cliff Graham) 5/5
• Covenant of War (by Cliff Graham) 5/5
• The Last Punisher: A SEAL Team Three Sniper’s True Account of the Battle of Ramad (by Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke & Lincy Lacz) 4/5
• The Hidden Option: Igniting Creativity to Solve Life’s Impossible Problems (by Jonathan Malm) 4/5
• Scrappy Little Nobody (by Anna Kendrick) 4/5
• The Curious Christian: How Discovering Wonder Enriches Every Part of Life (by Barnabas Piper) 3/5

Have you read any of these? Let me know in the comments!