2026 Reading List

Two years ago, I started keeping track of the few books I had read and books recommended to me.

I love to keep track of things, but I will say that this has become one of my favorite things to track.

It’s becoming a game!

One of the last books I read was The Gap and the Gain and I caught myself in the gap just thinking about this post.

My first thought was, “Man, I only read 17 books this year. That doesn’t seem like very many at all.”

I realized I was in the gap (IYKYK) so I looked for the gain: “Won’t you look at that. I read 4 more books this year than I did last year!”

Not to mention that one of those books was the whole Bible and I’d never done that before…so it’s kind of a big deal.

It really doesn’t take much to flip things around and see any small thing as a win and I’m learning to appreciate what a difference a small shift in perspective can make.

Plus, my brain (and body) is appreciating the stress of the daily news being turned off and nourishing input being taken in instead. It’s making a huge difference.

Let me know if you have a good book you think I’d like and I’ll add it to my list!

Happy Reading!

Actually Finished!

1. I Declare War: Four Keys to Winning the Battle with Yourself (so good I read twice!)

In Process:

1. Pigs in the Parlor: A Practical Guide to Deliverance*

2. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Recommended:

1. The Supernatural Ways of Royalty: Discovering Your Rights and Privileges of Being a Son or Daughter of God

2. Surrendered to the Holy Spirit: A Life Saturated in the Presence of God

3. They Found the Secret: 20 Transformed Lives That Reveal a Touch of Eternity

4. Prophetic Evangelism: Tactics for Signs, Miracles & Wonders in Your Everyday Life

5. Parent Tips: Practical Parenting Guide

6. Unmasking the Jezebel Spirit*

7. Discipleship On The Edge: An Expository Journey Through the Book of Revelation*

8. Who Is Jesus?*

9. Ephesians: The Wonder and Walk of Being Alive In Christ*

10. Mystery of God's Will *

11. Holy Spirit: Are We Flammable Or Fireproof?*

12. And David Perceived He Was King*

13. Fifty-Seven Words That Change The World: A Journey Through The Lord's Prayer*

14. This Ain't No Practice Life: Live Your Life by Design

15. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

16. I Declare War: Four Keys to Winning the Battle with Yourself

17. Think and Grow Rich

18. How to Win and Influence People

19. Start with Why

20. Keep Your Kids: How to Raise Strong Kids in an Age of Therapeutic Sentimentalism

Side note, just because it is on this list does not mean I recommend it. These are books recommended to me from different friends I trust. I wish I could read as fast as I’m told about a book, but since I can’t, this helps me know what to read next!

*Books recommended by my pastor