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People with a penchant for learning understand the importance of reading. And with the new year around the corner, you might be looking for some new titles to add to your reading queue. The staff and faculty from MB Seminary have developed a short list of recommended books based on what they’ve read over the past year. Some are new, some are seasoned, but all of them have been helpful resources to this team.

Have a look, share these suggestions, and enjoy the experience of grappling with new ideas and wisdom.

[These titles are listed in alphabetical order by title.]

Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design, Stephen C. Meyer (HarperOne, 2013). 
Meyer is a philosopher of science (Ph.D. Cambridge) who offers a sober but extremely persuasive foundation to bring the myth and the theory of evolution (they are supposed to be distinct but they dangerously overlap these days) back to the more humble status of scientific hypothesis. 

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work, Chip Heath & Dan Heath (Crown Business, 2013).
A well written and practical guide for better thinking and better decision making. It is immediately applicable to almost any decision you may be wondering about and filled with case studies that are easy to identify with.

Discerning Your Congregation’s Future: A Strategic and Spiritual Approach, Roy M. Oswald & Robert E. Friedrich Jr. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1996).
Now 20 years old, this book continues to resource congregations who are looking for a wise approach to discern God’s call and movement for the future.