This year I’ve decided to be more intentional with tracking my reading … which means I’ve started logging everything on Goodreads. I read five books in March. Here’s the list in order of when I finished them and my quick thoughts on each one:
Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care by Claudia Rowe. Wow. This one was eye opening. The systemic flaws in our country when it comes to caring for children in foster care are heart breaking. It’s frustrating on so many levels; as a nation we could be doing so much better and and as individuals we could all be stepping up so much more. I definitely recommend it and I’m still processing everything I read.
What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God: Seven Questions About Life and Faith by Tanita Tualla Maddox. I appreciated this one; it’s worth checking out if you do ministry with Gen Z. I did find some of the insights really helpful for my own ministry and understanding the framework from which young people view life, faith, and the world around them.
Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas by Jesse Cole. I’ll be honest, I read this one primarily to see if I could use his story and the Banana Ball popularity as message illustrations in my teaching. Their game is taking the nation by storm and is absolutely incredible to watch. As a fan, I enjoyed diving into how it all came to be. As a leader, there are actually a lot of great principles for thinking outside the box, knowing the people you are leading, finding opportunities to improve and rethink traditions. All in all, it’s a really fun book!
1984 by George Orwell. Yes, I finally read it for the first time. Wow. What’s wild to me is that when he wrote it he was calling out the rise of communism and its authoritarian take on life … but so much of what he described and warned against is happening today in our nation. Definitely a troubling parable of what could be and what is already happening.
Golden Son (Rid Rising Saga #2) by Pierce Brown. I’m reading this series because my oldest son is really into it; the first one was okay but was essentially Hunger Games in space. Micah was right, though, the story definitely diverges from that tone in this book. I enjoyed it and I’m curious to see where it’s all going. And it’s fun talking about it with Micah … although he’s a couple books ahead of me so he keeps being careful not to give spoilers!
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