5 Books On My Winter Reading List
Much to my surprise, I ended up completing my 2021 reading challenge and finished 52 books in 52 weeks. Although a few of these 2021 books were re-reads or assigned in my Master’s program, I am still very proud to have read approximately 15, 519 pages (according to Goodreads) throughout the course of the year. Check out this post to see six of the books I read and loved in 2021.
I have yet to set a new reading goal for 2022 (do we think I can do it again?), but I know for certain that the five books linked below will be some of the first books I read. I would love to hear what is on your own 2022 winter reading list, so feel free to leave a comment below or to message me here on Instagram.
Here’s what I hope to read this Winter.
ONE // Embodied: Living As Whole People in a Fractured World by Dr. Greg Allison
I am about one third of the way through this book and already greatly appreciate Dr. Allison’s practical and theological insights on the value of the human body. I would not have recognized the connection between early church heresies and body image apart from this work, and am now even more determined to carefully monitor the ways in which I think about my physical body on a day to day basis. I look forward to reading more of Dr. Allison’s work, and am especially excited to see how he addresses issues of personhood, gender, and sexuality in light of the theological framework he outlines in the initial pages of the book .
TWO // Yours, Till Heaven: The Untold Love Story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon by Jason K. Allen and Ray Rhodes Jr.
This may be the book I am most excited to crack open among this list of five titles. I discovered Yours, Till Heaven through a season two podcast guest, and already know my love for my husband will deepen simply by reading this love story. I also look forward to reading this biography of Susannah Spurgeon in 2022.
THREE // Praying the Bible by Donald S. Whitney
Few men have impacted my understanding of the personal spiritual disciplines more that Dr. Donald Whitney. I was fortunate enough to take his Personal Spiritual Disciplines class during my time at Southern Seminary, and I consider his book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life to be one of my all-time favorite reads. I know Praying the Bible will deepen my love for the Lord and His Word to an even greater degree.
FOUR // Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcy
This book was recommended by a friend in 2021 but I was not able to read it before the close of the year. I look forward to finally reading the work and discussing it with this dear sister of mine!
FIVE // Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Santilli Vaughn
About Her Podcast listeners are no stranger to my love for and appreciation of Elisabeth Elliot. Her influence upon my understanding of a biblical theology of womanhood is unmatched. I have looked forward to reading Ellen Vaughn’s biography on the life of Elisabeth Elliot since its release in 2020.
