It has been said that one of the most valuable things you can leave your children is a well stocked library. However, a library of hundreds of books is not as valuable as you might think if you do not know what might be important and what might be fluff.
More valuable than a library, is having a mentor or someone with some years of experience that could glean through that library and make recommendations of the best books and the ones that should be mastered. This can be invaluable. It gives a younger person a chance to not waste time but tap into the best of the best.
Here is our list of 25 books to read in your 20s. Take a deep drink from them and learn from both current authors as well as those that have stood the test of time. Be mentored by the “sages of the ages through the pages.” Books are mentors that you can carry with you anywhere.
Who we become in large part is based upon what books we read and who are friends are. Here are some books that will make a difference.
Devotional
· My Utmost for His Highest
· The One Year Bible
· The Message
· Operation World – Praying for the World
General Reading
· Twentysomeone, - Craig Durham and Doug Server (living life in the 20s)
· Sacred Romance, - John Eldredge (passion heart)
· Anointed for Business, - Ed Silvoso (Calling for business)
· Experiencing God, - Henry Blackaby (Growth !)
· How People Grow, - Henry Cloud (spiritual growth)
· Why You Do What You Do – Bobb Biehl (personal insights)
· The Purpose Driven Life, - Rick Warren (life mission)
· I Just Saw Jesus, - Paul Eschleman (God at work in the World)
· 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, - Max Anders (biblical knowledge)
· Mere Christianity, - C.S. Lewis (Apologetics)
· I am Glad you Asked, - Ken Boa (Apologetics)
· How the News Makes us Dumb, - IV Press (culture)
· Hollywood Worldviews, - Brian Godawa (culture)
· The Making of a Leader, - Robert, Clinton(Leadership)
· Bondage Breaker, - Neil Anderson (Freedom in Christ)
· The Body, - Chuck Colson (The Church)
· The Language of Love, - Gary Smalley (Relationships)
· Finding the Love of your Life, - Neil Clark Warren (Relationships)
· Using Your Money Wisely, - Larry Burkett (Money)
· The Spirit of the Disciplines, - Dallas Willard (Spiritual Disciplines)
· The Light and the Glory, - Peter Marshall (God in History)
· Uncommon Sense, - Cal Thomas (Issues of the Day- Biblical Worldview)
New Recommendations
·The Search for Significance, - Robert McGee(Self-Concept)
· Mentoring, - Bobb Biehl (Mentoring and peer growth)
· The Call, - Os Guiness (Calling)
· Don't Waste Your Life, - John Piper (Focus)
Books on Leadership
· The Power of Vision, George Barna
· Spiritual Leadership, Oswald Sanders
· Spiritual Leadership, Henry Blackaby
