What are you going to read in 2012?

It's the last week of December. A time to thank God for the highs (and the lows) of the year gone by. And a chance to think about the year ahead. If you're anything like me, you are probably planning the usual keep-fit campaign (which will doubtless falter within the first couple of weeks of the new year). But here in the Good Book Company offices we are also planning what we are going to read in the first few weeks of 2012. We're thinking about how to ensure our "love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that [we] may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ" (Philippians 1:9). We're thinking about which tools might be helpful to each of us as we aim to be "transformed by the renewing of [our] mind" (Romans 12:2). And we thought you might be interested to see our list. So here are some of our book picks for early 2012...

Alison (Children's Editor)
A Meal with Jesus by Tim Chester - "it's such an interesting idea - I want to be challenged in terms of hospitality"

Andy (Customer Service Team Leader)
A Call to Spiritual Reformation by Don Carson - "Because the Don is a genius!"

Helen (Open Bible Institute Assistant Director)
Words of Life by Tim Ward - "to help me focus afresh on the awesomeness of Scripture"

Phil (Trainee Film and Media Editor)
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges - "because I have too many and I need help to deal with them!"

Robin (Customer Services Adviser)
Hitting the Holy Road by Stuart Coulton - "something to fuel my interest in early church history"

Steve (Design Team Leader)
Man: The Dwelling Place of God by A. W. Tozer - "one of the first books I got on the Kindle I got for Christmas"

Tom (Logistics Manager)
The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller - "because I've recently got engaged to a wonderful lady!"

What are you hoping to read in 2012? Comment below. Whatever you choose to read in the coming year, we hope it encourages you in your walk with the Lord.