5 Books that Make A Different In Simon's Life

We have mutual respect for each other. We have been a friend since campus time (although from different campuses) during one of FES camps. Many people know Simon as a talented model, singer and speaker but I see more than his social media posts. I see a leader within him, a humble person and a gentleman. A natural leader because no matter where he goes or put in charge of, he always makes the best of every opportunity. A humble person because he loves to ask questions, willing to learn and God-fearing man. A gentleman because I've witnessed lots of time how he treated women, older people and young kids.

Although he is meteorically far from being perfect and flawless – he is consistent. So if you know such a man, you need to ask him lots of questions to learn from. As for now my question to him is this: "What's your top 5 books that make a difference in your life?" Here are the lists:

1) TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking (2017) by Chris Anderson

2) The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs (2015) by John C. Maxwell

3) Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently (2010) by John C. Maxwell

4) Martin Luther King, Jr: A Biography (2006) by Roger Bruns

5) Raising Kids God's Way: A Biblical Guide for Christian Parents (1995) by Kathi Hudson

Read it and I recommend #1, #2 and #3. But #5, Simon you need to explain…

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5 Books that Make A Different In Su-Jian's Life

It's hard to find a 'proper' picture of Su-Jian Koay (possible but rare) but you can roughly have a mental picture of him - arms crossed, button shirt and Crocs sandals. He is very cool and wise, playful and serious, prepared and spontaneous. When I received a text from him, it almost always about prayer letter. Every quarter of the year, he will remind us - staff - to write and submit a prayer letter. "In one week"; "3 days"; "Tomorrow."

One day, I thought that it's not fair if he always puts pressure on me like this, so I texted him, putting a pressure on him (and also, I genuinely curious to know his book lists): "Give me 5 books that make a difference in your life"... Well... It doesn't work. The effect of me asking this question is not equal with his prayer letter deadline. He's cool, alright. Here are his lists:

1) Decision Making and the Will of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View (2009) by Garry Friesen with J. Robin Maxson

2) The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun (2002) by Brother Yun and Paul Hattaway

3) Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (2002) by Mitch Albom

4) Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World (2004) by Michael Horton

5) The Story of Early Christianity & Christianity In the Middle Ages (The Family Church History Series, 2014) by Goh Kim Guat

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5 Books that Make A Different In Richard's Life

To try to think of 5 books is hard for me. Only 5? There are a dozen of Books that make a difference in my life! But then, let's be concise... :) Here are 5 books that I read more than 1 time, underlines, make notes and I won't lend it to anyone:

#1 Don't Waste Your Life (John Piper)

#2 Knowing God (J.I. Packer)

#3 The Message of 2 Timothy (John Stott)

#4 Awaken the Giant Within (Anthony Robbins)

#5 Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)

What's yours?

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5 Books that Make A Different In Gabriel's Life

I asked Gabriel Fletcher while he was struggling with stomach pain, when he was about to lay on his bed, "Quickly, tell me what are 5 books that make a difference in your life?" "Besides the Bible?" he asked softly. "Yes." In pain he said,

"#1 Who Moved My Cheese? (Spenser Johnson)

#2 The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseine)"

Erkkk Erkkk... He continued,

"#4 With Open Hands (Henri Nouwen) he literally open both of his hands...

Erkkk Erkkk.... Let me think, hmmm... oh...

#5 The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)"

Even in pain, he can think of these five (5) books, how about you? What's yours?

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5 Books that Make A Different In Caroline's Life

I texted Caroline Lee , "What are 5 books that make a difference in your life?" She didn’t reply and wait for one day. Maybe she was taking time to think or she read it and then forget about it. The next day, at 7.49am, she replied:

#1 Growing Deep In God Integrating Theology and Prayer (Edmund Chan)

#2 Crazy Love (Francis Chan)

#3 Why I Am a Christian (John Stott)

#4 The Ragamuffin Gospel (Brennan Manning)

#5 Compassion (Henri Nouwen & other authors)

#1 and #2 from the "Chan". Interesting! What about your book lists?

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5 Books that Make A Different In Peter's Life

One day during lunch, I told Rining Peter , "For the last 2 years I don't 'feel' like reading Christian books, is it normal?" I want to know about his experience and wonder if he ever feels the same way as I do. Like a doctor said to his patient, like a psychiatrist tells the result of the diagnosis, like a fellow prisoner who tells the secret of prison-break, like a pope, he issued a decree: "Yes, it's normal." Sealed. Laminated. A sign of relief. I'm fine!

Here are 5 books that influence Peter's worldview:

#1 'L' Is for Lifestyle (Ruth Velerio)

#2 Our Father's World (Edward Brown)

#3 Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)

#4 I Am Muslim (Dina Zaman)

#5 Pray for Me: Pope Francis (Robert Moynihan)

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5 Books that Make A Different In Yonny's Life

Yonny Stanly Anyie claimed herself as 'Royal Customer' of Richard Angelus' Bookstore. Bold, Confident and - true! Trust me, she loves to read. While being away in the Borneo jungle (last February 2019), she bought two books with her. Btw, what do you bring to the jungle? Here are five (5) books that make a difference in Yonny's life:

#1 Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom)

#2 Battlefield of the Mind (Joyce Meyer)

#3 The Power of Now (Eckhart Tolle)

#4 The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)

#5 Right Place Right Time (Joseph Prince)

Which of these books you will bring to the jungle? Or, maybe a bit less radical, how about to your workplace?

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5 Book that Make A Different In Ibi's Life

If you ever wonder how believer + craziness looks like, or firm-faith + free-will-curiosity looks like, or genius (often show off) + humility (genuinely fear God) looks like, packed in one man? Just look at Ibi Gibreson . A book-lover with a cocktail of weirdness. What makes a man? Look at his lists:

#1 Sherlock Holmes: Ultimate Collection (Arthur Conan Doyle)

#2 Kluge (Gary Marcus)

#3 The Roadside MBA (Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer & Scott Schaefer)

#4 The Prayer of Jabez (Bruce Wilkinson)

#5 The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time (Mark Hardon)

"Interesting" is Ibi's favorite word. What interesting books on your lists? Share with us.

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5 Books that Make A Different In Sandra's Life

Sandra Allenson or Madam Sandra (as how I called her), a staff at SIDMA College and adviser of SCF, don't read books that much lately. She read The Book, of course - this is the source of her wisdom and daily inspiration - and I suspect she read books slowly, savoringly and thoughtfully. As educator, counselor and mother, she prioritizes quality over quantity. "These 5 books have taught me to always rely on God in whatever I do, be it in my personal life, ministry, and relationships," she writes to me through WhatsApp. She continues, "These books inspired me to always pray." Here are her book lists that she bought and read when she was a young* leader in the church:

#1 Too Busy Not To Pray (Bill Hybels)

#2 Who You Are When No One's Looking (Bill Hybels)

#3 Excellent In Leadership (John White)

#4 Wisdom (Larry Lea)

#5 More Than a Carpenter (Josh McDowell)

*Madam Sandra is so beautiful that I have to put a picture of her and her husband so that nobody still thinks that she's a single young woman.

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5 Books that Make A Different In Albert's Life

We were scheduled to have lunch together. Albert had arrived 10 minutes early to my office to fetch me (as a real estate agent, came early for a meeting is his life principle), and so, before 12.30pm we were already at the coffee shop. On the way back to my office, in his car, I noticed a red bright book at the backseat. I browsed it and decided to borrow it from him. And he lends it to me (although I wish he would just give it to me. Huh). The book is entitled How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield.

That evening, I devour the 300+ pages and read it from cover to cover. So good! So inspiring! I remember I finished reading the book at Taman Sahabat. One of the principles in the book is "# 37 Stay Motivated with the Masters." I thought: One of the reasons I became an avid reader today is because of the 'masters' like Albert R. Macewell , who model the habit of continuous learning and motivator for personal growth (this man decorate his car with books!). Do you want to know what drives this man to succeed in life? Just look at his book lists:

#1 The Magic of Thinking Big (by David J. Schwartz)

#2 Awaken the Giant Within (by Anthony Robbins)

#3 Unlimited Power (by Anthony Robbins)

#4 The Psychology of Winning (by Denis Waitley)

#5 Who Moved My Cheese? (by Dr. Spenser Johnson)

#1, 2 & 3 are must-read!

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5 Books that Make A Different In George's Life

George Skam Embie is one of those students who became one of my good friends today. Maybe one of the main reasons why we can be a friend until now is because (of course, he is a friendly guy and we have a group called Momentum): We can talk in (almost) the same wavelength. He gets what I said, I get it when he speaks up. And if I want to add one more: We both love to read books. When I asked George about his book lists, he replied promptly:

#1 The Day the Eagle Took off (David Goh)

#2 See You At the Top (Zig Ziglar)

#3 It's Your Time (Joel Osteen)

#4 Coming Back Stronger (Drew Brees)

#5 Secrets of the Millionaire Mind (T. Harv Eker)

I also think #2 and #5 are life-changing books. What do you think?

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