Culture and the secular world affects us all to some degree or another-- whether in a work, media, politics or society setting. In particular, cultural ideas can influence how Christians and churches look at things, and the world is a place where Christians are called to practice their faith. This section of the Barnabas Ministry is about how culture affects our perspectives and spiritual lives, and how our faith ought to guide our secular lives.

Highly Recommended

	Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy (15k) Thomas Sowell, (Basic Books, New York, NY 2007)
	Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death (7k) Rita Crosby (Grand Central Publishing, New York, NY 2007).
	Culture Warrior Bill O'Reilly (Broadway Books, New York, NY 2007, paperback)
	Escape From Freedom (10k) By Erich Fromm (Henry Holt and Company, New York, NY, 1941, Owl Books Edition 1994)
	Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-Nothing Congress, Companies That Help Iran, and Washington Lobbyists for Foreign Governments Are Scamming Us ... and What to Do About It (9k) Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (10k) Robert B. Cialdini, Ph. D.  (Quill/William Morrow, New York, NY, Revised Edition 1993).
	Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto By Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions, Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, NY. 2009)
	Neither Poverty Nor Riches- A Biblical Theology of Material Possessions Craig L. Blomberg, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI 1999. A thoughtful discussion and examination of all passages dealing with material goods in the Bible. Don't be fooled by the breadth of coverage, the author brings solid conversative scholarship to this discussion. The objective is a solid theology of possessions and material goods for Christians today.
	Outrage: How Illegal Immigration, the United Nations, Congressional Ripoffs, Student Loan Overcharges, Tobacco Companies, Trade Protection, and Drug Companies Are Ripping Us Off . . . and What to Do About it (9k) Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
	Power to the People Laura Ingraham (Regnery Books, Washington, DC 2007)
	Real Change (8k) Newt Gingrich (Regnery Books, Washington, DC 2008)
	Your Work Matters to God (5k) Doug Sherman and William Hendricks, Navpress, Colorado Springs, CO 1987. Great book which examines the place of secular work in the life of a Christian.