I've been tagged

I can't believe that I'm giving into this, but I've been "tagged" by Garrett Lee. I've been resisting the fill-in-a-bunch-of-answers-to-a-bunch-of-questions-forwards for a few years now. I can't believe I'm giving in now.*** But how can I resist when such big names such as Dave Griffithsand Nate Mihelis(who refuses to link me to his site because my page name, for some reason, embarrasses him, and my personal hero: G-Money Lee (or as I affectionately call him, Jiminy). So here it goes! What also makes this tough is I've really only ever really read like five books in my lifetime.

(*** - Since I like to make light of everything, I feel led to put a funny answer with every serious one.)

1. One book that changed your life:
Fun:
Hary Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It made me start to love reading.
Serious:
Pretty much anything by Piper... but I guess if I have to be specific Desiring God. How can you not end up a Christian Hedonist after reading this book?!

2. One book that you've read more than once:
Fun:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstien. That was an awesome book!
Serious
The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer. I was introduced to Tozer by Dr. Champlin back in my Northland days.

3. One book you'd want on a desert island:
Fun:
The Harry Potter collective works in one volume... including the unfinished last book.
or...
to quote Angela from The Office, "Yeah, I'd take The Divinci Code so I could burn it!"
Serious:
The Bible... really, I couldn't give another answer.

4. One book that made you laugh:
Fun:
A Pictoral Guide to Biblical Prophecy by Paul Lee Tan. This is almost a serious answer. I think I remember hearing they gave Mr. Tan approx. 5 days to write the book, which is why we have 3 pages worth of text and 400 pages worth of pictures (most of which had nothing to do with the subject at hand) and another 10 pages worth of grey boxes (apparently, they ran out of pictures and needed to fill in the blank spaces with something). And who hasn't played "Coutn teh mispelngs nad mestakes grammatikal?"
Serious (??):
Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs by Patrick F. McManus. This was definitely a book for the John, because I think I would have messed my pants reading it elsewhere.

5. One book that made you cry:
Fun:
New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Exploring the Unity and Diversity of Scripture put out by IVP. Really, I wanted to cry when I read these articles. I would read them 5-6 times and still feel as dumb as ever if not dumber for not understanding it... Then I was expected to take quizes on it?!
Serious:
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis. Really. At the end when everybody was dying and Narnia was coming to an end. "Farther up, farther in!"

6. One book you wish had been written:
Fun:
How to Master Anything in Five Minutes or Less
Serious:
How to Master Anything in Five Minutes or Less. Seriously. Hebrew would have been so much better... Or any other subject for that matter!

7. One book you wish had never been written:
Fun:
The numerous wastes of paper by Creflo A. Dollar, Joel Osteen: The Smilling Preacher, Benny Hinn, Joyce Myers and The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson... and the myriad of junk that came out with "The prayer of Jabez" plastered all over it.
(Actually, I guess, I am pretty serious about those!)
Serious:
The Book of Mormon and The Koran
Really, wouldn't it be nice not to have a bunch of helmet-and-dark-pants-and-tie-wearing kids riding around in pairs shoving a worthless book into peoples faces.

8. One book you're currently reading:
Fun:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (again)
Serious:
What to Do on Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures by Jay Adams. Pretty good. Practical.

9. One book you've been meaning to read:
Fun:
Overcoming Procrastination
Serious:
Future Grace by John Piper

10. One book you've read that really sucked:
Fun:
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Really. I tried it. Really. It sucked.
Serious:
Praise Habit: Finding God in Sunsets and Sushi by David Crowder. I'm sorry. I love the David Crowder*Band (I really want to know what the * is for), but I just couldn't take his book writting. I thought at first that it might have potential, but just like the emerging church that he comes from, it had no content and just wasn't going anywhere.

11. Tag 5 others: Hmmm...
1.Joey Hill
2.Tim Hill
3.John Piper
4.Mike Osborne
5.Homestar Runner