David W. Jones
Books
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ENOUGH
And Other Magic Words
to Transform Your Life
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JESUS
Practical Help for Living in Relationship
THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF JESUS
Practical Steps to Life Awake
COMING SOON
FOR THE LOVE OF SOPHIA
Wisdom Stories from Around the World
And Across the Ages
MOSES AND MICKEY MOUSE
How to Find Holy Ground in the Magic Kingdom
And Other Unusual Places
About me
I grew up in the shadow of a textile mill in South Carolina where my father worked as the plant manager.
In the mill village I learned about hard work, league softball, church picnics, neighborhood hospitality, and front porch story telling.
At nineteen, while attending Clemson Universtiy, I got my first job running a church youth program and took my father's work ethic and sense of the southern parish into the pastorate.
Along the way, I met Carrie Richards from Ada, Michigan and convinced her to give up cold winters for hot summers and join me on the coast of South Carolina.
Carrie and I have served churches on the coast of South Carolina, in the Carolina foothills, and now in our current church outside Nashville, Tennessee.
We recently celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversay and give thanks daily for our children: Cayla, Abbie, and Nathan.
Contact
If you have a question about any of the books or a comment to share, please send me an email or you can find me at:
Harpeth Presbyterian Church
3077 Hillsboro Road
Brentwood, TN 37027
(6150 373-8386
BACKGROUND ON THE BOOKS:
I believe in parallels. Apparently so did Jesus. He would walk along and say, “The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, or like a father with two sons, or like workers in the marketplace.” We call these parables, or parallels. One thing alongside another.
In each of my books, I set one thing along side Bible passages and stories. In The Psychology of Jesus, I set the psychology of Freud, Adler, Glasser, Ellis and others alongside Jesus’ relationships. In The Enlightenment of Jesus I set Zen Buddhism and the philosophy of Gurdjieff and Krishnamurti alongside my relationship with God. In Enough, I set my experiences as a pastor alongside the writings of George Carlin, Jainzhi Sengcan, and others. In Moses and Mickey Mouse, I set the story of Moses and his encounter with God at the burning bush alongside my families trip to Disney World.
Here is each title and some formative books that helped me write them and suggested further reading if you want to know more.
The Psychology of Jesus: Practical Help for Living in Relationship
Adler, Alfred; Understanding Human Nature; Greenberg; 1946.
Adler, Alfred; What Life Could Mean to You – Alfred Adler on the Psychology of Personal Development; Oneworld Publications; 1998.
Glasser, William; Reality Therapy – A New Approach to Psychiatry; Harper Row; 1965.
Glasser, William; Warning: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health; Harper Paperbacks; 2004.
Glasser, William; Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom; Harper Collins; 1998.
Kohn, Alphie; Unconditional Parenting; Atria; 2006.
McCann, Eileen The Two-Step, The Dance Toward Intimacy; Grove Press; 1994.
Nouwen, Henri; Life of the Beloved; The Crossroad Publishing Company; 1996.
Peck, Scott, The Road Less Traveled.
Rosenberg, Marshall; Nonviolent Communication – A Language of Life; Puddledancer Press; 2003.
Walen, Susan R., Raymond DiGiuseppe and Richard L. Wessler; A Practitioners Guide to Rational-Emotive Therapy; Oxford University Press; 1980.
Wubbolding, Robert; Using Reality Therapy; Harper Paperbacks; 1988.
Wubbolding, Robert; Reality Therapy for the 21 st Century; George H. Buchanan Co.; 2002.
The Enlightenment of Jesus: Practical Steps to Life Awake
de Mello, Anthony; Awareness, 1990.
de Mello, Anthony; Awakening, 2003.
de Mello, Anthony; One Minute Wisdom, 1988.
de Mello, Anthony; The Song of the Bird, 1984.
Krishnamurit, J.; The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti, 1995.
Gurdjieff, G.I. (Miscillaneous)
Ouspensky, P.D. The Fourth Way.
Enough: And Other Magic Words to Transform Your Life
Carlin, George; Brain Droppings.
Dawson, George: Life is so Good.
Soeng, Mu; Trust in Mind.
