Recommended Reading

Books can have a surprising influence on the course of our lives and the quality of our Christian experience. They can heal wounds, answer questions, lift burdens, and invigorate worship. Best of all, they can help us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18). We want to highlight and recommend some helpful books on the Christian faith and life (all of the below have a link to Amazon.com.)

BASIC CHRISTIANITY

• What is the Gospel? Greg Gilbert

• The Reason for God, Timothy Keller

• Core Christianity, Michael Horton

CHRISTIAN BELIEFS / THEOLOGY

• Knowing God, J.I. Packer

• Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, R.C. Sproul

• Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves

• Rejoicing in Christ, Michael Reeves

• Pilgrim Theology, Michael Horton

• Bible Doctrine, Wayne Grudem

• The New City Catechism Devotional, ed. by Collin Hansen & Tim Keller

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

• Holiness, J.C. Ryle

• Suffering, Paul Tripp

• Gentle & Lowly, Dane Ortlund

  Deeper, Dane Ortlund

• The Bruised Reed, Richard Sibbes

• Habits of Grace, David Mathis

• Family Worship, Donald Whitney

• The Meaning of Marriage, Timothy & Kathy Keller

CHURCH HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY

• The Reformation: How a Monk & Mallet Changed the World, Stephen Nichols

• Spurgeon: A Biography, Arnold Dallimore

• 21 Servants of Sovereign Joy, John Piper

• Reformation Women, Rebecca VanDoodewaard

• In the Year of Our Lord, Sinclair Ferguson

• The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Iain H. Murray

• John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace, Jonathan Aitken

BIBLE STUDY

• The ESV Study Bible (Crossway Bibles)

• New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition (IVP)

• Knowing the Bible Series (Crossway)

• The Biblical Theology Study Bible (Zondervan)

CLASSICS

• The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan

• Letters of John Newton, John Newton

• Communion With God, John Owen

• Morning & Evening, Charles Spurgeon

• The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer

• Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin

CHURCH & MINISTRY

• The Loveliest Place, Dustin Benge

• What Is A Healthy Church? Mark Dever

• Dangerous Calling, Paul Tripp

• The Christian Ministry, Charles Bridges

• Men and Women in the Church, Kevin DeYoung