Books I Recommend

This is my ever-changing, ever-growing list of books that I recommend on a variey of subjects. If you’d like to read any of them, you can click on each item to preview and get a great price from Amazon, using my payphrase.

The Bible

ESV Study Bible (Brown/Slate, Portfolio Design)

NASB Giant Print Reference Bible, Personal Size

The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus ; John R. Cross

According to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible; Graham Goldsworthy

Knowing Scripture ; R.C. Sproul

Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation; Graham Goldsworthy

40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible (40 Questions & Answers Series); Robert Plummer

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth ; Gordon Fee

How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour;  Gordon Fee

 

Spiritual Growth

Living the Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing; C.J. Mahaney

Rescuing Ambition; by Dave Harvey

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith ; Timothy Keller

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist ; John Piper

Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc. ; Kevin DeYoung

Humility: True Greatness ; C.J. Mahaney

The Pursuit of Holiness [PURSUIT OF HOLINESS];  Jerry Bridges
 

Men & Women

Unmasking Male Depression: Recognizing the Root Cause to Many Problem Behaviors Such as Anger, Resentment, Abusiveness, Silence, Addictions, and Sexual Compulsiveness ; Archibald Hart

The Silence of Adam: Becoming Men of Courage in a World of Chaos; Larry Crabb

Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God; Paul David Tripp

 

Marriage

Love That Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace:  Gary & Betsy Ricucci

Good Christians Good Husbands?: Leaving a Legacy in Marriage and Ministry; Doreen Moore
When Sinners Say ; Dave Harvey

Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What Every Christian Husband Needs to Know ; C.J. Mahaney

 Sweethearts for a Lifetime: Making the Most of Your Marriage (Strength for Life): Wayne Mack

The Love Dare; Kendrick

Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs ; Emerson Eggerichs

Parenting Issues

Why Christian Kids Rebel: Trading Heartache for Hope ; Tim Kimmel

Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God ; Bruce Ware

The Lamb ; John R. Cross

Life Issues

Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong: A Biblical Response to Today’s Most Controversial Issues;  John McArthur

Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate ; Jerry Bridges

Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters; Tim Keller

Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World ; Joshua Harris

 

Doctrine

Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs ; J.I. Packer

Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know; Wayne Grudem

Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe (RE: Lit);  Mark Driscoll

Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions (Relit Theology); Mark Driscoll

Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus (Re:Lit) ; D.A. Carson

Finally Alive ; John Piper

In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement; J.I. Packer & Mark Dever

The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism; Kevin DeYoung

The Doctrines That Divide: A Fresh Look at the Historic Doctrines That Separate Christians; Erwin Lutzer

 

History of the Church

A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars ;   Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.      

Church History in Plain Language, 3rd Edition;  Bruce Shelley

Church History: An Essential Guide (Essential Guide (Abingdon Press)) ; Justo Gonzalez

Made in America: The Shaping of Modern American Evangelicalism;  Michael Horton

FireFall ;   Malcolm McDow & Alvin L. Reid

 

Cults & World Religions

So What’s the Difference?; Fritz Ridenour       

Correcting the Cults: Expert Responses to Their Scripture Twisting; Norman Geisler & Ron Rhodes

Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message ; Ravi Zacharias

Breaking the Islam Code: Understanding the Soul Questions of Every Muslim ; J.D. Greear

Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?;  Timothy George

More Than a Prophet: An Insider’s Response to Muslim Beliefs About Jesus & Christianity; Emir & Ergun Caner

The Dark Side of Freemasonry ; ed., Ed Decker

 

Church & Culture

Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide;  Brett McCracken

Christ and Culture Revisited ; D.A. Carson

The Convergent Church: Missional Worshipers in an Emerging Culture; Mark Liederbach & Alvin Reid

Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives ; Steve Wilkens & Mark Sanford

 

Philosophy & Worldview

The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview (5 Volume Set)

The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts that Shaped Our World ;  R.C. Sproul

A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future ;  Charles Van Doeren

The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, 5th Edition ; James W. Sire

Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films With Wisdom and Discernment ; Brian Godawa

 

Evangelism & Mission

Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions ;  John Piper

The Radical Reformission: Reaching Out without Selling Out;  Mark Driscoll

Tell the Truth: The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person by Whole People ; Will Metzger

 

Church Issues

Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods (Re:Lit: Vintage Jesus): Mark Driscoll

Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion; Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor;  John Stott

Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be; Kevin DeYoung & Ted Kluck

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church;  Michael Horton

King James Only Controversy, The: Can You Trust Modern Translations? ; James R. White
 

End Times

Heaven ; Randy Alcorn

The Blessed Hope ; George Eldon Ladd

Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary

The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views;  ed. Robert Clouse

The Bible and the Future;  Anthony Hoekema