Recommended Bibles
ESV Study Bible (English Standard Version)
NIV Zondervan Study Bible (New International Version)
My Top 15 For Understanding The Basics Of The Christian Faith:
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis
The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
The Last Sweet Mile, Allen Levi
Knowing God, J. I. Packer
Basic Christianity, John R.W. Stott
The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence
Desiring God, John Piper
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, Jeremiah Burroughs
The Mortification of Sin, John Owen
Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem
hand In Hand, Randy Alcorn (first h is uncapitalized intentionally-read the book to understand)
Real Christianity, William Wilberforce (Revised and Updated by Bob Beltz)
A Quest For Godliness, J. I Packer
The Whole Christ, Sinclair Ferguson
Daily Devotional Reading
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, Edited by Arthur Bennett
Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
A Year With C. S. Lewis, C. S. Lewis
Understanding Difficult Parts of the Bible:
The Big Book of Bible Difficulties, Norman Geisler & Thomas Howe
Evidence For Christianity
The Case For Christ, Lee Strobel
Evidence That Demands A Verdict, Josh McDowell
Telling Others About Jesus (Evangelism)
Tell The Truth, Will Metzger
The Gospel Comes With A House Key, Rosaria Butterfield
Evangelism & The Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer
Life-Style Evangelism, Joseph C. Aldrich
Understanding Church
Center Church, Timothy Keller
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever
Simple Church, Thom S. Rainer
Church Leadership/Elders
Gospel Eldership, Robert Thune
Elders In The Life Of The Church, Phil A. Newton & Matt Schmucker
Preaching/Preachers
Preaching & Preachers, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Reformed Preaching, Joel R. Beeke
Expository Exultation, John Piper
Preaching, Timothy Keller
The Pastor’s Book, R. Kent Hughes
Church Music
Doxology & Theology, Matt Boswell
Church History:
Handbook To The History of Christianity, Eerdman’s
Great Leaders of the Christian Church, John Woodbridge
Friendship
Made For Friendship, Drew Hunter
Marriage/Family:
This Momentary Marriage, John Piper
The Meaning of Marriage, Timothy Keller
The Disciplines of a Godly Family, Kent & Barbara Hughes
The Disciplines of a Godly Man, R Kent Hughes
God, Marriage and Family, Andreas Kostenberger
Work:
Every Good Endeavor, Timothy Keller with Katherine Leary Alsdorf
Biographies
Eric Liddell: For The Glory, Duncan Hamilton
Martin Lloyd-Jones: The Life of Lloyd-Jones 1899-1981, Iain Murray
John Newton: John Newton, Jonathan Aitken
C. S. Lewis: C. S. Lewis, Alister McGrath
Jonathan Edwards: Jonathan Edwards, George Marsden
Dietrich Bonhoefer: Bonhoefer, Eric Metaxes
George Whitefield: George Whitefield: God’s Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century, Arnold Dallimore
Hannah More: Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life Of Hannah More-Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist, Karen Swallow Prior
William Wilberforce: Amazing Grace in the Life of William Wilberforce, John Piper
Fiction
The Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis
Till We Have Faces, C. S Lewis
Theo of Golden, Allen Levi
Caring For The Poor and Others With Needs (Including The Poor In Other Countries)
The Church In Hard Places: How The Local Church Brings Life To The Poor And Needy, Mez McConnell & Mike McKinley
When Helping Hurts, Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results, Robert D. Lupton
Cults and Other Religions
Answers To The Cultist At Your Door, Robert & Gretchen Passantino
The Christian’s Attitude Toward World Religions, Ajith Fernando
Larson’s Book of Cults, Bob Larson
David Baum 