Here is a sampling of books that we have found particularly helpful. To read reviews or to purchase a book through amazon.com, just click on the title. If you have other areas of interest or inquiry that are not represented on this list, please contact us and we’ll be happy to make more personalized recommendations.

Apologetics – Why We Believe

The Reason for God, Timothy Keller
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N.T. Wright
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Craig Blomberg
On the Reliability of the Old Testament, K.A. Kitchen
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable, F.F. Bruce
Science and Faith: Friends or Foes?, C. John Collins

Theology – What We Believe

As Far as the Curse is Found: The Covenant Story of Redemption, Michael Williams
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be, Cornelius Plantinga
Surprised by Hope, N.T. Wright
The Cross of Christ, John Stott
Given for You, Keith Mathison

Gospel Transformation

How People Change, Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp
Ministries of Mercy, Timothy Keller
Holiness by Grace, Bryan Chapell
Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp
Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Paul Tripp

Bible

ESV Study Bible
The Jesus Storybook Bible, Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago
The Child’s Story Bible, Catherine F. Vos
New Bible Commentary, D.A. Carson, R.T. France, J.A. Motyer, Gordon J. Wenham
Getting the Message, Daniel Doriani

Culture

Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling, Andy Crouch
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Lesslie Newbigin
Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition, Christine Pohl

Church History

Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, Mark Noll
A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada, Mark Noll

Other Great Books

The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life, C.S. Lewis
Confessions, St. Augustine

 

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