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Recommended Reading

Apologetics, Biographies, Calvinism/Arminianism, Christian Living, Christian Philosophy, Devotionals, Early Church History,Evangelism,Knowing God and the Gospel, Leadership, Marriage, Missions,Novels, Pastoral/Preaching, Personal Growth, Family/Parenting, Scripture, Worldview

Apologetics

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism Timothy Keller

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Lee Strobel

Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture Lesslie Newbigin

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

When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties Norman L. Geisler, Thomas Howe

The Problem of Pain C. S. Lewis

Basic Christianity (IVP Classics) John Stott

Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis

Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker Reference Library) Norman L. Geisler

Biographies

Image of Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton (Swans Are Not Silent)

Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton (Swans Are Not Silent) John Piper

Image of Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen (The Swans Are Not Silent, Book 4)

Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen (The Swans Are Not Silent, Book 4) John Piper

Image of Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision

Robert E. Lee on Leadership : Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision H. W. Crocker III

Image of Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times

Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times Donald T. Phillips

Image of Spurgeon: A New Biography

Spurgeon: A New Biography Arnold A. Dallimore

Image of Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther

Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther Roland H. Bainton

Image of To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson Courtney Anderson

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) F. A. Hayek, Bruce Caldwell

Daws: A Man Who Trusted God Betty L Skinner

Calvinism/Arminianism

Providence & Prayer : How Does God Work in the World? Terrance L. Tiessen

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God (IVP Classics) J. I. Packer

Lectures on Calvinism, The Stone Lectures of 1898 Abraham Kuyper

Christian Living

The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books) Randy Alcorn

When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight For Joy John Piper

The Purpose Driven® Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rick Warren

Christian Philosophy

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

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church Mark Dever

Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and Yours Can, Too Ed Stetzer, Mike Dodson

The Church of Irresistible Influence: Bridge-Building Stories to Help Reach Your Community Robert Lewis

Planting Missional Churches Ed Stetzer

The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel Mark Dever, Paul Alexander

The Multi-Site Church Revolution: Being One Church in Many Locations (Leadership Network Innovation Series) Geoff Surratt, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird

The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World David F. Wells

The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church Is Big in God's Eyes Rick Warren

Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People Jim Cymbala

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

Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just Timothy Keller

Devotionals

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World Paul Miller

For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volume 1 D. A. Carson

50 Days of Heaven: Reflections That Bring Eternity to Light Randy Alcorn

Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith John Piper

Comforts from the Cross: Celebrating the Gospel One Day at a Time Elyse M. Fitzpatrick

Early Church History

The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal, Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force .... Rodney Stark

The Early Christians: In Their Own Words Eberhard Arnold, Eberhard Arnold

Evangelism

Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C. S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley Peter Kreeft

Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal's Pensees Peter Kreeft, Blaise Pascal, Peter Kreeft

The Radical Reformission: Reaching Out without Selling Out Mark Driscoll

Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ Peter Kreeft

Becoming A Contagious Christian Bill Hybels, Mark Mittelberg

Questioning Evangelism Randy Newman

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

Knowing God and the Gospel

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

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

Religious Affections (The Works of Jonathan Edwards) Jonathan Edwards

Bible Doctrine Wayne Grudem, Jeff Purswell

The Cross of Christ John Stott

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist John Piper

The Holiness of God R. C. Sproul

Knowing God J. I. Packer

Gospel Wakefulness Jared C. Wilson

The Prodigal God Timothy Keller

Leadership

Outliers: The Story of Success Malcolm Gladwell

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath, Dan Heath

Courageous Leadership Bill Hybels

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Jim Collins

Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box The Arbinger Institute

The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James Noel

Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page Larry Osborne

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Patrick Lencioni

Marriage

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy Gary Thomas

His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage Fifteenth Anniversary Edition Willard F. Harley Jr.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God Timothy Keller

Missions

Too Hard for God? Charles R. Marsh, Daisy Marsh

Spiritual Secret Of Hudson Taylor TAYLOR HOWARD

Faithful Witness Timothy George

A History of Christian Missions: Second Edition (Hist of the Church) (v. 6) Stephen Neill, Owen Chadwick

Let the Nations Be Glad! 2nd Edition John Piper

The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative Christopher J. H. Wright

Through Gates of Splendor Elisabeth Elliot

A Vision of the Possible: Pioneer Church Planting in Teams Daniel Sinclair

When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor. . .and Yourself Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett

Christian Mission in the Modern World (Ivp Classics) John Stott

Novels

The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War Caroline Alexander

Dracula Bram Stoker

Image of The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Caroline Alexander

Hannah Coulter Wendell Berry

The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set C. S. Lewis

The Count of Monte Cristo (Modern Library Classics) Alexandre Dumas

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff

With the Old Breed: The World War Two Pacific Classic E. B. Sledge

Pastoral/Preaching

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry John Piper

The Preacher's Portrait: Some New Testament Word Studies Mr. John Stott

Preaching & Preachers D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Spurgeon: A New Biography Arnold A. Dallimore

Supremacy of God in Preaching, The John Piper

The Reformed Pastor Richard Baxter, William Brown

Personal Growth

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

Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God Francis Chan

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World Paul Miller

Seeing With New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture (Resources for Changing Lives) David Powlison

When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives) Edward T. Welch

Family/Parenting

Honey for a Child's Heart Gladys Hunt

Boundaries with Kids: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Children Henry Cloud, John Townsend

Bringing Up Boys James C. Dobson

The New Strong-Willed Child James C. Dobson

On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep Gary Ezzo, Robert Bucknam

Sacred Parenting: How Raising Children Shapes Our Souls Gary Thomas

Shepherding a Child's Heart Tedd Tripp

Gospel-Powered Parenting: How the Gospel Shapes and Transforms Parenting William P. Farley

Don't Make Me Count to Three Ginger Plowman

Image of Big Truths for Little Kids: Teaching Your Children to Live for God

Big Truths for Little Kids: Teaching Your Children to Live for God Susan Hunt, Richie Hunt

Image of Big Thoughts For Little Thinkers: The Trinity

Big Thoughts For Little Thinkers: The Trinity Joey Allen

Augustine of Hippo (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) Simonetta Carr

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name Sally Lloyd-Jones

Image of The Big Picture Story Bible

The Big Picture Story Bible David R. Helm

Image of Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim's Progress

Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim's Progress Oliver Hunkin

Experiencing God's Forgiveness: The Journey from Guilt to Gladness John M. Ensor

The King Without a Shadow R. C., Sr. Sproul

William Carey (Men Of Faith Series) Basil Miller

The Priest With Dirty Clothes A Timeless Story Of God's Love And Forgiveness Dr. R. C. Sproul

Scripture

Echoes of His Presence Ray Vander Laan, Judith Markham

Inerrancy Norman L. Geisler

Living By the Book: The Art and Science of Reading the Bible Howard Hendricks, William Hendricks

Scripture Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine (R. C. Sproul Library) (R. C. Sproul Library) R. C. Sproul

Scripture and Truth D. A. Carson, John D. Woodbridge

Worldview

Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview Albert M. Wolters

Total Truth (Study Guide Edition / Paperback Edition): Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity Nancy Pearcey

The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success Rodney Stark