Suggested
Reading
* easy to read
** moderately easy to read
*** need to concentrate
Bible and Bible Study Aids
- English Standard Version Study Bible (recommended bible for personal study)
- New Living Translation (recommended bible for easy reading)
- How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth, Gordon Fee **
- How to Read the Bible Book by Book, Gordon Fee*
Christian Faith and Theology
- Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Jim Cymbala*
- The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancy*
- The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel*
- What’s So Amazing About Grace, Philip Yancy*
- Basic Christianity, John Stott**
- The Screwtape Letters, C.S.Lewis*
- Challenging Lifestyle, Nicky Gumbel*
- Café Theology, Michael Lloyd***
- Knowing God, J.I. Packer***
- Paul, the Spirit and the People of God, Gordon Fee**
- Surprised by the Power of the Spirit, Jack Deere*
- The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer**
- Sex God, Rob Bell*
- Velvet Elvis, Rob Bell*
- God’s Big Picture, Vaughan Roberts*
- Keep in Step with the Spirit, J.I. Packer ***
- The Cross of Christ, John Stott***
- Neither Poverty nor Riches; A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Craig Blomberg***
Inspirational Biography
- The Heavenly Man*
- The Cross and the Switchblade, David Wilkerson*
- The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom**
- Run Baby Run, Nicky Cruz*
- The Shaming of the Strong, Sarah Williams*
- Chasing the Dragon, Jackie Pullenger*
- Rees Howells Intercessor, Norman Grubb*
- God’s Smuggler, Brother Andrew*
- Through Gates of Splendor, Elisabeth Elliot*
Spiritual and Emotional Health
- Strong Women, Soft Hearts, Paul Rinehart*
- Boundaries, Henry Cloud and John Townsend*
- Disappointed with God, Phillip Yancy*
- The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning*
- Wild at Heart, John Eldridge (book for men)*
- The Emotionally Healthy Church, Peter Scazzero*
Spiritual Growth and Practices
- So Much More: An Invitation to Christian Spirituality, Debra Rienstra**
- My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers**
- The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence*
- Too Busy Not to Pray, Bill Hybels*
- Prayer: Does it Make any Difference?, Philip Yancy
- Listening to God, Joyce Huggett*
- The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer**
- Desiring God, John Piper**
- The Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster**
- The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren*
Questions about the Christian Faith and Telling Others
- Searching Issues, Nicky Gumbel*
- The Reason For God, Tim Keller*
- The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?, F.F. Bruce**
- Know Why You Believe, Paul Little*
- Evidence that Demands a Verdict? Josh McDowell*
- Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer **
- Evil and the Justice of God, N.T. Wright ***
- Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N.T. Wright **
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