Books

Suggested Reading

  * easy to read

  ** moderately easy to read

*** need to concentrate

Bible and Bible Study Aids

• English Standard Version Study Bible (Ger’s recommended bible for personal study)
• New Living Translation (Ger’s 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 **

Books by Michael Green

Books by Rosemary Green

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