Recommended Reading
Theology & Reference
- Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem
- Systematic Theology – Louis Berkhoff
- The New Dictionary of Biblical Theology – Edited by T. Desmond Alexander, Brian S. Rosner, D.A. Carson, Graeme Godlsworthy
- According to Plan – Graeme Goldsworthy
- Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – Edited by G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson
- Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin
- Knowing God – J.I. Packer
- Taking God at His Word – Kevin DeYoung
- Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
- The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God – D.A. Carson
- Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free – F.F. Bruce
- Know What you Believe – Paul E. Little
Christ in the Old Testament
- The Scriptures Testify About Me – Edited by D.A. Carson
- Preaching Christ in All of Scripture – Edmund Clowney
- The Unfolding Mystery – Edmund Clowney
- Christ from Beginning to End – Trent Hunter & Stephen Wellum
Pastoral Ministry & the Church
- Biblical Eldership – Alexander Strauch
- Dangerous Calling – Paul Tripp
- Lectures to My Students – Charles Spurgeon
- Trellis & the Vine – Colin Marshall & Tony Payne
- The Supremacy of Christ in Preaching – John Piper
- Preaching & Preachers – Martin Lloyd-Jones
- Prepared to Preach – Greg Scharff
- Simplicity in Preaching – J.C. Ryle
- Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God – J.I. Packer
- Zeal Without Burnout – Christopher Ash
- Faithful Endurance – Collin Hansen & Jeff Robinson
- Sing – Keith & Kristyn Getty
- Visionary Church – Rob Rienow
Hermeneutics
- Living by the Book – Howard G. Hendricks & William D. Hendricks
- Getting the Message – Daniel Doriani
- The Hermeneutical Spiral – Grant Osborne
- Exegetical Fallacies – D.A. Carson
Marriage
- Visionary Marriage – Rob Rienow
- Sacred Marriage – Gary Thomas
- This Momentary Marriage – John Piper
- Love and Respect – Emmerson Eggerich
Parenting
- Visionary Parenting – Rob Rienow
- Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles – Paul Tripp
- The Godly Home – Richard Baxter
- Family Worship – Donald Whitney
- Family Driven Faith – Voddie Baucham
- Relentless Parenting – Brian & Angela Haynes
Hospitality Ministry
- The Gospel Comes with a House Key – Rosaria Butterfield
- The Simplest Way to Change the World – Dustin Willis & Brandon Clements
Male & Female Roles, Gender & Sexuality
- Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Edited by John Piper & Wayne Grudem
- Designed for Joy – Jonathan Parnell & Owen Strachan
- God and the Transgender Debate – Andrew T. Walker
- What does the Bible Really Say About Homosexuality – Kevin DeYoung
- Homosexuality: Contemporary Claims Examined in Light of the Bible and Other Ancient Literature and Law – James B. DeYoung
- Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth – Jeffery Satinover, MD
Culture & Politics
- Defending Life – Francis Beckwith
- The Case for Life – Scott Klusendorf
- Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments – Randy Alcorn
- Why Pro-Life? – Randy Alcorn
- Why Social Justice is Not Biblical Justice – Scott David Allen
- Fault Lines – Voddie Baucham
- One Race One Blood – Ken Ham & Charles Ware
- By What Standard – Edited by Jared Longshore
- Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition – Glenn Sunshine
- Live Not By Lies – Rod Dreher
- Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants – Stephen Junius Brutus and Glenn Sunshine
- Gashmu Saith It: How to Build Christian Communities that Save the World – Doug Wilson
- When a Nation Forgets God – Erwin Lutzer
- The Church in Babylon – Erwin Lutzer
Apologetics
- The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict – Josh McDowell
- Know Why You Believe – Paul Little
- How We Got the Bible – Timothy Paul Jones
- The Historical Reliability of the Gospels – Craig Blomberg
- How Should We Then Live – Francis Schaeffer
- The Ever-loving Truth – Voddie Baucham
- Darwin’s Black Box – Micahel Behe
Christian Living
- Holiness – J.C. Ryle
- Humility – Andrew Murray
- Don’t Waste Your Life – John Piper
- What Jesus Demands from the World – John Piper
- Thoughts for Young Men – J.C. Ryle
- A Little Book on the Christian Life – John Calvin
- Suffering – Paul Tripp
- Contentment – Nancy Wilson
- Union with Christ – Rankin Wilbourne
- The Practice of the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence
- Spiritual Leadership – J. Oswald Sanders
- Crazy Busy – Kevin DeYoung
- Money, Possessions, & Eternity – Randy Alcorn
- A Hunger for God – John Piper
- The Cost of Discipleship – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Bondage Breaker – Neil T. Anderson
- In the House of Tom Bombadil – CR Wiley & Bradley J. Birzer
Prayer
- Prayer – Spurgeon
- Power Through Prayer – E.M. Bounds
- A Call to Spiritual Reformation – D.A. Carson
Biography
- John Newton – Jonathan Aitken
- Martin Luther – Eric Metaxas
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer – Eric Metaxas
- Reformation Women – Rebecca VanDoodewaard
- 12 Faithful Men – Collin Hansen & Jeff Robinson
- William Tyndale – Stephen Lawson
- John Owen – Sinclair Ferguson
- 21 Servants of Sovereign Joy – John Piper
Fiction:
- Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan
- The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien
- Screwtape Letters – C.S. Lewis
- The Narnia Series – C.S. Lewis
Helpful Secular Works:
- Amusing Ourselves to Death – Neil Postman
- Deep Work – Cal Newport
- 1984 – George Orwell
- Brave New World – Aldous Huxley