The following books are highly recommended …
DISCIPLESHIP & SPIRITUAL GROWTH
- Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli
- The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
- The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a’ Kempis
- When Bad Christians Happen to Good People by Dave Burchett
- Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
- The Cure For a Troubled Heart by Ron Mehl
- Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
- Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman
- The Great Omission by Dallas Willard
- Gods at War by Kyle Idleman
- Slave by John MacArthur
- Three Free Sins: God’s Not Mad at You by Steve Brown
- What Was I Thinking: Things I’ve Learned Since I Knew It All by Steve Brown
THE CHURCH/ECCLESIOLOGY
- Real Church by Larry Crabb
- Why We Love the Church by DeYoung & Kluck
- The Nature of the Church by Earl D. Radmacher
- Why Church Matters: Discovering Your Place in the Family of God by Joshua Harris
- What is a Healthy Church Member? by Thabiti M, Anyabwile
- I Am a Church Member by Thom S. Rainer
BIBLE STUDY
- How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordan Fee and Douglass Stewart
- How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Gordan Fee and Douglass Stewart
- How to Read the Proverbs by Tremper Longman III
- Revelation by John Walvoord
- A Commentary on Proverbs by Peter A. Stevenson
GOD & SCIENCE
- There is a God by Antony Flew
HISTORY
- Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus by Thomas Cahill
- The Gift of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
- The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged by Flavius Josephus
ESCHATOLOGY/PROPHECY
- Epicenter 2.o by Joel Rosenberg
- Antichrist: Islam’s Awaited Messiah by Joel Richardson
- The End Times by Herman A. Hoyt
- The Interpretation of Prophecy by Paul Lee Tan
- What in the World is Going On? 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore by David Jeremiah
- The End Times in Chronological Order: A Complete Overview to Understanding Biblical Prophecy by Ron Rhodes
APOLOGETICS
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- Five Views on Apologetics by Steven B. Cowan
- The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
- Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig
- Did the Resurrection Happen … Really? A Dialogue on Life, Death, and Hope by Josh McDowell.
- The Moody Handbook of Theology by Paul Enns
- Basic Theology by Charles Ryrie
- Dispensationalism by Charles Ryrie
- A Defense of Calvinism by Charles Spurgeon
- Their God is Too Small: Open Theism and the Undermining of Confidence in God by Bruce Ware
- Killing Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology from the Inside by Greg Dutcher
FOR PASTORS and CHURCH LEADERS
- He is Not Silent: Preaching on a Postmodern World by Albert Mohler
- Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Preaching by Haddon W. Robinson
- Answers to Pastors’ FAQs by Warren W. Wiersbe and Howard F. Sugden
FOR WRITERS
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Writing for the Soul by Jerry B. Jenkins