Recommended Books

Books We Wish Everyone Would Read:

The Bible

  • ESV is our default version, but the CSB is also very good.

  • Gospel Transformation Bible

  • ESV Study Bible or CSB Study Bible

Gentle & Lowly - Dane Ortlund

Mere Christianity - CS Lewis

Delighting in the Trinity - Michael Reeves

Knowing God - JI Packer

Jesus the King - Timothy Keller

You Are What You Love - James KA Smith


Devotional / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth

The Pursuit of God - AW Tozer

A Praying Life - Paul Miller

Prayer - Timothy Keller

Screwtape Letters - CS Lewis

When People Are Big and God Is Small - Ed Welch

The Gospel Comes with a House Key - Rosaria Butterfield

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert - Rosaria Butterfield

Prodigal God - Timothy Keller

Humble Roots - Hannah Anderson

Compassion & Conviction - Chris Butler, Justin Giboney, & Michael Wear

Onward - Russell Moore


Doctrine / Beliefs

The Christian Life - Sinclair Ferguson

Systematic Theology - John Frame

Bible Doctrine - Wayne Grudem

Institutes - John Calvin


Exploring & Defending the Faith

Reason for God - Timothy Keller

Making Sense of God - Timothy Keller

Mere Christianity - CS Lewis

The Case for Christ - Lee Stroble

How (Not) to Be Secular - James KA Smith

Confronting Christianity - Rebecca McLaughlin


Marriage & Parenting

The Meaning of Marriage - Timothy Keller

This Momentary Marriage - John Piper

What Did You Expect? - Paul Tripp

Parenting - Paul Tripp


Church Life & Polity

9 Marks of a Healthy Church - Mark Dever

Jesus, Justice, and Gender Roles - Kathy Keller

Life Together - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Total Church - Steve Timmis & Tim Chester

Center Church - Timothy Keller