Book Recommendations

List of Books

See a list of books below that have touched members and elders of Grace Bible Church over the years. 

Christian Living and Personal Growth

Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves

Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

A Praying Life by Paul Miller

The Jesus I Never Knew, by Phillip Yancey

What’s So Amazing About Grace, by Phillip Yancey 

The Cost of Discipleship, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

The Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges 

Idols of the Heart, by Elyse Fitzpatrick

The Peacemaker, by Ken Sande

When People Are Big and God Is Small, by Ed Welch

Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis

Don’t Waste Your Life, by John Piper

The Bruised Reed, by Richard Sibbes

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, by Jeremiah Burroughs

Exploring Christianity

Making Sense of God by Tim Keller 

The Reason for God, by Tim Keller

The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith, by Lee Strobel 

Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis 

Basic Christianity, by John R.W. Stott 

Long Journey Home, by Os Guinness 

Hope Has Its Reasons, by Rebecca Pippert

Confronting Christianity by Rebecca Mclaughlin

Marriage and Family

Shepherding a Child’s Heart, by Tedd Tripp 

Hints on Child Training, by H. Clay Trumbull

Each for the Other, by Bryan Chapell

The Meaning of Marriage, by Tim and Kathy Keller

Family Worship Resources

Trinity Hymnal 

Trinity Psalter

The New City Catechism

A Neglected Grace by Jason Helopoulos

The Family Worship Book by Terry L. Johnson

Doctrine and Theology

The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck

Knowing God, by J.I. Packer 

The Cross of Christ, by John R.W. Stott 

The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson

The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott Swain

Christian Philosophy

How Now Shall We Live? by Chuck Colson 

The Universe Next Door, by James Sire 

How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer

Suspicion and Faith: The Religious Uses of Modern Atheism by Merold Westphal 

Culture

Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith

Same Sex Attraction and the Church by Ed Shaw

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield

A Better Story: God, Sex, and Human Flourishing by Glynn Harrison

The Secular Creed by Rebecca Mclaughlin

Ministries of Mercy, by Tim Keller 

Generous Justice, by Tim Keller

Church and Pastoring

Center Church by Tim Keller

Life Together, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

Between Two Worlds, by John R.W. Stott 

The Reformed Pastor, by Richard Baxter 

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, by Mark Dever 

The Contemplative Pastor, by Eugene Peterson 

Preaching and Preachers, by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Church History

The Unquenchable Flame by Michael Reeves

2000 Years of Christ’s Power by Nick Needham

21 Servants of Sovereign Joy by John Piper

The Story of Christianity, volume 1 by Justo Gonzalez

The Story of Christianity, volume 2 by Justo Gonzalez

Evangelism

Evangelism by Mack Stiles 

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, by Mark Dever

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, by J.I. Packer

Evangelism in a Skeptical World by Sam Chan

The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram Barrs

Introduction to Scripture/Commentaries

A Biblical Theological Introduction to the Old Testament edited by Miles Van Pelt

A Biblical Theological Introduction to the New Testament edited by Michael Kruger

Top Commentaries on Every Book of the Bible: https://www.ligonier.org/blog/top-commentaries-on-every-book-of-the-bible/ 

Worship

Then Sings My Soul by Robert Morgan

Doxology and Theology by Matt Boswell

Sing! by Keith by Krysten Getty

Valley of Vision 

The Book of Common Prayer