If you are looking for something great to read- something to challenge, inspire, encourage, or help you, or if you’ve been wondering what books have inspired the thoughts that you hear from Sunday to Sunday -then take a look at these. Each of the books I’ve listed here has shown up in my thinking and preaching; No I didn’t come up with this stuff on my own! I would highly recommend for any and all of you to check them out. They have all been a huge blessing to me and I truly believe they’d be the same for any of you. With each book is a link that will take you directly to Amazon where you can buy it. Some of them, I’d imagine, you can get on audiobook as well. I listed them by title in alphabetical order.
A Spectacular book about being in the wondrous grace of God
2) The Bible
This is the most obvious choice of all!
3) Desiring God by John Piper
A book that woke me up to the reality that God is someone I’m meant to know and enjoy. Deeply challenged me as a young man.
4) Experiencing God by Richard Blackaby
Helped me understand how to see God moving in and around me and then to join Him! Try the workbook!
5) Healing Care; Healing Prayer by Terry Wardle
Super impactful book for people who are looking to help others get healing and freedom. This book is one I try to read over and over again
6) Hiding From Love by John Townsend
This is perhaps one of the top three most impactful books to my life. The opening illustration; to me; was worth the buying the book alone. This book has powerfully blessed me.
7) Letters From a Skeptic by Gregory Boyd
8) Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen
9) Men’s Secret Wars by Patrick Means
10) Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
12) Practicing His Presence by Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach
13) The Search for Significance By Robert McGee
14) Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath
15) Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
Very important book for me, on manhood.