I get asked a lot for recommendations of books to read or books to help people spiritually, so I created this page to list them all and hopefully divided things up in a way that will help you find what you need!
“We read to know we are not alone.” -C.S. Lewis
FICTION:
MEMOIR/ ESSAYS/BIOGRAPHIES:
BOOKS THAT HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW TO PRAY:
Also helpful:
Blog post “The Call for the Next 40 Days: To the Nations & People of the Cross” (Lent prayer)
BOOKS ON RELATIONSHIPS/SEX/BOUNDARIES:
Also helpful:
Emotional Dependency: A Threat To Close Friendships article
XXXChurch.com
IF YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THE GOSPEL AND WHO JESUS IS:
Also helpful:
Matt Chandler’s sermon series Recovering Redemption (amazing!!!)
BOOKS ON GRIEF/LOSS/SUFFERING:
BOOKS ON WRITING:
YOUTH MINISTRY/UNDERSTANDING TEENAGERS:
LEADERSHIP/MINISTRY/MISSIONS:
A DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANITY FOR SKEPTICS (APOLOGETICS):
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED DEVOTIONALS/HELP ON READING THE BIBLE:
BOOKS THAT TAUGHT ME HOW TO REST:
Also helpful:
Matt Chandler’s Sermon on How to Study the Bible
She Reads Truth App
Jefferson Bethke on How I Read My Bible
BIBLE TRANSLATIONS/PARAPHRASES/STUDY BIBLES I USE A LOT (“The best translation of the Bible is the one you will read”):
Also helpful:
Olive Tree Bible App
abiding in agape 