Recommended Reading
We’re often asked—especially by younger believers—for recommendations on books that have shaped our lives and ministry. While we don’t necessarily agree with every statement in each one, these are some of the titles we’ve found most impactful and worthwhile to read.
The venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me and relieve me from the nonsense of surviving mortals.
Samuel Davies
Don’s Recommended Book List
Theology
- The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock
- Knowing God by J. I. Packer
- Spurgeon vs. Hyper-Calvinism by Ian Murray
- Great God of Wonders by Maurice Roberts
- Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer
- Father, Son and Holy Spirit by Bruce Ware
- God’s Greater Glory by Bruce Ware
Autobiographies & Biographies
- The Poetical Works and Memoir of William Cooper
- The Life and Times of George Whitefield (Two volumes) by Arnold Dallimore
- David Brainerd: His Life and Diary by Jonathan Edwards
- Jonathan Edwards, A New Biography by Ian Murray
- The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of Bunyan, Cowper and Brainerd by John Piper
Christian Life
- The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges
- Pilgrims Progress by Jon Bunyan
- The Calvary Road by Roy Hession
- The Gospel in Life by Timothy Keller
- The Law of Christ by Charles Leiter
- A Hunger for God by John Piper
- Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
- Radical by David Platt
- Joy Unspeakable by Martyn Lloyd Jones
- The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer
Church
- If You Bite and Devour One Another by A. Strauch
- Nine Marks of a Healthy Church by Mark Dever
- Love or Die by Alexander Strauch
- Reckless Faith by John MacArthur
Counseling
- Counsel from the Cross by D. Johnson & E. Fitzpatrick
- Spiritual Depression by Martyn Lloyd Jones
- Our Sufficiency in Christ by John MacArthur
- Out of the Blue by Wayne Mack
- When the Darkness Will Not Lift by John Piper
- A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent
Leadership
- Leading with Love by Alexander Strauch
Marriage
- Husbands and Wives by William J. Peterson
- This Momentary Marriage by John Piper
Parenting
- The Children for Christ by Andrew Murray
- Duties of Parents by J. C. Ryle
- Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
Prayer & Worship
- The Complete Works of Prayer by E. M. Bounds
- How to Worship Jesus Christ by Joseph Carroll
- Prayer by O. Hallesby
- The Hidden Life of Prayer by D. M. M’Intyre
Preaching
- The Supremacy of God in Preaching by John Piper
- Preaching Christ, The Heart of Gospel Ministry by Charles McIlvaine
- Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon
- Preachers and Preaching by Martyn Lloyd Jones
- What’s Wrong with Preaching Today by Al Martin
Revival & Spiritual Awakening
- Revivals: Their Laws and Leaders by James Burns
- Revival, A People Saturated with God by Brian Edwards
- Jonathan Edwards on Revival
- Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
- Revival by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Revival and Revivalism by Ian Murray
- Pentacost Today? by Ian Murray
- Why Revival Tarries by Leonard Ravenhill
Salvation & Conversion
- The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler
- Wasted Faith by Jim Elliff
- Today’s Gospel: Authentic or Synthetic by Walter Chantry
- The Gospel According to Jesus by John MacArthur
- Are You Born Again (Tract) by J. C. Ryle
Cindy's Recommended Book List
Theology
- The Attributes of God by A. W. Tozer
- Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer
- The One True God by Paul Washer
- The Whole Christ by Sinclair Ferguson
- Now, That’s a Good Question! by RC Sproul
- Providence by John Piper
Autobiographies & Biographies
- Gladys Aylward, The Little Woman by Gladys Aylward and Christine Hunter
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, Autobiography of John Bunyan
- The Hiding Place, Autobiography of Corrie ten Boom
- Singing in the Fire by Faith Cook
- Susanna Wesley by Arnold Dallimore
- Marriage to a Difficult Man, The Uncommon Union of Jonathan & Sarah Edwards by Elisabeth D. Dodds
- A Chance to Die, The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot
- Climbing, Memoirs of a Missionary’s Wife by Rosalind Goforth
- Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur by Frank Houghton
- More Love to Thee, The Biography & Journal of Elizabeth Prentiss by Sharon James
- Memories of Sandfields by Bethan Lloyd-Jones
- The Autobiography of George Mueller
- Husbands and Wives by William J. Peterson
- The Swan Series (five volumes) by John Piper
- Tapestry: Life and Times of Francis & Edith Schaeffer
- My Queenly Mother by James Stewart
- She Was Only 22 by James Stewart
- To Die is Gain: the Triumph of John and Betty Stam by Mrs. Howard Taylor
- Far Above Rubies: The Life of Bethan Lloyd-Jones by Lynette Clark
- Joni by Joni Eareckson Tada
- Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
- Yours Till Heaven: The Untold Love Story of Charles and Susie Spurgeon by Raye Rhodes, Jr.
Christian Life
- The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges
- The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- The Value of Trials by Mrs. Judson Elliott
- Ashamed of the Gospel by John MacArthur
- A Hunger for God by John Piper
- The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer
- Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
- When God Weeps; Why Our Suffering Matters to the Almighty by Joni Eareckson Tada
- A Lifetime of Wisdom; Embracing the Way of God by Joni Eareckson Tada
- Anxious for Nothing by John MacArthur
- A Place of Quiet Rest by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
- Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow
- Brokenness: The Heart God Revives by Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth
- Choosing Gratitude by Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth
- Choosing Forgiveness by Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth
- Desiring God by John Piper
- A Hunger for God by John Piper
Counseling
- Women Counseling Women by Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Women Helping Women by Elyse Fitzpatrick
- Counsel from the Cross by D. Johnson & E. Fitzpatrick
- Spiritual Depression by Martyn Lloyd Jones
- A Cluster of Camphire by Susannah Spurgeon
Devotional Books
- My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
- Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman
- Hind’s Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
- Keep a Quiet Heart by Elizabeth Elliott
- Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon
- Free Grace & Dying Love by Susannah Spurgeon
- New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp
Marriage
- Creative Counterpart by Linda Dillow
- A Wife After God’s Own Heart by Elizabeth George
- The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
- This Momentary Marriage by John Piper
- What Did You Expect?; Redeeming the Realities of Marriage by Paul David Tripp
Parenting
- Withhold Not Correction by Bruce Ray
- Duties of Parents by J. C. Ryle
- Spiritual Parenting by Charles Spurgeon
- Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
- The Children for Christ by Andrew Murray
Women
- Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
- A Woman After God’s Own Heart by Elizabeth George
- Loving God With All Your Mind by Elizabeth George
- Evangelical Feminism by Wayne Gruden
- Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley
- Becoming a Titus 2 Woman by Martha Peace
- Damsels in Distress by Martha Peace
- Men and Women, Equal Yet Different by Alexander Strauch
- Let Me Be a Woman by Elisabeth Elliot
