Recommended Reading


Our pastors have provided a list of resources that have helped shape and impact their relationship with God, and will hopefully do the same for you. We don’t believe that any of these resources should take the place of God’s word. Instead, we think these resources will serve you best alongside the study of scripture.
The books have been ordered according to category and the initials of the pastors has been placed beside their recommendation: (PW) Parker Windle, Senior Pastor.(JH) Justin Hendricks, Associate Pastor.(KJ) K.J. Pugh, Church Planting Pastor.

We pray that these resources will draw you closer to Christ and cherish the gospel even more.
Enjoy Reading.

Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Subtitle (Publisher, Year Released). # of Pages. ISBN: [type # in search bar to find on Amazon]. (Initials)

CHRISTIAN BASICS

GILBERT, GREG. WHAT IS THE GOSPEL? 9Marks Series (Crossway, 2010) 128 Pages. ISBN:1433515008. (JH)

SCROUGAL, HENRY. THE LIFE OF GOD IN THE SOUL OF MAN. (Christian Heritage, 1677) 128 Pages. ISBN:178191107X. (KJ)

BRIDGES, JERRY. THE GOSPEL FOR REAL LIFE.(Navpress, 2002) 199 Pages. ISBN:1576835073. (JH)

THEOLOGY

CALVIN, JOHN. INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.(Eerdmans, 1536) 755 Pages. ISBN: 0802807747. (PW)

CARSON, D.A. THE GOD WHO IS THERE.(Baker Books, 2010) 240 Pages. ISBN: 0801013720. (PW)

GOLDSWORTHY, GRAEME. ACCORDING TO PLAN.(InterVarsity Academic, 2002). 251 Pages. ISBN: 0830826963. (PW)

PACKER, J.I. KNOWING GOD.(InterVarsity, 1973) 279 Pages. ISBN: 083081650. (PW)

PIPER, JOHN ED. AND GRUDEM, WAYNE, ED. RECOVERING BIBLICAL MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD.(Crossway, 2012) 576 Pages. ISBN: 1433537125. (PW)

WATSON, THOMAS. A BODY OF DIVINITY.(Banner of Truth, 1692) 316 Pages. ISBN: 0851513832. (KJ)

AKIN, DANIEL. A THEOLOGY FOR THE CHURCH.(B&H Academic, 2014) 770 Pages. ISBN: 1433682133. (JH)

MISSIONS & EVANGELISM

KELLER, TIM. CENTER CHURCH: DOING BALANCED, GOSPEL-CENTERED MINISTRY IN YOUR CITY. (Zondervan, 2012) 400 Pages. ISBN:0310494184. (PW)

PACKER, J.I. EVANGELISM AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD. (IVP Books, 2012) 122 Pages. ISBN: 083083799X. (PW)

PIPER, JOHN. LET THE NATIONS BE GLAD!THE SUPREMACY OF GOD IN MISSIONS. (Baker Academic, 1993) 288 Pages. ISBN:0801036410. (KJ)

PLATT, DAVID. RADICAL:TAKING BACK YOUR FAITH FROM THE AMERICAN DREAM. (Multnomah, 2010) 240 Pages. ISBN:1601422210. (JH)

WRIGHT, CHRISTOPHER J.W. THE MISSION OF GOD: UNLOCKING THE BIBLE’S GRAND NARRATIVE. (IVP Academic, 2006) 582 Pages. ISBN: 0830825711. (JH)

RIPKEN, NIK. INSANITY OF GOD: A TRUE STORY OF FAITH RESURRECTED. (B&H Books, 2013) 384 Pages. ISBN:1433673088. (JH)

CHURCH AND WORSHIP

ROSS, ALLEN. RECALLING THE HOPE OF GLORY. (Kregal Academic, 2006) 592 Pages. ISBN: 0825435781. (PW)

CHESTER, TIM. STEVE TIMMIS. TOTAL CHURCH: A RADICAL RESHAPING AROUND GOSPEL AND COMMUNITY. (Crossway, 2008) 207 Pages. ISBN:1433502089. (KJ)

HELLERMAN, JOSEPH. WHEN THE CHURCH WAS A FAMILY. (B&H Academic, 2009) 230 Pages. ISBN:0805447792. (KJ)

DATING, SEX, MARRIAGE & PARENTING

ELLIOT, ELISABETH. PASSION AND PURITY: LEARNING TO BRING YOUR LOVE LIFE UNDER CHRIST'S CONTROL. (Revell, 1984) 192 Pages. ISBN:0800723139. (PW)

KELLER, TIMOTHY. THE MEANING OF MARRIAGE: FACING THE COMPLEXITIES OF COMMITMENT WITH THE WISDOM OF GOD. (Penguin Books, 2011) 276 Pages. ISBN:0525952470. (JH)

PIPER, JOHN & JUSTIN TAYLOR. SEX AND THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST. (Crossway, 2005) 288 Pages. ISBN:1581346972. (JH)

TRIPP, PAUL DAVID. AGE OF OPPORTUNITY: A BIBLICAL GUIDE TO PARENTING TEENS. (P&R Publishing, 2001) 296 Pages. ISBN: 0875526055. (PW)

CUTRER, WILLIAM. SEXUAL INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE. (Kregel Publications, 2007) 344 Pages. ISBN:0825424372 (KJ)

CHRISTIAN CLASSICS

BUNYAN, JOHN. THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS. (Moody Classics, 1678) 224 Pages. ISBN: 0802456545. (PW)

SIBBES, RICHARD. THE BRUISED REED. (Banner of Truth, 1998) 138 Pages. ISBN 0851517404. (PW)

TOZER, A.W. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY. (HarperOne, 1961) 128 Pages. ISBN: 0060684127.(JH)

LEWIS, C.S. THE WEIGHT OF GLORY. (HarperOne, 2001) 192 Pages. ISBN: 0060653205. (PW)

LEWIS, C.S. MERE CHRISTIANITY. (HarperOne, 1952) 227 Pages. ISBN: 0060652926. (JH)

WORK, CULTURE & LEADERSHIP

KELLER, TIMOTHY. EVERY GOOD ENDEAVOR. (Penguin Books, 2012) 304 Pages. ISBN: 9780525952701. (PW)

KUYPER, ABRAHAM. CALVINISM: SIX LECTURES DELIVERED AT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT PRINCETON. (Fleming H. Revell Company, 1898) 274 Pages. ISBN: 1449570143. (PW)

HALL, DAVID AND PADGETT, MARVIN ED. CALVIN AND CULTURE. (P & R Publishing, 2010) 305 Pages. ISBN: 9781596380981. (PW)

WEBER, MAX. THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM. (CreateSpace, 1905) 112 Pages. ISBN:1490997792. (PW)

BARR, JEREMY. ECHOES OF EDEN: REFLECTIONS ON CHRISTIANITY, LITERATURE, AND THE ARTS. (Crossway, 2013) 208 Pages. ISBN:1433535971. (KJ)

PERMAN, MATT. WHAT'S BEST NEXT: HOW THE GOSPEL TRANSFORMS THE WAY YOU GET THINGS DONE. (Zondervan, 2016) 384 Pages. ISBN: 0310533988. (JH)

CROUCH, ANDY. CULTURE MAKING: RECOVERING OUR CREATIVE CALLING. (IVP Books, 2013) 284 Pages. ISBN: 0830837558. (JH)

DISCIPLESHIP & SPIRITUAL GROWTH

BRIDGES, JERRY. THE DISCIPLINE OF GRACE. (NavPress, 2006) 256 Pages. ISBN:1576839893. (PW)

DEYOUNG, KEVIN. JUST DO SOMETHING. (Moody, 2009) 122 Pages. ISBN: 9789710092420. (PW)

NASH, RONALD. THE WORD OF GOD AND THE MIND OF MAN. (P&R Publishing, 1992) 138 Pages. ISBN:0875523544. (KJ)

PIPER, JOHN. DON’T WASTE YOUR LIFE. (Crossway, 2003) 192 Pages. ISBN 1593281056. (PW)

WILSON, JARED. SUPERNATURAL POWER FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE. (Nelson Books, 2018) 198 Pages. ISBN:9780718097509. (PW)

WHITNEY, DONALD. SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. (Navpress, 1991) 352 Pages. ISBN:1615216170. (JH)

BIOGRAPHIES

BROWN, PETER. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO: A BIOGRAPHY. (University of California Press, 2000) 574 Pages. ISBN: 0520227573. (PW)

ELLIOT, ELISABETH. THROUGH GATES OF SPLENDOR. (Tyndale, 1956) 274 pages. ISBN 0842371524.(PW)

MULLER, GEORGE. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE MULLER. (Whitaker House, 1984) 240 Pages. ISBN:0883681595. (PW)

GRAHAM, BILLY. JUST AS I AM: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BILLY GRAHAM. (HarperCollins, 2018). 832 pages. ISBN: 0061171069. (PW)

PATION, JOHN G.. JOHN G. PATON: MISSIONARY TO THE NEW HEBRIDES (VANUATU). (Banner of Truth, 1889) 538 Pages. ISBN:1848712766. (KJ)

PIPER, JOHN. THE LEGACY OF SOVEREIGN JOY: GOD’S TRIUMPHANT GRACE IN THE LIVES OF AUGUSTINE, LUTHER, AND CALVIN. (Crossway, 2006) 160 Pages. ISBN:1581348134. (KJ)

TAYLOR, HOWARD. HUDSON TAYLOR’S SPIRITUAL SECRET. (Moody Publishers, 1955) 256 pages. ISBN: 0802400299. (PW)

BUTTERFIELD, ROSARIA. THE SECRET THOUGHTS OF AN UNLIKELY CONVERT (Expanded Edition). (Crown & Covenant, 2014) 208 Pages. ISBN:1884527809. (JH)

PRAYER

CARSON, D.A. PRAYING WITH PAUL: A CALL TO SPIRITUAL REFORMATION. (Baker Academic, 1992) 240 Pages. ISBN:080109710X. (PW)

BUNYAN, JOHN. PRAYER. (Banner of Truth, 1684) 176 Pages. ISBN: 0851510906. (KJ)

BENNETT, ARTHUR. THE VALLEY OF VISION: A COLLECTION OF PURITAN PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS. (Banner of Truth, 1975) ISBN:0851512283. (KJ)

DEVOTIONS & STUDY TOOLS

SPURGEON, CHARLES. MORNING AND EVENING: CLASSIC KJV EDITION. (Hendrickson Pub, 1865) 768 Pages. ISBN:0943575532. (PW)

ESV STUDY BIBLE. (Crossway, 2011) 2720 Pages. ISBN: 1433524619. (JH)

THOMAS, I.D.E. A PURITAN GOLDEN TREASURY. (Banner of Truth, 1977) 320 Pages. ISBN:0851512496. (KJ)

TRIPP, PAUL DAVID. NEW MORNING MERCIES: A DAILY GOSPEL DEVOTIONAL. (Crossway, 2014) 384 Pages. ISBN:1433541386. (JH)

HANSEN, COLLIN. THE NEW CITY CATECHISM DEVOTIONAL: GOD'S TRUTH FOR OUR HEARTS AND MINDS. (Crossway, 2017) 240 Pages. ISBN: 1433555034. (JH)

CHILDREN & YOUTH

CHAN, FRANCIS. CRAZY LOVE: OVERWHELMED BY A RELENTLESS GOD. (Cook, 2013) 224 Pages. ISBN:1434705943. (PW)

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. “ON FAIRY-STORIES” IN TREE AND LEAF. (HarperCollins, 1939) 70 Pages. ISBN: 0007105045 (KJ)

JENNINGS, JESS. LOOK WHAT GOD CAN DO! BIOGRAPHIES OF MISSION HEROES. (Independently Published, 2017) 82 Pages. ISBN:1520498772 (JH)

CHURCH HISTORY

BRAY, GERALD. AUGUSTINE ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. (Crossway, 2015) 232 Pages. ISBN: 1433544946. (PW)

GEORGE, TIMOTHY. THEOLOGY OF THE REFORMERS. (Broadman and Holman, 1988) 323 Pages. ISBN:080542010. (PW)

GREEN, MICHAEL. EVANGELISM IN THE EARLY CHURCH. (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003) 388 Pages. ISBN: 9780802827685. (PW)

MCGRATH, ALISTER. HISTORICAL THEOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT. (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) 320 Pages. ISBN: 0470672862. (PW)