Our pastoral staff has compiled a wonderful collection to help you grow and mature in your faith. The various categories make it easy for you to find a book on a particular topic.
Recommended Reading
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Biblical Studies
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth | Gordon Fee
According to Plan | Graeme Goldsworthy
Introduction to the Old Testament | Longman and Dillard
Introduction to the New Testament | Carson and Moo
Exegetical Fallacies | D.A. Carson
Dispensationalism Today | Charles Ryrie
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Theology
Christian Beliefs | Elliot and Wayne Grudem
Christian Theology | Millard Erickson
Bible Doctrine | Wayne Grudem
Salvation Belongs to the Lord | John Frame
A Theology for the Church | ed, Daniel Akin
Systematic Theology | Wayne Grudem
System Theology | Lewis Sperry Chafer
Reflections of Disenchanted Calvinist | Ronnie W. Rogers
Basic Theology | Charles C. Ryrie
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Church History
Turning Points | Mark Noll
How Should We Then Live | Francis Schaeffer
Church History in Plain Language | Bruce Shelley
Eerdman's Handbook to the History of the Christian Church
A History of Christianity | Kenneth Scott Latourette
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Apologetics
I'm Glad You Asked | Ken Boa and Larry Moody
Apologetics to the Glory of God | John Frame
Mere Christianity | C.S. Lewis
Unshakable Foundations | Norm Geisler and Peter Boccino
Encyclopedia of Apologetics | Norm Geisler
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Philosophy
The Consequence of Ideas | R.C. Sproul
Life's Ultimate Questions | Ron Nash
Scaling the Secular City | J/P/ Moreland
Introduction to Philosophy | Norman Geisler and Paul Feinberg
Foundations of a Christian Worldview | J.P. Moreland and William L. Craig
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Worldview
The Universe Next Door | James Sire
Thinking Biblically | John MacArthur
Worldviews in Conflict | Ron Nash
Revolutions in Worldview | Andrew Hoffecker
The Death of Man as Man | Ronnie W. Rogers
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Evangelism and Missions
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism | Mark Dever
The Art of Personal Evangelism | Will McRaney Jr
Bringing Your Faith to Work | Norm Geisler and Randy Douglas
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya | Ruth Tucker
Let the Nations Be Glad | John Piper
Operation World | Patrick Johnstone
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Family/Relationships
Sacred Marriage | Gary Thomas
Shepherding a Child's Heart | Ted Tripp
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood | Wayne Grudem
What the Bible Says About Parenting | John MacArthur
God, Marriage, and Family | Andreas Kostenberger
Love and Respect | Emerson Eggerichs
When Sinners say "I Do" | Dave Harvey
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Baptist Identity
The Baptist Way | Stan Norman
Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches | ed. Duessing, White, Yarnell
The Baptist Reformation | Jerry Sutton
Theologians of the Baptist Tradition | ed. Dockery and George
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The Church
Stop Dating the Church | Josh Harris
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church | Mark Dever
Spiritual Disciplines within the Church | Donald Whitney
The Master's Plan for the Church | John MacArthur
Biblical Eldership | Alexander Strauch
Undermining the Gospel | Ronnie W. Rogers
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Devotional/Spiritual Life
Don't Waste Your Life | John Piper
Humility | C.J. Mahaney
Knowing God | J.I. Packer
Pursuit of God | A.W. Tozier
Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health | Don Whitney
Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan Prayers
Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life | Don Whitney
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Old Testament/New Testament Studies
Introduction to Old Testament Theology | John Sailhamer
The Message of the Old Testament | Mark Dever
Introduction to New Testament Theology | Henry Theissen
Making Sense of the New Testament | Craig Blomberg
New Testament Theology | Tom Schreiner
Paul and Hi Letters | John Polhill
Dictionary of the Bible | Walter Elwell
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Hermeneutics
A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible | Robert Stein
Living by the Book | Howard Hendricks
Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics | Graeme Goldsworthy
Rightly Divided, Readings in Hermeneutics | ed. Roy Zuck'
Hermeneutics, Authority and Canon | D.A. Carson and John Woodbridge
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Systematic Theology
Basic Theology | Charles Ryrie
Institutes of the Christian Religion | John Calvin
Lectures in Systematic Theology | Henry Thiessen
Systematic Theology (4 volume set) | Norm Geisler
Christian Theology | Millard Erickson
Chafer Systematic Theology (8 volume set) | Lewis Sperry Chafer
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Doctrine of the Bible
Christianity and Liberalism | J. Gresham Machen
Doctrine of the Bible | David Dockery
General Introduction to the Bible | Norm Geisler
God, Revelation and Authority (6 volume set) | Carl Henry
Inerrancy | Norm Geisler
Knowing Scripture | R.C. Sproul
The Inspiration of Authority of the Bible | B.B. Warfield
Why I Believe the Bible | John Mac Arthur
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Doctrine of God
The Knowledge of the Holy | A.W. Tozer
No One Like Him | John Feinberg
Our Awesome God | John MacArthur
The Doctrine of God | John Frame
The Existence and Attributes of God | Stephen Charnock
The Forgotten Trinity | James White
Understanding the Trinity | Alister McGrath
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Doctrine of Man and Sin
Overcoming Sin and Temptation | John Owen
The Bondage of the Will | Martin Luther
The Christian View of Man | J. Gresham Machen
The Freedom and Power of Forgiveness | John MacArthur
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Christology
On the Incarnation | Athanasius
The Battle for the Resurrection | Norman Geisler
The Cross of Christ | John Stott
The Glory of Christ | John Owen
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ | N.T. Wright
The Virgin Birth of Christ | J. Gresham Machen
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Doctrine of Salvation
How Can I Be Sure I'm a Christian? | Don Whitney
Justification and the New Perspective on Paul | Guy Walters
Our Sufficiency in Christ | John MacArthur
The Cross-Centered Life | C.J. Mahaney
The Gospel According to Jesus | John MacArthur
The Great Exchange | Jerry Bridges
Reflections of a Disenchanted Calvinist | Ronnie W. Rogers
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Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
Baptism, Filling, and Gifts of the Holy Spirit | W.A. Criswell
God's Indwelling Presence | James Hamilton
Showing the Spirit | D.A. Carson
Spirit Life | Jerry Vines
The Holy Spirit | Robert Gromacki
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Ecclesiology (Doctrine of the Church)
Ashamed of the Gospel | John MacArthur
Believers Baptism | Tom Schreiner and Shawn Wright
Elders and Congregational Life | Phil Newton
Fresh Wind Fresh Fire | Jim Cymbala
Membership Matters | Chuck Lawless
Polity | Mark Dever
Prophetic Untimliness | Os Guinness
Surprising Insights from the Unchurched | Thom Rainer
The Deliberate Church | Mark Dever
Dining with the Devil | Os Guinness
Rediscovering Pastoral Ministry | John MacArthur
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Eschatology
The Coming Prince | Sir Robert Anderson
The Second Coming | John MacArthur
Things to Come | Dwight Pentecost
Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond | ed. Gundry and Bock
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Church History
Baker History of the Church (5 volumes) Woodbridge and Wright
Christianity's Dangerous Idea | Alister McGrath
Creeds of Christendom (3 volumes) Philip Schaff
Getting to Know the Church Fathers | Brian Litfin
Heresies | Harold Brown
Surprising Word of God | Jonathan Edwards
The History of the Christian Church (8 volumes) | Philip Schaff
The Light and the Glory | Peter Marshall
The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History |Curtis, Lang and Peterson
The rise of Evangelicalism | Mark Noll
Two Kingdoms |Clouse, Pierard and Yamauchi
Eerdman's Handbook to the History of Christianity | ed. Tim Dowley
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Baptist Distinctives
A Hill on Which to Die | Paul Pressler
Baptist Faith and Message 2000 | Blount and Wooddell
Baptists and the Bible | Bush and Nettles
The Anabaptist Story | William Estep
The Baptists (3 volumes) | Tom Nettles
Why I'm a Baptist | Nettles and Moore
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Ministry and Preaching
Biblical Preaching | Haddon Robinson
Brothers We Are Not Professionals | John Piper
Guidebook for Pastors | W.A. Criswell
Expository Preaching | John MacArthur
Lectures to My Students | Charles Spurgeon
Pastoral Ministry | John MacArthur
Preaching and Preachers | Martin Lloyd-Jones
The Reformed Pastor | Richard Baxter
A Parliamentary Guide for Church Leaders | C. Barry McCarty
Leading and Managing Your Church | George and Logan
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Counseling
Introduction to Biblical Counseling | John MacArthur
Christian Worker's Handbook | Billy Graham
Boundaries | Cloud and Townsend
Competent to Counsel | Jay Adams
Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically | John MacArthur
Fearing Death | Billy Graham
Heaven | Criswell and Patterson
Psychology as Religion | Paul Vitz
Theology of Christian Counseling | Jay Adams
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Evangelism/Missions
An Enquiry | William Carey
Exploring Evvangelism | Mendell Taylor
Salvation to the Ends of the Earth | Andreas Kostenberger
The Soul Winner | Charles Spurgeon
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Worship
The Ultimate Priority | John MacArthur
Worship by the Book | D.A. Carson
Worship Matters | Bob Kauflin
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Apologetics
Christian Apologetics | Norm Geisler
New Evidence That Demands a Verdict | Josh McDowell
To Everyone an Answer | Beckwith, Craig and Moreland
Reasons for Faith | Scott Oliphint
Reasonable Faith | William Lane Craig
What if Jesus Had Never Been Born? | D.James Kennedy
What if the Bible Had Never Been Written? | D. James Kennedy
When Critics Ask | Norm Geisler
When Skeptics Ask | Norm Geisler
Christian Apologetics | Norm Geisler
What's So Great about Christianity | Dinesh D'Souza
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Culture (1 of 2)
A Christian Manifesto | Francis Schaeffer
Above All Earthly Powers | David Wells
All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes | Kenneth Myers
Amusing Ourselves to Death | Neil Postman
Black and Right | Faryna, Stetson and Conti
Cosmic Justice | Thomas Sowell
Christ and Culture Revisited | D.A. Carson
Fit Bodies Fat Minds | Os Guinness
God in the Wasteland | David Wells
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Culture (2 of 2)
Losing our Virtue | David Wells
No Place for Truth | David Wells
Slouching Towards Gomorrah | Robert Bork
The Courage to be Protestant | David Wells
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind | Mark Noll
Total Truth | Nancy Pearcey
How Now Shall We Live | Colson and Pearcey
The Death of Man as Man | Ronnie W. Rogers
Culture Shift | R. Albert Mohler Jr.
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Art
Art and the Bible | Francis Schaeffer
Modern Art and the Death of a Culture | H.R. Rookmaaker
State of the Arts | Gene Veith
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Politics/Government
Beyond Good Intentions | Doug Bandow
Citizen Christians | Land and Moore
Coercing Virtue | Robert Bork
Democracy by Decree | Sandler and Schoenbrod
Evangelicals in the Public Square | J. Budziszewski
God and Government | Chuck Colson
Has Democracy Had Its Day? | Carl Henry
Scalia Dissents | Kevin Ring
The Clash of Civilizations | Samuel Huntington
The Culture of Disbelief | Stephen Carter
The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism | Carl Henry
Why Religion Still Matters | Huston Smith
Indivisible | Robison and Richards
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Reading
How to Read a Book | Mortimer Adler
How to Read Slowly | James Sire
Reading Between the Lines | Gene Veith
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Education
The Closing of the American Mind | Allan Bloom
Left Back | Diane Ravitch
Psychology as Religion | Paul Vitz
Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning | Doug Wilson
The Case for Classical Christian Education | Doug Wilson
The Language Police | Diane Ravitch
Tyranny Through Public Education | William Cox
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Economics/Finances
Basic Economics | Thomas Sowell
Money, Possessions and Eternity | Randy Alcorn
The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples | Larry Burkett
The Total Money Makeover | Dave Ramsey
The Treasure Principle | Randy Alcorn
Money, Greed, and God | Jay Richards
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Ethics
Christian Ethics | Norm Geisler
Evangelical Ethics | John Jefferson Davis
How to be a Christian in a Brave New World | Cameron and Tada
The Doctrine of the Christian Life | John Frame
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Abortion
Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life | Francis Beckwith
Politically Correct Death | Francis Beckwith
Po-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments | Randy Alcorn
The Hand of God | Bernard Nathanson
Why Pro-Life? | Randy Alcorn
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Homosexuality
The Homosexual Agenda | Sears and Osten
The Truth About Same Sex Marriage | Erwin Lutzer
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Alcohol and Drinking
The Useful Lie | William L. Playfair
To Drink or Not to Drink? | Norman Geisler
Shaken Not Stirred | Dan Fisher
The Biblical Approach to Alcohol | Reynolds and Butler
The Bible and Its Wines | Charles Wesley Ewing
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Science (1 of 2)
Darwin on Trial | Phillip Johnson
Dawkins' GOD | Alister McGrath
Defeating Darwinism | Phillip Johnson
In Six Days | John Ashton
Law, Darwinism, and Public Education | Francis Beckwith
Limitations of Scientific Truth | Nigel Brush
Redeeming Science | Vern Poythress
Refuting Compromise | Jonathan Sarfati
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Science (2 of 2)
The Battle for the Beginning | John MacArthur
The Dawkins Delusion | Alister McGrath
The Design Revolution | William Dembski
The Devil's Delusion | David Berlinski
The Reenchantment of Nature | Alister McGrath
The Soul of Science | Nancy Pearcey
The Spiritual Brain | Beauregard and O'Leary
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions | Thomas Kuhn
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Environment
Environmental Stewardship: Acton Institute
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Other Religions/Cults
Kingdom of the Cults | Walter Martin
Mormonism Unmasked | Phil Roberts
Roman Catholics and Evangelicals | Norm Geisler
The Secret Teachings of the Masonic Lodge | Ankerberg and Weldon
Unmasking the New Age | Doug Groothuis
What You Need to Know About Islam and Muslims | George W. Braswell
Answering Islam | Norman Geisler
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Open Theism
Beyond the Bounds | John Piper
God's Lesser Glory | Bruce Ware
No Other God | John Frame
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Pluralism/Relativism
The Gagging of God | D.A. Carson
Relativism | Beckwith and Koukl
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Postmodernism/Emerging Church
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church | D.A. Carson
Postmodern Times | Gene Veith
The Challenge of Postmodernism | David Dockery
Truth and the New Kind of Christian | R. Scott Smith
Why We're Not Emergent | DeYoung and Kluck
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The Charismatic Movement
Charismatic Chaos | John MacArthur
Christianity in Crisis | Hank Hanegraaff
The Agony of Deceit | ed. Michael Horton
Tongues in Biblical Perspective | Charles Smith
Understanding Spiritual Gifts | Robert Thomas
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Spiritual Life (1 of 2)
A Hunger for God | John Piper
A Passion for Prayer | Tom Elliff
Desiring God | John Piper
Pursuit of Holiness | Jerry Bridges
Respectable Sins | Jerry Bridges
Simplify Your Spiritual Life | Don Whitney
Spiritual Depression | Martin Lloyd-Jones
The Call | Os Guinness
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Spiritual Life (2 of 2)
The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer | E.M. Bounds
The Godly Man's Picture | Thomas Watson
The Keys to Spiritual Growth | John MacArthur
The Purity Principle | Randy Alcorn
The Pursuit of God | A.W. Tozer
When God Doesn't Make Sense | James Dobson
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Leadership
Spiritual Leadership | J. Oswald Sanders
The Book on Leadership | John MacArthur
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Discipleship
Basic Christianity | John Stott
Master Plan of Evangelism | Robert Coleman
Spiritual Discipleship | J. Oswald Sanders
The Cost of Discipleship | Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Training of the Twelve | A.B. Bruce
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Men
Disciplines of a Godly Man | R. Kent Hughes
Every Man's Battle | Steven Arterburn
Sex is Not the Problem (Lust Is) | Josh Harris
Tender Warrior | Stu Webber
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Women
Evangelical Feminism | Wayne Grudem
Fearlessly Feminine | Jani Ortlund
Feminine Appeal | Carolyn Mahaney
Passion and Purity | Elisabeth Elliot
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Marriage/Family/Parenting
Bringing Up Boys | James Dobson
Raising a Modern-Day Knight | Robert Lewis
Sacred Parenting | Gary Thomas
Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God | C.J. Mahaney
The Act of Marriage | Tim LaHaye
The Marriage Builder | Larry Crabb
When Sinners Say 'I Do' | Dave Harvey
God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage | Daniel Akin
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Christian Classics/Literature
Abolition of Man | C.S. Lewis
City of God | Augustine
Confessions | Augustine
Great Books of the Christian Tradition | Terry Glaspey
Orthodoxy | G.K. Chesterton
Pensees | Blaise Pascal
Pilgrims Progress | | John Bunyan
Screwtape Letters | C.S. Lewis
The Brothers Karamazov | Fyodor Kostoevsky
The Chronicles of Narnia | C.S. Lewis
Till We Have Faces | C.S. Lewis
More Than Conquerors | ed. John Woodbridge
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Work/Vocation
God at Work | Gene Veith
Family Vocation | Gene Veith
Business for the Glory of God | Wayne Grudem
Work Matters | Tom Nelson
Integrity at Work | Geisler and Douglass
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Biography (1 of 3)
Augustine
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
David Brainerd
John Bunyan
John Calvin
William Carey
Amy Carmichael
Chuck Colson
Jonathan Edwards
Jim Elliot
Billy Graham
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Biography (2 of 3)
John "Praying Hyde"
Carl Henry
Adoniram Judson
John Knox
C.S. Lewis
David Livingston
Martin Luther
J. Gresham Machen
D.L. Moody
George Mueller
John Newton
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Biography (3 of 3)
John Paton
Francis Schaeffer
Charles Spurgeon
C.T. Studd
The Cambridge Seven
Hudson Taylor
William Tyndale
John Wesley
George Whitefield
William Wilberforce
John Wycliffe