Resources for Living Out the Christian Life
Exploring Christianity
Christianity Explored, Rico Tice and Barry Cooper
Excellent introduction to who Jesus is and why every man, woman and child needs him for this life and the life to come.
Basic Christianity
Love Walked Among Us, Paul Miller
Fresh and important look at the One into whose image we are being transformed. A closer look at Christ will alter your goals of obedience to God.
The Praying Life, Paul Miller
Finally, a book on prayer that is realistic about our challenges to pray. Paul Miller inspires you to a deeper, more joyful life of prayer.
The Christian Life, Sinclair Ferguson
Excellent primer on how God works to save us in and through the work of Christ. Getting God’s saving work right always leads us into worship.
The Prodigal God, Tim Keller
In the parable there are, of course, two lost sons. Jesus reveals his gratuitous grace to both the irreligious and the moralistic, and changes the lives of both.
Going Deeper with God
Knowing God, J. I. Packer
A modern classic on the person of God; he is both High and Nigh in holiness and love.
Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves
The necessity and beauty of the Trinity – the source of all love. Doctrine taught in a memorable and fresh way, drawing from both the Bible and historical theology.
The Whole Christ, Sinclair Ferguson
Important book reflecting on Marrow controversy. Hook: the cure for both legalism and antinomianism (the belief that the moral law is of no use anymore) is understanding and tasting union with Jesus Christ himself.
God in the Whirlwind, David F. Wells
Wells takes you to the heart of God who is himself Holy-Love.
Marriage and Family
Married for God, Christopher Ash
Dismantles tendency to idolize marriage with a refreshing, God-centered approach to marriage. Gets headship and submission right.
Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp
Raise children with a heart for God and obedience to him – inside out.
Resolving Conflict
The Peacemaker, Ken Sande
The classic for laying out the Biblical path to resolve conflict and reconcile relationships.
Evangelism
Get Real, John Leonard
Shows believers how to evangelize naturally, in everyday life.
The Case For Christ, Les Strobles
A skeptic court reporter puts Christianity to the test and finds more than he expected.