Recommended Reading

Words matter in God’s economy of grace. God was gracious to reveal Himself to us in written words and He calls us to respond to Him with corresponding words of profession, praise, lament, and prayer.

For this reason, we believe in good reading. We read with the expectation that we will learn from others, even when we disagree with their main point. We read when a text is dense and difficult, for in it we learn perseverance. We read that which seems trite and obvious, asking how others might object. We read carefully. We read charitably. Most importantly, we read to know God and to enjoy Him more and more.

Bible Study Resources

How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Gordan D. Fee & Douglas Stuart

ESV Study Bible by Crossway

Gospel Transformation Bible by Crossway

The Bible Project (bibleproject.com)

Biblical Theology

God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth by G.K. Beale & Mitchell Kim

Far as the Curse is Found: The Covenant Story of Redemption by Michael Williams

A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story by Michael W. Goheen

We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry by G.K. Beale

Systematic Theology

Knowing God by J.I. Packer

Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves

Not the Way It’s Suppose to Be: A Breviary of Sin by Cornelius Plantinga

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

Private Worship & Prayer

The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers edited by Arthur Bennett

Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Intimate Worship by Kenneth Boa

Prone to Wander: Prayers of Confession and Celebration by Barbara R. Duguid and Wayne Duguid Houk

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in Distracting World by Paul E. Miller

The Christian Life

Trusting God by Jerry Bridges

Children of the Living God by Sinclair Ferguson

Why Do I Suffer?: Suffering and the Sovereignty of God by John Currid

Journeying Through Grief (4-Book Set) by Kenneth C. Haugk

Marriage & Family

Sacred Marriage: What if God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More than to Make Us Happy? by Gary Thomas

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God by Timothy Keller

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David Tripp

Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp

Defending the Faith

The Reason for God: Belief in the Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller

Apologetics to the Glory of God by John M. Frame

Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books by Michael J. Kruger

Is the Bible Intolerant? by Amy Orr-Ewing