Below are recommended resources given by category. Please note that this is not a blanket recommendation for everything that the person has written or spoken, but rather it is a recommendation as long as the individual reflects biblical truth in their writing, preaching, or teaching. As always, please use discernment.

This list is regularly updated with new resources, so check back often.

Recommended Books

Apologetics

• A Christian Theory of Knowledge by Cornelius Van Til

• Biblical Worldview edited by Mark L. Ward

• Calvinism and the Problem of Evil edited by David E. Alexander

• Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen

• The Consequences of Ideas by R.C. Sproul

• How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture by Francis A. Schaeffer

• Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

• No Quick Fix: Where Higher Life Theology Came From, What it Is, and Why It's Harmful by Andrew David Naselli

• The New Answers Bookset edited by Ken Ham

• Neighboring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions by Winfried Corduan

• The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman (additionally available in a condensed format as Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution)

• Talking About Worldviews: A Conversational Introduction to Thinking Philosophically by Michael S. Jones, Mark J. Farnham, and David L. Saxon

• Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique by J.P. Moreland

Biblical Theology

• The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God by Gregory K. Beale

• Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?: A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus by L. Michael Morales

Bible Translations and Books about Bible Translations

• Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible by Mark Ward

• Christian Standard Bible

• English Standard Version

• Legacy Standard Bible

• New American Standard Version

Biographies / Autobiographies

• Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery by Eric Metaxes

• Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi

Christian Living

• Feelings and Faith: Cultivating Godly Emotions in the Christian Life by Brian S. Borgman

• The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy J. Keller

• The Holy War: The Battle for Mansoul by John Bunyan

• Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will by Kevin DeYoung

• Knowing God by J.I. Packer

• Pilgrim’s Progress: From This World to That Which is to Come by John Bunyan

• Pilgrim’s Regress by C.S. Lewis

• Putting Your Past in its Place: Moving Forward in Freedom and Forgiveness by Stephen Viars

• Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue by Matthew C. Mitchell

Commentaries

• A Commentary on the Psalms by Allen P. Ross

• Genesis: A Commentary by Bruce K. Waltke

• The New American Commentary by Various Authors

• The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries by Various Authors

• The Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries by Various Authors

Devotionals / Prayer Help

• The Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God’s Love by Milton Vincent

• The Blessed and Boundless God: Puritan Treasures for Today edited by George Swinnock

• Look Unto Me: The Devotions of Charles Spurgeon edited by Jim Reimann

• Morning and Evening by C.H. Spurgeon

• My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

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

Hymnals

• Hymns of Grace

• The Sing! Hymnal

• The Trinity Hymnal

Pastoral Theology / Ministry Related

• Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership by Alexander Strauch

• Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages by Haddon W. Robinson

• Building Healthy Churches: 16 Volume Set by Various Authors

• How to Build a Healthy Church: A Practical Guide for Deliberate Leadership by Mark Dever and Paul Alexander

• Reformed Theology by Jonathan Lair Master

• Sing! How Worship Transforms Your Life by Keith and Kristyn Getty

Systematic Theology

• Christian Theology by Millard Erickson

• Institutes of Elenctic Theology by Francis Turretin

• The Moody Handbook of Theology by Paul Enns

• Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinck

• Reformed Systematic Theology (4-volume set) by Beeke and Smalley

Other

• An Introduction to the New Testament by D.A. Carson and Douglas J. Moo

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

• The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

• Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays

• How to Understand and Apply the New Testament by Andrew David Naselli

• Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology by Andreas J. Köstenberger and Richard D. Patterson

• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

• The Ransom Trilogy by C.S. Lewis

• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

• Taming the Fingers: Heavenly Wisdom for Social Media by Jeff Johnson

• Things Unseens: A Systematic Introduction to the Christian Faith and Reformed Theology by J. Gresham Machen

• The Trial of the 16th Century: Calvin and Servetus by Jonathan Moorhead

• Understanding and Applying the Bible by Robertson McQuilkin