Good Reads
Looking for something to read? We asked our pastors and staff what books they’d like to recommend.
David Stockton:
Song of Albion trilogy by Stephen R. Lawhead:
The Paradise War
The Silver Hand
The Endless Knot
Fiction. A more grown up Narnia-type series. Super well-written, has Christian undertones, and is a fun mental break during this time.
Mark Buckley:
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Spy by Eric Metaxas
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
From Darkness into Light–My Journey by Mark Buckley
Talking with Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Jay Murphy:
How to Worship a King by Zach Neese
Lifesigns: Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective
by Henri J. M. Nouwen.
Faith Cummings:
The Insanity of God by Nik Ripkin
The Insanity of Obedience by Nik Ripkin
This Day We Fight by Francis Frangipane
The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane
Victory over the Darkness by Neil T. Anderson
The Bondage Breaker by Neil T. Anderson
Kurt Cotter:
Visions Beyond the Veil by H. A. Baker
Living a Life of Fire by Reinhard Bonnke
Eddie Morales:
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
Secret Power by D. L. Moody
Tammy Valdez:
Destined for the Throne by Paul Billheimer
With: Reimaging the Way You Relate to God by Skye Jethani
Becoming Who You Are by Dutch Sheets
Encounters with Jesus by Timothy Keller
Arthur Le:
The Way of the Dragon Or The Way of the Lamb
by Jamin Goggin & Kyle Strobel
Jeremy Thompson:
God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew
The Autobiography of George Müller by George Müller
Isaiah Gomez:
Rethinking Incarceration by Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Radical by David Platt
Jesus, Continued by J. D. Greear
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Sharon Welch:
42 Seconds: The Jesus Model for Everyday Interactions
by Carl Medearis
Adventures in Saying Yes by Carl Medearis
Tea with Hezbollah by Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis
Taking Men Alive by Charles G. Trumbell
Cleiton Oliveira:
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene H. Peterson
The Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark
Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds by Zygmunt Bauman
Generous Justice by Timothy Keller
The Gospel According to Paul by John MacArthur
El Laberinto de la Soledad by Octavio Paz
Jenn Taylor:
I Declare War: Four Keys to Winning the Battle with Yourself
by Levi Lusko
Morgan Breitling:
Boundaries by John Townsend and Henry Cloud
The Wounded Healer by Henri J. M. Nouwen
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Debbie Becker:
Fervent by Priscilla Shirer
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground by Ryan Romeo