Book Recommendations

The following is a list of recommended books for reading. I don’t personally agree with every single thing in each book, however, they have been helpful to me in my spiritual growth. I hope they are helpful to you as well. If there are other categories you would like me to include, please email globetrottingtheologian@gmail.com.

Autobiography

• Confessions | Augustine

Bible Translations

• How We Got the Bible | Neil R. Lightfoot

Biography

• John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, & Doxology | Parsons, Burk
• Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | Hildebrand, Laura

Calvinism vs Arminianism

• Hand in Hand | Alcorn, Randy
• The Potters Freedom: A Defense of the Reformation and the Rebuttal of Norman Geisler’s Chosen But Free | White, James
• What is Reformed Theology? | Sproul, R.C.

Gender Roles

• The Accidental Feminist | Reissig, Courtney
• Designed for Joy: How the Gospel Impacts Men & Women, Identity and Practice | Strachan, Owen

Demonology

• Satan Cast Out: A Study In Biblical Demonology | Leahy, Frederick S.

Devotionals

• Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself | Thorn, Joe
• A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God’s Love | Vincent, Milton

Discernment

• The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment | Challies, Tim
• Reckless Faith | MacArthur, John

Ecclesiology

• I Am A Church Member | Rainer, Thom S.
• FREE eBook – Ten Indictments Against the Modern Church | Washer, Paul
• What is the Church? | Sproul, R.C.
• What is a Healthy Church? | Dever, Mark

Eschatology

• Are These The Last Days? | Sproul, R.C.
• Heaven Misplaced | Wilson, Douglas

God

• The Holiness of God | Sproul, R.C.

Hedonism

• Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist | Piper, John
• When I Don’t Desire God | Piper, John

Holy Spirit

• Silent Shepherd | MacArthur, John
• Strange Fire | MacArthur, John

Homosexuality

• Messy Grace: How a Pastor With Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction | Kaltenbach, Caleb

Identity

• Embracing Obscurity | Anonymous
• FREE eBook – You Can’t Do It: Why Your Purpose & Your Abilities Are Totally Incompatible | Skwarczynski, Eric

Jesus Christ

• Blood Work: How the Blood of Christ Accomplishes Our Salvation | Carter, Anthony J.
• Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus | MacArthur, John
• The Passion of Jesus Christ: Fifty Reasons Why He Came to Die | Piper, John

Marriage

• The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God | Keller, Timothy
• When Sinner’s Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage | Harvey, Dave

Missiology

• Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged | Piper, John / Mathis, David / Platt, David
• FREE Paperback – Revolution in World Missions | Yohannan, K.P.

New Covenant Theology

• Abraham’s Four Seeds | Reisinger, John G.
• Tablets of Stone | Reisinger, John G.

Pornography

• Sexual Detox | Challies, Tim

Prayer

• Alone With God | MacArthur, John
• Does Prayer Change Things? | Sproul, R.C.
• Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life | Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

Preaching

• Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching | Mohler, Albert
• Preaching: Communicating Faith in An Age of Skepticism | Keller, Timothy
• Preaching for God’s Glory | Begg, Allistair

Revival

• The Revival Journey: Experiencing God’s Reviving Presence | Van Gelderen, John

Social Justice

• When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself | Corbett, Steve / Fikkert, Brian
• FREE Paperback – No Longer a Slumdog | Yohannan, K.P.

Study Bible

• The Reformation Study Bible | Ligonier Ministries / R.C. Sproul

Suffering

• The Best is Yet to Come: Faith for Today, Hope for the Future | Laurie, Greg
• FREE Paperback – God has A Wonderful Plan for Your Life: The Myth of the Modern Message | Comfort, Ray

Systematic Theology

• Systematic Theology | Grudem, Wayne

Trinity

• What is the Trinity? | Sproul, R.C.

World Religions

• Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message | Zacharias, Ravi
• The Dark Side of Islam | Sproul, R.C. / Saleeb, Abdul