Recommended Reads
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How to Study and Teach the Bible
1. Living by the Book, Hendricks
2. 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible, Plummer
3. Grasping God’s Word, Duvall
4. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
5. How to Study the Bible, John MacArthur
6. Teaching that Changes Lives, Hendricks
7. MacArthur Study Bible, MacArthur
8. On Preaching, H.B. Charles
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Devotional
1. Desiring God, John Piper
2. Knowing God, Packer
3. Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ, John Piper
4. Heaven, Randy Alcorn
5. The Whole Christ, Ferguson
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Christian Living
1. The Gospel at Work, Traeger and Gilbert
2. Simplify Your Spiritual Life, Don Whitney
3. Crazy Busy, DeYoung
4. Ploductivity, Doug Wilson
5. Praying with Paul, D.A. Carson
6. Sanctification, Mike Riccardi
7. Future Grace, Piper
8. Praying Through the Bible, Don Whitney
9. Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper
10. Trusting God, Jerry Bridges
11. Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety: Becoming a Women of Faith and Confidence, Elyse Fitzpatrick
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Holiness
1. The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges
2. The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul
3. The Sinfulness of Sin, Ralph Venning
4. The Enemy Within, Lundgaard
5. Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
6. Conscience, Andy Naselli
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Relationships
1. Made for Friendship, Drew Hunter
2. The Sacred Search, Gary Thomas
3. Marry Wisely, Marry Well, Ernie Baker
4. Danger Signs of an Unhealthy Dating Relationship, Lou Priolo
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Marriage
1. This Momentary Marriage, John Piper
2. Tying the Knot, Rob Green
3. The Exemplary Husband, Stuart Scott
4. The Excellent Wife, Martha Peace
5. Married for God, Christopher Ash
6. Strengthening Your Marriage, Wayne Mack
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Biblical Counseling
1. Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Tripp
2. Speaking Truth in Love, Powlison
3. Gospel Treason, Bigney
4. The Pastor and Counseling, Pierre and Reju
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Theology
1. Biblical Doctrine, MacArthur
2. Everyone’s a Theologian, R.C. Sproul
3. Knowing God’s Truth, Jon Nielsen
4. What is Biblical Theology, James Hamilton
5. Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves
6. He Shall Reign Forever, Michael Vlach
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Apologetics and Evangelism
1. Evidence that Demands a Verdict, McDowell
2. Reasons We Believe, Busenitz
3. Expository Apologetics, Baucham
4. Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
5. Evangelism, Dever
6. The Broken-Hearted evangelist, Jeremy Walker
7. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, Packer
8. Let the Nations Be Glad, Piper
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Leadership
1. Leading with Love, Strauch
2. Called to Lead, MacArthur
3. Spiritual Leadership, Oswald Sanders
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Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
1. Disciplines of a Godly Man, Kent Hughes
2. Disciplines of a Godly Woman, Barbara Hughes
3. Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism, Piper and Grudem
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Parenting
1. Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp
2. Family-Driven Faith, Voddie Baucham
3. Parenting, Paul David Tripp
4. Future Men, Douglas Wilson
5. What the Bible Says about Parenting, MacArthur
6. Brave Dad, MacArthur
7. Purposeful and Persistent Parenting, John and Cindy Raquet
8. Age of Opportunity, Paul David Tripp
9. The Faithful Parent, Martha Peace and Stuart Scott
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Children’s Bibles and Devotionals
1. The Biggest Story, Kevin DeYoung
2. The Big Picture Story Bible, David Helm
3. Dinner Table Devotions, Nancy Guthrie
4. Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing, Sally Lloyd-Jones
5. Family Faith Talks: 100 Discipleship Activities and Conversation Starters, Sandy Atwood
6. Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey, Tyler Van Halteren
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Church
1. Disciplines Within the Church, Donald Whitney
2. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Dever
3. Discipling, Mark Dever
4. The Trellis and the Vine, Marshall and Payne
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Contemporary Issues
1. What does the Bible say about Homosexuality, DeYoung
2. God and the Transgender Debate, Andrew T. Walker
3. The War on Children, MacArthur
4. The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl Trueman
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Biography
1. Here I Stand, Bainton
2. Spurgeon, Arnold Dallimore
3. William Carey, S. Pearcy Carey
4. 27 Servants of Sovereign Joy, Piper
5. Shadow of the Almighty, Elliot
6. To the Golden Shore, Courtney Anderson