
Pastor Dean's Top Twelve Books
The Hole in Our Holiness |
by Kevin DeYoung |
This is a book about God’s power to help us grow in personal holiness and to enjoy the process of transformation. | |
Decision Making and the Will of God |
by Garry Friesen & J. Robin Maxson |
An extremely helpful book that can help us make wiser more biblically-based decisions. | |
The Drama of Scripture |
by Craig Bartholomew & Michael Goheen |
A wonderful overview of the grand narrative of Scripture. | |
Free for the Taking |
by Joe Cooke |
A thoughtful study of grace by one who learned some profound lessons through difficult life experiences and deep reflection on Scripture. | |
Knowing God |
by J.I. Packer |
A classic on the attributes of God. This book (and the next one by Tozer) will deepen your appreciation for God and lead to heartfelt worship and more zealous obedience. | |
Knowledge of the Holy |
by A.W. Tozer |
This is similar to Knowing God, but much shorter. The 3 to 5 page chapters can easily be read as part of morning or evening devotions. | |
Let the Nations be Glad |
by John Piper |
I've enjoyed virtually everything I've read by Piper. This is one of my favorites. He builds a solid biblical foundation for missions that is rooted in the glory of God. | |
Ragamuffin Gospel |
by Brennan Manning |
A wonderful meditation on God's grace by a former Franciscan priest. | |
Sunflower |
by Simon Wiesenthal |
A thought-provoking reflection on forgiveness by a survivor of the holocast. | |
The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness |
by Jerry Bridges |
How do we pursue godliness without becoming legalistic and uptight? How do we fully enjoy grace without becoming complacent? Bridges shows us how to zealously pursue God, but on the foundation of grace, in the context of grace. | |
The Reason for God |
by Tim Keller |
This has been likened to Mere Christianity by CS Lewis - it's that good. You might say it's a Mere Christianity for postmoderns. | |
What's So Amazing About Grace |
by Philip Yancey |
Vintage Yancey. As always, readable, thought-provoking, and potentially life-changing. | |