Pastors’ Book List
One way we grow as believers is by being students of the Word of God. Our pastors regularly pull together a list of recommended reading that will help you in your understanding and study of God’s Word as it applies to our daily lives. You can purchase them at your local bookstore or order them online through Amazon.com. To see all of the books, use the “Filter & Sort” function and select “Purchased and Unpurchased.” You can also view the books from previous lists on Amazon.
May-June 2024 Recommendations
Covenant & Conversation: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
By: Rabbi Jonathon Sacks
The Jewish Bible is an encounter between past and present, moment and eternity. This collection of biblical commentaries explores these intersections as they relate to universal concerns of freedom, love, responsibility, identity and destiny.
God of Covenant: A Study of Genesis 12-50
By: Jen Wilkins
Beginning with Genesis 12, walk alongside the fathers of our faith—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph—to discern Jesus in the stories of His people. Over 10 sessions, discover how God orchestrates everything for His glory and the good of His people, and see how the God of creation and covenant is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Do Not Be True to Yourself
By: Kevin DeYoung
In this collection of inspiring sermons and graduation speeches, Kevin DeYoung delivers a motivational, biblical call to young people: serve God faithfully―and if necessary, counterculturally―in the next season of your life. Do Not Be True to Yourself includes practical advice for cultivating a Christ-centered worldview in every area of adult life, including relationships, work, church participation, and spiritual growth, making it a transformational resource for mentoring students.
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work
By: Timothy Keller
With deep conviction and often surprising advice, Keller shows readers that biblical wisdom is immensely relevant to our questions about work today. In fact, the Christian view of work—that we work to serve others, not ourselves—can provide the foundation of a thriving professional and balanced personal life. Keller shows how excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity, and passion in the workplace can help others and even be considered acts of worship—not just of self-interest.
Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves
By: Trillia J. Newbell
We will never be short on fears. Failure, rejection, sickness, losing a loved one, being alone—the fears we carry are many and heavy. Fear can paralyze our spirit, damage our relationships, and hinder our faith. Newbell is no stranger to fear. She has known its harsh grip on her life, but she has also known the gentle hand of God, a peace and a faith from the One who conquers fears. Newbell will encourage you as she reflects on Scripture and her own story.
The Cost of Discipleship
By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between “cheap grace” and “costly grace.”
