Building a Theological Library?

Browse our recommended resources below.

Bible.

  • English Standard Version
  • Christian Standard Bible

*We encourage you to use any translation that helps you better understand God's Word.

For Kids.

  • The Biggest Bible Storybook – Kevin DeYoung
  • Read-Aloud Bible Stories – Ella K. Lindvall
  • Indescribable – Louie Giglio
  • The Ology – Marty Machowski
  • Truth and Grace Memory Books – Tom Ascol

For Teens.

  • Do Not Be True To Yourself – Kevin DeYoung
  • 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (And Answer) About Christianity – Rebecca McLaughlin
  • No Time To Be Dumb: Letters to Teenage Girls – Rachel Jankovic
  • Five Things Every Christian Needs to Grow – R.C. Sproul

Theology.

  • Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept – Stephen Wellum
  • Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck
  • God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment: A Biblical Theology – James Hamilton
  • Baptist Foundations – Mark Dever & Jonathan Leeman
  • Knowing God – J.I. Packer
  • Systematic Theology – Louis Berkhof
  • Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem
  • Theology in the Context of World Christianity – Timothy S. Tennett
  • Visual Theology: Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God – Tim Challies

Church History.

  • Church History in Plain Language – Bruce Shelley
  • Meet the Puritans – Joel Beeke
  • Creed – Winfield Bevins
  • The Unquenchable Flame – Michael Reeves

Biography, Autobiography, & Memoirs.

  • Spurgeon – Arnold Dallimore
  • Whitefield – Arnold Dallimore
  • 21 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful – John Piper
  • Bonhoeffer – Eric Metaxas
  • Give Me This Mountain – Helen Roseveare
  • Evidence Not Seen – Darlene Deibler Rose
  • Borden of Yale – Mrs. Howard Taylor
  • The Hiding Place – Corrie Ten Boom

Spiritual Formation.

  • Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life – Donald Whitney
  • When I Don't Desire God– John Piper
  • The Christian Ministry – Charles Bridges
  • Respectable Sins – Jerry Bridges
  • The Gospel for Real Life – Jerry Bridges
  • The Cross-Centered Life – C.J. Mahaney
  • Humility – C.J. Mahaney
  • Christ's Call to Discipleship – James Montgomery Boice
  • A Heart Aflame for God – Matthew Bingham
  • Praying with Paul – D.A. Carson

Attributes of God.

  • The Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer
  • If God is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil – Randy Alcorn
  • The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God – D.A. Carson
  • Divine Sovereignty & Human Responsibility – D.A. Carson
  • The Existence & Attributes of God – Stephen Charnock
  • Chance and the Sovereignty of God – Vern Poythress

Parenting.

  • Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles that Can Radically Change Your Family – Paul David Tripp
  • Shepherding a Child's Heart – Tedd Tripp
  • Instructing a Child's Heart – Tedd Tripp
  • Big Book of Questions and Answers – Sinclair Ferguson
  • The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis
  • The Biggest Story Bible Storybook – Kevin DeYoung

Preaching/Hermeneutics.

  • Preach – Greg Gilbert & Mark Dever
  • Christ-Centered Preaching – Bryan Chapell
  • Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism – Tim Keller
  • Faithful Preaching – Tony Merida
  • The Supremacy of God in Preaching – John Piper
  • The Passion-Driven Sermon – Jim Shaddix
  • Engaging Exposition – Danny Akin
  • Proclaiming Jesus – Tony Merida
  • The Hermeneutical Spiral – Grant Osborne

Evangelism.

  • The Gospel and Personal Evangelism – Mark Dever
  • Tell the Truth – Will Metzger
  • Let the Nations Be Glad – John Piper
  • Evangelism – J. Mack Stiles
  • Evangelism & The Sovereignty of God – J.I. Packer
  • Questioning Evangelism – Randy Newman

Apologetics.

  • Why Trust The Bible – Greg Gilbert
  • Who is Jesus – Greg Gilbert
  • The Reason for God – Tim Keller
  • Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
  • Why Believe – Neil Shenvi

The Gospel.

  • What is the Gospel – Greg Gilbert
  • The Prodigal God – Tim Keller
  • Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller
  • God Is The Gospel – John Piper
  • Counterfeit Gospels – Trevin Wax
  • Explicit Gospel – Matt Chandler
  • Gospel Deeps – Jared Wilson

Church.

  • Baptist Foundations – edited by Dever & Leeman
  • 9 Marks of a Healthy Church – Mark Dever
  • Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership – Alexander Strauch
  • Sticky Church – Larry Osborne
  • Sticky Teams – Larry Osborne
  • The Trellis and the Vine – Colin Marshal and Tony Payne

Pastoral Ministry.

  • The Pastor's Book – R. Kent Hughes & Douglas Sean O'Donnell
  • Brothers We Are Not Professionals – John Piper
  • An All-Round Ministry – Charles Spurgeon
  • On Being a Pastor – Alistair Begg

Marriage.

  • Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy... – Gary Thomas
  • Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God – C.J. Mahaney
  • When Sinners Say I Do – Dave Harvey
  • What Did You Expect? – Paul Tripp
  • The Meaning of Marriage – Timothy Keller
  • Love & Respect – Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

Bible Study.

  • Logos Software
  • New Bible Dictionary (Packer, ed.)
  • Introduction to the New Testament – D.A. Carson
  • Introduction to the Old Testament – Tremper Longman III
  • The Drama of Scripture – Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen
  • Typology: Understanding the Bible's Promise-Shaped Patterns – James Hamilton
  • Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament – Christopher J.H. Wright

Current Events & Cultural Engagement.

  • Live Not By Lies – Rod Dreher
  • The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self – Carl Trueman
  • We Will Not Be Silenced – Erwin Lutzer
  • When Helping Hurts – Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert