Good Books

Jim Elliot: From “Shadow of the Almighty” We focus our attention on a man who never wrote a book. He did write a diary and what a powerful testimony it is! No book, other than the Bible, has affected my life than the one entitled, “Shadow of the Almighty.” It is a compilation of the prayers and meditations of the young missionary, Jim Elliot, composed by his wife after his martyrdom, in 1956. His life was short on quantity but long...

John Stott has been a leader and scholar in the evangelical world for over thirty years. He was the chairman of the committees that produced the Lausanne Covenant [1974] and Manila Manifesto [1989]. He has written fifty books and his classic, Basic Christianity, has been translated into over fifty languages. If you want your mind stretched and your heart warmed, pick up and read one of John Stott’s books. Now, listen to his wise and Christ-honoring words found in his...

John Piper gives you a banquet of delicious choices that are fit to challenge us in every facet of discipleship. His overarching theme can be summed up in these words: “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” All of his writings are wrapped around that simple but profound statement. Here are some of the books he has written: The Pleasures of God is the place where he sets out his theological vision of God’s...

One of God greatest gifts to the church of today is the man J. I. Packer. He is a theological redwood in the church. When you pick up one of his books you meet God. His most influential book is in fact titled, “Knowing God.” That book is a must read for anyone who is serious about knowing God and his Word. However, if you do open one of his books, don’t expect to find a lot of funny stories...

Jerry Bridges has been a part of the Navigators since 1955. He has written several books that are filled with biblical wisdom. His most read book is the Pursuit of Holiness, which has sold over a million copies since it was written in 1978. He is a man who loves Christ and His Word and has a divine gift for making the truth understandable and applicable for believers who have a passion to be like Jesus. Some of the books...

Aiden W. Tozer was a 20th century prophet. Someone once remarked that “Listening to Tozer was like opening the door of a blast furnace.” He marched to a different beat. He often found himself out of step with the direction of the church. He was not afraid to tell Pastors, church leaders or congregations alike that they were wrong, nor was he reluctant to tell them how God could make things right. He once gave this appraisal of his own...

If you want to know how to pray, pick up your Bible and a book by Andrew Murray. Andrew Murray’s key passage was John 15:7 “if you abide in me and my words abide in you, you may ask whatever you wish and it will be given you.” For Murray, prayer was not just something you did. It was a life lived in intimate fellowship with Christ. Abiding was the secret to that fellowship and asking was the natural outflow...

Charles Hadden Spurgeon [1834 -1892], is called the “Prince of Preachers” because of his God-honoring, life-transforming preaching. In a day that lacked the electronic amplification we have, he preached to “standing room only” congregations of over 6000 people. His impact upon preaching and preachers continues to this day. He once said, “I beseech you to not only live for this age, but to live for the next also, I would fling my shadow through the eternal ages if I could.”...

 On November 22, 1963, the world was captured by the tragic death of John F. Kennedy. But across the Atlantic, another man died. He was and is one of the most influential writers of all time. His name was Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C. S. Lewis. He is most famous today for his Chronicles of Narnia, but his influence upon Christianity through his books that challenged and strengthened the mind and heart of believers, cannot be underestimated. His...

 James Boice was the pastor of the famed Tenth Street Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, for over thirty years. He distinguished himself at Harvard University, Princeton University and the University of Basel in Switzerland. His love for Christ and the Word compelled him to speak and write for a proper view of the Bible. For him the Bible was essential to fulfill his life’s passion to honor Jesus Christ. One observer described Dr. Boice like this:  “Quite simply, he lived to...