Recommended Readings
ABOUT THE PROVIDENCE VIRTUAL BOOKSHELF
Our desire and goal in providing this list is to provide some suggestions for those in our church family to add to your reading. With so many books out there, deciding what is worth reading can be a difficult task. These are books that we as shepherds feel confident in for their general content. Certainly there is no way to make an exhaustive list for such purposes. However, by creating a “bookshelf” online, we can offer more books for suggested reading and in an easier form to manage than we ever could with our physical shelf.
Note that links are to Amazon.com. If you are interested, some other helpful places to find these books and potential good deals on them include christianbook.com, wtsbooks.com, and cvbbs.com. Plus, many of the books by John Piper are available as free downloads at desiringgod.org.
GENERAL RESOURCES
The Gospel In Everyday Life, Jerry Bridges
The Discipline of Grace, Jerry Bridges
The Prodigal God, Tim Keller
The Gospel In Life, Tim Keller
God Is the Gospel, John Piper
The Explicit Gospel, Matt Chandler
A Gospel Primer, Milton Vincent
Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper
Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller
Because He Loves Me, Elyse Fitzpatrick
The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges
Gospel Wakefulness, Jared Wilson
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Master Plan of Evangelism, Robert Coleman
How People Change, Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
When People Are Big and God Is Small, Ed Welch
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave, Ed Welch
War of Words, Paul Tripp
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper
Trusting God, Jerry Bridges
How Long, O Lord?, D.A. Carson
A Praying Life, Paul Miller
Prayer, Tim Keller
The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together, Jared Wilson
Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds, Chris Brauns
Heaven, Randy Alcorn
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul Tripp
Operation World (21st Century Edition), Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk
What Is a Healthy Church Member, Thabiti Anyabwile
Simple Church, Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger
Things of Earth, Joe Rigney
Habits of Grace, David Mathis
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, Mark Vroegop
Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering, Tim Keller
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
The Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens, Paul David Tripp
What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage, Paul Tripp
This Momentary Marriage, John Piper
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, Tim Keller
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – Wayne Grudem/John Piper
When Sinners Say I Do, Dave Harvey
What Did You Expect, Paul Tripp
Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family, Paul Tripp
DEVOTIONAL
Note to Self, Joe Thorn
For the Love of God, D. A. Carson
New Morning Mercies, Paul Tripp
Taste and See, John Piper
Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
BIBLE STUDY TOOLS
According to Plan, Graeme Goldsworthy
A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible, Robert Stein
New Bible Commentary: 21st Century Edition, edited by Wenham, Motyer, Carson and France.
New Bible Dictionary, edited by Marshall, Millard, Packer and Wiseman.
What Is Biblical Theology?, by James Hamilton
The King In His Beauty, by Thomas Schreiner.
THEOLOGY
Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper
Bible Doctrine, Wayne Grudem
Christian Beliefs: twenty basics every Christian should know, Wayne Grudem
Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem
According to Plan, Graeme Goldsworthy
Concise Theology, J.I. Packer
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul
Desiring God, John Piper
Future Grace, John Piper
The Pleasures of God, John Piper
The Cross of Christ, John Stott
Elders in the Life of the Church, Phil Newton
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever
Biblical Eldership. Alexander Strauch
Believer’s Baptism, Thomas Schreiner