Recommended Resources
Click on links below for resources to help your discipleship growth.
Recommended Reading
Christian Living
Jerry Bridges, Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God’s Unfailing Love
Bryan Chapell, Unlimited Grace: The Heart Chemistry That Frees from Sin and Fuels the Christian Life
Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure
Dane Ortlund, Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners
John Owen, Communion with God
J. I. Packer, Knowing God
Jen Wilkin, In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character
Addiction
Ed Welch, Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave
Ray Ortlund, The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility
David Powlison, Making All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken
Pain and Suffering
D. A. Carson, How Long, O Lord? Reflections on Suffering and Evil
Paul Miller, J-Curve: Dying and Rising with Jesus in Everyday Life
David Powlison, God's Grace in Your Suffering
Timothy Keller, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
Devotional
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening
Sam Storms, ed., Daily Strength: A Devotional for Men
Paul Tripp, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional
Church Life
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
Colin Marshall and Tony Payne, The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift That Changes Everything
Donald Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Gretchen Ronnevik, Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted
Marriage and Parenting
Bryan Chapell, Each for the Other: Marriage As It's Meant to Be
Tim Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
Paul Tripp, Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family
Tedd Tripp, Shepherding a Child's Heart
Apologetics
Tim Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion
Rebecca McLaughlin, 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity
K. Scott Oliphint, Covenantal Apologetics: Principles and Practice in Defense of Our Faith
Recommended Bibles
While all Scripture is God-breathed, a reliable translation will help you understand God’s Word in a much deeper way. We suggest starting your journey with a ESV or NIV study Bible. For more on translations click here.
ESV – Of these two, this version is the closest to the original text of the Hebrew Bible. It is a literal translation of the Hebrew text. The translators emphasize “word-for-word” accuracy.
NIV – The translators goal was to create an “accurate, beautiful, clear, and dignified translation suitable for public and private reading, teaching, preaching, memorizing, and liturgical use.” It is known for its “thought for thought” or “dynamic equivalence” translation rather than a “word for word.”
RECOMMENDED ONLINE RESOURCES
Monergism
Desiring God
The Gospel Coalition
RECOMMENDED COUNSELING
We commend to our people the ministry of CCEF (Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) and associated ministries. CCEF is based in Philadelphia, but has various associated branches throughout the country. Here in our area, we would commend to you, Redeemer Montclair Counseling.