My Library

A good book and some Chemex coffee is my happy place. Here are some of the books and authors that have influenced my thinking over the years. I highly recommended these for anyone looking to grow in their discipleship to Jesus.

My Library

John Mark Comer

Timothy Keller

C.S. Lewis

Eugene Peterson

Dallas Willard

N.T. Wright

Bible Study

An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination by Walter Brueggemann & Tod Linafelt

Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (New Studies in Biblical Theology, Volume 15) by Stephen G. Dempster

Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels by Richard Bauckham

Jesus and the God of Israel: God Crucified and Other Studies on the New Testament's Christology of Divine Identity by Richard Bauckham

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony by Richard Bauckham

NIV Compact Bible Commentary by John H. Sailhamer

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture by Craig S. Keener & John H. Walton

Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation by Michael J. Gorman

Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire by Scot McKnight

Read the Bible for a Change: Understanding and Responding to God's Word by Ray Lubeck

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus: How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding by Lois Tverberg

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith by Ann Spangler & Lois Tverberg

The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by David Fohrman

The Good Shepherd: A Thousand-Year Journey from Psalm 23 to the New Testament by Kenneth E. Bailey

The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate by John H. Walton

The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate by John H. Walton

The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by John H. Walton

The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority by John H. Walton

The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan T. Pennington

The Theology of the Book of Revelation by Richard Bauckham

Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewish Words of Jesus Can Change Your Life by Lois Tverberg

Family Reading

Amon's Adventure: A Family Story for Easter by Arnold Ytreeide

Bartholomew's Passage: A Family Story for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide

Ishtar's Odyssey: A Family Story for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide

Jotham's Journey: A Family Story for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide

Tabitha's Travels: A Family Story for Advent by Arnold Ytreeide

Telling God's Story, Year One: Meeting Jesus by Peter Enns

Telling God's Story, Year Two: The Kingdom of Heaven by Peter Enns

The Ascendance Series (5 Books) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Wingfeather Saga (4 Books) by Andrew Peterson

Prayer

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul E. Miller

How to Hear God: A Simple Guide for Normal People by Pete Greig

Prayer: Our Deepest Longing by Ronald Rolheiser

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer by Tyler Staton

Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible through the Year by Philip Reinders

The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence by Henri J.M. Nouwen

Spiritual Formation

Confessions by Saint Augustine

Creative Ministry by Henri J.M. Nouwen

Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature by Peter Scazzero

Fasting: The Ancient Practices by Scot McKnight

In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri J.M. Nouwen

Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation by M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God by Ruth Haley Barton

Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence by Ruth Haley Barton

Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life by Henri J.M. Nouwen

Relational Spirituality: A Psychological-Theological Paradigm for Transformation by Todd W. Hall

Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann

Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity by Ronald Rolheiser

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry by Ruth Haley Barton

The Art of Forgiving by Lewis B. Smedes

The Good and Beautiful Community: Following the Spirit, Extending Grace, Demonstrating Love by James Bryan Smith

The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows by James Bryan Smith

The Good and Beautiful Life: Putting on the Character of Christ by James Bryan Smith

The Good and Beautiful You: Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be by James Bryan Smith

The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality by Ronald Rolheiser

The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others by Scot McKnight

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing by Jay Stringer

Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries by Gerald L. Sittser

You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K.A. Smith

Various Other Books

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World by Larry W. Hurtado

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

Living Fearless: Exchanging the Lies of the World for the Liberating Truth of God by Jamie Winship