Book Recommendations from Woodmark Church
January 2, 2022

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Book Recommendation by Categories:

Biblical Theology

Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World - and Why It Matters - Michael Heiser

The True Story of the Whole World: Finding Your Place in the Biblical Drama - Michael Goheen

The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission - Chris Wright

The Magnificent Story: Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth - James Bryan Smith

Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem

God

Experiencing the Trinity: Living in the Relationship at the Center of the Universe - Darrell Johnson

Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith - Michael Reeves

Who God Is: Meditations on the Character of Our God - Ben Witherington

God Has a Name -John Mark Comer

The Furious Longing of God - Brennan Manning

Knowing God - J.I Packer

The Knowledge of the Holy: The Attributes of God: Their Meaning in the Christian Life - A.W. Tozer

None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us - Jen Wilkin

Jesus

Is Jesus History? (Questioning Faith) - John Dickson

The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is - N.T. Wright

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels - Kenneth Bailey

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers - Dane Ortlund
Can We Trust the Gospels? - Peter Williams

Jesus Outside the Lines - Scott Sauls
The Case for Jesus - Brant Pitre

Holy Spirit

Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us - Scot McKnight

More: How You Can Have More of the Spirit When You Already Have Everything in Christ - Simon Ponsoby

Practicing the Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Your Life - Sam Storms

I Believe in the Holy Spirit - Michael Green

The Language of Heaven - Sam Storms

Bible

The Blue Parakeet, 2nd Edition: Rethinking How You Read the Bible - Scot McKnight

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible - Randolph Richards

A Doubter’s Guide to the Bible: Inside History’s Bestseller for Believers and Skeptics - John Dickson

Unbreakable - Andrew Wilson

Eat this Book - Eugene Peterson

How Not to Read the Bible - Dan Kimball

For KIDS: The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name - Sally Lloyd-Jones

Book of Revelation / End Times

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

Reversed Thunder - Eugene Peterson

Discipleship On The Edge: An Expository Journey Through the Book of Revelation - Darrell Johnson

The Last Things: An Eschatology for Laymen - George Eldon Ladd

New Heavens & New Earth

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church - Scot McKnight

The Heaven Promise: Engaging the Bible’s Truth About Life to Come - Scot McKnight

Heaven - Randy Alcorn
New Heaven and New Earth - Richard Middleton

Spiritual Formation / Discipleship

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction - Eugene Peterson
You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit - James K.A. Smith

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

One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow - Scot McKnight

After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters - N.T. Wright

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation - Pete Scazerro

The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus - Rich Villodas

Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation - Robert Mulholland

Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ - Dallas Willard

Eternity Is Now in Session - John Ortberg

Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation - Ruth Haley Barton

The Cost of Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Knowing Christ Today - Dallas Willard

Life Without Lack - Dallas Willard

Spiritual Disciplines

Spirituyal Disciplines for the Christian Life - Donald S. Whitney

Subversive Sabbath - A.J. Swaboda

Invitation to Solitude and Silence - Ruth Haley Barton

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer

Fasting: The Ancient Practices - Scot McKnight

The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives - Dallas Willard

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook - Adele Calhoun

Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster

Church History

Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World - Larry Hurtado

Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History - John Dickson
Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World - Tom Holland

Parenting

The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character - Jon Tyson

Shepherding a Child’s Heart - Tedd Tripp

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers - Gordon Neufeld

Loving Our Kids on Purpose: Making a Heart-To-Heart Connection - Danny Silk

Brain Rules for Baby - John Medina

Culture

Live No Lies - John Mark Comer

Disappearing Church: From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience - Mark Sayers

A Creative Minority: Influencing Culture Through Redemptive Participation - Jon Tyson

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution - Carl Trueman
Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents - Rod Dreher

To Change the World - James Davidson Hunter

Gospel

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith - Tim Keller

The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited - Scot McKnight

Simply Good News: Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good - N.T. Wright

Kingdom of God

Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church- Scot McKnight

The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God - George Eldon Ladd

The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology - Nicholas Perrin

Suffering & Evil

The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgment, the Hope of Holy War- Joshua Ryan Butler

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering - Tim Keller

Evil and the Justice of God - N.T. Wright

Marriage

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God - TIm Keller

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John Gottman

Loveology: God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female. - John Mark Comer

5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman

Media & the Digital Age

12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You- Tony Reinke

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure - Jonathan Haidt

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains - Nicholas Carr

The Tech-Wise Family - Andy Crouch

Church

A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing - Scot McKnight

Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age - Jay Kim

Renovation of the Church: What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation - Kent Carlson

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community - Joseph Hellerman

Emotional Health

Why Emotions Matter - Tristan Collins

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Pete Scazzero

Evangelism

Stay Salt: The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not - Rebecca Pippert

How to Reach the West Again - Tim Keller

Scattered Servants - Alan Scott

The Gospel Comes With a House Key - Rosaria Butterfield

Sexuality

Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality - Nancy Pearcy

Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say - Preston Sprinkle

People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue - Preston Sprinkle

Divine Sex: A Compelling Vision for Christian Relationships in a Hypersexualized Age- Jonathan Grant

Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace - Heath Lambert

Race / Justice

Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just - Tim Keller

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption - Bryan Stevenson

Money

The Treasure Principle - Randy Alcorn

The Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey

Spiritual Warfare

God at War: The Bible and Spiritual Conflict - Greg Boyd
Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
Understanding Spiritual Warfare - Sam Storms
Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide - Sam Storms

Cross

The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion - N.T. Wright

The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ - Fleming Rutledge

The Cross of Christ: John Stott

Resurrection

Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter - Tim Keller

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church - N.T. Wright

Spirituality

The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God - Dallas Willard

On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts - James K.A. Smith

Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal -Richard Lovelace

Sacred Fire - Ronald Rolheiser

Apologetics

After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith without Losing It - A.J. Swoboda

Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense - N.T. Wright

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism - Tim Keller

Confronting Christianity - Rebecca Mclaughlin

Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

Politics

Scandalous Witness -Lee Camp
Political Visions & Illusions: A Survey & Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies - David Koyzis

Prayer

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God - Tim Keller

How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People - Pete Greig

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World - Paul Miller

Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire - Jim Cymbala
Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight - J.I. Packer
Prayer: Communion with God in Everything - A.W. Tozer

Leadership

7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
Emotionally Healthy Leader - Petter Scazzero
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership - Ruth Haley Barton
A Tale of Three Kings - Gene Edwards
Spiritual Leadership - J Oswald Sanders