Need a good book to read this summer? We asked our staff to give some recommendations for summer reading, and we got everything from Christian living and biographies to spiritual growth and parenting resources.
Christian Living
- One with My Lord: The Life-Changing Reality of Being in Christ by Sam Allberry
- Platforms to Pillars by Mark Sayers
- Impossible Christianity by Kevin DeYoung
- Strengthening the Soul of your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton
- Lost Art of Discipleship by Leroy Eims
- Waiting on God by Andrew Murray
- How to Give Away Your Faith by Paul Little
- Dark Clouds Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop
- Holding on to Hope by Nancy Guthrie
- Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow by Nancie Guthrie
- Reading Black Books by Claude Atcho
- Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Fiction
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- The Dean’s Watch by Elizabeth Goudge
- The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Nonfiction
- Strange Rights by Tara Isabella Burton
- How to Know a Person by David Brooks book genre
- Perfecting Ourselves to Death by Richard Winter
Topical
- Parenting without Panic in a LGBTQ Affirming World by Rachel Gilson
- Making Good Return: Honoring Aging Parents by Kathleen Nielson
- Time Out! The Gift Or God of Youth Sports by John Perritt
- Hope for the Caregiver by Peter Rosenberger
Biography
- Our Witchdoctors Are Too Weak by Davey and Marie Jank
- Missionary to the New Hebrides by John G. Paton
- Clothed With Strength: Single Women Serving Christ in the Arab World by Christine McLaren
Missions
- Mission Smart by David Frazier
- Foreign to Familiar by Sarah Lanier
- Six Dangerous Questions by Paul Borthwick
- The Art of Crossing Cultures by Craig Storti
Theology
- Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley
Memoir
- Surprised by Oxford by Carolyn Weber
Devotional
- ESV Devotional Journal, Fruit of the Spirit Series
For New Believers
- Praying the Bible by Donald Whitney
- Need to Know: Your Guide to the Christian Life by Gary Millar
Many of these titles are available in our church bookstore and library—feel free to stop by and browse!