Pastors' Top Ten Lists

When asked to suggest ten books of general interest which they have read and enjoyed, and which they believe would benefit other Christians, our pastors came up with the following treasures, all of which are available to be checked out from the church library. Also, many of these titles are available for purchase in our North Tower Resource Center at discounted prices.

Dr. Andrew Davis recommends

  1. Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
  2. Desiring God, John Piper
  3. George Whitefield, Arnold Dallimore (the best biography I ever read)
  4. Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
  5. American Caesar, William Manchester (Douglas MacArthur biography)
  6. Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, Thomas Brooks
  7. Bruchko, Bruce Olson (one of the two best missions bios I ever read)
  8. To the Golden Shore, Courtney Anderson (about Adoniram and Ann Judson, the other of the two best missions bios I ever read)
  9. The Discoverers, Daniel Boorstin (a fascinating overview of the history of human discovery)
  10. Confessions, Augustine

Rev. Eric Campbell recommends

  1. Knowing God, J.I. Packer
  2. Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem
  3. Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
  4. The One Year Bible: ESV, Crossway Bibles
  5. The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, Soli Deo Gloria
  6. Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever
  7. The Lord's Prayer, Thomas Watson
  8. Father, Son & Holy Spirit, Bruce Ware
  9. Worship Seeking Understanding, John Witvliet
  10. The Truth of the Cross, R.C. Sproul

Rev. Andy Winn recommends

  1. Preaching and Preachers, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  2. Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God, by Bruce A. Ware
  3. Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will, by Kevin DeYoung
  4. God Wrote A Book, James MacDonald
  5. The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer
  6. Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper
  7. Age of Opportunity, Paul David Tripp
  8. Equal Yet Different, Alexander Strauch
  9. Finally Alive, by John Piper
  10. The Cross-Centered Life, C.J. Mahaney

College Ministries Director Flynn Cratty recommends

  1. Knowing God, J.I. Packer
  2. The Cross of Christ, John Stott
  3. Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem
  4. In My Place Condemned He Stood, Packer/Dever
  5. The Mortification of Sin, John Owen
  6. Humility, C.J. Mahaney
  7. Tell the Truth, Will Metzger
  8. 9 Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever
  9. Here I Stand, Roland Bainton
  10. Jonathan Edwards, George Marsden

Urban Ministries Director Matthew Hodges recommends

  1. Our Sufficiency in Christ, John MacArthur
  2. The Deliberate Church, Dever/Alexander
  3. The Pleasures of God, John Piper
  4. A Call to Spiritual Reformation, D.A. Carson
  5. Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper
  6. On Being Black and Reformed, Anthony Carter
  7. Decline of the African-American Church, Thabiti Anyabwile
  8. Black and Free, Tom Skinner
  9. Brothers We Are Not Professionals, John Piper
  10. Where Are All the Brothers?, Rev. Eric Redmond