Steps to Walking by Faith, Not by SightJennifer Rothschild I was unfamiliar with Jennifer’s ministry, and therefore didn’t realize by the title that she is blind. She opens by talking about her story and how she became blind. I went up to the story because I am legally blind since…
How to Help Others Follow Jesus: 9Marks Building Healthy ChurchesMark Dever This book is part of a series on helping pastors and churches, and congregants, learn how to do basics in the ministry. Dever approaches the process of making disciples with excellent hopes and pointers for everyone from pastors to…
How Should a Christian ThinkHarry Blimers Blimers arranges his book into books instead of parts and chapters. This is a British work that describes the difference between a Christian and secular mind. A Christian can think like a secularist. Just because you have the name “Christian” doesn’t mean you have…
Steve Gallagher A pastor friend recommended this book to me. The author arranges his book in “books” instead of Parts. The first book describes the deception in the world today. He opens with a wide variety of cultural examples and definitions of deceptions and lies. Our culture of deception makes…
Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for MissionDavid E. Fitch Fitch introduces the book by talking about churches he visited when he was in college. He had many choices, and maybe to not attend church at all. What does the church have to offer the world? Faithful Presence is about…
New Clues for an Old ProblemKenneth Berding Kenneth Berding presents a helpful work on what Paul’s thorn in the flesh may have been. Paul mentions this as something Jesus did not take away after he prayed for it three times (2 Corinthians 12:7-9). Many have attempted to pinpoint what this…
What the Bible Really Says about the Heavenly HostMichael Heiser Heiser’s book on angels is a thorough and enlightening resource on the topic of these celestial servants of the Lord. Much of the background of the book he goes through leans on his other works of The Unseen Realm and…
Walking in the Power, Intimacy, and Authority on Earth As It Is in HeavenKynan Bridges Bridges creates a great book about living and operating in the presence of God. This is not just about God’s presence, but how to walk in His presence and see the power and authority of…
Preaching in a Postmodern WorldAlbert Mohler Jr. Mohler begins his book about preaching by outlining recent developments in the changing of preaching. In many churches, preaching has changed from expositional preaching to “counseling sessions” from the pulpit. Now more than ever, we need a return to expositional preaching. Congregations are…
Drawing near to a Holy GodA. W. Tozer This is a gem of a book on the manifest presence of God. Tozer believes and teaches that every Christian should be deeply involved in experiencing the manifest power and presence of God every day. Of the books I have read on…