I’m a book worm. Nothing even comes close to relaxing me more than reading a great book. I can thank my 5th grade schoolteacher, Mrs. Milton, and my parents for my love of books. My daughter Anna thought I should make a list of my favorites, so here contained are my top eighty-one books of all time.
Spirituality
The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray
Humility by Andrew Murray
The Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee
Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen
Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis
Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning
Desiring God by John Piper
The Sacred Romance by John Eldredge
A Long Obedience by Eugene Peterson
Men
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
Waking the Dead by John Eldredge
Leap over a Wall by Eugene Peterson
Worshipper Warrior by Steve Holt
Leadership
Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders
The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman
Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell
Developing the Leaders Around You by John Maxwell
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell
Lead like Jesus by Ken Blanchard
Leading with a Limp by Dan Allender
Leadership Pain by Samuel Chand
Game Plan by Bob Buford
Half Time by Bob Buford
Marriage
Sacred Marriage: What if God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More than to Make us Happy? by Gary Thomas
Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; the Respect He Desperately Needs by Dr. Emmerson Eggerichs
The God-Wild Marriage by Steve Holt
Spiritual Warfare
The Invisible War: What Every Believer Needs to Know About Satan, Demons, and Spiritual Warefare by Donald Grey Barnhouse
The Adversary: The Christian Versus Demon Activity by Mark I. Bubeck
The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser
The Fourth Dimension by Paul Cho
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Kingdom of God
The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person by E. Stanley Jones
The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scripitual Studies in the Kingdom of God by George Eldon Ladd
Understanding Your Place in God’s Kingdom: Your Original Purpose for Existence by Myles Munroe
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
The Puritan Hope by Iain Murray
Victory in Jesus: The Bright Hope of Postmillennialism by Greg L. Bahnsen
Prayer
Prayer: Key to Revival by Paul Cho
Prayer: Asking and Receiving by John R. Rice
Rees Howells, Intercessor by Norman Grubb
Revival by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
With Christ in the School of Prayer by Andrew Murray
Discipleship
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Joy Unspeakable: Power and Renewal in the Holy Spirit by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
An All-Round Ministry by Charles Spurgeon
Theology/Apologetics
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Theology by Wayne Grudem
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
More than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
History/Biography
The Last Lion (3 volume set) on Winston Churchill by William Manchester
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He died and Why It Matters by James Douglass
The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government by David Talbot
TR: The Last Romantic by H. W. Brands
John Adams by David McCullough
Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
Martin Luther by Eric Metaxas
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Baiton
Just as I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham by Billy Graham
When Pride Still Mattered: The Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor
Hudson Taylor in Early Years: The Growth of a Soul and the China Inland Mission: The Growth of a Work of God by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor (2 Volume set)
The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House by Nancy Gibbs
American Caesar: Douglas McArthur 1880-1964 by William Manchester, Grover Gardner, et al.
Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testimony of Jim Elliott by Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
Celtic Christianity
The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West…Again by George G. Hunter III
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heoric Role From the Fall of rome to The Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill
The Confessions of St. Patrick by St. Patrick
St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography by Philip Freeman
Psychology
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way we Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
Pastor Steve
