Thursday, January 28, 2010
Suggested Reading for 2010
Every year, Alistair Begg creates a list of books on his website that he thinks every believer should read. We read several of his recommendations last year and they all were excellent. They were all quality books that were very solid in theology and teaching.
We've already eyed his list for this upcoming year and wanted to post it for everyone to see. The descriptions below come straight from the Begg's website. If it's been a while since you've read a good book, look through these titles and see if any of them strike a chord and click over and order one (we've linked them all to Amazon)!
The Courage to be Protestant
by David Wells
buy here
The Cross of Christ: 20th Anniversary Edition
by John Stott
buy here
Lectures to My Students
by C. H. Spurgeon
buy here
Communion with the Triune God
by John Owen (ed. Justin Taylor & Kelly M. Kapic)
buy here
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
by George Marsden
buy here
In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel-Centered Life
by Sinclair Ferguson
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
by Jeremiah Burroughs
buy here
Money, Possessions, and Eternity
by Randy Alcorn
Valley of Vision
by Arthur G. Bennett
buy here
Truthforlife.org
We've already eyed his list for this upcoming year and wanted to post it for everyone to see. The descriptions below come straight from the Begg's website. If it's been a while since you've read a good book, look through these titles and see if any of them strike a chord and click over and order one (we've linked them all to Amazon)!
The Courage to be Protestant
by David Wells
It is an utterly brilliant book and one that I feel is a recommended read, and maybe even a must read, for any Protestant. Wells keeps the reader glued to his text for page after page as he challenges the reader to hold faithfully to the theology of Scripture, to display the courage it takes to be Protestant in the church today.
buy here
The Cross of Christ: 20th Anniversary Edition
by John Stott
More than a study of the atonement, this book brings Scripture into living dialogue with Christian theology and the twentieth century. What emerges is a pattern for Christian life and worship, hope and mission. Stott’s penetrating insight, charitable scholarship and pastoral warmth are guaranteed to feed both heart and mind.
buy here
Lectures to My Students
by C. H. Spurgeon
On this volume Spurgeon wrote, “At the end of the week I meet the students, and find them weary with sterner studies, and I judge it best to be as lively and interesting in my prelections as I well can be. They have had their fill of classics, mathematics, and divinity, and are only in a condition to receive something which will attract and secure their attention, and fire their hearts.”
buy here
Communion with the Triune God
by John Owen (ed. Justin Taylor & Kelly M. Kapic)
Owen recognized the great need for every believer to understand the triune God. Communion with the Triune God revisits the truth presented by John Owen and challenges all believers to truly recognize and appreciate the ministry that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit have in their lives.
buy here
Jonathan Edwards: A Life
by George Marsden
A distinguished Notre Dame scholar humanizes America’s greatest colonial clergyman. Marsden—drawing heavily on recent scholarship—restores Edwards to an eighteenth-century New England where most shared his doctrines, though few could rival him in the power with which he preached them.
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In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel-Centered Life
by Sinclair Ferguson
This book offers helpful biblical insight on how to apply the message of the gospel to our daily life. –“In fifty short chapters arranged in six sections, Dr. Ferguson shows that Christ, who is fully God, took on humanity that He might be the Great High Priest of His people as well as the once-for-all sacrifice; that He now ministers to His people through His Spirit, crowning them with great and precious blessings; and that believers are called to duty, from cultivating contentment to mortifying sin …packed full of nuggets of Scriptural truth that will spark and fan the flames of the believer s love for the Savior who is so beautiful in His person and so faithful in His work on behalf of His beloved sheep.” -Pub. buy here
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
by Jeremiah Burroughs
In our world today, contentment is a rare thing to find. In this book from Puritan Jeremiah Burroughs, readers are encouraged to consider what contentment is and where it can be found.
buy here
Money, Possessions, and Eternity
by Randy Alcorn
In our culture today, we are incredibly blessed financially. How does this comparable wealth impact our gratefulness? What does the Bible really say about money and how we as Christians should view earthly success? This completely revised and updated version of the classic best-seller provides a Christian perspective about money and material possessions based on the author's painstaking study of the Bible. Randy Alcorn uses the Scriptures to approach this often touchy subject head-on. Thought-provoking arguments challenge readers to rethink their attitudes and use their God-given resources in ways that will have an eternal impact. Alcorn deals straightforwardly with issues of materialism, stewardship, prosperity theology, debt, and more. This is an excellent choice for group study as well as individual financial guidance. A study guide and appendix with additional resources is included. buy here
Valley of Vision
by Arthur G. Bennett
These rich prayers were written centuries ago by godly Puritan ministers. The prayers are arranged topically, and many prayers are included for special occasions and days. These prayers will stimulate and bring a healthy perspective and focus to your prayer life as you pause to consider the many blessings that God has given us in our lives.
buy here
Truthforlife.org
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