Recommended Resources
Below are a list of some of Ps. Adam's favourite BOOKS and WEBSITES. Even though these resources are amazing, since no book or website is perfect it is essential to test everything. With all teaching we are to "Test everything [by the Bible, and by the character of God revealed in Jesus Christ]. Hold on to the good." (1 Thess. 5:21) Enjoy!
Websites (by category) |
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Category |
Website URL |
| Apologetics, Theology, & the Bible |
http://www.gregboyd.org/ http://www.ntwrightpage.com/ http://www.reasonablefaith.org/ http://www.theologynetwork.org/ |
| Bible Resources |
http://www.biblegateway.com/ http://www.biblex.com/ http://www.blueletterbible.org/ |
| Excellent Preaching - Free Sermons to Download |
http://www.htb.org.uk/talks-videos http://www.ibethel.org/sermon-of-the-week http://www.lifenz.org/podcasts http://www.whchurch.org/sermons-media |
| Expository Bible Teaching - Free to Download |
http://www.ichthus.org.uk/Group/Group.aspx?ID=176139 |
| General/Other |
http://www.ccel.org/ http://www.christianitytoday.com/ http://www.cis.org.uk/ |
| Islam |
http://www.answering-islam.org/ http://www.debate.org.uk/new/debate-topics/ http://www.markdurie.com/ |
| Revival |
http://www.watchword.org |
Books (by subject) |
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Subject |
Book Title and Author |
| Apologetics |
Letters From a Skeptic by Gregory & Edward Boyd Lord or Legend? by Gregory Boyd and Paul Eddy Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Lesslie Newbigin |
| Atheism |
Dawkins’ God by Alister McGrath The ‘New’ Atheism by Michael Poole The Dawkins Delusion by Alister & Joanna C. McGrath The Twilight of Atheism by Alister McGrath Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism by Alvin Plantinga Why There Almost Certainly Is a God by Keith Ward |
| Bible Study |
How to Read the Bible for All its Worth by G. Fee & D. Stuart Introduction to Biblical Interpretation by Klein, Blomberg & Hubbard Jr The Essential Bible by Whitney T Kuniholm The Essential Jesus by Whitney T Kuniholm |
| Christian Biographies |
Chasing the Dragon by Jackie Pullinger Defying Death by Stuart Robinson God’s Generals Vol. I & II by Roberts Liardon God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew I Dared To Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh Jesus Freaks by DC Talk & Voice of the Martyrs Sister Freaks by Rebecca St. James The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun The Torn Veil by Gulshan Esther |
| Christian Ethics |
Christian Ethics: A Historical Introduction by J. Philip Wogaman Improvisation by Samuel Wells Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon Resurrection and Moral Order by Oliver O'Donovan The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas |
| Church History |
Lost Heritage by Kim Tan Spreading Fires: The Missionary Nature of Early Pentecostalism by Allan Anderson The Penguin History of the Church (6 volumes) by Various |
| Discipleship |
Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ by Dallas Willard Spiritual Discipleship by J Oswald Sanders The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard The Great Omission by Dallas Willard Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson When Heaven Invades Earth by Bill Johnson |
| Doctrine of Salvation |
Christus Victor by Gustav Aulen Past Event Present Salvation by Paul Fiddes The Shape of Soteriology by John MacIntyre |
| Evangelism |
Evangelism in the Early Church by Michael Green Just Walk Across the Room by Bill Hybels More Ready Than You Realize by Brian McLaren Power Evangelism by John Wimber The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman The Ultimate Treasure Hunt by Kevin Dedmon |
| Finances |
Keys to Financial Excellence by Phil Pringle The Blessed Life by Robert Morris |
| Grace |
Destined To Reign by Joseph Prince Grace: An Invitation to a Way of Life by John Ortberg et al The Grace of God by Any Stanley What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey |
| Hearing God’s Voice |
Hearing God by Dallas Willard Listening to God by Joyce Hugget Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now by Greg Boyd Surprised by the Voice of God by Jack Deere The Power of a Whisper by Bill Hybels |
| Introduction to Theology |
Across the Spectrum by Gregory Boyd and Paul Eddy Christian Theology: An Introduction by Alister McGrath Essentials of Evangelical Theology by Donald Bloesch Faith Seeking Understanding by Daniel Migliore John Wesley’s Scriptural Christianity by Thomas Oden |
| Islam |
Hagarism by Patricia Crone & Michael Cook Islam in Context by P. Riddell & P. Cotterell Mosques and Miracles by Stuart Robinson Muslims and Christians Face to Face by Kate Zebiri Revelation? by Mark Durie Secret Believers by Brother Andrew The Third Choice by Mark Durie |
| Leadership |
Bill Hybels by Courageous Leadership Humilitas by John Dickson Leadership 101 by John Maxwell Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders You the Leader by Phil Pringle |
| Marriage |
His Needs Her Needs and Love Busters by Willard Harley The Marriage Book by Nicky & Sila Lee |
| Mission to Western Culture |
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Lesslie Newbigin The Other Side of 1984 by Lesslie Newbigin |
| Missions & Missiology |
Is That Really You God? by Loren Cunningham One Body, One Gospel One World by Lesslie Newbigin The Open Secret by Lesslie Newbigin Transforming Mission by David Bosch |
| Other Religions |
(Buddhism) The Lotus and the Cross by Ravi Zacharias (Hinduism) Death Of A Guru by Rabindranath Maharaj |
| Prayer |
Any books by Andrew Murray Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets Praying Hyde by Basil Miller Rees Howells Intercessor by Norman Grubb |
| Predestination & Foreknowledge |
God of the Possible by Gregory Boyd The Suffering of God by Terence Fretheim |
| Providence and Predestination |
God At War by Gregory Boyd God’s Strategy in Human History by Roger Forster & V. Paul Marston The God Who Risks by John Sanders |
| Recommended FREE Books (from internet) |
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection by John Wesley Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray Confessions by Augustine One Body, One Gospel One World by Lesslie Newbigin Power From on High by Charles Finney The Calvary Road by Roy Hession The Deeper Christian Life by Andrew Murray The Necessity of Prayer by E. M. Bounds The Other Side of 1984 by Lesslie Newbigin The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer When the Mountains Flowed Down by Duncan Campbell With Christ in the School of Prayer by Andrew Murray |
| Relationships |
For Men Only by Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn For Women Only by Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn Relationships by Dean Sherman The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman |
| Science & Christianity |
Belief in God in an Age of Science by John Polkinghorne Exploring Science and Belief by Michael Poole Pascal's Fire: Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding by Keith Ward Reason, Science & Faith by Roger Forster Science and Religion: An Introduction by Alister McGrath Scientists Who Believe by eds. Barrett & Fisher Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things by Alister McGrath The Faith of a Physicist by John Polkinghorne |
| Spiritual Warfare Worldview |
God At War by Gregory Boyd Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti Spirit of the Rainforest by Mark Ritchie Spiritual Warfare for Every Christian by Dean Sherman The Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti Understanding Spiritual Power by Marguerite Kraft |
| Suffering and Evil |
A Grief Observed by C.S.Lewis Fear No Evil by David Watson God At War: The Bible and Spiritual Conflict by Gregory Boyd Is God to Blame? by Gregory Boyd Satan and the Problem of Evil by Gregory Boyd Theology and the Problem of Evil by Kenneth Surin |
| The Church |
The Household of God by Lesslie Newbigin |
| The Holy Spirit |
Light of Truth and Fire of Love by Gary Badcock Paul, the Spirit and the People of God by Gordon Fee The Flame of Love by Clark Pinnock The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit by R. A. Torrey |
| The Prophetic |
Basic Training for the Prophetic Ministry by James Goll & Kris Vallotton Growing in the Prophetic by Mike Bickle Moving in the Prophetic by Greg Haslam The Final Quest by Rick Joyner The Prophetic Ministry by Rick Joyner |
| The Trinity |
The Promise of Trinitarian Theology by Colin Gunton The Trinity by Roger Olson The Tripersonal God by Gerald O'Collins Trinity by Roger Forster |
| Women in Ministry |
Slaves, Women and Homosexuals by William Webb Why Not Women? by Loren Cunningham and David Hamilton Women and the Kingdom by Faith & Roger Forster |
| Worldview |
Living at the Crossroads by Michael Goheen and Craig Bartholomew The Other Side of 1984 by Lesslie Newbigin |
