Book Recommendations – Devotionals
[Christian Living] [Devotionals] [Apologetics] [Biography/Missions] [Miscellaneous]
Confessions — St. Augustine
Augustine’s Confessions is arguably the first, and unequivocally the most influential, religious autobiography in the Christian tradition. Augustine (who was a hard-core hedonist before his sudden conversion) writes about faith with the reckless abandon of a lover; his descriptions of friendship are so beautiful they’ll bring tears to your eyes; and his tributes to his mother, Monica, cast eternally fresh light on the unofficial authority of women in the early Church.
Fresh Faith — Jim Cymbala
If the day-to-day problems of life have robbed you of joy, this is the book for you! In his follow-up book to Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Jim Cymbala exposes the schemes the Enemy uses to rob God’s children of their past, present, and future joys and blessings. Fresh Faith, or a renewed trusting in God, is rightly high-lighted, even during difficulties.
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire — Jim Cymbala
In 1972, the Brooklyn Tabernacle’s spark was almost out. Then the Holy Spirit lit a fire that couldn’t be quenched. Pastor Jim Cymbala shares the lessons he learned when the Spirit ignited his heart and began to move through his people.
In His Steps — Charles Sheldon
Though written in 1896, this story of In His Steps remains as timeless and relevant today as it will be for generations to come. For just as man continually seeks to better understand our relationship with God, our search for fulfillment outside of Christ is always in vain. As you enter the fictional world of Reverend Maxwell and stroll the streets of Raymond, you will also be journeying into your soul to ask the poignant yet simple question,”Are these the steps of Jesus?”
Loving God — Charles Colson
In his magnificent classic, Chuck Colson shakes the church from its complacency with a penetrating look at the cost of being Christian. Here is a compelling look at the cost of discipleship and the meaning of the first and greatest Commandment.
Out Of The Depths — Martyn Lloyd-Jones
This moving study gives readers a fuller understanding of the importance of repentance both for the unsaved and for Christians. Enlightened and practical, Out of the Depths is necessary reading for the earnest seeker who wants to take that first step on the road to salvation, and for the troubled Christian desiring to find again the path to a restored relationship with God.
A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23 — Phillip Keller
Phillip Keller is a shepherd. A real one. Out of his experience with sheep as a modern-day rancher, he provides an inspirational and refreshing look at one of the best-loved portions of Scripture, the Shepherd Psalm.
Spiritual Depression — Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Believing that Christian joy was one of the most potent factors in the spread of Christianity in the early centuries, Lloyd-Jones not only lays bare the causes that have robbed many Christians of spiritual vitality, but also points the way to the cure.
The Calvary Road — Roy Hession
This is an updated edition of a book written by Missionary and evangelist Roy Hession in 1950 in which he profiles the nature of religious revival and lays out the prerequisites and consequences of the activity of God in the heart of the hungry seeker.
We Would See Jesus — Roy & Revel Hession
Sequel to Calvary Road rides on the theme that Jesus has come to take us from every yoke of sin and to set us free to serve Him in the freshness and spontaneity of the Spirit.
Praying with the Anabaptists — Eddy Hall
The Anabaptists are the forebearers of today’s Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, Amish, and Baptists. This book for the first time gathers select readings from Anabaptists on spirituality to serve as a guide to prayer.