My Top Eighty-one Books

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

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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