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Left Column:

• Holy Scripture

• Commentaries

• Bible Study Helps (Reference)

• Basic Christian Teaching

• Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics)

• Christian Growth

• Inspirational/ Daily Devotionals

• Ancient-Future

• Comparative Religion/Cults

• Apologetics

• Church History

• Desert Fathers

• Church Fathers (Patristics)

• Celtic Christian

Right Column:

• Prayer

• Witnessing

• Fasting

• Biography

• Family

• Leadership

• Spiritual Warfare

• End Times (Eschatology)

• Fiction

• Signs/Symbols

• Liturgy

• Music

• Organization and Time Management

• Personal Finance

Why We Usually Only Review Books We Like:

We have noticed that many Christian Bookstores (as for-profit businesses) unfortunately seem to carry everything that anyone might want.

Generally, 1/3 of their books are very good, 1/3 are very poor (some are even outright heretical) and the other 1/3 we know nothing about, one way or the other. 

As a Non-profit Christian ministry, we are free to only review books that we feel are generally sound and may be beneficial to someone. 

(Disclaimer: we of course do not always agree with every statement made in every book--read everything with discernment).

We read the books we know nothing about, review any good ones, and spare you the poor ones. ____________

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"Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books.  

But if he must read only the new or only the old, I would advise him to read the old...

...It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one until you have read an old one in between.  

If that is too much for you, you should at least read one old one for every three new ones." 

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• Holy Scripture:

• Thompson Chain-Refer. Bible

• The Psalms of David (Illuminated by James S. Freemantle)

• Holman Christian Standard Bible (Celtic Design)

• Audio Book CDs:

• King James Version (KJV) 

• Holy Bible - KJV (Narrated by Alexander Scourby)

• New Testament - KJV (Narrated by Alexander Scourby)

• Dramatized Holy Bible - KJV (Narrated by Alexander Scourby)

• Dramatized New Testament - KJV (Narrated by Alexander Scourby)

• New King James Version (NKJV)

• The Word of Promise New Testament: NKJV (Jim Caviesal and 120 more Performers)

• The Word of Promise Old Testament: NKJV (Jim Caviesal and 120 more Performers)

• Johnny Cash Reads the Complete New Testament (NKJV)

• CD-Rom:

• ILumina (Digitally Animated Bible & Encyclopedia Suite)

• Commentaries:

• The Treasury of David: Updated Edition in Today's English         (1 Volume - Charles Spurgeon's Commentary On the Psalms)

• Thru the Bible With J. Vernon McGee (J. Vernon McGee)

• Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (Gleason L. Archer)

• Ancient Christian Commentary on the Scriptures (Edited: Oden)

• The Apocalypse Code (Hank Hanegraaff)

• Bible Study Helps (Reference):

• Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties (Gleason L. Archer)

• Halley's Bible Handbook

• New Unger's Bible Dictionary

• Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

• Thompson Chain-Refer. Bible

• CD-Rom:

• ILumina (Digitally Animated Bible & Encyclopedia Suite)

• Every Woman in the Bible (Sue and Larry Richards)

• Ancient Biblical Interpretation:

• Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers (C. A. Hall)

• Basic Christian Teaching:

• Basic Christianity (J. R. W. Stott)

• Knowing God (J. I. Packer)

• Know What You Believe (Little)

• Know Who You Believe (Little)

• Mere Christianity (C. S. Lewis)

• On the Incarnation (Athanasius)

• Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics):

• Basic Principles of Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics):

• Knowing Scripture (R. C. Sproul)

• "The Apocalypse Code" (Hank Hanegraaff)

• Christian Growth:

• Absolute Surrender (A. Murray)

• Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World (S. Fisher)

• Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life (D. S. Whitney)

• Celebration of Discipline (Foster)

• The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life (Hannah Whitall Smith)

• The Cost of Discipleship (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

• Finding the Will of God (Waltke)

• Freedom of Simplicity (R. Foster)

• Living the Extraordinary Life (Charles Stanley)

• The Message of Holiness (Derek Tidball)

• The Mortification of Sin (Owen)

• The Normal Christian Life (Nee)

• The Pursuit of Holiness (Jerry Bridges/Read by Alistair Begg)

• Raising a Modern-Day Knight (Robert Lewis)

• Sit, Walk, Stand (Watchman Nee) 

• Why Not Women? (Loren Cunningham, Founder: YWAM)

• Amish Peace: Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World

• The Sign of the Cross: The Gesture, The Mystery, The History (Andreas Andreopoulos)

• Inspirational/Daily Devotionals:

• General:

• A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23

• Bake and Be Blessed

• Knowledge of the Holy (Tozer)

• Daily Devotionals:

My Utmost for His Highest

• The Imitation of Christ (Kempis)

• Ancient Christian Devotional

• Celtic Daily Prayer (Northumbria)

• Note: we have found that some Commentaries, if they are good ones, spiritual and Biblical, can also be used profitably as Daily Devotionals.  See our list of excellent Commentaries (above) on this page.

• Ancient-Future:

• "Common Roots: The Original Call to An Ancient-Future Faith"

• Ancient-Future Series:

• "Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World" (Robert E. Webber)

• "Ancient-Future Time: ...Spirituality Through the Christian Year" (Webber)

• Comparative Religion/Cults:

• World Religions / Cults:

• Kingdom of the Cults (W. Martin)

• So What's the Difference? (Fritz Ridenour)

• Errors of "Word of Faith":

• Christianity In Crisis (Hanegraaff)

• Errors of "Vineyard" Movement:

• Counterfeit Revival (Hanegraaff)

• Errors of Mormons:

• One Nation Under Gods (Abanes)

• Apologetics: 

• Mere Christianity (C. S. Lewis)

• Know Who You Believe (Little)

• Know What You Believe (Little)

• Know Why You Believe (Little)

• The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)

• The Case for Faith (Lee Strobel)

• Basic Christianity (J. R. W. Stott)

• God Wrote A Book (MacDonald)

• I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist (N. Geisler/ F. Turek)

• L'Abri (Edith Schaeffer)

• The God Who Is There (Schaeffer)

• New Evidence that Demands a Verdict (Josh McDowell)

• Miracles (Dr. Olen R. Brown)

• Your Mind Matters (John Stott)

• Church History: 

• The History of the Church (Eusebius)

• Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Bede)

• 131 Christians Everyone Should Know (From: Christian History Magazine)

• Church History In Plain Language (Bruce L. Shelley)

• History of the Christian Church (Philip Schaff)

• Creeds of Christendom (Philip Schaff)

• The Christian Tradition (Vols. 1-5) (Jaroslav Pelikan---History of Doctrine)

• Faith in the Byzantine World (IVP)

• Faith in the Medieval World (IVP)

• The Works of Josephus (Flavius Josephus; Translated by William Whiston)

• Desert Fathers:

• The Desert Fathers (Translated and Introduced by Helen Waddell)

• Church Fathers (Patristics): 

• Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers (Christopher A. Hall)

• Worshipping With the Church Fathers (Christopher A. Hall)

• Learning Theology with the Church Fathers (Christopher A. Hall)

• "The Conferences: John Cassian"  

• Ancient Christian Commentary on the Scriptures (Edited by: Oden & Hall)

• "A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church"  (Calvin R. Staper)

• Celtic Christian:

• Illuminated Prayer:

• St. Patrick's Breastplate

• Monks:

• Christianity and the Celts (Ted Olsen: InterVarsity Press)

• How The Irish Saved Civilization* (Thomas Cahill)

• Sun Dancing* (Geoffrey Moorhouse)

• Celtic Christianity Yesterday, Today, and for the Future (Paul D. J. Arblaster)

• General:

• The Path of Celtic Prayer: An Ancient Way to Everyday Joy (Calvin Miller)

• Thin Places: An Evangelical Journey Into Celtic Christianity (Tracy Balzer)

• The Celtic Way of Evangelism (George G. Hunter III)

• Travel:

• Celtic Sites and Their Saints

• Every Pilgrim's Guide to Celtic Britain & Ireland (Andrew Jones)

• Daily Devotional:

• Celtic Daily Prayer (Northumbria)

• Prayer:

• The Path of Celtic Prayer: An Ancient Way to Everyday Joy (Calvin Miller)

• Celtic Daily Prayer (Northumbria)

• Complete Works of E. M. Bounds On Prayer  (E. M. Bounds)

• The Hour That Changes the World (Dick Eastman)

• How I Know God Answers Prayer (Rosalind Goforth/China)

• How To Pray (R. A. Torrey)

• J. Vernon McGee On Prayer

• The Kneeling Christian

• Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (C. S. Lewis)

• Living A Prayerful Life (Murray)

• The Necessity of Prayer (E. M. Bounds)

• The Power of Prayer (Torrey)

• Power Through Prayer (Bounds)

• Purpose in Prayer ( E. M. Bounds)

• The Practice of the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence)

• Prayer (O. Hallesby)

• Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? (Philip Yancey)

• Prayer Made Easy (Mark Water)

• Prayer & Praying Men (E. M. Bounds)

• Prayer & Spiritual Warfare (Spurgeon)

• Prayer Works (Brother Andrew)

• The Psalms for Prayer (T. M. Moore)

• Release the Power of Prayer  (Müller)

• Why Revival Tarries (Leon. Ravenhill)

• With Christ in the School of Prayer (Andrew Murray)

• St. Patrick's Breastplate (Illuminated)

• Witnessing:

• How to Give Away Your Faith (Paul E. Little)

• Fasting:

• A Hunger for God: Desiring God Through Fasting and Prayer (John Piper)

• God's Chosen Fast (A. Wallis)

• Biography:

• Prayer Heroes Biographies:

• Andrew Murray (Dr. Lindner)

• David Brainerd (R. Hunsicker)

• E. M. Bounds (Darrel D. King)

• E. M. Bounds: Man of Prayer (Dorsett)

• George Müller: Delighted in God(Steer)

• George Müller, Man of Faith (Harvey)

• Gladys Aylward: Missionary to China (Sam Wellman)

• Hudson Taylor: Founder, China Inland Mission (Vance Christie)

• Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

• John Hyde: The Apostle of Prayer

• Praying Hyde (Edited by L. Carré)

• Rees Howells, Intercessor (Grubb)

• Story of Sadhu Sundar Singh (C. Davey

• Autobiographies:

• Autobiography of George Muller

• Confessions (St. Augustine)

• God's Smuggler (Brother Andrew)

• The Hiding Place (Corrie ten Boom)

• L'Abri (Edith Schaeffer)

• Life and Diary of David Brainerd

• Missionary Patriarch: The True Story of John G. Paton

• General Biographies:

• Every Woman in the Bible (Richards)

• 131 Christians Everyone Should Know

• Count Zinzendorf (John R. Weinlick)

• Fire of the North: Life of St. Cuthbert

• Flame In My Heart: St. Aidan for Today

• For Kirk and Covenant (on John Knox)

• George Washington's "Sacred Fire"

• Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther

• Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

• The Life of St. Antony (St. Athanasius)

• Luther and His World (Graham Tomlin)

• The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House (N. Gibbs)

• Rees Howells, Intercessor  (N. Grubb)

• Spurgeon: A New Biography  (Dallimore)

• St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography

• "Heroes of the Faith" Biographies:

• Amy Carmichael: A Life Abandoned to God (Sam Wellman)

• Billy Graham: The Great Evangelist

• Billy Sunday: Evangelist On the Sawdust Trail (Rachael M. Phillips)

• Brother Andrew: God's Undercover Agent (Alan Millwright)

• Charles Sheldon: Author of In His Steps

• Charles Spurgeon: The Great Orator

• Corrie ten Boom: Heroine of Haarlem

• C. S. Lewis: Author of Mere Christianity

• David Livingstone: Missionary/Explorer

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Opponent of the Nazi Regime (Michael Van Dyke)

• D. L. Moody: The American Evangelist

• Eric Liddell: Olympian and Missionary

• Fanny Crosby: The Hymn Writer

• "Foxe's Book of Martyrs" (John Foxe)

• Francis and Edith Schaeffer (Wellman)

• Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist & Reformer (Rachael Phillips)

• George Müller, Man of Faith (Harvey)

• George Washington Carver: Inventor and Naturalist (Sam Wellman)

• George Whitefield: Pioneering Evangelist (Bruce/Becky Durost Fish) 

• Hudson Taylor: Founder, China Inland Mission (Vance Christie)

• Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

• John Bunyan: Author of The Pilgrim's Progress (by Sam Wellman)

• John Calvin: Father of Reformed Theology (Sam Wellman)

• Jim Elliot: Missionary to Ecuador

• John Newton: Author of Amazing Grace

• John Wesley: The Great Methodist

• John Wycliffe: Herald of the Reformation (Ellen Caughey)

• Jonathan Edwards: The Great Awakener  (Helen K. Hosier)

• Ken Taylor (Living Bible/Tyndale Publ.)

• Luis Palau: Evangelist to the World

• Martin Luther: The Great Reformer

• Mary Slessor: Queen of Calabar

• Saint Augustine: Early Church Father

• Samuel Morris: Apostle of Simple Faith 

• Some Gave All: Four Stories of Missionary Martyrs (2: China Missions)

• Watchman Nee: Man of Suffering

• William and Catherine Booth: Founders of the Salvation Army

• Well With My Soul: Hymn Writers  

• William Carey: Father of Modern Missions (Sam Wellman)

• William Tyndale: Bible Translator and Martyr (Bruce and Becky Durost Fish) 

• William Wilberforce: Abolitionist, Politician, Writer (Lon Fendall)

• YWAM - Youth With A Mission - "Christian Heroes Then & Now" Biographies:

• Betty Greene: Wings to Serve

• Cameron Townsend: Good News..." (Founder, Wycliffe Bible Translators)

• John Williams: Messenger of Peace

• Lilian Trasher: Wonder in Egypt

• Loren Cunningham: Into All the World

• Rowland Bingham: Africa's Interior

• Sundar Singh: Over the Mountains

• Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men

• "Men of Faith" Biographies: 

• Andrew Murray (Dr. W.  Lindner, Jr.)

• Borden of Yale (Mrs. Howard Taylor)

• David Brainerd (Ranelda Hunsicker)

• E. M. Bounds (Darrel D. King)

• John Hyde (Francis McGaw)

• John Paton (Benjamin Unseth)

• Jonathan Goforth (Rosalind Goforth

• Oswald Chambers (David W. Lambert)

• "Women of Faith" Biographies:

• Harriet Tubman (Rescue of Slaves)

• Isobel Kuhn (China Missions)

• Family:

• New Dare To Discipline (Dobson)

• Raising a Modern-Day Knight (R. Lewis)

• Leadership:

• Spurgeon On Leadership (Larry J. Michael)

• Spiritual Warfare:

• The Screwtape Letters (C. S. Lewis: Fiction)

• Sit, Walk, Stand (Watchman Nee)

• Spiritual Warfare in a Believer's Life (Charles Spurgeon)

• Spirit Warriors (Stu Weber)

• End Times (Eschatology):

• "The Apocalypse Code" (Hank Hanegraaff)

• Fiction:

• General: 

• In His Steps (Charles Sheldon)

• The Screwtape Letters (C. S. Lewis)

• The Great Divorce (C. S. Lewis)

• Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis)

• Finding God in The Lord of The Rings (Kurt Bruner/Jim Ware) 

• Hinds Feet On High Places (H. Hurnard)

• Mountains of Spices (Hurnard)

• Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)

• Science Fiction:

• Space Trilogy (C. S. Lewis)

• Detective Fiction:

• "The Father Brown Omnibus" (G. K. Chesterton)

• Signs/Symbols:

• Book Review: "Worship Without Words: The Signs and Symbols of our Faith"

• Liturgy:

• Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy (Mark Galli)

• The Shape of the Liturgy (Dom Gregory Dix)

• Music:

• "A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church"  ( Calvin R. Staper)

• Organization & Time Management:

• "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity" (David Allen)

• Personal Finance:

• "The Total Money Makeover" (Dave Ramsey)

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