The Head

• Todd Friel
• Tim Keller (Skeptics)
• John MacArthur
• Sinclair Ferguson
• Kevin DeYoung
• Allistair Begg
• R.C. Sproul
• Bryan Chappell
• Ligon Duncan
• Steven Lawson
• D.A. Carson
• Thabiti Anyabwile
• Erwin Lutzer
• Albert Mohler

The Heart

• John Piper
• Matt Carter
• Francis Chan
• Paul Washer
• Adrian Rogers

The Feet

• J.D. Greear
• Kevin Smith
• Greg Laurie
• Ray Comfort

All Three

• Voddie Baucham
• Tony Merida
• Chuck Swindoll
• David Platt
• Arturo Azurdia III
• Steven Davey
• Robert Smith Jr.
• Jim Shaddix
• H.B. Charles Jr.
• Daniel Akin
• Mark Dever
• Conrad Mbewe

Parenting

James Dobson. The New Dare to Discipline. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1992

James Dobson. Parenting Isn’t for Cowards. Dallas: Word, 1987

Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson. Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus. Wheaton: Crossway, 2011.

Gloria Furman. Glimpses of Grace: Treasuring the Gospel in Your Home. Wheaton: Crossway, 2013

Ginger Hubbard. Don’t Make Me Count to Three. Shepherd Press, 2004

Tim Kimmel. Grace Based Parenting. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005

Josh McDowell, The Father Connection: How You Can Make the Difference in Your Child’s Self-Esteem and Sense of Purpose. Nashville: B&H, 2008

Starr Meade. Training Hearts, Teaching Minds. P&R Publishing, 2000

Ken Sande and Tom Raabe. Peacemaking for Families: A Biblical Guide to Managing Conflict in Your Home. Tyndale, 2002

Tedd Tripp. Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Shepherd Press, 1998

Tedd & Margy Tripp. Instructing a Child’s Heart. Shepherd Press, 2008

Timothy Z. Witmer. The Shepherd Leader at Home: Knowing, Leading, Protecting, and Providing for Your Family. Crossway, 2012

Marriage

God on Sex: The Creator’s Ideas about Love, Intimacy and Marriage from the Song of Songs, Daniel Akin. Nashville: B&H, 2003.

When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden: Encouragement for Couples Facing Infertility, William Cutrer & Sandra Glahn. Nashville: B&H, 1997.

When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage, Dave Harvey. Wapwallopen: Shepherd Press, 2007.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, Timothy & Kathy Keller. New York: Dutton Adult, 2011.

Good Christians, Good Husbands?: Leaving a Legacy in Marriage and Ministry , Doreen Moore. Scotland: Christians Focus, 2004.

This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence,John Piper. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009.

What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage, Paul David Tripp. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010.

Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti: Understanding and Delighting in Your Differences, Bill & Pam Farrel Eugene: Harvard House, 2001.

Each for the Other: Marriage as It’s Meant to Be, Bryan & Kathy Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2006

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, Gary Chapman. Northfield Publishing, 1992.

You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity,Francis & Lisa Chan. San Franciso: Claire Love, 2015.

Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect He Desperately Needs Desires, Emerson Eggerichs. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2004.

Pastoral Ministry

The Reformed Pastor, Richard Baxter. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1981.

The Christian Ministry, Charles Bridges. London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1967.

The Cross and Christian Ministry, D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.

Who Runs the Church?: 4 Views on Church Government, Steven Cowan. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004.

Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology, John S. Hammett. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2005.

Center Church, Timothy Keller. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.

Pastoral Ministry: How To Shepherd Biblically, John MacArthur. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005.

The Mission of Today’s Church: Baptist Look at Modern Faith Issues, R. Stanton Norman. Nashville: B&H, 2007.

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, John Piper. Nashville: B&H, 2013.

Dangerous Calling, Paul David Tripp. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012​.

The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church, Timothy Z. Witmer. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2010.

Theology

A Theology for the Church, Daniel Akin. Nashville: B&H, 2014

Institutes of the Christian Religeon, J.T. McNeil. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1960

Christian Theology, Millard Erickson. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2013

Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief, John M. Frame. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2013

Systematic Theology, Wayne Gruden. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994

Thy Word is Truth, E.J. Young. Carlisle: Banner of Truth, 1963

The Holy Spirit, Sinclair Ferguson. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1997

The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible, B.B. Warfied. Philadelphia: Presbyteririan and Reformed Pub., 1948

Collected Writings of John Murray, John Murray. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1977

Basic Theology, Charles Ryrie. Chicago: Moody, 1986

The Unfolding Mystery: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament, Edmund Clowney. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988

What Does God Want of Us Anyway? A Quick Overview of the Whole Bible, Mark Dever. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010

Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church, Michael Lawrence. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010

Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments, Vos Gerhardus. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1996

The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative, Christopher Wright. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006

Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments,David L. Baker. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006

Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, Christopher Wright. Downers Grove: IVP, 1992

Preaching

Text-Driven Preaching: God’s Word at the Heart of Every Sermon, Daniel Akin, David L. Allen, and Ned L. Matthews. Nashville: B&H, 2010

On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons, Vernon L. Stanfield. New York: Harper, 1979

Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon, Bryan Chapell. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005

Preaching Christ in All of Scripture, Edmund Clowney. Wheaton: Crossway, 2003

Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching, Graeme Goldsworthy. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000

Why Johhny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers, T. David Gordon. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2009

Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: A Contemporary Hermeneutical Method, Sidney Greidanus. Grand Rapids: Eerdsman, 1999

Him We Proclaim: Preaching Christ from All the Scriptures, Dennis Johnson. Phillipsburg: P&R, 2007

Preaching and Teaching from the Old Testament, Walter C. Kaiser. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003

Preaching and Preachers, Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012

Rediscovering Expository Preaching, John MacArthur. Dallas: Word, 1992

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narratives, Steven Matthewson. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002

Faithful Preaching, Tony Merida. Nashville: B&H, 2009

Saving Eutychus, Gary Miller and Phil Campbell. Kingsford: Matthias Media, 2013

Feed My Sheep: A Passionate Plea for Preaching, Al Mohler, John Piper, R.C. Sproul and others. Lake Mary: Reformation Trust, 2008

The Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004

Preaching As Worship: An Integrative Approach to Formation in Your Church, Michael J. Quicke. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011

Preparing Expository Sermons, Ramesh Richard. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001

Prayer

The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer, E.M. Bounds. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1990

A Passion for Prayer, Tom Eliff. Fort Washington: CLC Publications, 1998

Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God,  Timothy Keller. New York: Dutton, 2014

The Pastor in Prayer, Charles Spurgeon. London: Banner of Truth, 2004

Missions

10 Who Changed the World, Daniel Akin. Nashville: B&H, 2012

Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?, Allen Roland. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974

Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations, Bruce Ashford. Nashville: B&H, 2011

An Enquiry, William Carey. Dallas: Criswell Publications, 1987

A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story, Michael W. Goheen. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011

Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission, Andreas Kostenberger and Peter O’Brien. Downers Grove, IVP, 2001

Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey, Scott Moreau, Gary Corwin, and Gary McGee. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004

Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions, John Piper. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010

Paul’s Missionary Methods: In His Time and Ours, Robert Plummer and John Mark Terry. Downers Grove: IVP, 2012

The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected,Nik Ripken. Nashville: B&H, 2013

The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission, Christopher J. H. Wright. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010

Hermeneutics

Exegetical Fallacies, D. A. Carson. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996

Living By The Book, Howard Hendricks & William Hendricks. Chicago: Moody, 2007

Toward An Exegetical Theology, Walter C. Kaiser. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998

40 Questions About Interpreting the Bible, Robert L. Plummer. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2010

Fiction

Lord Foulgrin’s Letters, Randy Alcorn. Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2001

Edge of Eternity, Randy Alcorn. WaterBrook: Multnomah, 1998

Deadline, Randy Alcorn. Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 1994

Deception, Randy Alcorn. Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 1996

Dominion, Randy Alcorn. Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2007

The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan. New Kinsington: Whitaker House, 1981

Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe. New York: Black & White Calssics, 1719

The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis. New York: HarperOne, 2013

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis. New York: HarperOne, 2009

Church History

Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, Gregg R. Allison. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011

A Visual History of the English Bible: The Tumultuous Tale of the World’s Best Book, Donald L. Brake. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008

Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church, Earle E. Cairns. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981

The Spreading Flame: The Rise and Progress of Christianity from Its First Beginnings to the Conversion of the English, F.F. Bruce. Waynesboro: Paternoster, 1958

Baptists and the Bible, L. Russ Bush and Tom Nettles. Nashville: B&H, 1999

The Baptist Encyclopedia, William Cathcart. AK: The Baptist Standard, 1988.

Theologians of the Baptist Tradition, David Dockery and Timothy George. Nashville: B&H, 2001

Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future, David S. Dockery. Wheaton: Crossway, 2009

Why I am a Baptist, Tom Nettles and Russell Moore. Nashville, B&H, 2001

A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada, Mark Noll. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992

The Morning Star, G. H. W. Parker. Grand Rapids: Eerdsman, 1965

The Inextinguishable Blaze: Spiritual Renewal and Advance in the Eighteenth Century, A Skevington Wood. Eugene, Wipf & Stock, 1960

Biography

To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson,Courtney Anderson. Valley Forge: Judson, 1987

Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, Roland H. Bainton. New York: Penguin, 1955

The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom. Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 2006

The Life of David Brainerd: Chiefly Extracted from His Diary, David Brainerd and Jonathan Edwards. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978

In The Presence of My Enemies, Gracia Burnham. Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2003

Godly Ambition: John Stott and the Evangelical Movement, Alister Chapman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012

St. Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox, G. K. Chesterton. Garden City: Image, 1974

Growing Up Yanomamo, Mike Dawson. Enumclaw: Wine Press Publishing, 2006

A Passion for Souls: The Life of D. L. Moody, Lyle Dorsett. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997

Spurgeon: Prince of Preachers, Lewis Drummond. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1992

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot, Elisabeth Elliot. New York: HarperCollins, 1958

Jerry Falwell: His Life and Legacy, Macel Falwell. New York: Howard Books, 2008

Bill Wallace of China, Jesse C. Fletcher. Bloomington: CrossBooks, 2009

Fox’s Book of Martyrs, John Foxe. Blacksburg: Wilder, 2009

Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey,Timothy George. Birmingham: New Hope, 1991

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxes. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010

The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1899–1981, Iain H. Murray. Edinburgh, Banner of Truth, 2013

A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life, J.I. Packer. Wheaton: Crossway, 1990

Confessions, Augustine translated by F.J. Sheed. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2007

Spurgeon and Son, Craig Skinner. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1999

Tortured for Christ, Richard Wurmbrand. Bartlesville: Living Sacrifice, 1967

Women’s Ministry

50 Crucial Questions about Manhood and Womanhood, John Piper and Wayne Grudem. Wheaton: Crossway, 1992

Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full, Gloria Furman. Wheaton: Crossway, 2014

Longing for Paris: One Woman’s Search for Joy, Beauty, and Adventure-Right Where She Is, Sarah Mae. Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2015

Theological Journals

Bibliotheca Sacra, Dallas Theological Seminary

Master’s Seminary Journal, The Master’s Seminary

Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, The Southern Baptist Seminary

Trinity Journal, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Tyndale Bulletin, Tyndale House

Westminster Theological Journal, Westminster Theological Seminary

Southwestern Theological Journal, Southwestern Theological Seminary

Hermeneutics

Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar, P.H. Kelley. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994

A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew, P.H. Kelley. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994

Basics of Biblical Greek, William D. Mounce. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993

Learn to Read New Testament Greek, David A. Black. Nashville: B&H, 1995

It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek, David A. Black. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998

New Testament Textual Criticism: A Concise Guide,David A. Black. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006

Rethinking New Testament Textual Criticism David A. Black. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002

Fiction

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name, Sally Lloyd-Jones. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007

The Big Picture Story Bible, David Helm. Wheaton: Crossway, 2004

The Biggest Story: How The Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden, Kevin DeYoung. Wheaton: Crossway, 2015

The Garden, The Curtain, and the Cross, Carl Laferton & Catalina Echeverri. The Good Book Company, 2016

Tell Me About Heaven, Randy Alcorn. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007

The Ology: Ancient Truths, Ever New, Marty Machowski. New Groth Press, 2015

Everything A Child Should Know about God, Kenneth Taylor. 10Publishing, 2014

The Case for Christ for Kids, Lee Strobel. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010

The New City Catechism, Tim & Kathy Keller. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017

God’s Very Good Idea, Trillia Newbell. The Good Book Company, 2017

God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies, Justin S. Holcomb & Lindsay A. Holcomb. Greensboro: New Growth Press, 2015

Pilgrims Progress, John Bunyan. Philadelphia: Charles Foster Publishing, 2014

Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R. Tolkien

Grace for the Moment, Max Lucado

OT Commentaries

The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers Frank E. Gaebelein. Exodus Alan R. Cole

The Message of Exodus: The Days of Our Pilgrimage J.A. Moyter

Exodus: An Exegetical and Theological CommentaryDouglas K. Stuart

Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel Nahum Sarna

Exodus Philip Graham Ryken

Commentary on the Book of Exodus. James G. Murphy

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Marvin Breneman. Nashville: B&H, 1993

The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah, F.C. Fensham. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982

Ezra & Nehemiah, Derek Kidner. Downers Grove: IVP, 2007

Ezra and Nehemiah, H. G. M. Williamson. Dallas: Word, 1985

Proverbs (Geneva Series of Commentaries), Charles Bridges. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2001

Exalting Jesus in Proverbs (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary), Daniel Akin & Jonathan Akin. Nashville: B&H, 2017

Exposition of the Book of Proverbs, Geroge Lawson. Edinburgh: David Brown, 1821

Man Overboard!, Sinclair Ferguson. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1981

Jonah, John Walton. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1982

Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (The NIV Application Commentary), James Bruckner. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004

The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Minor Prophets,Gen. Ed. Frank E. Gaebelein Jonah Ed. H. L. Ellison. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985

The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah, Billy K. Smith and Frank S. Page. Nashville: B&H, 1995

NT Commentaries

Mark, J. A. Alexander. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1984

New Testament Commentary: Mark, William Hendriksen. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979

The Gospel of Mark, D. Edmond Hiebert. Chicago: Moody press, 1974

King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus, Timothy Keller. New York: Dutton, 2011

Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, William L. Lane. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdsmans, 1974

Acts (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Darrell L. Bock. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007

Acts (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary), Richard N. Longenecker. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995

The Spirit, the Church, and the World: The Message of Acts, John R. Stott. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1990

1,2,3 John, Daniel Akin. Nashville: B&H, 2001

The Letters of John, John R. Stott. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007

1 John: Turning from Hypocrisy to Truth, John R. Stott. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2011