Recommended Reading
Stonegate Men -
As a husband and father, you are the resident theologian of your home. As you talk at the dinner table, sit in the living room, and tuck kids into bed, you are teaching theology to your family. To help you in that journey, the first book we recommend to every family is a concise theology book (containing solid Biblical theology). This book might also serve as a great discipleship tool for wives and children. Our top recommendation is:
Bible Doctrine, Wayne Grudem. Click here to purchase.
We also recommend that you get your family on a Bible reading plan that takes you through the entire Bible in a year. Here is a great reading plan that will help your family stay in the Word:
Bible Reading Plan click here for a daily commentary on the reading
Recommended Bible - the Bible we use on Sunday morning and that we recommend to people is the ESV (english standard version). We recommended this version for two reasons: 1) it's a literal translation and 2) it is readable.
The rest of this list will serve your heart and your head in the fight for holiness and joy.
blessings - stonegate staff
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Big Truths for Little Kids - Susan and Richie Hunt
Jesus Storybook Bible - Sally Lloyd-Jones
GOSPEL-CENTERED RESOURCES
The Cross Centered Life, CJ Mahaney
The Gospel In Every Day Life, Jerry Bridges
The Gospel Centered Family, Tim Chester
You Can Change, Tim Chester
The Gospel In Life, Tim Keller
The Centrality of the Gospel, Tim Keller
BEGINNER
Christian Life
Don’t Waste Your Life – John Piper
Humility - CJ Mahaney
The Gospel for Everyday Life - Jerry Bridges
When People Are Big and God is Small - Ed Welch
The Cross Centered Life - CJ Mahney
Wordliness - CJ Mahaney
Celebration of Discipline – Richard Foster
Every Young Woman’s
Every Young Man’s
Passion for Purity – Elizabeth Elliot
Crazy Love – Francis Chan
The Prodigal God - Tim Keller
Counterfeit Gods: the empty promises of money, sex, power, and the only hope that matters - Tim Keller
Disciplines of a Godly Man - R. Kent Hughes
How People Change - Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
The Dangerous Duty of Delight - John Piper
Parenting | Marriage
Shepherding a Child's Heart - Tedd Tripp
The Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens - Paul David Tripp
Grace Based Parenting - Tim Kimmel
This Momentary Marriage - John Piper
Love That Lasts: When Marriage Meets Grace, Gary Ricucci, Betsy Ricucci, C. J. Mahaney, and Carolyn Mahaney
Missions
Operation World (21st Century Edition) – Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk
Theology
Basic Christianity - John Stott
Christian Beliefs - Wayne Grudem
Death By Love - Mark Driscoll
On the New Testament: a book you'll actually read - Mark Driscoll
On the Old Testament: a book you'll actually read - Mark Driscoll
On Who is God: a book you'll actually read - Mark Driscoll
How to Read the Bible for All its Worth - Gordon Fee
Finally Alive - John Piper
The Gospel Book (click here for a pdf version) - Barry Keldie
Classics
Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan
Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis
The Reformed Pastor – Richard Baxter
Biography
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners – Autobiography of John Bunyan
In the Shadow of the Almighty or Through the Gates of Splendor – Jim Elliot
The Autobiography of George Muller
Confessions of a Reformissional Rev: hard lessons from an emerging missional church - Mark Driscoll
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – John Foxe
Voices of the Martyrs – John Foxe
Daily Devotionals
My Utmost for His Highest – Oswald Chambers
A Godward Life (part 1 or 2) – John Piper
Mornings and Evenings with Charles Spurgeon
Financials
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Dave Ramsey
Financial Peace, Dave RamseyDebt Free Living, Larry Burkett
INTERMEDIATE
Christian Life
Desiring God – John Piper
Future Grace – John Piper
Just Do Something – Kevin Deyoung
The Pursuit of Holiness - Jerry Bridges
How People Change, Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp
How People Change, Timothy S. Lane and Paul David TrippInstruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp
Theology
Bible Doctrine – Wayne Grudem
The Holiness of God - R.C. Sproul
Pleasures of God – John Piper
Vintage Jesus – Mark Driscoll
Vintage Church – Mark Driscoll
Why We are Not Emergent – Kevin Deyoung and Ted Cluck
The Cross of Christ - John Stott
The One True God - Paul Washer
On Church Leadership - Mark Driscoll
Church History
The Story of Christianity (Volume 1 and 2) – Gonzalez
Missions
Let the Nations be Glad – John Piper
History of Missions – Stephen Neill
Apologetics
Reasons for God - Tim Keller
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
The Case for Christ – Lee Strobel
Biography
Tortured for Christ, Richard Wurmbrand
David Brainerd – Jonathan Edwards
William Tyndate: A biography - David Daniell
ADVANCED
Christian Life
Cost of Discipleship – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Practice of the Presence of God – Brother Lawrence
Theology
Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem
Knowing God – J.I. Packer
Chosen by God - R.C. Sproul
Pleasures of God – John Piper
Works of Jonathan Edwards
Works of John Owen
Christian Theology - Millard Erickson
Ministry
Lectures to My Students – Charles Spurgeon
Why Revival Taries - Leonard Ravenhill
9 Marks of a Healthy Church – Mark Dever
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals – John Piper
The Deliberate Church – Mark Dever
Family Life
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood –
Biography
Confessions - Augustine
Preaching
Exegetical Fallacies – D.A. Carson
Christ Centered Preaching – Chapel
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