Books I’ve been Reading

Just decided to run down a couple books I’ve read recently or am still reading.

1. God’s Greater Glory by Bruce Ware

- Picked up this book about two months ago, and it is phenomenal. Focusing on God’s providence, the book explains what it means for God to have exhaustive and meticulous sovereignty over the universe and for moral creatures to still exercise freedom. I love this book because it takes seriously what the bible has to say. This is not a philosophical book that just sprinkles in a couple of verses here and there. This is a book that firmly holds to the absolute authority of scripture and goes about explaining what the bible has to say about this topic. And he does it with a worshipers heart. Anyone who says theology is cold and dead has obviously not read Bruce Ware.

2. Evangelical Feminism by Wayne Grudem

- One of the most important books I’ve read this year. The book talks about the current trends in the Church towards egalitarianism, or the belief in the equality of men and women without distinction, and how egalitarians constantly undermine the authority of scripture. Wayne Grudem then goes on to list practically every argument made by evangelical feminists and he shows how they undermine scripture by those very arguments. A very powerful book that ought to be read by anyone who believes in the authority of the bible.

3. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by Bruce Ware

- Fantastic book on the trinity! This is a book written by a world-class theologian for the everyday Christian. I was absolutely refreshed by this book, and you leave it with a greater reverence and love for who God really is. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has always believed that the Trinity was a topic that was too complicated to even think about.

4. Sex and the Supremacy of Christ – Edited by John Piper and Justin Taylor

- Any book that John Piper touches, I’m pretty much all over, and for good reason. This book is a compilation of essays written by various authors on the theology of sex and marriage. Because it was written by various authors, some chapters are better than others, but as a whole, this is one of the richest biblical teachings on sex that I’ve come across (Not that I’ve come across many). This is a great book that will change the way that you understand the gift of sex. I highly recommend it to married couples and to singles as well.

5. Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig

- One of the best apologetics resources out there. I’m really so thankful for the work of William Lane Craig. This definitely isn’t for casual readers though, coz the stuff in here is enough to make your head spin. But to those who want to understand what reasons there are to believe the Christian faith and are willing to go through scholarly material, you need to have this book in your library.

6. Growing Deep in the Christian Life by Charles Swindoll

- Hmm… this book was just alright for me. It was written primarily to make theology accessible to people, and while I believe it did accomplish that, it felt like it did so at a cost. Some of the depth and richness of the topics were diminished. Still, considering how much a bought it for, it’s still well worth the price.