Recommended Resources

These resources were carefully selected by Trinity pastors and staff. However, please note that the views expressed by the authors may not always reflect the theological or doctrinal beliefs of Trinity Baptist Church.

Exploring Christianity

• Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

• The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, Tim Keller

• The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith, Tim Keller

• Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical, Timothy Keller

• True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World, David Skeel

• The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, Francis Collins

• Confronting Christianity, Rebecca McLaughlin

The Resurrection

• Why I am a Christian, article by James Choi

• The Son Rises Paperback, book by William Lane Craig

• Did the Resurrection Happen?: A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew

• The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright

Christian Basics

• The Fight, John White

• Just for Starters: Seven Foundational Bible Studies

• The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy, Timothy Keller

• The Good Life, Trip Lee

Christian Growth (general)

• Holiness, J.C. Ryle

• The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges

• A Loving Life: In a World of Broken Relationships, Paul Miller

• Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem, Kevin DeYoung

Prayer & Spiritual Disciplines

• Habits of Grace, David Mathis

• A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Prayer and Fasting, John Piper

• The Valley of Vision: A Treasury of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, Arthur Bennett, ed.

• A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World; Paul E. Miller

• Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God, Timothy Keller

• The Common Rule, Justin Earley

Devotionals

• Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon

• My Heart Cries Out, Paul Tripp

• The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms, Timothy and Kathy Keller

• God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs, Timothy and Kathy Keller

Church History

• Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, Roland Bainton

• Story of Christianity, vol. 1 & 2, Justo Gonzalez

• A History of Christianity in Asia, Vol. 1-3, Samuel Hugh Moffat

Christian Classics

• Confessions, Saint Augustine

• The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan

• The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

• The Bruised Reed, Richard Sibbes

• The Rare Jewel Of Christian Contentment, Jeremiah Burroughs

• The Mortification of Sin, John Owen

• Stepping Heavenward: One Woman's Journey to Godliness, Elizabeth Prentiss

• The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom

• On the Incarnation, Athanasius

The Church

• Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Mark Dever

• The Trellis and the Vine, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

• The Living Church, John Stott

• Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer

• The Dynamics of Spiritual Life, Richard Lovelace

Missions & Global Christianity

• To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Courtney Anderson

• Life and Diary of David Brainerd, Jonathan Edwards

• The Heavenly Man, Brother Yun

• Through Gates of Splendor, Elisabeth Elliot

• Dispatches from the Front: Stories of Gospel Advance in the World's Difficult Places, Tim Keesee

Evangelism

• Tell the Truth, Will Metzger

• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer

• The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield

Theology (general)

• Systematic Theology, Wayne Grudem

• The Wonderful Works of God, Herman Bavinck

• Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin

• The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism, Kevin DeYoung

• None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing), Jen Wilkin

• Knowing God, J.I. Packer

• God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible, Vaughan Roberts

Theology (specific issues)

• The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance - Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters, Sinclair Ferguson

• The Cross of Christ, John Stott

• Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith, Michael Reeves

• The Bible and the Future, Anthony Hoekema