Non-Fiction Books By Category

[Alphabetized by Title]

Links will take you to my book review for that book unless otherwise noted below.

Key:

*= I don’t have a review for that book because I either haven’t read it yet or I read it before I started writing reviews— these links will take you to Amazon where you can see others’ reviews

**= These books are not written from a biblical perspective but are still worth reading

Apologetics |

*10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin

Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity by Alisa Childers

*The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural by Lee Strobel

Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion by Rebecca McLaughlin

Confronting Jesus: 9 Encounters with the Hero of the Gospels by Rebecca McLaughlin

Is Easter Unbelievable?: Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the Resurrection Story by Rebecca McLaughlin

*The Journey of God: Christianity in Six Movements by J.D. Lyonhart

Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies by Hillary Morgan Ferrer

Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design by Hillary Morgan Ferrer

*More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell

*The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life by Armand M. Nicholi Jr.

The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller

Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ is Essential by Collin Hansen & Jonathan Leeman (Study Guide with Megan Hill) [I have the study guide too]

Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College by Michael J. Kruger

Why God Makes Sense in a World that Doesn’t: The Beauty of Christian Theism by Gavin Ortlund

Bible Studies/ Devotionals |

2 Corinthians: The Gospel in All of Lifeby Gary Millar

*Abiding in Christ: A Month of Devotionals by Cynthia Heald

Better: A Study of Hebrews by Jen Wilkin

*Be Still: 90 Devotions for the Hopeful Heart by Cleere Cherry

Earth Psalms: Reflections on How God Speaks Through Nature by Francine Rivers

*Fill My Cup, Lord with the Peace of Your Presence by Emilie Barnes

For the Love of God (Volume One) by D.A. Carson

For the Love of God (Volume Two)by D.A. Carson

Gifts of Grace: 25 Advent Devotions by Jared C. Wilson

Good News of Great Joy: 25 Devotional Readings for Advent by John Piper

Grateful: 30 Days of Growing in Thankfulnessby Allison Brost

Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on God’s Comfort and Care in the Sorrow of Miscarriage by Abbey Wedgeworth

Jude: Contending for the Faith in Today’s Culture by Jackie Hill Perry

*Morning and Evening by Charles H. Spurgeon

*My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

*Lead Like Jesus Daily Devotional by Blanchard & Hodges

*Open Your Bible: God's Word is For You and For Now by Raechel Myers & Amanda Bible Williams

*Revelation: Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom by Jen Wilkin

The Risen King: 40 Devotions for Easterby C.H. Spurgeon, Jeff Medders (editor)

Seamless: Understanding the Bible as One Complete Story by Angie Smith

The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms by Timothy Keller

*Treasures in the Dark: 90 Reflections on Finding Bright Hope Hidden in the Hurting by Katherine Wolf

*Unfolding Grace for Kids: A 40-Day Journey through the Bible by Drew Hunter

*What Makes You Beautiful: 20 Daily Devotions for Girls by Kristen Wetherell

*A Year with G.K. Chesterton: 365 Days of Wisdom, Wit, and Wonder by G.K. Chesterton

Christian Living |

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing Youby Tony Reinke

The Art of Disagreeing: How to Keep Calm and Stay Friends in Hard Conversations by Gavin Ortlund

Candor: The Secret to Succeeding at Tough Conversationsby Charles Causey

The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn’t Exist by Craig Groeschel

*A Church That Cares: A Biblical Guide to Loving One Another Well by Helen Thorne-Allenson

*Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless by Francis Chan

Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane Ortlund —I also have a Study Guide with it

*Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World by Timothy J. Keller

*Faithfully Present: Embracing the Limits of Where and When God Has You by Adam Ramsey

The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy Keller

The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God’s Love Through You by Jerry Bridges

A Gentle Answer: Our ‘Secret Weapon’ in an Age of Us Against Them by Scott Sauls

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund

God, Technology, and the Christian Life by Tony Reinke

Happiness by Randy Alcorn

The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness by Kevin DeYoung

Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him by Jackie Hill Perry

Humility: the Joy of Self-Forgetfulnessby Gavin Ortlund

Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will by Kevin DeYoung

*The Promise is His Presence: Why God is Always Enough by Glenna Marshall

*The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine by A.W. Tozer

*Recovering Redemption: A Gospel Saturated Perspective on How to Change by Matt Chandler & Michael Snetzer

Resolved: 10 Ways to Stand Strong and Live What You Believe by Lina Abujamra

Scrolling Ourselves to Death: Reclaiming Life in a Digital Age Edited by Brett McCracken & Ivan Mesa

*Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love by Edward Welch

*Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved by J.D. Greear

Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands by Jen Wilkin

*Thriving in Babylon: Why Hope, Humility, and Wisdom Matter in a Godless Culture by Larry Osborne

*To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain by Matt Chandler

*Who Am I and What Am I Doing with My Life?: Finding Stability and Purpose in Jesus by Justin N. Poythress

When Strivings Cease: Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace by Ruth Chou Simons

Cultural Topics (General/Broad) |

Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask about Social Justice by Thaddeus J. Williams

Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology— Implications for the Church and Society by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer

**Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity— and Why This Harms Everybody by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay

Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life by Kevin DeYoung

Don’t Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship by Thaddeus J. Williams

*Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World by Sean McDowell

Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller

*How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture by Francis A. Schaeffer

How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age by Jonathan Leeman

Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City: Teaching Historical, Economic, and Biological Truth in a World of Lies by Stacy Manning & Katy Faust

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman

The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims by Rebecca McLaughlin

Evangelism |

*Evangelism by Sharonda Cooper

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer

*The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God's Story by D.A. Carson

Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity by Michael Reeves

*I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus by Don Everts

*The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation by Kevin DeYoung

*The Soul-Winning Church: Six Keys to Fostering a Genuine Evangelistic Culture by J.A. Medders & Doug Logan Jr.

Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory Koukl

The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel by Dean Inserra

Gender/ Sexuality |

Born Again This Way: Coming Out, Coming to Faith, and What Comes Next by Rachel Gilson

A Change of Affection: A Gay Man’s Incredible Story of Redemption by Becket Cook

Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships?: Examining 10 Claims about Scripture and Sexuality by Rebecca McLaughlin

Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism? by Wayne A. Grudem

**Irreversible Damage- The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier

Is God Anti-Gay?: And Other Questions about Homosexuality, the Bible, and Same-Sex Attraction by Sam Allberry

Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction by Kevin DeYoung

The Porn Problem by Vaughan Roberts

*The Pursuit of Porneia: A Review of the Culture of Sexual Addiction and Biblical Pathway to Recovery by Dave Scriven

Reclaiming Masculinity: Seven Biblical Principles for Being the Man God Wants You to Be by Matt Fuller

Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality by Rachel Joy Welcher

**The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies Are Harming Our Young Men by Christina Hoff Sommers

What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung

What God Has to Say about Our Bodies: How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves by Sam Allberry

Leadership/ Church Care |

*Community: Taking Your Small Group off Life Support by Brad House— Mark Driscoll does the Foreword, but the book is still a good book

*The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership that Matters by Albert Mohler

The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices by D.A. Carson & Timothy Keller

*Growth and Change: The Danger and Necessity of a Passion for Church Growth by Andrew Heard

*Is It Abuse?: A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims by Darby A. Strickland

*Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church by Paul David Tripp

*Sticky Teams: Keeping Your Leadership Team and Staff on the Same Page by Larry Osborne

Word-Centered Church: How Scripture Brings Life and Growth to God’s People by Jonathan Leeman

*Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God by Bob Kauflin

Marriage |

*Love and Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desparately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs

*The Mingling of Souls: God's Design for Love, Marriage, Sex, and Redemption by Matt Chandler

*Relationships: How to Make Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great by Les Parrot III & Leslie Parrott [this link is the updated version, I have the older copy]

*Relationships: A Mess Worth Making by Paul David Tripp & Timothy S. Lane

*Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy by Gary Thomas

**Why We Argue and How to Stop: A Therapist’s Guide to Navigating Disagreements, Managing Emotions, and Creating Healthier Relationships by Jerry Manney

*You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity by Francis Chan & Lisa Chan

Miscellaneous |

Art and Faith: A Theology of Making by Makoto Fujimura

*Breath for the Bones: Art, Imagination and Spirit by Luci Shaw

Christianity and Science by Herman Bavinck (Translated by N. Gray Sutanto, James Eglinton, and Cory C. Brock)

*Flirting with the Forbidden: Finding Grace in a World of Temptation by Steven James

The Great Christ Comet: Revealing the True Star of Bethlehem by Colin R. Nicholl

The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) by Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, & Barnabas Piper

The Language of Rivers and Stars: How Nature Speaks of the Glories of God by Seth Lewis

*Meeting the Mystery: Seeing Jesus through the Eyes of the People He Met by Steven James

Monothreeism: An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems of the Last 2000 Years in One Night at a Pub by J.D. Lyonhart

On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts by James K.A. Smith

Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress

Sailing Between the Stars: Musings on the Mysteries of Faith by Steven James

*unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity and Why It Matters by David Kinnaman

Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us about the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive by Russ Ramsey

We Go On: Finding Purpose in All of Life’s Sorrows and Joys by John Onwuchekwa

Pain/ Suffering |

Parenting |

Prayer |

Race |

Theology |

Women |