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Resources > recommended reading

Books to read in 2009:

The One Year Bible in ESV
Recommended by Dr. J. I. Packer:
"How is it that we think we can have a relationship with God without knowing His character? The Bible is the living Word of God. It is how God communicates with us. We need to read through the whole Bible each year." This One Year Bible in ESV provides an easy way for us to do that. It is in a user-friendly format providing 15-minute daily readings that include the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs.
Perelandra [Voyage to Venus]
C.S. Lewis
This is the second novel in C. S. Lewis' exciting science fiction trilogy. Dr. Ransom is called to the paradise planet of Perelandra which turns out to be a beautiful Eden-like world. Look for the description of total innocence as a different Eve faces temptation. You'll want to read it more than once.
A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily readings from his classic works
The wisdom of C. S. Lewis offered in an essential collection of thought provoking daily meditations. Amid the bustle of our daily experience, this book provides the necessary respite and inspiration to meet the many challenges we face in our lives. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis' celebrated classics: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, A Grief Observed, The Weight of Glory and The Abolition of Man.
The ESV Study Bible [Crossway Bibles]
The purpose of the ESV Study Bible is to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way. Created by 95 scholars and teachers who love the Bible. 2,752 pages of teaching explanation, maps, articles, and Bible text. 20,000 notes and other resources, over 50 articles, 80,000 cross references, and an extensive concordance. Includes the access code to a free ESV online study Bible featuring interactive links, and the ability to highlight the text, create personal online notes, and to listen to the audio ESV.

Evangelism & The Sovereignty of God
Dr. J. I. Packer
In a careful review of the Biblical evidence,
J. I. Packer shows how a right understanding of God's sovereignty is not so much a barrier to evangelism as an incentive and powerful support for it. This book is a piece of Biblical and theological reasoning, designed to clarify the relationship between three realities: God's sovereignty, man's responsibility, and the Christian's evangelistic duty. A must read.
The Prodigal God
Timothy Keller
Timothy Keller uses one of the best known Christian parables to reveal an unexpected message of hope and salvation. In the parable, Jesus reveals God's prodigal grace toward both the irreligious and the moralistic. This book will challenge both the devout and skeptics to see Christianity in a whole new way.
The Way, the Truth and the Life: Theological Resources for a Pilgrimage to a Global Anglican Future (GAFCON).
More than a thousand senior leaders from the Anglican Communion gathered in Jerusalem to attend the Global Anglican Future Conference and Pilgrimage (GAFCON) in June 2008. Together they represented some 35 million Anglicans worldwide. This preparatory document, prepared by the Theological Resource Team of GAFCON, outlines the reasons for meeting in Jerusalem, the issues at stake, and the possible ways forward.
Praying: finding our way through duty to delight
 Dr. J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom
In 'Praying', the authors offer hope for those of us who daydream when we try to listen to God and stumble when we try to speak. Yet they don't just teach us about prayer; they challenge and inspire us to do it by pointing us to a clearer realization of the reality of God and His character. Let J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom come alongside you to encourage and guide your active praying to our powerful God, and let Him move your praying through mere duty to delight!
The Reformation
Dr. Owen Chadwick
The beginning of the sixteenth century brought growing pressure within the Western Church for Reformation. Over the years, three aims emerged: to reform the exactions of churchmen, to correct errors of doctrine, and to improve the moral awareness of society. Professor Chadwick deals with the formative work of Erasmus, Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin, and analyzes the special circumstances of the English Reformation as well as the Jesuits and the Counter-Reformation.