…here are some random books I want for Christmas)
John Piper’s The Swans are not Silent series:
- The Roots of Endurance: Invincible Perseverance in the Lives of John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce
- The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd
- The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: God’s Triumphant Grace in the Lives of Augustine, Luther, and Calvin
- Contending for Our All: Defending Truth and Treasuring Christ in the Lives of Athanasius, John Owen, and J. Gresham Machen
- Filling Up the Afflictions of Christ: The Cost of Bringing the Gospel to the Nations in the Lives of William Tyndale, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton
Some classic Macarthur:
- The Gospel According to Jesus: What Is Authentic Faith?
- The Jesus You Can’t Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ
- Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus
Other random classics that I don’t own yet:
- The Holiness of God
, R.C. Sproul
- Chosen by God, R.C. Sproul
- The Mortification of Sin (A Puritan Guide)
, John Owen
Written by some contemporaries:
- Humility: True Greatness
, C.J. Mahaney
- Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc, Kevin Deyoung
- Gospel-Powered Parenting: How the Gospel Shapes and Transforms Parenting
William P. Farley