This is, to my mind, one of the most far-reaching books that is uncannily relevant to our culture, and also artistically a masterpiece. It's one of my favorites.
Read moreTotal Truth by Nancy Pearcey
Pearcey takes my favorite book (How Should We Then Live?) and builds on it, taking Francis Schaeffer's discoveries and applying them to postmodernism and the more unique task of rescuing the American church from its mindlessness and cultural antipathy.
Read moreAn Invitation to Academic Studies by Jay Green
Most Christians consider education to be optional--or worse, to be unholy and in need of redemption. But Jay Green shows the false dichotomy between religion and academia, pointing out how Christians should integrate them in a single, united, holistic pursuit of God.
Read moreThe Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Tim Keller
When we sin, we blame pride; and everyone nods in agreement, recognizing our humility in opening up about the pride issue again. This little pamphlet is top-3 resources on the self.
Read moreGetting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen
David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology will set your mind free. I don't review the book so much as introduce it because it's required reading around here.
Read moreThe Iliad by Homer
The book is about why men fight. Amid the obligatory girls, games, guts and gore, you have this sub-narrative of commentary about the war, commentary about men from the perspective of the gods, and vice versa. There is a mutual reflection there that provides keen insight into man and his free will, and gods, and their (supposed) sovereignty.
Read moreThe Great Conversation by Robert Hutchins (Book 1 of The Great Books of the Western World)
It is fitting to begin The Great Books of the Western World, a set of old books consisting of 54 volumes, with a plea for a true liberal arts education--I just didn't expect it to be so short.
Read moreHow Long, O Lord? by D. A. Carson
D. A. Carson has written How Long O Lord? as a manual for Christians to understanding suffering. He includes personal anecdotes and a proficient use of Scripture as he makes his case for an intelligent, faithful understanding of the hardships of life.
Read moreUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Against all odds Louie and his friends survived. While so many lost hope, gave up, and simply let go of life, Louie hung on all the way to the end, never giving up hope.
Read moreShadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot
The life of Jim Elliot is one of the most encouraging, compelling stories of modern Christianity. For many, he serves as the quintessential example of being on mission in the world. In college he wrote the phrase, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."
Read moreHow Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer
Truth is absolute and it is pervasive. Every Christians worth their salt would believe that. But Schaeffer so astutely handles truth, in such revealing ways, that our faith is made sight in ways that can’t be anything but exhilarating and confidence-inspiring in all that is good, true, and beautiful in the world.
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