Pastor Jeremy’s Recommended Monthly Reading
Practicing Hospitality: The Joy of Serving Others by Pat Ennis and Lisa Tatlock “The authors have served a rich fare of biblical teaching and practical application. With comprehensive scope and depth, this book provides tremendous motivation for obeying the biblical commands to practice hospitality-motivation rooted in the character and ways…
What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung “In the heated atmosphere that currently surrounds discussion of every aspect of homosexuality, the most important domain where we need careful thinking and constrained rhetoric is what the Bible does and does not say on the matter. With his…
Why Our Church Switched to the ESV by Kevin DeYoung “I grew up using the NASB, but upon coming to Good Shepherd I decided to make the switch to the ESV Bible. People ask me all the time which translation I prefer and why. This little pamphlet is the best…
Evolution vs. God DVD “The movie Evolution vs. God by Ray Comfort is very helpful and I would recommend it to anyone who desires to gain confidence interacting with people who believe in Darwinian evolution. Comfort interviews a number of different people from both UCLA and USC in search to…
Praying the Lord’s Prayer by J.I. Packer “Praying is a problem for many people. Christians often go through the motions of prayer because it is expected of them, but they are often left wondering, “Did God hear me? Does he even care?” J. I. Packer presents a powerful truth: prayer…
Taking God At His Word by Kevin DeYoung “This is a brilliant, succinct, yet thorough study of the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, based on what Scripture says about itself. Clarity and passion are the distinguishing marks of Kevin DeYoung’s writing, and this may be his finest, most important work…
Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula “How well do you know these people: Athanasius, John Wycliff, John Huss, Jonathan Edwards and David Livingstone? How quickly the stories of those who have gone before us are lost to the passing time. Yet, how important they are to us as we seek…
The Hole in Our Holiness by Kevin DeYoung “Holiness was once a central component of following Christ. But for many today, the Christian life is little more than a celebration of cheap grace and pseudo-liberty, with a high tolerance for sin. In this well-written and much-needed book, Kevin DeYoung thoughtfully…
The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitfield by Dr. Steven Lawson Called the “Grand Itinerant” for his unprecedented preaching ministry, Whitefield crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times and lit fires of revival on two continents. Yet, as Dr. Steven J. Lawson illustrates in this latest entry in the Long Line of…
The Walk by Stephen Smallman “In this book, Steve Smallman has drawn on a lifetime of pastoral ministry to provide the church with a gem of a book which, while aimed specifically at the unbeliever and the new Christian, will yet benefit even those older in the faith who take time to read…
