Outreach

Becoming a Contagious Christian by Mark Mittelberg & Bill Hybels
Evangelism doesn't have to be frustrating or intimidating. Communicating our faith in Christ should be the most natural thing in the world. We just need encouragement. Discover your own natural evangelism style. Build spiritually strategic relationships. Learn to direct conversations toward matters of faith. This book is also the basis of a Life Song Learning Module.

Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary by Lee Strobel
An action plan to help Christians relate the message of Christ to the people they work around, live with, and call their friends. Using personal experiences, humor, compelling stories, biblical illustrations, and the latest research, this book helps Christians understand unbelievers and what motivates them.

Devotional

What's So Amazing About Grace by Phillip Yancey
Scandalous. Outrageous. Troublesome. Mind-boggling. The grace of God is all those things. We cannot earn it, cannot improve on it, cannot live eternally with out it. It is the gift of God and the ramifications of that truth are staggering, both in a metaphysical sense and in interpersonal relationships with others. A captivating read, this book will challenge your view God and the incredible value he places on YOU.

The Jesus I Never Knew by Phillip Yancey Uncovering a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying. This honest book will help you discover a different Jesus from the flannelgraph Sunday school figure, the sweetly smiling Victorian Savior, and all the cultural cliches that have tamed Jesus and kept him in comfortalbe religious boxes.

The Pursuit of Holiness by Jeff Bridges
Is holiness something we strive toward or the supernatural gift of God? Yes! What is our part in gaining personal holiness? Whether you're continuing your pursuit of holiness or just beginning, the principles and guidelines in this book will challenge you to obey God's command of holiness.

Loving God by Charles Colson
This is not a how-to manual nor a collection of pat answers and easy affirmation. It is a calling to all believers to live a better and more committed friendship with the Father of Love and Author of Life.

Reasonable Faith

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
Forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books, this brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion.

Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft
A real and personal quest that is both engaging and convincing. It delights and informs as it explores the number one objection to faith. Written from a deep well of wisdom derived from experience and careful observation, this is a book for empty hearts, not full ones. Avoid it if you are seeking easy answers and a nice, neat wrap-up of the subject. Read it if you are hungry for insight into the mystery of suffering.

The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
Stobel turns his tenacious investigative skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief--the eight "heart" barriers to faith. For those who may be feeling attracted to Jesus but who are faces with intellectual barriers standing squarely in their path. It will also deepen Christians' convictions and give fresh confidence in discussing Christianity with their most skeptical friends.

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, he author cross-examines a dozen experts who are recognized authorities in their own fields. His tough, point-blank question make this book read like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.

Letters from a Skeptic by Gregory Boyd
For fourteen years, Greg tried to talk to his father about Christianity, with little success. Then, in what he saw as a last ditch effort, Greg invited his father participate in a dialogue through letters in which Ed could express all his doubts and questions and Greg could attempt to answer them, and prove the validity of his own views. To Greg's surprise, his father agreed.

More than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
McDowell thought Christians were out of their minds. He put them down. He argued against their faith, but eventually he was the Jesus Christ really was who he claimed to be. It is a hard-headed book for people who are skeptical about Jesus' deity, his resurrection, and his claims on their lives.

Spiritual Growth

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
Apart from the Bible, this book has had more impact on my personal spiritual life than any other. It comprehensively deals with the many practical disciplines necessary for a posture of receiving God's grace and blessing. It challenges the external materialistic worldview so prevalent today and focusses in on cultivating the most important inner life of the spirit.

Knowing God by J. I. Packer
What were we made for? What should our aim in life be? What privilege does eternal life in Christ give us? What gives God the most pleasure in us? Exploring the answer to these questions, this book focusses on a knowledge of and relationship with Almighty God.

Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by Richard Foster
Foster shows how prayer can move us inward into personal transformation, upward toward intimacy with God, and outward to minister to others. He leads us beyond questions to a deeper understanding and practice of prayer, bringing us closer to God, to ourselves and to our community.

Prayer: Does it matter? by Philip Yancey
In theory, prayer is the essential human act, a priceless point of contact between you and the God of the universe. In practice however, prayer is often frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? explores the mysterious intersection where you and God meet and relate. Writing as a fellow pilgrim, Yancey explores the questions surrounding prayer that you may wonder about but not know how to express. Above all, Yancey shows you how to pray to a God who sees what lies ahead of you, knows what lies within you, and who invites you into an eternal partnership with Him---through prayer.

Too Busy Not to Pray by Bill Hybels
Do you ever feel like your life is a frantic sprint from one activity to another? The thought of adding a regular period prayer to your life seems like one more burdensome obligation. Hybels speaks to the value of a committed quiet time of prayer each day and the invaluable changes it can bring to the individual willing to give it a go. A great encouragement in practical terms for the modern fast-paced Christian.