Recommended Books

Below are books, organized by topic, recommended by New Life for your spiritual growth and maturity.

Topics include: basics of the Gospel, general theology, apologetics, marriage, Christian ethics, books for children and youth, and much more!

Basics of the Gospel

What is the Gospel

What is the Gospel

Bookends of the Christian Life

Bookends of the Christian Life

Redemption Accomplished and Applied

Redemption Accomplished and Applied

Basic Christianity

Basic Christianity

Bible Study Resources

For accessible commentaries on individual books of the Bible, consider volumes in the Preaching the Word series (Crossway), the Bible Speaks Today series (IVP), and the Tyndale series (IVP).

ESV Study Bible

ESV Study Bible

New Bible Commentary

New Bible Commentary

New Bible Dictionary

New Bible Dictionary

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Authority and Reliability of the Bible

Taking God At His Word

Taking God At His Word

Why Trust the Bible

Why Trust the Bible

A Clear and Present Word

A Clear and Present Word

Can We Trust the Gospels

Can We Trust the Gospels

General Theology

The Wonderful Works of God

The Wonderful Works of God

Confessing the Faith

Confessing the Faith

Knowing God

The Institutes of the Christian Religion

The Institutes of the Christian Religion

Prayer

A Call to Prayer

A Call to Prayer

Pray With Your Eyes Open

Pray With Your Eyes Open

If God Already Knows Why Pray?

If God Already Knows Why Pray?

Prayer

Cultural Analysis

How (Not) To Be Secular

How (Not) To Be Secular

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Disappearing Church: From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience

Disappearing Church: From Cultural Relevance to Gospel Resilience

Christianity & Liberalism

Christianity & Liberalism

Personal Relationships

The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict

The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict

War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles (Resources for Changing Lives)

War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles (Resources for Changing Lives)

Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture

True Community

Christian Ethics

From Every People and Nation

From Every People and Nation

A Case for Life

A Case for Life

What Does The Gospel Say About Homosexuality

What Does The Gospel Say About Homosexuality

Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth

Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth

Apologetics (Defending the Faith)

The Story of Reality

The Story of Reality

Making Sense of God

Making Sense of God

Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity

Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism

Church History

Church History 101

Church History 101

The Creedal Imperative

The Creedal Imperative

For A Continuing Church

For A Continuing Church

The Reformation

The Reformation

Puritans

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul

Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul

The Bruised Reed

The Bruised Reed

Heaven Taken by Storm

Heaven Taken by Storm

Spiritual Growth/Disciplines

Practical Religion

Practical Religion

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

The Whole Christ

The Whole Christ

The Discipline of Grace

The Discipline of Grace

Theology of the Church

The Glorious Body of Christ

The Glorious Body of Christ

City On A Hill

Why We Love The Church

Why We Love The Church

How Jesus Runs the Church

How Jesus Runs the Church

Presbyterianism

Presbytopia: What it means to be Presbyterian

Presbytopia: What it means to be Presbyterian

On Being Presbyterian: Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories

On Being Presbyterian: Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories

Seeking a Better Country: 300 Years of American Presbyterianism

Seeking a Better Country: 300 Years of American Presbyterianism

The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms with Proofs Texts

The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms with Proofs Texts

Calvinism

Five Points

The Doctrines of Grace

The Doctrines of Grace

The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination

The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination

Why I Am Not an Arminian

Why I Am Not an Arminian

The Sacraments

Baptism

Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism

Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism

Given For You

The Lord’s Supper as a Means of Grace

The Lord’s Supper as a Means of Grace

Counseling

Good & Angry

Depression

Struck Down but Not Destroyed

Struck Down but Not Destroyed

Addictions

Missions

Missions

Grace to the City: Studies in the Gospel from China

Grace to the City: Studies in the Gospel from China

A Light to the Nations

A Light to the Nations

Christianity & World Religions

Christianity & World Religions

The Arts

The Liberated Imagination

The Liberated Imagination

Art and the Bible

Art and the Bible

Imagine

Culture Care

Christianity and Science

Can Science Explain Everything?

Can Science Explain Everything?

Redeeming Science

Redeeming Science

Total Truth

Science & Faith

Science & Faith

Eschatology (End Times)

The Bible and the Future

The Bible and the Future

These Last Days

These Last Days

A Case for Amillennialism

A Case for Amillennialism

Postmillennialism

Postmillennialism

Evangelism

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God

Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism

The Heart of Evangelism

The Heart of Evangelism

Evangelism in the Early Church

Evangelism in the Early Church

Biography

Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Awakening: The Life and Ministry of Robert Murray McCheyne

Awakening: The Life and Ministry of Robert Murray McCheyne

The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones

21 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful

21 Servants of Sovereign Joy: Faithful, Flawed, and Fruitful

Sexuality

God, Marriage, and Family

God, Marriage, and Family

What is the Meaning of Sex?

What is the Meaning of Sex?

God and the Transgender Debate

God and the Transgender Debate

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

Marriage

Each for the Other

Each for the Other

What Did You Expect

What Did You Expect

The Meaning of Marriage

The Meaning of Marriage

What is Marriage?

What is Marriage?

Parenting

Parenting

Age of Opportunity

Age of Opportunity

Shepherding a Child's Heart

Shepherding a Child's Heart

Give Them Grace

Give Them Grace

Series for The Family

The Wingfeather Saga

The Wingfeather Saga

The Green Ember Series

The Green Ember Series

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia

Long Story Short Devotional

Long Story Short Devotional

Children’s Bibles

Children's ESV Bible

Children's ESV Bible

The Beginners Gospel Story Bible

The Beginners Gospel Story Bible

The Big Picture Story Bible

The Big Picture Story Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

For Children

Tales That Tell Truth

Tales That Tell Truth

Everything A Child Should Know About God

Everything A Child Should Know About God

Little Pilgrim's Progress

Little Pilgrim's Progress

Who Sang First

For Older Kids

The Ology

Meeting with Jesus

Meeting with Jesus

The Emblems of the Infinite King

The Emblems of the Infinite King

Indescribable

For Youth

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity

10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity

The Holiness of God

The Holiness of God

The Prodigal God

The Prodigal God