Libraries are so fun to look at. Man, I could spend days reading or looking at others’ libraries. They inspire. They encourage. Yes, the libraries themselves, but also the books themselves. They inspire thinking, writing, and action.
I will be ultra spiritual and say my Top Book ever is The Bible - but I’ll leave it with Colossians 3:16
Top Books for Women/Wives (all of these are in no particular order unless otherwise stated)
1. Helper By Design - Elyse Fitzpatrick
2. When Sinners Say I Do - Dave Harvey (great book for pre-marital counseling)
3. Feminine Appeal - Carolyn Mahaney
4. Radical Womanhood - Carolyn McCulley
5. Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye - Carolyn McCulley
6. Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild - Mary Kassian
7. Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God - Noel Piper
8. Biblical Foundation for Manhood and Womanhood - Wayne Grudem
9. Sacred Influence - Gary Thomas
Here are my top authors - so you could really read this to say: anything by these authors are in my top books!
1. Jerry Bridges - yes, my favorite author - EVER - fave book is Respectable Sins
2. John Piper - his Swans series is my favorite
3. D. A. Carson
4. Paul Tripp - ANYTHING
5. C. S. Lewis - Narnia and the 4 Loves
6. Mark Driscoll
7. Wayne Grudem
8. Carolyn Mahaney
9. Carolyn McCulley
10. Elyse Fitzpatrick (hands-down favorite female author)
11. Mary Kassian
Now for some random books:
1. No Other Gospel - Josh Moody
3. Mortification of Sin - Owen
4. Esther & Ruth Commentary by Duguid
5. Journals of Jim Elliot (and anything about his life)
There you have it - what are your fave books or top authors? And yes, I’ve only highlighted my “Christian reading”. I also love cookbooks, biographies, history, magazines, Jane Austen, classics, and John Grisham, and Charlie Brown!