Friday, November 21, 2008
Christ Community Church, Syracuse, New York
 101 Christian Books to Read
Before You . . . . Enter Eternity!
(Non-Fiction)
Our Pastoral Staff has assembled this list of books that we recommend every Christian, and those interested in Christianity, read:
  1. Ablaze for God - Wesley Duewel
  2. All The Prayers of the Bible - Herbert Lockyer
  3. Becoming a Contagious Christian - Bill Hybels
  4. Becoming Soul Mates - Les and Leslie Parrott
  5. Before You Say "I Do":  A Marriage Preparation Manual for Couples - H. Norman Wright
  6. Boundaries - Henry Cloud, John Townsend
  7. Caring Enough to Forgive - David Augsburger
  8. The Case for A Creator - Lee Strobel
  9. The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
  10. The Case for Faith - Lee Strobel
  11. Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster
  12. The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life - Hannah Whithall Smith
  13. Christians in Conflict - Everett Leadingham
  14. Church History in Plain Language - Bruce Shelley
  15. The Complete Evangelism Guidebook - Scott Dawson
  16. Correcting the Cults - Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes
  17. The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  18. Courageous Leadership - Bill Hybels
  19. Descending Into Greatness - Bill Hybels
  20. Developing the Leader Within You - John Maxwell
  21. The Divine Conspiracy - Dallas Willard
  22. Dr. Dobson Answers Your Questions - James Dobson
  23. Drumbeat of Love - Lloyd Ogilvie
  24. Experiencing God - Henry Blackaby, Claude King
  25. Failing Forward - John Maxwell
  26. Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough - Elmer Towns
  27. Find it Quick Handbook on Cults and New Religions - Ron Rhodes
  28. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
  29. Fresh Faith - Jim Cymbala
  30. Fresh Power - Jim Cymbala
  31. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire - Jim Cymbala
  32. The Fullness of the Spirit - William Greathouse
  33. God Came Near - Lloyd Ogilvie
  34. Going Public with your Faith:  Becoming a Spiritual Influence at Work -                  William Carr Peel, Walt Larimore
  35. Graceful Leadership - John Bowling
  36. Growth Through Divorce - Jim Smoke
  37. Graceful Leadership - John Bowling
  38. Hard Sayings of the Bible - Walter Kaiser, Jr.; Peter H. Davids; F.F. Bruce; Manfred T. Brauch
  39. Hearing God's Voice - Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby
  40. Holiness, Truth, and the Presence of God - Francis Frangipane
  41. How to Study Your Bible - Kay Arthur
  42. How We Got Our Bible - Ralph Earle
  43. If You Want to Walk on Water, You've God to Get Out of the Boat - John Ortberg
  44. In His Steps - Charles Sheldon
  45. In the Grip of Grace - Max Lucado
  46. In the Name of Jesus - Henri Nouwen
  47. An Introduction of Wesleyan Theology - William Greathouse, H. Ray Dunning
  48. The Journey - Billy Graham
  49. Just Like Jesus - Max Lucado
  50. The Kingdom of the Cults - Walter Martin
  51. Know Why You Believe - Paul Little
  52. Leaving The Lights On - Gary Smalley, John Trent
  53. Letters from a Skeptic - Dr. Gregory A. Boyd, Edward Boyd
  54. The Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ - James Stewart
  55. Life on the Edge - James Dobson
  56. Love Won Out - John and  Anne Paulk
  57. Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
  58. Mighty Prevailing Prayer - Wesley Duewel
  59. The Mind of Christ - Dennis Kinlaw
  60. Money Matters - Larry Burkett
  61. My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
  62. Operation World - Patrick Johnstone
  63. Out of the Salt Shaker and Into the World - Rebecca Manley Pippert
  64. Parenting Isn't for Cowards - James Dobson
  65. Peace with God - Billy Graham
  66. The Perfectly Imperfect Church - Steve Sjogren
  67. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection - John Wesley
  68. The Positive Power of Jesus Christ - Norman Vincent Peale
  69. Power Through Prayer - E.M. Bounds
  70. The Power to be Free - Frank Moore
  71. The Practice of the Presence of God - Brother Lawrence
  72. The Prayer of Jabez - Bruce Wilkinson
  73. The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren
  74. The Pursuit of God - A.W. Tozer
  75. Revival Fire - Wesley Duewel
  76. Rees Howells, Intercessor - Norma Grubb
  77. The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
  78. The Search for Significance - Robert McGee
  79. The Secrets of the Vine - Bruce Wilkinson
  80. See You at the House - Bob Benson
  81. The Servant Leader - Ken Blanchard
  82. Seven Practices of Effective Ministry - Andy Stanley
  83. So What's the Difference?  A Look at Worldviews, Faiths and  Religions and How they Compare to Christianity - Fritz Ridenour
  84. The Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas Willard
  85. Spiritual Leadership - J. Oswald Sanders
  86. Streams in the Dessert - L.B. Cowman
  87. They Found the Secret - V. Raymond Edman
  88. Too Busy Not to Pray - Bill Hybels
  89. Traveling Light - Max Lucado
  90. Unlearning Church - Mike Slaughter
  91. Unshakable Foundations:  Contemporary Answers to Crucial Questions about the Christian Faith - Norman Geisler, Peter Bocchino
  92. Walls or Bridges - Jon Johnston
  93. What is a Nazarene? - Wes Tracy, Stan Ingersol
  94. When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages - Les and Leslie Parrott
  95. When god Buildings a Church - Bob Russell
  96. Why Won't They Listen? - Everett Leadingham
  97. Witnessing Without Fear - Bill Bright
  98. With Christ in the School of Prayer - Andrew Murray
  99. The Word and Power Church - Doug Bannister
  100. A Work of the Heart - Reggie McNeil
  101. Wounds that Heal:  Bringing our Hearts to the Cross - Stephen Seamands