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Staff Summer Reading List

Blog Discipleship PathJune 3, 2019

Staff Summer Reading List

By Salem Baptist Church
Photo of books on a table

In 1964 Martha and the Vandellas sang, “Summers here and the time is right for dancing in the streets”.

Around here we are more likely to engage in summer reading.

Whether you are drawn to the mountains, the beach, or just some time at the neighborhood pool, the summer is often an opportunity to kick up your feet and relax with a book.

There are literally thousands of titles to choose from and unless you have a stack of books waiting for you, picking one can be a challenge.   A recommendation always helps.

This year a few of us put together list of books we would not just recommend, but could encourage you to invest your time in.    Imagine everyone at church reading books from the same list.  The BFG’s, the choir members, the ushers, all of us filling our minds with Christ honoring thoughts.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land that they may dwell with me;

He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.  Psalm 101:6 (NASB)

** Side Note – Under What We Are Reading, the Bible took first place.

We did not provide an Amazon link for each title since the books are available in a variety of formats from a variety of suppliers. Here are some good places to try-

Lifeway – lifeway.com

Westminster Theological Seminary Bookstore – wtsbooks.com

Christian Book Distributors – christianbook.com

Amazon – amazon.com

Jeff B’s Picks

What I am reading: The Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life  (Charles Spurgeon)  Emerald Books. Compiled and edited by Robert Hall; 1993 for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Light reading: Let the Nations be Glad, written by John Piper, 10th edition,  Baker Books, 1999.

Heavy reading: Revelations, Expositor’s Bible Commentary; The MacArthur New Testament Commentary, Revelations vol. 1-2,  Moody Publishers, 1999.

Lee’s Picks

What I am reading: Fearless by Megan Fate Marshman

Light Reading: Believing God: Beth Moore

Justin’s Picks

What I am reading: When People are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Edward T. Welch

Biography: Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton 

Light reading: 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke

Heavy reading: True North: Christ, the Gospel, and Creation Care by Mark Liederbach and Seth Bible

Great stories: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson

Josh’s Picks

What I am reading: A Company of Heroes: Portraits from the Gospel’s Global Advance– Tim Keesee

Biography: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy– Eric Metaxas

Light Reading: Gaining by Losing: Why the Future belongs to Churches that Send– J.D. Greear

Heavy Reading: Reading the Bible Supernaturally– John Piper

Great Stories: The Hobbit– J.R.R. Tolkien

Wesley’s Picks

What I am reading: God’s Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey –  Andreas J. Köstenberger and Margaret Köstenberger

Biography: The Pastor: A Memoir – Eugene Peterson

Light reading: You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit – James K.A. Smith

Heavy reading: Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism – John Piper and Wayne Grudem

Great Stories: The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia) – C.S. Lewis

Daniel’s Picks

What I am reading: Wisdom and Wonder: Common Grace in Science and Art by Abraham Kuyper

Light reading: Every Moment Holy by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Heavy reading: Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New Creation by Allen P. Ross

Great stories: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Nick’s Picks

What I am reading: Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-Christian Age– David Platt

Biography: Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God: The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost for His Highest by David McCasland

Light reading: The Pilgrim’s Progress  – John Bunyan

Heavy reading: Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties and Roots by J. C. Ryle

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