Jennifer West, current LMPC Librarian, shares a few essential books (after the Bible) that Christians should read for spiritual formation.

Learn more about the Alice Joiner Memorial Library at LMPC, including how to search the catalog online, how to connect to the Librista mobile app, how to create an account (if you are not a church member), and much more: https://lmpc.org/facilities/library/

BOOK LIST

Core Beliefs:
- The Westminster Confession of Faith, with the Shorter and Larger Catechisms;
- Confessing the Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn
- Truths We Confess by R.C. Sproul
Apologetics:
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- Why I Am a Christian by John Stott
- Basic Christianity by John Stott
- The Reason for God by Timothy Keller
- The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge
Suffering:
- A Grace Disguised by Jerry Sittser
- The Life We Never Expected by Andrew & Rachel Wilson
Church History:
- Fundamentalism and American Culture by George Marsden
- Christian Women in the Patristic World by Lynn Cohick & Amy Brown Hughes
Current Cultural Issues:
- Recommended authors on sexuality: Rosaria Butterfield, Sam Allberry, Wesley Hill
- Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley
Biographies:
- Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George Marsden
- Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn
- Where the Light Fell: A Memoir by Philip Yancey
Children's Books:
- The God Contest by Carl Laferton
- How Much Is a Little Girl Worth by Rachael Denhollander
- How Much Is a Little Boy Worth by Rachael Denhollander
- The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers
Periodicals in the Church Library:
- Christianity Today (CT)
- World
- Tabletalk
- Christian History
- Comment
- Image

Special Guest: Dr. Jennifer West
Host: Brian Salter
Producer: Ben Wingard
Music arranged by David Henry and performed by David Henry and Hannah Lutz.

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