On My Shelf: Pastor Lee Harper Recommends
In this series, we ask staff and lay leaders about recommended resources. Our hope is one or two might relate to something you want to learn more about.
Here are some book recommendations from Pastor Lee Harper.
What is one Christian book you’re reading right now and enjoying?
The Overcomers: God’s Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety by Matt Chandler (My new recommendation for people who are interested in learning more about Revelation and how it informs our lives today.)
What are 1-2 of your top recommended books on missions?
Let the Nations be Glad by Glad by John Piper (This is the most influential book on missions in the last 30 years. In it Piper lays out the biblical and theological grounding for missions.)
What are a couple of your favorite missionary biographies?
To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson; Give Me This Mountain by Helen Roseveare; John G. Paton by John G. Paton
For Kids: Christian Heroes Then & Now series
What is a book on evangelism you recommend?
Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age by Joshua Chatraw
What is the best theology book you’ve read in the last couple years?
The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott Swain
What is the best discipleship or general growth book you’ve read in the last few years?
Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Tim Keller
Do you have any podcasts you regularly listen to or websites you regularly visit for good Christian content?
•Gospelbound with Collin Hansen
•Knowing Faith podcast
What recent books on social media or technology would you most recommend?
12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping us Hooked by Adam Alter
What’s a “non-Christian” book in the last year you’ve found very insightful or helpful?
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
What’s a book you recommend families read together?
The Wingfeather Series by Andrew Peterson
Here are some book recommendations from Pastor Lee Harper.
What is one Christian book you’re reading right now and enjoying?
The Overcomers: God’s Vision for You to Thrive in an Age of Anxiety by Matt Chandler (My new recommendation for people who are interested in learning more about Revelation and how it informs our lives today.)
What are 1-2 of your top recommended books on missions?
Let the Nations be Glad by Glad by John Piper (This is the most influential book on missions in the last 30 years. In it Piper lays out the biblical and theological grounding for missions.)
What are a couple of your favorite missionary biographies?
To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson; Give Me This Mountain by Helen Roseveare; John G. Paton by John G. Paton
For Kids: Christian Heroes Then & Now series
What is a book on evangelism you recommend?
Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age by Joshua Chatraw
What is the best theology book you’ve read in the last couple years?
The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott Swain
What is the best discipleship or general growth book you’ve read in the last few years?
Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Tim Keller
Do you have any podcasts you regularly listen to or websites you regularly visit for good Christian content?
•Gospelbound with Collin Hansen
•Knowing Faith podcast
What recent books on social media or technology would you most recommend?
12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping us Hooked by Adam Alter
What’s a “non-Christian” book in the last year you’ve found very insightful or helpful?
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
What’s a book you recommend families read together?
The Wingfeather Series by Andrew Peterson
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