The 50 Best Christian Books of 2014

Overall, 2014 was a pretty decent year for Christian books. Keep in mind that we are limited in our ability to read the many books published this year which means there were a significant number of books we did not read or have a chance to even glance at, so if your book is not listed here, do not be discouraged. ... These are not necessarily in any particular order.

1-10

Barbara R. Duguid , Prone to Wander: Prayers of Confession and Celebration (P&R)
Joel R. Beeke, The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible (Reformation Heritage)
Jeff Pollard, A Theology of the Family (NCFIC)
Dean Davis, The High King of Heaven (Redemption Press)
Christopher Ash, Job: The Wisdom of the Cross (Crossway)
John Calvin - Robert White (translator), The Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1541 edition (Banner of Truth)
Paul David Tripp, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional (Crossway)
Chris Sinkinson, Time Travel to the Old Testament: An Essential Companion for the Christian Explorer (P&R)
Donald Macleod, Christ Crucified: Understanding the Atonement (IVP)
David Gibson (editor) From Heaven He Came and Sought Her (Crossway)

11-20

Douglas Bond, Grace Works! (And Ways We Think It Doesn't) (P&R)
Brian Borgman, Spiritual Warfare: A Biblical and Balanced Perspective (Reformation Heritage)
Robert A. Peterson, Salvation Applied by the Spirit: Union with Christ (Crossway)
G.K. Beale and Benjamin Gladd, Hidden But Now Revealed: A Biblical Theology of Mystery (IVP)
G.K. Beale and Mitchell Kim, God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth (IVP)
Douglas Kelly, Systematic Theology (Volume 2): The Beauty of Christ - a Trinitarian Vision (Christian Focus)
ESV Reader's Bible (Crossway)
Sinclair B. Ferguson, From the Mouth of God (Banner of Truth)
Steve Timmis and Christopher de la Hoyde, In Christ: In Him Together for the World (Christian Focus)
James K. A. Smith, How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor (Eerdmans)

21-30

Kevin DeYoung, Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me (Crossway)
Karen Swallow Prior, Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More — Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson)
Kyle Strobel and Jamin Goggin, Beloved Dust: Drawing Close to God by Discovering the Truth About Yourself (Thomas Nelson)
Matt Perman, What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done (Zondervan)
Peter Mead, Pleased to Dwell: A Biblical Introduction to the Incarnation (Christian Focus)
Michael Horton, Calvin on the Christian Life: Glorifying and Enjoying God Forever (Crossway)
Michael Horton, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World (Zondervan)
Nabeel Qureshi, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity (Zondervan)
Paul Washer, Gospel Assurance and Warnings (Recovering the Gospel (Reformation Heritage)
Thomas Kidd, George Whitefield: America's Spiritual Founding Father (Yale)

31-40

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ (crossway)
J. V. Fesko, The Theology of the Westminster Standards: Historical Context and Theological Insights (crossway)
Chad Van Dixhoorn, Confessing the Faith: A Reader's Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith (Banner of Truth)
Tim Keller, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God (Dutton)
Sinclair Ferguson, The Trinitarian Devotion of John Owen (RT)
Anthony T. Selvaggio, From Bondage to Liberty: The Gospel According to Moses (P&R)
Vern Poythress, Chance and the Sovereignty of God: A God-Centered Approach to Probability and Random Events (Crossway)
Zack Eswine, Recovering Eden: The Gospel According to Ecclesiastes (P&R)
Stephen Westerholm, Justification Reconsidered: Rethinking A Pauline Theme (Eerdmans)
Alex Chediak, Preparing Your Teens for College: Faith, Friends, Finances, and Much More (Tyndale)

41-50

Andy Davis, An Infinite Journey: Growing Toward Christlikeness (Ambassador)
Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones, PROOF: Finding Freedom through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace (Zondervan)
Hannah Anderson, Made for More: An Invitation to Live in God's Image (Moody)
Joseph W. Smith III, S3x and Violence in the Bible: A Survey of Explicit Content in the Holy Book (P&R)
Ian and Larissa Murphy, Eight Twenty Eight: When Love Didn't Give Up (B&H)
Timothy J. Witmer, Mindscape: What to Think About Instead of Worrying (New Growth)
Gerald Bray, A History of Christian Theology (Crossway)
Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: Expanded Edition (Crown & Covenant)
David Helm, The Big Picture Family Devotional (Crossway)
Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem (Crossway)

Tue, 11/18/2014 - 09:34 -- john_hendryx

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