The American Dream beckons us to waste our lives on trivial diversions like “success,” pleasure, and comfort. In contrast, in his book Don’t Waste Your Life, pastor John Piper directs us to scripture’s call to live lives that matter for eternity. Piper directs us to live with a single, unifying, all-embracing, all-transforming passion for God’s glory–which also will mean our highest joy.
Book Recommendations
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy Keller (Book Recommendation)
Our culture elevates self-esteem and self-worth. But this results in anxiety and insecurity as it leaves us needing constant validation. Instead, Tim Keller points us to 1 Corinthians 4 to propose that true peace is actually found by shifting the focus away from ourselves, freeing us from the tyranny of self-concern. By understanding and embracing the gospel message, we are released from obsessing over our own successes, failures, and what others, or even what we ourselves, think of us.
The Cross of Christ by John Stott (Book Recommendation)
The meaning of the cross speaks to our deepest human need and its purpose unveils the heart of what we as Christians cling to. In his classic work, The Cross of Christ, the late John Stott unpacks what the cross achieved, how it meets contemporary cultural assumptions and questions, and its practical significance for Christian living.
Recommended Books | Logos Bible Software
Update: You can access the recording of the webinar here, as well as access exclusive 35% discount on Logos Based Packages.
Logos Bible Software has been working with me to put together a list of some of my most recommended books and resources. You can now find the page with those resources here.
On this page, I include some of my top recommended books, both introductory, popular level works as well as more advanced and academic. In addition, I include a section on recommended resources for pastors for building their theological libraries. And this list is like a living document, meaning more books will probably get added in the future.
(A small number of some of my favorite books, unfortunately, weren’t able to be included, because they aren’t [yet] available in Logos–but hopefully in the future! In the meantime, if you prefer, here you can access my complete list of book recommendations, including categories and explanations.
Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel by Russell Moore (Book Recommendation)
In Onward, Russell Moore provides a manifesto for Christian cultural engagement in a post-Christian society. As Christians, Moore calls us to embrace the “strangeness” of Christianity and to see an opportunity for Christian mission precisely in a society where a Christian veneer of nominalism is now out of style.
Kirk E. Miller 