What Are the Best Go-To Books for New Christians? - Episode 221

A few weeks ago, a pastor friend reached out to Pastor Zac asking what his go-to book recommendations were for new Christians, and this question got him thinking. Books are an important part of discipleship for many Christians, and so in this week's episode we take some time to reflect on what books we'd recommend for getting to grips with Christianity depending on various considerations (age, maturity level, spiritual needs, etc.). This will be a helpful episode for anyone looking for good books to start with, or for anyone looking for good books to recommend to new Christians in their church. Below is a list of the books we mention in the episode, as well as some volumes we didn't get around to: Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper Be Thou My Vision (Jonathan Gibson) The Biggest Story Bible Storybook (Kevin DeYoung) 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about the Christian Faith (Rebecca McLaughlin) Letters to A Young Disciple (Brad East) Core Christianity and/or Pilgrim Theology (Michael Horton) Guidebook for Instruction in the Christian Religion (Herman Bavinck) Theology: The Basics (Allister McGrath) Growing in Christ and/or Knowing God (JI Packer) Everyone's A Theologian (RC Sproul) Basic Christianity (John Stott)  The Reason for God (Tim Keller) How to Have Real Joy (Charles Spurgeon) The Sacrifice of Praise (Herman Bavinck) Life Together (Dietrich Boenhoffer) Taking God at His Word (Kevin De Young) Gentle & Lowly (Dane Ortlund) Visit www.almondvalley.org for information about Almond Valley Christian Reformed Church in Ripon, CA. Music by Jonathan Ogden used with permission.