Personal Bible reading is the most reliable way to hear God’s voice and grow to become like Jesus.  That journey is enriched as we walk with others on the path.  These books are focused on helping you to become more rooted in Christ and better equip you to reach with Christ to the world.

The Holiness of God (R.C. Sproul)*

Central to God’s character is the quality of holiness. Sproul paints an awe-inspiring vision of God that encourages Christian to become holy just as God is holy.

Life Together (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)*

This story of a unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years reads like one of Paul's letters. It gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups.

The Cross-Centered Life (C.J. Mahaney)

What does it actually mean to live a life centered on the gospel?  Mahaney packs compelling insight and practical advice in this short little book.

Marriage Matters (Winston Smith)

What if the ordinary moments of annoyance, conflict, pain, or cold indifference could become moments to understand God's incredible agenda for love and begin something new? This book offers a simple, yet powerful prescription for changing marriages one ordinary moment at a time.

Parenting Is Heart Work (Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller)

While you might be able to influence how your children act, real change has to take place in their hearts.  This book offers practical tools for getting below the surface and motivating your children from the inside.

Questioning Evangelism (Randy Newman)

More than a “how-to” book on evangelism, Newman demonstrates how the gospel raises new questions for many pressing issues of our culture in a winsome manner.

Redemption (Mike Wilkerson)

Readers will discover that the reward of freedom is more than victory over a habitual sin or release from shame; it is satisfaction and rest in God himself.

Radical (David Platt)

It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences.

Trusting God Even When Life Hurts (Jerry Bridges)*

If God were really in control, why would He allow the tragic auto accident or crucial job loss? Bridges encourages readers that knowing God better, leads to trusting him more completely—even when life hurts.

The Grace and Truth Paradox (Randy Alcorn)*

Some people are all grace and fail to speak God’s truth into the lives of others, while some Christians are all truth and fail to demonstrate God’s love.  Alcorn points readers to Jesus who lived out both of these essentials.

Pilgrim’s Progress (John Bunyan)*

This classic allegory explores the joys and trials of life through “Christian’s” journey to the Celestial city.  Be challenged and encouraged by this vivid portrayal of biblical truth.

Church Planter (Darrin Patrick)

Though you may not see yourself as a church planter, this book is a great read for those who want to see God multiply the ministry of BCC to 3 church plants in the next 15 years.

*Titles available in the church library