Deepen faith and biblical knowledge with these
book suggestions.

Kid-Friendly Books (also enjoyed by adults)

The Action Bible

The most Epic Story ever told in comic book style. A blend of dramatic imagery and clear storytelling.

Baxter Family Children Series

by Karen Kingsbury with Tyler Russell

Karen Kingsbury’s Baxter Family books have captured the hearts of millions who have come to think of the Baxter family as their own. In this five-book children series, Kingsbury and her son tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children, to inspire and entertain younger readers. Experience what it was like to grow up in the Baxter family, the best family ever.

The Bible, New Living Translation (NLT)

The goal of the NLT is a translation of the Bible into a clear, readable form of modern English. This enhances understanding the Bible at regular or high speed.

The Christy Miller Collection

by Robin Jones Gunn

In this 4-volume, 15-book collection, 15-year-old Christy watches how her friends make life-altering choices and decides she wants the kind of friendships that last forever. Todd, Katie, Doug, Tracy, and Alissa become those Forever Friends, and together they journey through the highs and lows of high school, college, and into the years that follow.

He Loves Me!: Learning to Live in the Father's Affection

by Wayne Jacobsen

So many Christians believe God's love is fickle: when they sin, He turns away in disgust and anger. They vacillate between "He loves me" and "He loves me not" because of their behavior. That reasoning, writes Wayne Jacobsen, is as flawed as pulling petals from a daisy. Rather God's love is sturdy, enduring, and undisturbed by people's failings because God loves humankind not for what they do -- but who they are. They are God's beloved creation.

Young Adult Books

Mark of the Lion Trilogy

By Francine Rivers

This best-selling trilogy chronicles a tale of persecution and perseverance of 1st-century Christians in hedonistic Rome.

#1 A Voice in the Wind: Torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, a young slave girl clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of decadent Rome.

#2 An Echo in the Darkness: Turning away from the opulence of Rome, Marcus is led by a whispering voice from the past into a journey that could set him free from the darkness of his soul.

#3 As Sure As the Dawn: Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness . . . but his life is about to change forever.

Mere Christianity

by C.S. Lewis

Exploration of the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together.

The Noticer, The Traveler’s Gift, The Little Things

by Andy Andrews

Three thought-provoking and inspirational novels written by a former homeless person turned best-selling New York Times novelist and keynote speaker.

Nutshells: Resources for Helping Disciples of Christ Make Disciples

by Steve Sorenson

Workbook with a set of five tools for disciples of Christ to become mature, effective, and to impact the lives of those who don’t have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Available at equippingfordiscipleship.com.

The Practice of the Presence of God

by Brother Lawrence

Notes and letters written by Nicholas Herman, of Lorraine, a lowly and unlearned man, who, after having been a footman and soldier, was admitted a Lay Brother among the barefooted Carmelites at Paris in 1666, and was afterwards known as “Brother Lawrence.”

Redeeming Love

by Francine Rivers

National bestseller • Now a major motion picture • A story of love that won’t let go—no matter what! Redeeming Love is a historical romance novel set in the 1850s Gold Rush in California - a time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. A powerful retelling of the Bible’s story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.

Redemption Series Collection

by Karen Kingsbury with Gary Smalley

The best-selling five-book Redemption series centers around the Baxter family—their fears and desires, their strengths and weaknesses, their losses and victories. Each book explores key relationship themes as well as the larger theme of redemption, both in characters’ spiritual lives and in their relationships. Each book includes study questions for individual and small-group use as well as a "teaser" chapter of the next book in the series.

If you enjoy the Redemption series, you’ll want to continue to follow the lives of the Baxter family through 5 more progressive series: Firstborn, Sunrise, Above the Line, Bailey Flanigan, and The Baxter Family.

The Screwtape Letters