Dear Friends,

I have been encouraged to share some of the titles of Christian books I have read and would recommend:

Here are twelve:

‘How God became King’…Tom Wright. I recommend any book by Tom or any podcast. He has been one of the great guides in my life since I became a Pastor.

‘The book of forgiving’…Desmond Tutu. The archbishop of South Africa when Nelson Mandela became president. He set up the truth and reconciliation committees.

‘Listening helpfully’…Jeanne Ellin. How to really listen when someone is pouring out their heart to you.

‘The book of mysteries’…Jonathan Cohn. Jesus from a Jewish perspective. Very enlightening!

‘Streams of living water’…Richard Foster. The great classic, I recommend this as the book which looks at all the different ways we can worship Jesus Christ.

‘After’…Dr Bruce Greyson. A search for the truth of near-death experiences by a man whose patients revealed things they couldn’t have known during these events.

‘God on mute’…Pete Greig. Founder of 24-7 prayer, Pete was a very busy man…and then his wife became ill.

‘Sermons in solitary confinement’…Richard Wurmbrand. Possibly my number one choice. Richard was imprisoned by the Communists, tortured, faced death, was filled with joy.

‘What’s so amazing about grace?’...Philip Yancey. Enlarges your understanding and your heart concerning the most important thing in the universe: God’s grace.

‘The history of the Church’…Eusebius. A classic and essential reading if you want to know how the twenty-first century Church is as it is.

‘Chasing the dragon’…Jackie Pullinger. A young Jackie turns up in the walled city in Hong Kong and transforms the lives of many in reliance on the power of the Holy Spirit.

‘Prayer’…Tim Keller. I would recommend anything by the great scholar and preacher, who died a couple of years ago, but has left an enormous legacy in his teachings.

God bless you, David