Recommended Reading 1

There are a number of books that I think are absolutely necessary for Christians to read. Here is a partial list.

In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon

It is from this book that the popular question, "What would Jesus do?" came from. It is a novel in which a pastor challenges his congregation to ask this question in every situation and then do what is appropriate. The transformations and struggles are enlightening and encouraging. The Bible is the only piece of Christian literature that has sold more copies than this novel.

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Bonhoeffer was hanged in the concentration camp at Flossenbürg on April 9, 1945, one of four members of his immediate family to die at the hands of the Nazi regime for their participation in the small Protestant resistance movement . Nearly 1/3 of this book revolves around the Sermon on the Mount. But the whole of the book, though not a light or easy read provides valuable insight regarding the significance of being a disciple of Christ.

Calvary Road by Roy Hession

The book is around 100 pages long yet it takes two or three times of reading it through before the work of the Spirit through this book is done. It presents a challenge to brokenness, humility and purity that cannot be done in just one reading.

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Here is another small, yet powerful work. It consists of a collection of letters and conversations by Brother Lawrence (a.k.a. Nicholas Herman) who was a monk in the 17th century. He spent most of his time washing dishes where he learned to "practice the presence of God", i.e. being aware of God no matter where he was or what he was doing.

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