Worthy Reading

As the New Year has set in, I hope that you are finding time to engage some good books. There are many good books to read and far too little time to read them all. Therefore, I thought I would offer a few suggestions that I read during the course of 2008 and found to be of great value.

First, let me suggest a good biography. Most of you will know something about the life of hymn writer John Newton who penned “Amazing Grace” but you would benefit from reading The Life of John Newton by Josiah Bull. I found that it was a stirring and moving account of the life of a man whose life was steeped in the grace of Almighty God.

Another biography that I found to be extremely enriching is one of a lesser known figure than John Newton. In reading John Elias, His Life and Letters you will be introduced to an ordinary man who was used of God in an extraordinary way during the 19th century revival in Wales. This is a book worthy of being called a Christian classic.

For those of you concerned with proper interpretation of Scripture, you will want to take the time and effort to read Graeme Goldsworthy’s Gospel Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. Among the many books available on Biblical interpretation, Goldsworthy’s book is important because it makes the connection between interpretation and theology.

These are just three of the books that I found helpful. If you are looking for some good books, I wholeheartedly recommend them to you. Happy reading!