Recommendations

Welcome to my page for resources and recommendations!

MY BOOKS (Available as Ebooks on Amazon)

RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FROM MY PASTORAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL

RECOMMENDED BOOKS BY OTHERS

Faith & Spirituality

  • Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
  • The Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller
  • Am I Just My Brain? by Sharon Dirckx
  • The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
  • How (Not) to Read the Bible by Dan Kimball
  • Disappointment With God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud by Philip Yancey
  • Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen
  • The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren

Church & Pastoral Ministry

  • The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission by Rick Warren
  • I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude That Makes a Difference by Thom Rainer

Leadership & Personal Development

  • How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  • Winning With People by John Maxwell
  • Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John Maxwell
  • How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing With People by Les Giblin
  • Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times by Donald T. Phillips
  • Never Get Angry Again by David J. Lieberman

Marriage & Family

  • The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman

History & Politics

  • John Adams by David McCullough
  • Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
  • Vindicating The Founders: Race, Sex, Class, and Justice in the Origins of America by Thomas G. West
  • America: Imagine The World Without Her by Dinesh D’Souza
  • Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
  • The Silencing: How The Left is Killing Free Speech by Kirsten Powers
  • Christians in the Age of Outrage by Ed Stetzer
  • Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From The Culture of Contempt by Arthur C. Brooks

Fiction

  • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  • The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
  • Animal Farm by George Orwell
  • The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
  • The Noticer by Andy Andrews
  • The Garden by Jon Gordon
  • The Carpenter by Jon Gordon
  • The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
  • This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti
  • Visitation by Frank Peretti
  • The Staff and the Sword series by Patrick W. Carr
  • The Priest (Sons of Encouragement #1) by Francine Rivers
  • The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
  • Rora by James Byron Huggins

RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTARIES & FILMS

Christian Documentaries

Christian Films

  • Ben-Hur (1959) starring Charlton Heston
  • The Passion of The Christ (2004) starring Jim Caviezel
  • The Nativity Story (2005) starring Keisha Castle-Hughes
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2006) starring William Moseley
  • Amazing Grace (2006) starring Ioan Gruffudd 
  • Risen (2016) starring Joseph Fiennes

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES

Please note that these are general recommendations. I can’t necessarily endorse 100% of the content, ads, or recommendations these respective sites contain.