Recommended Study Bibles

  • NIV Study Bible
  • The Student Bible — NRSV or NIV Translation
  • The Harper Collins Study Bible, NRSV
  • The Life Application Study Bible

The One Year Bible


  • Frederick Buechner
  • Anne Lamott
  • Rachel Held Evans
  • John Ortberg
  • Max Lucado
  • Tony Campolo
  • Richard Foster
  • Joseph Girzone
  • Peter Gomes
  • Harold Kushner
  • C.S. Lewis
  • Kathleen Norris
  • Henri Nouwen
  • Lewis Smedes
  • Barbara Brown Taylor
  • Philip Yancey
  • To Begin at the Beginning by Martin Copenhaver
  • Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home by Richard Foster
  • Streams of Living Water by Richard Foster
  • Joshua by Joseph Girzone
  • Who Needs God by Harold Kushner
  • Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott
  • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  • Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
  • Fearless by Max Lucado
  • Traveling Light by Max Lucado
  • The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
  • A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren
  • The Story We Find Ourselves In by Brian McLaren
  • Amazing Grace by Kathleen Norris
  • God is Closer than You Think by John Ortberg
  • The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg
  • Restoring Your Spiritual Passion by Gordon MacDonald
  • Sacred Journeys: A Woman’s Book of Daily Prayer by Jan L. Richardson
  • The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
  • The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
  • Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey
  • What’s So Amazing about Grace? by Philip Yancey
  • The Five Languages of Love by Gary Chapman
  • Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend
  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman
  • The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Goldhor Lerner
  • Can Christians Love Too Much? by Margaret J. Rinck
  • The Art of Forgiving by Lewis Smedes
  • The Good Book by Peter Gomes
  • NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible by Douglas & Tenney
  • How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Fee & Stuart
  • Get Acquainted with Your Bible by Gary L. Ball-Kilbourne
  • The Five Languages of Love
    by Gary Chapman
  • Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend
  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman
  • The Dance of Intimacy
    by Harriet Goldhor Lerner
  • Can Christians Love Too Much?
    by Margaret J. Rinck
  • The Art of Forgiving by Lewis Smedes
  • The Beginners Bible by Gold ‘n’ Honey Books (ages 2-8)
  • Baby’s First Bible by Colin & Moira MacLean (ages 1 – 3)
  • God Loves You: A Pop-Up Book by Shapiro & Kampen (ages 1-2)
  • The Beginners Bible for Toddlers by Baker, Helms, & Dalby
  • The First Step Bible for Toddlers by Gold ‘n’ Honey Books
  • A First Bible Story Book by Hoffman & Downing (ages 1-6)
  • And God Created Squash by Hickman & Ferri (ages 1-6)
  • Deep Blue Children’s Bible
  • Help Me, God: A Take-Along Prayer Book for Little Hearts by Tyndale for Kids
  • Praise You, God: A Take-Along Prayer
  • Book for Little Hearts by Tyndale for Kids
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful by Alexander & Heyer (ages 1-6)
  • The World That God Made by Bostrom & Adderley (ages 3-6)
  • What Did Jesus Promise? by Haidle & Bladholm (ages 3-8)
  • WWJD for Kidz by Hollingsworth & Incrocci (ages 3-8)
  • Give Us This Day: The Lord’s Prayer Illustrated for Children by TashaTudor
  • Big Truths for Little Kids by Hunt & Hunt (school age)