Books I Have Read Numerous Times

Any book can be read once. Not all books are worth reading twice.

The books that are voluntarily read numerous times are the ones worth sharing with others. And this is the purpose of this post.

I am sure this is not all of the books that I have read numerous times but this is a rough idea as I browse my library. Not every work is read in full both times. Some have various chapters I come back to over and over again.

There is no order of priority here. Rather, you can picture me compiling this list as I carry around my laptop looking at the books on my shelves. As I come across those I’ve read at least twice I put them down. There are also numerous books in my office that I am not able to see as I write. For those, maybe I’ll edit this blog in the future to add to the list.

Once again, this does not mean that I agree with every statement in each book. Like all books, even the best ones, we must read them with reflection. Ultimately, all books should be read through the lens of The Book. For me, I often come back to works that challenge me. This is what makes reading enjoyable.

The following list does not include many of my favorite commentaries, devotional books, creeds & confessions, nor the Bible—I hope these will always be a regular in my life.

Also, it is worth noting that this compilation of books is by no means from the recent past. This goes back 13 years when I first really began to read many Christian books.

• Galatians for You by Tim Keller

• The Glory of Christ by John Owen

• The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

• Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

• The Person of Christ by Donald MacLeod

• Redemption: Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

• Systematic Theology by Roberth Letham

• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

• Biblical Reasoning by R.B. Jameison and Tyler Wittman

• Romans 6 by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

• An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis

• Why Johnny Can’t Preach by T. David Gordon

• God’s Battle Plan by David W. Saxton

• Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life: Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter by Michael S. Lundy and J.I. Packer

• Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

• Counseling Under the Cross by Bob Kellemen

• Rejoice & Tremble by Michael Reeves

• God’s Way of Peace by Horatius Bonar

• The Everlasting Righteousness by Horatius Bonar

• Spurgeon’s Sorrows by Zack Eswine

• Spiritual Depression by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

• Luther on the Christian Life by Carl Trueman

• Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks

• Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel by Martin Luther & Theodore Tappert

• The Sympathy of Christ by Octavius Winslow

• Baptism: Answers to Common Questions by Guy Richard

• Select Letters of John Newton

• The Mystery of the Lord’s Supper by Robert Bruce

• Galatians by Martin Luther

• Deep Work by Cal Newport

• Preaching & Preachers by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

• The Art of Law & Gospel by R.J. Grunewald

• The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield by Steven J. Lawson

• Messiah Comes To Middle Earth by Phil Ryken

• What Luther Says by Edward Plass

• Justification by Michael Horton

• The Works of Jonathan Edwards

• Expository Preaching by David Strain

• Thoughts on Religious Experience by Archibald Alexander

• Christians Get Depressed Too by David Murray

• Simply Trinity by Matthew Barrett

• Grounded In Heaven by Michael Allen

• Christ Crucified by Donald MacLeod

• God Dwells Among Us by G.K. Beale

• Finally Free by Heath Lambert

• Calvin on the Christian Life by Michael Horton

• The Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson

• Devoted to God by Sinclair Ferguson

• Maturity by Sinclair Ferguson

• Names Above All Names by Alistair Begg & Sinclair Ferguson

• In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson

• Christless Christianity by Michael Horton

• Knowing Christ by Mark Jones

• Limping With God by Chad Bird

• The Christian Faith by Michael Horton

• The Attributes of God by A.W. Pink

• The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

• The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Iain Murray

• Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by Martyn Lloyd-Jones

• The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul

• Confessing the Faith by Chad Van Dixhoorn

• Taking God At His Word by Kevin DeYoung

• Power Through Prayer by E.M. Bounds

• A Quest for Godliness by J.I. Packer

• Knowing God by J.I. Packer

• Depression by Ed Welch

• When People Are Big and God Is Small by Ed Welch

• Seeing With New Eyes by David Powlison

• Calvin’s Company of Pastors by Scott Manetsch

• Grounded In The Gospel by Parrett & Packer

• The Care of Souls by Harold Senkbeil

• Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning