Books We Recommend

A small but helpful introductory treatment on a number of business issues such as ownership, profit, competition, borrowing and lending.

Wayne Grudem

Bob Buford, author of Halftime, calls them "pathfinders,” individuals for whom age 40 and beyond is an opportunity to further their significance rather than to rest on their success. Buford interviewed a number of these trailblazers-including Peter Drucker, Roger Staubach, Jim Collins, Ken Blanchard and Dallas Willard-and has recorded their insightful conversations in these pages so that they can serve as "mentors in print." Buford challenges us with the question, what is our legacy?

A few years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?" In Good to Great, Collins, the author of Built to Last, concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silver bullets. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest by sorting through a list of 1,435 companies. At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner.

Jim Collins

Bob Buford’s best-selling book that develops the important theme that men frequently spend the first half of their lives pursuing success, and the latter half of their lives seeking significance. How will we be remembered?

Bob Buford

Morris argues that the teachings of the ancients can and should be applied to today's corporation. His message is that the four virtues—truth, beauty, goodness, and unity—form the foundation of human excellence. Putting them into practice leads not only to self-fulfillment but also to an open, nurturing, and ethical workplace that is more productive.

Os Guinness has penned a classic reflective work on life's purpose. Far bigger than our jobs and accomplishments and higher than our wildest ideas of self-fulfillment, our calling does more than give purpose and meaning to our lives - it completes God's plan for us.

These 366 daily readings have been harvested from revered management thinker Peter Drucker’s lifetime of work. The book offers his penetrating and practical wisdom with his trademark clarity and vision. Drucker covers a broad range of key topics, from time management to innovation, to outsourcing, providing useful insights for each day of the year.

Peter Drucker

An excellent treatment of the Biblical theme of work, taking into account the original intent of work, it’s inherent dignity, as well as issues faced in the workplace amid a fallen world.

Doug Sherman and William Hendricks

A very honest and frank discussion for men in helping them deal with sexual temptations, providing a compassionate call to self-discipline and sexual purity.

Stephen Arterburn

A useful and practical book for interpreting and evaluating popular culture from a Christian worldview. Romanowski deals with movies, music, and television programming to help us engage the media that makes up such a significant part of our lives.

In His Needs, Her Needs, Willard Harley identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to satisfy those needs in their spouses. He provides practical guidance for meeting the needs of your spouse, and for loving more creatively and sensitively, eliminating the key problems that often lead to extramarital affairs.

Willard F. Harley, Jr.

A classic, illuminating, and somewhat disturbing book that shows how modern art reflects a whole culture - a dying culture. Dr. Rookmaaker was an associate of Dr. Francis Schaeffer of L’Abri Fellowship.

H. R. Rookmaaker

Candid, no nonsense discussions on some of the most significant challenges that face men in today’s world.

Tom Eisenman

In The Dewsweepers, New York Times bestselling author James Dodson tells the story of an eclectic, eccentric group of men, the “Dewsweepers.” They are the first players off the tee every weekend morning, and they literally sweep the dew off the course. Adopted by the Dewsweepers, Dodson joins them in their early morning games. In some poignant and occasional hilarious rounds, Dodson’s winsome writing style shows the beauty of male companionship centered around the game of golf.

James Dodson

Murrow, a television writer and producer, asks and effectively answers the question: "What is it about modern Christianity that is driving men away?" Just 35% of American men say they attend church weekly, he reports, and women make up more than 60% of the typical congregation on a given Sunday. He contends that the church caters to women, children and the elderly by creating a safe, predictable environment. This alienates anyone fond of risk taking, including young men and women, but men are affected most. Should be required reading for all church pastors and leaders.

David Murrow

Arguably the best of collection of readings from Lewis’ published works, gathered from his letters, essays, and less familiar writings, which probe issues related to God, love, life, and death.

C. S. Lewis, edited by Walter Hooper

One of the best all around books in helping Christians answer the twelve most common objections to the Christian faith, as well as to understand for themselves these important questions that people ask about Christianity.

Ken Boa and Larry Moody

Tom Morris explains Blaise Pascal's Pensees in an engaging and easy to read manner. Pascal is an example of a brilliant scientific mind who found it imminently reasonable to believe in God. A thought-provoking book for the person seeking understanding of the hard questions of life.

Tom Morris

One of the truly significant twentieth-century books explaining orthodox, “mere” Christianity by Lewis, arguably the greatest defender of the Christian faith in the last century. Based on his BBC radio broadcasts during the Second World War. Do not overlook Kathleen Norris’ insightful Foreword.

C. S. Lewis

In a sea of books that promise certainty, award-winning author Philip Yancey is not afraid to write about the mystery of belief, about letting risk and faith go hand in hand. This book is arguably Yancey’s best yet, as he wrestles with difficult questions and refuses to give pat answers. In our quest to know God, he offers this caveat: "The more personal conception of God we have, the more unnerving are the questions about Him."

Philip Yancey

Miller, author of the popular Blue Like Jazz, brings a fresh writing style as he addresses what the Christian faith is all about. While his tone is casual and somewhat eccentric, his theories—largely derived from experience rather than extensive study—are at times brilliant, and at other times questionable. Miller's main theme is that he believes Christianity is too often presented as a formula, rather that a relationship. Although Miller’s writing may prove disturbing to some evangelical Christians, he is still a powerful and engaging voice to those who are disenchanted with institutional Christianity.

Donald Miller

In one of his most imaginative works, C. S. Lewis takes us on a profound journey through both heaven and hell in this engaging tale. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, he introduces us to supernatural beings who will change the way we think about good and evil. My favorite book by Lewis!

C. S. Lewis

"So what is it that really satisfies us?" On the first page of The Unknown God, author Alister McGrath confrints us with the central question of our lives and proceeds to answer it by taking the reader through a kind of primer of the Christian faith. An excellent volume for someone who would like to explore the Christian faith. The book is eloquently written and illustrated.