2020 Reading Wish List

[George]

With the new year slowly approaching, I thought I'd share the books I hope to read in 2020. Of the list there are only 2 books that I will be re-reading. The rest God willing will be read for the first time. Here's my list:
1. Redemption Accomplished and Applied - John Murray
2. Confessing the Faith - Chad Van Dixhoorn
3. The Art of Prophesying - William Perkins
4. Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices - Thomas Brooks
5. The Art of Man-Fishing - Thomas Boston
6. The Mortification of Sin - John Owen (re-read)
7. The Good News We Almost Forgot - Kevin DeYoung
8. Seeing God in the Dark - J.I. Packer
9. Engaging the Written Word of God - J.I. Packer
10. Welcome to a Reformed Church - Daniel Hyde
11. The Heart of Reformed Theology - RC Sproul
12. The Sovereignty of God - AW Pink
13. Desiring God - John Piper
14. Calvin on the Christian Life - Michael Horton
15. The Certainty of Faith - Herman Bavinck (re-read)

[Zaira]

Hey George!

This is a great list! I have read "The Good News We Almost Forgot" and it's really good.

[Zaira]

Some of the books I hope to read:

1. Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together by Nancy Wolgemuth

2. The Ten Commandments: What They Mean, Why They Matter, and Why We Should Obey Them by Kevin De Young

3. Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just by Tim Keller

4. The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire by Alan Kreider

5. Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life by Henry Nouwen

6. A Small Book About A Big Problem by Ed Welch (re-read)

7. Orthodoxy by G K Chesterson

8. Teach Your Children to Pray by Denise George

9. The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming by Sally Clarkson

10.The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness by Kevin De Young

[George]

Zaira wrote: "Hey George!

This is a great list! I have read "The Good News We Almost Forgot" and it's really good."

I hope I can read them all. Some of the books on my list have been on my bookshelf for far too long.

[George]

Zaira wrote: "Some of the books I hope to read:

1. Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together by Nancy Wolgemuth

2. The Ten Commandments: What They Mean, Why They Matter, and Why We Should Obey Them..."

I've heard great things about 'Generous Justice' - one day I'll have to get round to it!

[Jerry]

Here is a list of some of the books I am considering reading this year.

Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, by Thomas Sherlock

Jesus the Only Way to God, by John Piper

Mere Apologetics, by Alister McGrath

Defending the Faith, by Henry Morris

Why People Don’t Believe, by Paul Chamberlain

The Christian View of God and the World, by James Orr

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit, by R. A. Torrey

The Holy Spirit, by B. H. Carroll

The Gospel Commission, by Michael Horton

The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, by Mark Dever

A History of the Baptists: American Baptists, by Thomas Armitage

To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain, by Matt Chandler

Unlocking the Scriptures, by Hans Finzel

The Mortification of Sin, by John Owen

God’s Word Alone, by Matthew Barrett

[George]

Jerry wrote: "Here is a list of some of the books I am considering reading this year.

Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus, by Thomas Sherlock

Jesus the Only Way to God, by John Piper

Mere Apol..."

Interesting list. I haven't heard of most of the people in it or their writings. I have read the Credo magazine edited by Matthew Barrett and have heard good things about his scholarship. All the best with your reading plan.

[James]

Great list everyone! Calvin on a Christian life is very good and a quick read I suggest reading it for sure. Teach your children to pray sounds interesting and I have 2 boys 3 and 5 so I could use that. I am currently reading the treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon it is 4 volumes and I am on the 2nd also reading soul Winner by the same author. I have never read paradise lost I may read it this year. I am leading 2 bible studies out side of church so my regular reading is going to be down.

[Jerry]

George Wrote: “Interesting list. I haven't heard of most of the people in it or their writings.”

George,
Many of the authors on my list lived over 100 years ago. Most of the authors are Reformed in theology or at least lean that way.

Thomas Sherlock died in 1761. He was a Church of England bishop who made early contributions to Christian Apologetics. I found this short book by him on Kindle and thought it would be a good book to read.

James Orr, was a Scottish Presbyterian who died in 1913. I discovered this book several years ago and have never read it so I put it on my list for this year.

R. A. Torrey was a contemporary of D. L. Moody. Torrey died in 1928. He was Dean of what would become Biola University from 1912 to 1924.

B. H. Carroll was one of the early presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention in the late 1800’s. He was a prominent Texas Baptist and was very influential within the Southern Baptist’s. He died in 1914.

Thomas Armitage I know nothing about. Wanted to read a history book about Baptists in America and I ran across this one.on Kindle. The book was published in 1893.

John Owen. You had the same book on your list so I am sure you are familiar with Owen.

Henry Morris was a very influential young earth creationist. . The book the Genesis Flood, which he co-wrote helped start the creation science movement. I have read several of his books on creationism. He died in 2006.

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John Piper you are familiar with. I may read his Desiring God instead of the book I have listed.

Alister McGrath is a Christian Apologist from England.

Paul Chamberlain is a Christian Apologist from Canada, I had never heard of him but the book title caught my attention.

Michael Horton, Mark Dever and Matt Chandler are all influential authors and preachers among Reformed Christians in the United States.

I do not know anything about Hans Finzel or Matthew Barrett but their books caught my attention.

[Heath]

I've only read a handful of these so I'll have to checkout the rest. I don't usually make my list to many books in advance but I'm thinking a plan might be in order for 2020. Thanks for the post.