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I want to take a minute and say, “Thank you,” for signing up to get my emails. Often the things I write about are prompted by the things I read. It’s hard to overstate the impact that reading has had in my life but I’ll give it a try. Below you’ll find a list of 50 Books That Changed My Life. How’s that for hyperbole? It’s likely that books are missing from the list and perhaps a few shouldn’t be listed at all. That said, this is my attempt at sharing with you the fifty books that have most shaped my life. Be sure to stop back from time to time — I plan to update as I come across great books. If there is a book (or multiple books) you think should be on the list, please share. I’d love to hear what books have impacted you most. Click here to connect. Thanks again!

50 Books That Changed My Life.

// Non-Fiction //

  1. The Valley of Vision Edited by Arthur Bennett

  2. The Expulsive Power of a New Affection by Thomas Chalmers

  3. Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen

  4. True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer

  5. The God Who is There by Francis Schaeffer

  6. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer

  7. The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

  8. Habits of the Mind by James W. Sire

  9. The Medium and the Light by Marshall McLuhan

  10. The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. & E.B. White

  11. Wordsmithy by Douglas Wilson

  12. When I Don’t Desire God by John Piper

  13. Let The Nations Be Glad by John Piper

  14. Deep Work by Cal Newport

  15. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

  16. Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neal Postman

  17. Single Dating Engaged Married by Ben Stuart

  18. Do More Better by Tim Challies

  19. The Gospel Comes with a House Key Rosaria Butterfield

  20. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

  21. H3 Leadership by Brad Lomenick

  22. Dark Clouds Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop

  23. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfullness by Timothy Keller

  24. Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin

  25. Atomic Habits by James Clear

  26. Rescuing Ambition by Dave Harvey

  27. Glory Hunger by JR Vassar

  28. Tactics by Gregory Koukl

  29. Competing Spectacles by Tony Reinke

  30. Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves

  31. Made to Stick by Chip Heath & Dan Heath

  32. Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung

  33. From The Garden To The City by John Dyer

  34. The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley

// Fiction //

  1. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

  2. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

  3. That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

  4. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

  5. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

  6. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

  7. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

  8. 1984 by George Orwell

  9. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

  10. Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

  11. Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

  12. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

  13. The Green Ember by S.D. Smith

  14. Ember Falls by S.D. Smith

  15. Ember Rising by S.D. Smith

  16. Ember’s End by S.D. Smith

There you have it — 50 Books That Changed My Life. I love reading and am always finding news books so it’s likely this list will change overtime. Be sure to stop back periodically to see new books that have made the list.