Books I Read in 2018

At the beginning of the year, I set a goal to read 36 books. I’m a few books short of that goal, but I’m choosing grace for myself. (I wrote about the lessons I’m currently learning here.) I’m really happy with the books I read! A decent amount of the books I read this year were recommendations from friends, and my hope is that this list gives you some good recommendations!

I loved most of the books I read, and it feels nearly impossible to select a top three, but if I had to, my three favorites are below. I highly recommend checking them out!

1. Praying the Bible – Don Whitney
2. Suffering – Paul Tripp
3. Deep Work – Cal Newport

Honorable Mentions –

1. A Christian Manifesto – Francis Schaeffer
2. You Are What You Love – James K.A. Smith
3. The Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer

Books I Read in 2018: (in the order I read them)

1. Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books – Tony Reinke
2. Culture Care – Makoto Fujimura
3. Doctrine Devotional – Aaron Armstrong **I had the pleasure of endorsing this book!
4. Unseen – Sara Hagerty
5. Sacred Marriage – Gary Thomas
6. You Are What You Love – James K.A. Smith
7. The Nightingale– Kristin Hannah
8. Invisible Influence– Joanh Burger
9. Braving the Wilderness – Brené Brown
10. We Were The Lucky Ones – Georgia Hunter
11. The Knowledge of the Holy – A.W. Tozer
12. So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport
13. Only One Life – Jackie Green and Lauren Green Mcafee
14. Deep Work – Cal Newport
15. Finish – Jon Acuff
16. Every Square Inch – Bruce Ashford
17. The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
18. A Christian Manifesto – Francis Schaeffer
19. Humility – Andrew Murray
20. Spurgeon’s Sorrows – Zach Eswine
21. Beneath A Scarlet Sky – Mark Sullivan.
22. Praying the Bible – Don Whitney
23. Suffering – Paul Tripp
24. Them – Ben Sasse
25. Love Thy Body – Nancy Pearcy
26. Spurgeon on the Christian Life – Michael Reeves
27. True Spirituality – Francis Schaeffer
28. The Greatest Fight in the World – Charles Spurgeon
29. Is God Anti-Gay? – Sam Allberry
30. Hidden Christmas – Tim Keller
31. Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone – Mark Goulston
32. Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer – Eugene Peterson