My son, beware of anything beyond these.
Of making many books there is no end,
and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
— Ecclesiastes 12:12 ESV —

On Monday I listed eleven old books that every Christian should read. I asked you what the twelfth book should be. Here are the books suggested.

1. The Scandal of the Incarnation selections from Irenaeus’ Against Heresies (Jason Miller)
2. The Bondage of the Will (John T. Jeffery) 
3. On the Freedom of a Christian by Martin Luther (Jeffery Hutchison)
4. Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade**
5. The Mortification of Sin by John Owen (Ben . . . )
6. The Christian in Complete Armour by William Gurnall (Ben . . . )
7. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd by Jonathan Edwards (Josh Philpot)
8. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons by Arabella Stuart (Jerod Harper)
9. Holiness by J. C. Ryle (Cade Campbell)
10. The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Terry Braswell)
11. In His Steps by Charles Sheldon (Terry Braswell)
12. The Cross of Christ by John Stott (Tony . . .)

From the responses, it looks like we have our next twelve. I would heartily commend ten of them, with caveats about a few. Continue reading →