A Severe Mercy
C.S. Lewis
Sheldon Vanauken’s memoir offers 3 for the price of 1: you get an enchanting romance that touches your heart, ironclad arguments for Christianity that furnish your mind and profound reflections on faith amidst grief that strengthen your soul. It has inspired millions. It will inspire you.
You Are What You Love
James K.A.Smith
Show me your habits and I’ll show you your future.
But how does that work, exactly? How can our habits — our repeated practices — calibrate our hearts to God? James K.A. Smith draws upon both ancient wisdom and contemporary research to illuminate the spiritual power of our day-to-day routines.
Derek Thompson On Work
Derek Thompson
In merely 104 pages, Derek Thompson tells the story of human labor from the agricultural revolution to Artificial Intelligence. Over that time, the purpose of work has shifted from securing basic necessities (like food) to satisfying psychological needs (like identity). Thompson chronicles the past, diagnoses the present and projects the future in smooth and crystalline prose.
Believe
Ross Douthat
The best-selling New York Times columnist makes his strongest case for religion to the intellectual skeptic.
World Magazine declared Believe the “Mere Christianity for the 21st century,” which we’d say is a bit presumptive. Douthat’s book has thousands of Christian conversions ahead of him it should enter that territory. That said, Believe is a brilliant, fair-minded, forceful argument that will disarm skeptics and strengthen Christians.
To Change All Worlds
Carl R. Trueman
Dr. Trueman made a name for himself with The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self and its corollary Strange New World.
Next up for him is an introduction into the foundations of critical theory. Behind many of today’s would-be revolutionaries lies a slew of German philosophers who believed that meaningful social change only comes through systemic destruction. Burn it down.
Wise Counsel
John Newton
Many know John Newton for his hymn “Amazing Grace.” Few know that he wrote letters to encourage thousands of Christians during his lifetime.
If you want powerful reminders of the gospel’s glory and refreshment in the joy of the Lord — consider buying this volume. It will soften your heart and stir your soul.
Where Is God In A World With So Much Evil
Collin Hansen
The problem of evil remains the number one obstacle to believing in God, according to Collin Hansen.
In the Lakelight guidebook length of 65 pages, Hansen offers encouragement if you’re suffering and provides answers if you’re questioning how God can be good in a world of enormous evil.
Joyful Outsiders
Patrick Millers & Keith Simon
From the hosts of the podcast Truth over Tribe, Joyful Outsiders outlines how Christians can operate on the cultural margins.
Daniel, Jeremiah and even Jesus Himself model a compelling vision for faithfulness when your worldview isn’t shared by the dominant power structures in society.
We Have Never Been Woke
Musa Al-Gharbi
David Brooks called Musa Al-Gharbi “a rising intellectual star” after reading this book.
We Have Never Been Woke describes the forces behind the social changes that have occurred in the last 10 years. Gharbi examines how social progressivism became orthodoxy for academics and other knowledge workers. Self-reflective, data-driven, and uncompromising are a few words to describe Al-Gharbi’s book.
Why Your Work Matters
Tom Nelson
Lakelight Speaker Nancy Ortberg advises readers of Nelson’s book to “sit with these pages. You and the world will be better for it.”
We agree. God cares about your work — He’s deploying your efforts to benefit your neighbors, to shape the world, and ultimately to transform you.
The Extinction Of Experience
Christine Rosen
An Esquire Best Book of 2024.
What changes when our experiences of play, sex, leisure, work and relationships become mediated through a screen? What have we gained and what have we lost as more and more of our life becomes digitized? Rosen deftly addresses those massive questions in this warm and insightful book.
The Power Of Prayer
Charles Spurgeon
Tim Keller described prayer as “awe, intimacy, struggle—yet the way to reality. There is nothing more important, or harder, or richer, or more life-altering. There is absolutely nothing so great as prayer.”
And yet it’s really hard to do. Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century London pastor, can help. The Power of Prayer will enrich your mind and inflame your heart to seek God in prayer.
The Intentional Father
Jon Tyson
Your kids will be out the door before you know it. Are you ready?
Most fathers aren't. They're reactive instead of intentional, responding to crises instead of creating a plan. Jon Tyson isn't here to guilt-trip you; he’s here to offer a tactical guide for dads who want to make every year count.
The Expulsive Power Of A New Affection
Thomas Chalmers
Why do we keep falling back into the same destructive patterns? Because willpower alone doesn’t break addictions or transform hearts.
Instead, you need what Thomas Chalmers calls "the expulsive power of a new affection" — an experience of God's grace so compelling that it crowds out lesser desires.
Status Anxiety
Alain De Botton
In a culture where you can be “anything you want to be,” status is up for grabs. And that’s a good thing — to a point.
Mixing insights from Kierkegaard to Kim Kardashian, Alain De Botton reveals how status anxiety secretly controls our choices, relationships, and self-worth.
You Are Not Your Own
Alan Noble
English Professor Alan Noble explains why doing life on your own is an impossible burden.
Noble offers an escape from the exhausting myths of independence by extending an invitation to belong to God in an inhuman world.
The Tech Exit
Clare Morell
Here’s the road map for freeing your kids from smartphones. Morell, a tech policy expert, marshals research-backed principles and stories from real parents to help you guide your teenager in a digital age.
Cal Newport called this book an “indispensable guide,” offering “solutions that actually work.”
The Cost Of Ambition
Miroslav Volf
Chasing success but losing yourself in the process? Yale Professor Miroslav Volf reveals what we're really sacrificing when we put achievement above everything else. He explains why reaching your goals leaves you feeling empty and offers a better way to think about what you want from life.
Walking Through Destruction
Ian Harber
“I’m deconstructing my faith.”
You’ve probably heard that recently. What does it mean? Ian Harber draws from his own experience of deconstruction to explain how you can be a companion to someone having a crisis of faith.
Spellbound
Molly Worthen
Byung-Chul Han says there is a “crisis of narration,” meaning our society struggles to believe the stories we tell about ourselves. Into that vacuum of meaning enters charismatic individuals who are able to gain a following and tell a story that energizes their followers — for good and for ill.
Communion With God
John Owen
When Tim Keller was asked how Christians could avoid personal scandal, he said “you must develop the kind of prayer life that John Owen talks about in Communion with God.”
Owen outlines how we can commune with the Father in His love, The Son in His grace, and the Spirit in His comfort.
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi recounts how he confronted his stage‑IV lung cancer diagnosis and how he found meaning in the face of mortality. He considers what makes life meaningful enough to continue on even with his diagnosis. He discovers that his materialistic worldview is not up to the task, which takes him on a journey toward a different destination.
The Prodigal God
Tim Keller
"I have seen more people encouraged, enlightened and helped by this passage, when I explained the true meaning of it, than by any other text." - from the preface.
If you need to be reminded of the gospel — the grace of God which saves the religious and the irreligious alike — this book is the one for you.
Seven Types of Atheism
John Gray
The author John Gray, an atheist himself and a former Oxford professor with stints at Harvard and Yale, describes the varieties of atheism that have emerged throughout history. Like other religions, there are many camps divided over issues of morality and ultimate truth. Gray shows that an atheistic worldview often borrows values and concepts from other religions to fill its gaps, Christianity included.
Everything Is Never Enough
Bobby Jamieson
In a world of increasing dissatisfaction, Ecclesiastes has much to offer.
Bobby Jamieson uncovers the book’s riches and reveals the surprising path to resilient happiness.
Seeing The Supernatural
Lee Strobel
The best-selling author of The Case For Christ returns, documenting supernatural sightings from around the world.
The Pursuit Of God
A.W. Tozer
“Through all of Tozer’s books and articles there shines a passion for God that puts our shallowness to shame and reading him is like drinking at an oasis in the desert.” - J.I. Packer
This one is no different.
Against The Machine
Paul Kingsnorth
Ian McGhilchrist—the Oxford philosopher, psychiatrist and neuroscientist—called Kingsnorth’s volume “the most powerful and important book I’ve read in years.” Kingsnorth implores us to remain human in the Age of the Machine, a technological-cultural-economic matrix that’s stripping away our humanity.
That Hideous Strength
C.S.Lewis
Many today believe that The Abolition of Man was Lewis’ most prescient book, written decades ahead of its time. That Hideous Strength is a fascinating narrative, deriving from the same message. Lewis imagines a band of power-obsessed technocrats attempting to forcefully strangle Reality into their own image of progress. Even better: Lewis considers how a faithful remnant can resist their devastation.
The Sing Hymnal
“Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.” (Eph. 4:18b-19) 497 classic and contemporary hymns, interspersed with liturgical readings, related Scriptures and relevant background information about various hymns. An incredible resource.
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