Now I am sure you’ve heard of this guy before – he is best known for his Chronicle of Narnia Series, and this book is actually a compilation of talks that Lewis has given that have been gathered into a book, it’s more of a philosophical approach to faith. You can read the whole thing through or dip into it for just a chapter. It’s a very, very good book.

Judah Smith is a church pastor from Seattle, Washington. At the heart of this book is the question ‘Who is Jesus to you?’ Most people have thoughts or ideas about Jesus already and this book helps form a clearer picture of who Jesus is. As an aside, Judah has Justin Bieber and the golfer Bubba Watson in his congregation so if there are any beliebers or PGA tour fans out there this may be the book for you.

Tim Keller is a pastor in New York, and is a great thinker, a great philosopher, and this book is a really helpful, reasoned argument for God, His existence, and all sorts of things to do with faith. There are a lot of topics to look at if you have specific questions you want to dig into.

Known and admired by millions as the star of Man vs. Wild, Bear has survived where few would dare to go. Now, in this autobiographical book Bear tells the story of his action-packed life and reveals aspects about his Christian faith too. One quote he says that I find intriguing is this : “To me, my Christian faith is all about being held, comforted. Forgiven, strengthened, and loved – yet somehow that message gets lost on most of us.”

This book is about the miraculous power of prayer alongside the pain of unanswered prayer. Pete founded a global movement of prayer called 24‐7 Prayer and leads a church in London.

Amy had a lot of questions on how to defend her faith around friends and professors, so she decided to do an in-depth study on the most frequent questions like - ‘Are the original manuscripts reliable?’ ‘What about other holy books?’ ‘What about all the wars?’ – and wrote a book to answer those types of questions.

In this book, Nicky has selected thirty fascinating passages from the Old and New Testaments which can be read over thirty days. If you haven't ever read the Bible or have been away from it for a while, this is a great way to get started.

It was released in 2011, and is the culmination of nearly 20 years of work by a group of nearly 100 scholars and theologians, including bishops, revisers and editors.

I personally like this app because there are some easy reading plans that you can utilize and you can also sign up for the alerts to get a small scripture reading every day.

For twenty years, Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, he distills his experience working in the ghetto into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith.

Jackie is an extraordinary woman who went out to Hong Kong to work with Triad gang leaders who were addicted to heroin in the Walled City ‐ known to be one of the worst places in Hong Kong. This books tells the story of how these gang leaders came to faith in Jesus and how their lives and the whole area that she works in has been transformed. When the government pulled down the wall in the 90s they put up a plaque honoring Jackie for all the extraordinary work that she had done there.

CS Lewis’ imagination that created the Narnia stories like the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, created this imaginary conversation between two devils – a senior devil and junior. The senior devil is giving instructions to the junior devil on how to tempt human beings and really it’s a kind of expose of how evil operates written with all CS Lewis’ whit and skill and so on.

Mike is the principal of a theological college in Oxford and is an expert in many topics of Theology. He is most known for being knowledgeable about the topic of evil, that he is frequently referred to as “Ask Dr. Evil”. Each chapter of this book discusses a different topic of theology.

Jesus died to set us free, yet we all experience thoughts from the enemy that lead us away from Christ and his truth. Popular author and speaker Deacon Keith Strohm shines Gods light on ten of the most common lies that Satan uses to bind our hearts and prevent us from experiencing the fullness of Gods love.

Our culture is obsessed with lifestyle. The media tells us what to wear, how to get fit, what to drive and how to love. Everyone wants to tell us how to live our lives. Jesus didn't leave us a lifestyle magazine, he showed people how to live. This book takes a deeper look at a radically different lifestyle that we can live – how to not live a life that fits into the world's mold.

Deacon Keith Strohm invites you not just to read about Jesus, but to have a transformative encounter with him. This isn’t a book of theology, or an abstract story with little impact on your real life. It is the story that can and will transform you if you’re open to it.

We would also recommend "Questions of Life” written by Nicky Gumbel. This book provides a summary of the whole course and includes a great chapter on the Church. I would really recommend it.