Bread for the Journey
2 Peter 3: 18 charges Christians to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Hope Church strives to be a community of people engaged in that lifelong process of growing in God’s grace, and to that end, we are quick to point you to resources that have helped and are helping us along that path of growing in grace and knowledge. Please take advantage of some of these great resources and let us know what is helpful, what is not, and what else might be included.
We have organized the recommended resources into to three categories: Embrace, Equip, and Engage. It is our vision that every Christian at Hope Church experiences growth in understanding and receiving the embrace of the Father, in being equipped to live out the beauty of our redeemed humanity, and in engaging the broken world and relationships around us with the renewed dignity that comes through the Gospel of free grace. Enjoy the journey!
Embrace
These resources illuminate and apply the reality of God’s gracious grip on our lives.
- The Prodigal God by Tim Keller
- Love Walked Among Us by Paul Miller
- The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
- Truefaced by William Thrall
- Children of the Living God by Sinclair Ferguson
- Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges
- Knowing God by J.I. Packer
- The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
- Whiter Than Snow by Paul Tripp
- A Shelter in the Storm by Paul Tripp
Equip
These resources help Christians to know the fundamentals of the faith, to experience redemptive relationships, and to live out the truth of the Gospel.
- A Praying Life by Paul Miller
- Basic Christianity by John Stott
- A Walk Through the Bible by Lesslie Newbigin
- Putting Amazing Back Into Grace by Michael Horton
- The Reason for God by Tim Keller
- Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga
- The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer
- Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament by Christopher Wright
- Creation Regained by Al Wolters
- The Life of a God-Made Man by Daniel Doriani
- Moments with the Savior by Ken Gire
- What’s So Amazing About Grace by Phillip Yancey
Engage
These resources press us to embrace God’s world with restored wonder, ability, honesty, and hope. We engage the world as an act of love as those dearly loved by the Father.
- Engaging God’s World by Cornelius Plantinga
- The Mission of God by Christopher Wright
- Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul Tripp
- Making Room by Christine Pohl
- Radical by David Platt
- Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall
- Let the Nations Be Glad by John Piper
- The God I Don’t Understand by Christopher Wright
- When God Weeps by Joni Tada
- The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan
- Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
- Where is God When It Hurts? by Philip Yancey
- In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen
- The Heart of Evangelism by Jerram Barrs
- Chameleon Christianity by Dick Keyes
- Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright
- When Helping Hurts by Corbett and Fikkert