These books and podcasts are some favorites for your spiritual journey.
Resources – Recommended Reading
- Easier reads
- Good and Beautiful Series ~James Bryan Smith
- Invitation to Solitude and Silence ~Ruth Haley Barton
- Meeting God in Scripture ~Jan Johnson
- Practicing the Way ~John Mark Comer
- Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools ~Tyler Staton
- Soul Keeping ~John Ortberg
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry ~John Mark Comer
- Unoffendable ~Brant Hansen
- Drawing closer to God
- Discovering Your Spiritual Identity ~Trevor Hudson
- Letters of a Modern Mystic ~ Frank Laubach
- Enjoying the Presence of God ~Jan Johnson
- Sacred Rhythms ~Ruth Haley Barton
- Seeking God ~Trevor Hudson
- The Way We See ~Timothy Harbin
- Stretching books
- Celebration of Discipline ~Richard Foster
- Crafting a Rule of Life ~Stephen Macchia
- Glittery Vices ~Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
- Hearing God ~Dallas Willard
- Love as God Loves ~Roberta Bondi
- Mirror to the Soul ~Alice Fryling
- Streams of Living Water ~Richard Foster
- The Divine Conspiracy ~Dallas Willard
- The Fire of the Word ~Chris Webb
- The Power & The Purpose: Living from your identity in Christ ~Marcia Wilbur
- Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership ~Ruth Haley Barton
- The Wounded Healer ~Henri Nouwen
- Christian classics
- Confessions ~St. Augustine
- The Imitation of Christ ~Thomas à Kempis
- The Interior Castle ~St. Teresa of Avila
- Dark Night of the Soul ~St. John of the Cross
- The Pilgrim’s Progress ~John Bunyan
- The Practice of the Presence of God ~Brother Lawrence
- The Cost of Discipleship ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- A Testament of Devotion ~Thomas R. Kelly
- The Seven Storey Mountain ~Thomas Merton
- Hinds’ Feet on High Places ~Hannah Hurnard
- The Return of the Prodigal Son ~Henri Nouwen
- Just for fun!
- Sensible Shoes series (Christian fiction) ~Sharon Garlough Brown
Resources – Recommended Podcast
- Life with God -a Renovaré Podcast
- Rule of Life -by Practicing The Way
- The Next Right Thing -with Emily P. Freeman
- Unhurried Living -with Alan Fadling
- Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership -with Ruth Haley Barton
Storytime
Reading recommendations from theologian, professor, pastor, and author, Dallas Willard, to theologian, teacher, pastor, and author, Trevor Hudson
One of the special gifts that Dallas Willard gave Trevor Hudson was space for Trevor to ask Dallas questions. These ranged from theological questions and ethical dilemmas to the nitty gritty of daily life. During one of Dallas’s visits to South Africa, Trevor asked Dallas if he could provide him with a reading list of the most formative books. Dallas responded, “I suggest you read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (from the Bible). Somewhat disappointed by this response, Trevor said, “Okay I’ve got that down. Are there other books you recommend that I read?” This time Dallas was more emphatic in his response. “My suggestion is that you take the next twenty years or so to read and meditate on the four Gospels. Read them repeatedly, immerse yourself in the words and deeds of Jesus, and commit to memory as much as you are able.”
(Summarized and used with permission from Seeking God by Trevor Hudson, 2022, p.118)