Hey friends I’ve had some folks ask me about some gift ideas for Bibles and books. 📖 📚
Here’s a few recommendations:
📖✝️ 👩🏫 👨🏫 ESV Study Bible: https://www.amazon.com/ESV-Study-Bible-Bibles-Crossway/dp/1433502410/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Esv+study+Bible&qid=1607972797&sr=8-1
📖✝️Bible (without study notes). I preach from and (mostly) read ESV. ESV is a literal translation but in understandable language. It’s not slang, but it is accessible without compromising true meaning. Btw, esv is not the only great translation. It’s just the one I use the most so it’s my recommendation 😎 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=esv+bible&crid=3QFW75XUG4DX5&sprefix=Esv%2Caps%2C208&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_3_3
📖 📓🙏🏼 Daily Devotional? – There’s so many great ones, but Charles Spurgeon’s Mornings and Evenings is really all you’ll ever need: https://www.amazon.com/Morning-Evening-Classic-Devotional-Standard/dp/158134466X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Allister+beg+charles+spurgeon+morning+and+evening&qid=1607973072&sr=8-2
✝️ Wanna know Jesus deeper? Great book that came out this year: https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Lowly-Christ-Sinners-Sufferers/dp/1433566133/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Gentle+and+lowly&qid=1607973154&sr=8-1
👨🏫 👩🏫 Getting Serious about studying theology? Knowing God by JI Packer is a must have: https://www.amazon.com/Knowing-God-J-I-Packer/dp/083081650X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Knowing+God+JI+packer&qid=1607973255&sr=8-1
👨🏻🔧 WIVES! Looking for a devotional for a man who enjoys light but meaningful, inspiring devotional reading? Tony Dungy, Uncommon Life https://www.amazon.com/Year-Uncommon-Life-Daily-Challenge/dp/1496439090/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=326EB7TX6P1BV&dchild=1&keywords=tony+dungy+devotional&qid=1607973376&sprefix=Tony+dun%2Caps%2C226&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFNQVpHQzBMODlCSVEmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4Mjk2MDMyRDA0TE8yUDM5QzdVJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3NDkyMTMzVzRXR1RGMUpOT05HJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
👨👩👧👦 Parenting book? Gotta have/give this one! https://www.amazon.com/Shepherding-Childs-Heart-Tedd-Tripp/dp/0966378601/ref=sr_1_8?crid=6KAZ16VGZJ07&dchild=1&keywords=paul+tripp+teenagers&qid=1607973664&sprefix=Paul+trip+teen%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-8
👨👩👧👦Parenting teens is like herding armadillos! here’s a great book that can help: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Opportunity-Biblical-Parenting-Resources/dp/0875526055/ref=sr_1_2?crid=6KAZ16VGZJ07&dchild=1&keywords=paul+tripp+teenagers&qid=1607973664&sprefix=Paul+trip+teen%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-2
👨👩👧👦 How bout some catechism based books for parents to use in teaching kids? Sid Rowell recommends these: https://www.amazon.com/Training-Hearts-Teaching-Minds-Devotions/dp/0875523927/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1LJS5UVY3VE6O&dchild=1&keywords=teaching+minds+training+hearts&qid=1607974240&sprefix=Teaching+minds+%2Caps%2C234&sr=8-2
👰🤵♂️Best marriage book EVER! I love this one: https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Marriage-Facing-Complexities-Commitment/dp/1594631875/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+meaning+of+marriage&qid=1607973805&sr=8-1
🖊 Looking for an author that you can just read everything from and love it? 😆 I pretty much eat up anything Sinclair Ferguson writes. Here’s his page: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=sinclair+ferguson&crid=38FN4HBGDDV4U&sprefix=Sinclair+%2Caps%2C207&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_9
Pastor Roy Layman 