June 2024 Recommended Reads

Dear Saints, 

Each month, I make recommendations of books that I hope will be a blessing to your walk with the Lord.  In some months, I think the list has been a bit overwhelming, so this month I’ve shortened it to make it more accessible. 

My Main Read for June: While I’m still slowly working through Owen’s Communion with God and plan to be for quite some time, I do have one main read that I’m excited to dig into in June: Authentic Ministry by Michael Reeves.  Most everything Reeves writes is wonderfully encouraging, and I have no doubt this will be as well. 

Theology, History, and Christian Living: Not many authors could cover all three of these categories in a way that is as enjoyable as it is edifying, but Sinclair Ferguson has done that in his book The Whole Christ.  In this great book, Ferguson analyzes an obscure 18th century Scottish theological controversy, and turns it into a wonderfully insightful book distinguishing between legalism, antinomianism, and Gospel obedience.  I love this quote by Ferguson: “When we behold the glory of Christ in the gospel, it reorders the loves of our hearts, so we delight in him supremely, and the other things that have ruled our lives lose their enslaving power over us.”  

Worth a Listen: Many of you have a deep hunger for the teaching and preaching of God’s Word, so you might enjoy the many resources available from Ligonier Ministries.  Some of our congregants traveled to Orlando this past week for the Ligonier annual conference and said that many of the talks were a great blessing.  You can access the audio from the conference here. 

Kids: Once again, I asked Sally Purser for recommendations on books for children, and here are a few suggestions:

 

• • The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New by Marty Machowski

• • God Made Me for Heaven: Helping Children Live for Eternity with Jesus by Marty Machowski

As always, while I recommend these books, it doesn’t mean that I recommend everything in all of these books.  Always read with discernment, that your soul may be nurtured and grow in the Lord Jesus. 

With love in Christ, dear saints- 

Alex Mark