While we do not fully endorse everything found in these books/articles, they are works that we have found to be helpful for specific topics. We encourage you to practice discernment in all matters of reading, no matter who they are written or recommended by. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at office@reformationcovenant.org

Marriage

  • Preparing for Marriage God’s Way, Wayne Mack
  • When Sinners Say I Do, Dave Harvey
  • This Momentary Marriage, John Piper
  • The Meaning of Marriage, Tim Keller
  • God, Marriage, Family, Andreas Kostenberger
  • I Still Do, Dave Harvey
  • The Heart of Domestic Abuse, Chris Moles
  • Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller
  • War of Words, Paul Tripp
  • The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness, Tim Keller
  • The Household and the War for the Cosmos, CR Wiley
  • Family Vocation: God’s Calling in Marriage, Parenting, and Childhood, Gene Veith

Parenting

  • Church Friendly Family, Randy Booth 
  • I Belong to God, a Catechism, Rich Lusk
  • Loving the Little Years, Rachel Jankovich
  • The Faithful Parent, Stuart Scott
  • Shepherding a Child’s Heart, Tedd Tripp
  • Peacemaking for Families, Ken Sande
  • Teaching Hearts, Training Minds, Starr Meade
  • Prayers of a Parent, Series
  • You Never Stop Being a Parent, Jim Newheiser
  • God’s Design for Sex (How to Talk to your Kids), Stan and Brenna Jones
  • God Made All of Me, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb

Education

  • The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
  • Non Nobis, Tom Garfield
  • The Liberal Arts Tradition, Kevin Clark 
  • OCEANetwork (homeschool site)

Men

  • The Exemplary Husband, Stuart Scott
  • Every Good Endeavor, Tim Keller

Women

  • Feminine Appeal, Carolyn Mahaney
  • True Beauty, Carolyn Mahaney
  • Girl Talk: Mother-Daughter, Carolyn Mahaney
  • Shopping for Time, Carolyn Mahaney
  • Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity, Rebekah Merkle
  • The Excellent Wife, Martha Peace
  • Lies Women Believe, Nancy DeMoss
  • Choosing Gratitude, Nancy DeMoss
  • Walking Through Infertility, Matthew Arbo 
  • Fit to Burst: Joys and Mayhem of Motherhood, Rachel Jankovich

Young Adults

  • Do Hard Things, Alex and Brett Harris
  • Just Do Something, Kevin DeYoung
  • Ordinary, Michael Horton
  • Conscience: What it is and how to Train It, Andrew Naselli
  • The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness, Tim Keller
  • Solomon Says, Mark Horne
  • Thoughts for Young Men, JC Ryle
  • Every Thought Captive, Richard Pratt
  • A Student’s Guide to Anxiety, Ed Welch
  • Lies Young Women Believe, Nancy DeMoss
  • You Who?: Why Matter and How to Deal, Rachel Jankovich
  • Table for Two: Eating Disorders, David and Krista Dunham
  • Marry Wisely, Marry Well, Ernie Baker

Kids

  • Jesus Storybook Bible
  • The Biggest Story Bible
  • Good News for Little Hearts Series, CCEF
  • Wise Words, Peter Leithart
  • The Lightlings, RC Sproul
  • Prince’s Poison Cup, RC Sproul

Finances

  • Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller
  • Money, Debt, and Finances, Jim Newheiser
  • The Treasure Principle, Randy Alcorn

Communion with God

  • My Daily Office (app)
  • Communion with the Triune God, John Owen
  • Knowing God, JI Packer
  • Prayer, Tim Keller
  • A Praying Life, Paul Miller
  • Liturgy of the Ordinary, Tish Harrison Warren
  • Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves 
  • Holiness of God, RC Sproul
  • God is the Gospel, John Piper
  • Desiring God, John Piper
  • When I Don’t Desire God, John Piper
  • You are What You Love, James KA Smith
  • Enduring Divine Absence, Joseph Minich

Sacramental Theology (Covenant Communion)

  • Baptism, Peter Leithart
  • Paedofaith, Rich Lusk
  • Feed My Lambs, Tim Gallant
  • Covenant Communion, Gregg Strawbridge

Sexuality

  • Love Thy Body, Nancy Pearcy
  • Finally Free, Heath Lambert
  • Passions of the Heart, John D. Street
  • All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken, David Powlison
  • The Heart of Addiction, Mark Shaw
  • Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave, Ed Welch
  • What Does the Bible Teach About Homosexuality, Kevin DeYoung
  • Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault, Justin Holcomb
  • Shame Interrupted, Ed Welch

Anxiety/Depression

  • Untangling Emotions, Alasdair Groves
  • Christians Get Depressed Too, Dave Harvey
  • Spiritual Depression, Martyn Lloyd-Jones
  • Depression: Looking up from the Stubborn Darkness, Ed Welch
  • Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety, Elyse Fitzpatrick
  • Courage, Fighting Fear with Fear, Wayne Mack
  • When People are Big and God is Small, Ed Welch
  • Good Mood, Bad Mood: Hope for Depression and Bi-polar Disorder, Charles Hodges

Anger

  • Untangling Emotions, Alasdair Groves
  • Good and Angry, David Powlison
  • Uprooting Anger, Robert Jones
  • The Heart of Anger, Lou Priolo
  • Anger and Stress Management God’s Way, Wayne Mack
  • Good Mood, Bad Mood: Hope for Depression and Bi-polar Disorder, Charles Hodges

Dealing with the Past

  • Putting Your Past in Its Place, Steve Viars
  • In the Aftermath: Past the Pain of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Pamela Gannon and Beverly Moore
  • All Things New: Restorying Joy to the Sexually Broken, David Powlison
  • Unpacking Forgiveness, Chris Brauns
  • The Prodigal God, Tim Keller
  • Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault, Justin Holcomb
  • Shame Interrupted, Ed Welch

Suffering

  • Why Does it Have to Hurt?, Dan McCartney
  • Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Tim Keller
  • Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund
  • How Long, O Lord, DA Carson
  • The Undistracted Widow, Carol Cornish

Conflict Resolution

  • Pursuing Peace, Robert Jones
  • The Peacemaker, Ken Sande
  • The Peacemaker for Families, Ken Sande
  • Unpacking Forgiveness, Chris Brauns
  • Choosing Forgiveness, Nancy DeMoss
  • War of Words, Paul Tripp
  • The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness, Tim Keller
  • Speaking the Truth in Love, David Powlison

Counter-culture Ideologies

  • Theopolitan Vision, Peter Leithart
  • Blame it on the Brain, Ed Welch
  • Psychobabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology, Rich Ganz
  • Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl Truman
  • Christianity and Liberalism, John Gresham Machen
  • Fault Lines, Voddie Baucham
  • The Heart of Addiction, Mark Shaw
  • Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave, Ed Welch
  • The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life, Jeremy Pierre
  • A Secular Age, Charles Taylor
  • How Not to be Secular, James K.A. Smith

Counseling

  • Introduction to Biblical Counseling, Wayne Mack
  • How to Counsel Biblically, John MacArthur
  • A Theology of Christian Counseling, Jay Adams
  • Competent to Counsel, Jay Adams
  • How to Help People Change, Jay Adams
  • Theology of Biblical Counseling, Heath Lambert
  • Speaking the Truth in Love, David Powlison
  • Seeing with New Eyes, David Powlison
  • Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul Tripp
  • How People Change, Timothy Lane
  • The Trellis and the Vine, Colin Marshall
  • Counseling the Hard Cases, Stuart Scott  
  • Crisis Counseling: Not If, But When, John Babler
  • Building Bridges: Biblical Counseling Activities for Children and Teens, Julie Lowe

Worship

  • The Lord’s Service, Jeff Meyers
  • A Theopolitan Liturgy, Peter Leithart
  • What Happens When We Worship, Jonathan Cruise
  • For the Life of the World, Alexander Schmeman
  • Women, Ministry, and Liturgy, Rich Lusk
  • Eight Theses on Tithing, Rich Lusk

Bible

  • Logos Software (free or paid)
  • Olive Tree (free)
  • Blue Letter Bible (free)
  • My Daily Office (app)
  • Through New Eyes, James Jordan
  • Deep Exegesis, Peter Leithart
  • From Bread to Wine, James Jordan

Old Testament

  • A House for My Name, Peter Leithart
  • Creation in Six Days, James Jordan
  • Trees and Thorns, James Jordan
  • Echoes of Exodus, Alistair Roberts
  • Primeval Saints, James Jordan

New Testament

  • The Four, Peter Leithart
  • Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham
  • The NT and the People of God, NT Wright
  • The Resurrection of the Son of God, NT Wright
  • Before Jerusalem Fell, Ken Gentry
  • Perspectives on Pentecost, Richard Gaffin
  • The Beast of Revelation, Ken Gentry

Theology

  • Systematic Theology, John Frame
  • Systematic Theology, Louis Berkhof
  • The Whole Christ, Sinclair Ferguson
  • A Theopolitan Liturgy, Peter Leithart
  • Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves 
  • Covenant of Grace, John Murray
  • The Mystery of the Trinity, Vern Poythress
  • Perspectives on Pentecost, Richard Gaffin
  • Lectures on Calvinism, Abraham Kuyper
  • Christ of the Covenants, O. Palmer Robertson
  • Postmillennialism, Keith Mathison
  • He Shall Have Dominion, Ken Gentry
  • Tongues Speaking, Ken Gentry
  • By This Standard, Greg Bahnsen
  • Last Days Madness, Gary DeMar

Apologetics

  • Van Til’s Apologetic, Greg Bahnsen
  • Apologetics to the Glory of God, John Frame
  • Making Sense of God, Tim Keller
  • A Reason for God, Tim Keller
  • A Theopolitan Mission, Peter Leithart
  • Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, JI Packer
  • Redeeming Science, Vern Poythress

Church History

  • The Story of Christianity, 2 Volumes, Justo Gonzalez
  • Church History 101, Sinclair Ferguson
  • In the Year of Our Lord, Sinclair Ferguson
  • Our Legacy, John Hannah
  • Handbook of Denominations, Frank Mead

Classics

  • The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible, BB Warfield
  • Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin
  • Overcoming Sin and Temptation, John Owen
  • Death of Death in the Death of Christ, John Owen
  • Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther
  • Freedom of the Will, Jonathan Edwards
  • Religious Affections, Jonathan Edwards
  • Knowing God, JI Packer
  • Cross of Christ, John Stott
  • Holiness of God, RC Sproul
  • Christ of the Covenants, O. Palmer Robertson
  • Holiness, JC Ryle
  • Charity and Its Fruits, Jonathan Edwards

Assorted Topics, CCEF mini-books 

  • Accepting God’s Forgiveness
  • Angry Children
  • Overcoming Anxiety
  • The Gift of Addiction
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Divorce Recovery
  • Faith and Doubt
  • Facing Death with Hope
  • Grief
  • Help! My Spouse Committed Adultery
  • How to Talk to Your Kid about Sex
  • Living with an Angry Spouse
  • Parenting Your ADHD Child
  • Relief without Cutting
  • Restoring Your Broken Marriage
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Should We Get Married?
  • Single Parents
  • Starting Over
  • When Crisis Hits
  • When You Love an Addict
  • Burned Out?
  • Can We Talk?
  • Children and Divorce
  • Conflict
  • Controlling Anger
  • Dealing with Your Rebellious Teenager
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Explaining LGBTQ+ Identity to Your Child
  • Forgiving Others
  • Freedom from Addiction
  • Grief
  • Helping Your Anxious Child
  • Hope for the Depressed
  • How Do I Stop Losing It with My Kids?
  • I Just Want to Die
  • Leading Your Child to Christ
  • Obsessed with Your Phone
  • Overeating
  • Raising Sexually Healthy Kids
  • Recovering from Child Abuse
  • Renewing Marital Intimacy
  • Sex Before Marriage
  • Single and Lonely
  • When the Money Runs Out
  • When Trouble Shows Up
  • Who Should I Date?