silliness7 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I'm wanting to come up with some religious reading outside of Bible reading for my teens to work through: reading, journaling, discussing. Could you share with me some of your favorite books for your teens or books for yourself that would be appropriate for a teen. Last year my oldest son read Don't Waste Your Life by Piper Basic Christianity by Stott Mere Christianty and Screwtape Letters by Lewis Do Hard Things by Harris (I think that's the right author) Thoughts for Young Men by Ryle So books along those lines. I have some great catalogs with great looking books but it's hard to know what might be too dense. I thought I could get some tried and true favorites from the hive. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom for a Girl...The Disciplines of a Beautiful Woman by anne ortlund The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 The Story of Christianity by David Hart. A pretty balanced church history book that will give a broader picture of Christianty than western American evangelical Christianity tends to give us. Father Arseny is a life-changing, humbling read. Along those lines, I'd also recommend reading several biographies of the saints through Christian history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 "The Way of the Pilgrim" by Anonymous. Good book and definitely accessible for teens. "On the Incarnation" by St. Athanasius. If you get the version with a forward by CS Lewis it's doubly worth it. :D The book itself is less than 100 pages and also quite accessible. "Whose Bible is Is? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages". by Jaroslav Pelikan. He also wrote a book on Creeds through the ages. I haven't read that one, but did listen to an excellent interview of him on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Off the top of my head all time favorites/classics for my kids to read in the next few years that aren't on your list. Theology or men/women titles would be a different list btw. The Pursuit of Holiness, Jerry Bridges Trusting God, Jerry Bridges Holiness by Grace, Bryan Chapell The Praying Life, Paul Miller Improving Your Serve, Charles Swindoll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Wonderful suggestions all!! Looks like some gems that I'm not familiar with and reminders of some great books I read as a teen. Keep 'em coming. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I just read (parts of--haven't finished) How To Stay Christian In High School. I really liked it! It uses biblical people (Daniel, Mary, etc) to make points about Christian practice. One thought-provoking part talked about Christians having non-Christian friends. It said something like, "How can you invite a friend to Christ if all your friends are Christian?" It talks about being real, being under grace, making godly decisions--it's really much better than I thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Christian Overman's, Assumptions That Affect Our Lives comes immediately to mind. Francis Shaeffer's, How Should We then Live or really, many of his books, I love them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Knowing God by J.I. Packer Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thank you so much. I am coming up with a very fun list. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Two excellent memoirs set in WWII: Let There Be Light, by Jacques Lusseyran, and The Tartan Pimpernel by I don't recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung Knowledge of the Holy by AW Tozer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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