Significant books are published every year. Here’s a personally curated list that I hope sparks some good memories and honors the work of the past:
Radical, by David Platt (2010) – 15 years
Bonhoeffer, by Eric Metaxas (2010) – 15 years
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand (2010) – 15 years
End of the Spear, by Steve Saint (2005) – 20 years
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, by David Gregory (2005) – 20 years
Every Man’s Battle, by Stephen Arterburn (2000) – 25 years
The Prayer of Jabez, by Bruce Wilkinson (2000) – 25 years
Unveiled, by Francine Rivers (2000) – 25 years
Left Behind, by Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye (1995) – 30 years
The Jesus I Never Knew, by Philip Yancey (1995) – 30 years
The Bondage Breaker, by Neil T. Anderson (1990) – 35 years
The Ragamuffin Gospel, by Brennan Manning (1990) – 35 years
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, by Eugene Peterson (1980) – 45 years
Walking on Water, by Madeline L’Engle (1980) – 45 years
Angels, by Billy Graham (1975) – 50 years
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, by W. Phillip Keller (1970) – 55 years
The Amplified Bible (1965) – 60 years
Surprised by Joy, by C.S. Lewis (1955) – 70 years
The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien (1955) – 70 years
The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien (1955) – 70 years
Hinds Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard (1955) – 70 years
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis (1950) – 75 years
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, by Roland Bainton (1950) – 75 years
The Divine Conquest, A.W. Tozer (1950) – 75 years
The Problem with Pain, by C.S. Lewis (1940) – 85 years
The Attributes of God, by Arthur Pink (1930) – 95 years
The Everlasting Man, by G.K. Chesterton (1925) – 100 years
Heretics, by G.K. Chesterton (1905) – 120 years
And books before the 20th century:
Humility, by Andrew Murray (1895) – 130 years
Absolute Surrender, by Andrew Murray (1895) – 130 years
Soul Winner, by Charles Spurgeon (1895) – 130 years
With Christ in the School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray (1885) – 140 years
Ben-Hur, by Lew Wallace (1880) – 145 years
Pensées, by Blaise Pascal (1670) – 355 years
The Bruised Reed, by Richard Sibbes (1630) – 395 years
The Bondage of the Will, by Martin Luther (1525) – 500 years
On Christian Liberty, by Martin Luther (1520) – 505 years
Inferno, by Dante Alighieri (est. 1320) – 705 years
The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri (est. 1320) – 705 years
How to Write Your First Novel – an Interview
Wow! What a list! Even though I’ve not read half of them, I’ve HEARD of most of them! haha!
I bet none of these authors ever dreamed their books would still be in print years after they released. We never know, huh? We have to write what God is nudging us to write!
Can you feel God’s little nudge,
telling you just what to write,
and do you hold a little grudge
’cause it’s the middle of the night?
God don’t have no 3am,
or if He does, He sure ain’t tellin’,
but that’s the time He thinks that when
the words placed in you should be gellin’
to get His message to the lost,
to let His love shine ’round about,
and He don’t mind paying the cost
of hearing the aggrieve-ed shout
of a silly writing sheep
who would really rather sleep.
Andrew,
This made me laugh. Thank you!
Thank YOU, Julie!
52 Things Kids Need from a Dad…15 years.
Yikes.
How time flies.
I’ll never forget the first time I read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was after watching the BBC movie versions. Even the new movies, with their amazing special effects, did little compared to the written words.
What a great list!
Ragamuffin Gospel was written by Brennan Manning.
Fixed. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks. The older they got, the more I recognized them and had read them.
Thanks Dan,
A man after my own heart – a compiler! You never cease to amaze me. I loved the Ragamuffin Gospel,
Phillip Keller’s Shepherd Trilogy, and so many more. Do you have software that compiles your lists or do you have it all in your head?
No software, and there’s not enough room in my head for anything else.
Goodreads has a constantly updated list ranked by the popularity of Christian Books. Also, deep searches on Amazon give some info. Other sources, etc. Mostly manual compilation. It’s really fun.
Some of these I’ve read and the rest appear to be great additions to my To Be Read list this year.
Thanks, Dan!
Wow!
Thanks, Dan
May our words and works live long after us and bless lives. Amen.
Blessings.