Other than the Bible, what book do you consider valuable in your spiritual growth?

I thought The Mirror of Simple Souls was quite good.

Any of Max Lucado's books. He explains things so well, and they really hit home for me many times.

Kay Arthur's book on LORD, I want to Know You - it is a study of the Scriptures on the Names of God. I have drawn closer to God by claiming His names and learning more about His attributes.

Follow Me: Discipleship According to Matthew by Martin Franzmann

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

God's Design by Elmer Martens

The Cross of Christ by John Stott

Post Modern Times by Gene Veith

The AA "big book"

brendan manning's "the ragamuffin gosple"

Philip Yancey's "what's so amazing about grace" and " the Jesus I never knew"

G.K Chesterton's "Orthodoxy"

Francis A Schaeffer trilogy "God who is there" "escape form reason" "he is there and not Silent"

My Strong's Concordance, anything by CS Lewis (I am reading The Screwtape Letters right now, Max Lucado's He Chose the Nails, Strobel's The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith.

Phillip Yancey "The Jesus I Never Knew"

Strong's concordance is absolutely essential in bible study. Next I would recommend any of Joyce Meyer's teaching tapes. She's got a lot of good stuff on day to day living for the Christian, and you can listen to the tapes in your car or while you are doing other things.

The books that I consider to be essential are many; however, since you ask for one book, I'll narrow the list to what I usually take on retreat with me:

The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a' Kempis, written in 1418.

The Message I enjoy. I use my NIV Bible when I want to look up something or to see if I agree with the way the Message Bible is translated. The Message is written in today's language and is almost like a preacher's sermon. It breaks the books of the Bible down in chapters but not verses.

Hi Heather; believe it or not, I prefer those old dusty books you find at Goodwill or bargain book stores. I have come across some rare finds; and I have cleaned them up and brought them all back to life.
One I greatly enjoy, is all about Jesus and his time spent on earth. It is called "Great days of the Last Week" by Bruner. My book is dated in 1931, out of some old church, and it's neat to me because I wonder who had read this before me (there are personal handwritten notes in some of the ones I have found) This particular book gives a great in-depth view of the Disciples, and how they spent those sad, yet uplifitng last moments with the messiah; before, during and after his death.
I also have scattered books of all types; paperback, hardcover, small, old, some new; written directly about the early prophets and their scripture. Nothing flashy, but it's the best.
Wildfire

The ONE book I wouldn't want to be without?

A hymnal!

My Bible Study Group has been reading for almost a year now Knowing God, by Dr. Packer. Very good book, I'm learning a lot.

Strong's or any good concordance.

Rev. Clarence Larkin Books:
Dispensational Truth
Rightly Dividing the Word, Second Coming of Christ,
Spirit World , Book of Daniel , Book of Revelation

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1 Corinthians 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Wolseley, sorry, should have said books, am happy to hear other titles. Awesome books! I too like the message. Thanks!

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Oh! Well, in that case.....

http://thebruces.stormbirds.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4895

The Next Step by Jack T. Chick

http://www.chick.com/catalog/books/0156.asp