Creek Resources

Recommended readings from friends at The Creek

The Creek Message Library
Time With God

Spiritual Formation

  • Daily or weekly email devotions from Henri Nouwen Society: www.henrinouwen.org/home/free_eletters/
  • Daily spiritual reflections, www.pray-as-you-go.org
  • Prayer: Does it Make any Difference, Philip Yancey
  • Believing God, Beth Moore
  • The Revolution: A Field Manual for Changing Your World, several authors -
  • Breathe: Creating Space For God In A Hectic Life, Keri Wyatt Kent
  • The Barbarian Way, Erwin McManus
  • My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
  • Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home, Richard Foster
  • Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • If You Want to Walk On Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat, John Ortberg
  • An Ordinary Day with Jesus, John Ortberg
  • Life of the Beloved, Henri Nouwen
  • Waking the Dead, John Eldredge
  • Wild at Heart, John Eldredge
  • The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others, Scot McKnight
  • Topical Studies
  • Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch, Leslie and Lee Strobel
  • The Case for Easter, Lee Strobel
  • Boundaries Face to Face, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
  • The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman

Reasons for the Christian Faith

  • Case for Christ, Lee Strobel
  • The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, Gary Habermas and Michael Licona
  • Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
  • A Severe Mercy, Sheldon Vanauken

Evangelism/Worldview Discussions

  • More Ready Than You Realize, Brian McLaren
  • Going Public with Your Faith: Becoming a Spiritual Influence at Work, William Carr Peel
  • A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey, Brian McLaren

God and Theology

  • Knowing God, J.I. Packer
  • Grace and Truth Paradox, Randy Alcorn
  • What's So Amazing about Grace, Philip Yancey
  • How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth, Gordon Fee, Douglas Stuart

Church History

  • Church History in Plain Language, Bruce Shelley

Marriage

  • The Marriage Book, Nicky and Sila Lee
  • The Mystery of Marriage, Mike Mason

Parenting, Moms, Dads

  • Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood, Robert Lewis
  • Raising Great Kids, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend
  • Boundaries with Kids, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Sexuality

  • Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time, Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, and Mike Yorkey
  • Every Young Woman's Battle, Shannon Ethridge

Other

  • Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller

Life Stories...

  • The stories and reflections you read here are the lives of people being changed by God. We pray that these words might encourage life change in all of us. Be warned...read on.