BOOKS ON
MARRIAGE & FAMILY
General Marriage and Family Overviews
Christian Living in the Home by Jay Adams (P&R Publishing, 1989)
God, Marriage, and Family by Andreas J. Köstenberger (Crossway, 2010)
“The Fulfilled Family” sermon series by John MacArthur, MP3s for free download available at www.gty.org
Your Family God’s Way by Wayne Mack (P&R Publishing, 1991)
Singleness
Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? Trusting God with a Hope Deferred by Carolyn McCulley (Crossway, 2004)
Fine China is for Single Women Too by Lydia Brownback (P&R Publishing, 2003)
The Holy Vocation of Singleness: The Single Person in the Family of God,” by John Chapman, Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood 5, no. 2 (Fall 2000), pages 4-5
The Rich Single Life by Andrew Farmer (PDI Ministries, 1998)
With One Voice: Singleness, Dating and Marriage to the Glory of God by Alex Chediak (Christian Focus, 2006)
Purity
Help! He’s Struggling with Pornography by Brian Croft (DayOne, 2010)
Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ’s Control by Elizabeth Elliot (Revell, 2002)
The Purity Principle by Randy Alcorn (Multnomah, 2003)
The Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty by Dannah Gresh (Moody, 2002)
Sex is not the Problem, Lust is by Josh Harris [appropriate for 13 year-olds and up] (Multnomah, 2003)
Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn by Tim Challes [appropriate for older teens and adults], free e-book available at www.challies.com
Romance, Dating, and Courtship
Boy Meets Girl by Josh Harris (Multnomah, 2005)
Holding Hands, Holding Hearts: Recovering a Biblical View of Christian Dating by Richard & Sharon Phillips (P&R Publishing, 2006)
I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Josh Harris (Multnomah, 2003)
Relationships: A Mess Worth Making by Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp (New Growth, 2006)
With One Voice: Singleness, Dating and Marriage to the Glory of God by Alex Chediak (Christian Focus, 2006)
The Roles of Men and Women:
God, Marriage, and Family by Andreas J. Köstenberger (Crossway, 2010)
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood by John Piper and Wayne Grudem (Crossway, 2006)
Different by Design: Discovering God’s Will for Today’s Man and Woman by John MacArthur (Victor, 1994)
Men and Women: Equal Yet Different by Alexander Strauch (Lewis & Roth, 1999)
Masculinity and Biblical Manhood
Disciplines of a Godly Man by R. Kent Hughes (Crossway, 1991)
The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott (Focus, 2002)
Fatherhood: What it is and What it’s for by Tony Payne (Matthias Media, 2004)
The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men by Richard D. Phillips (Reformation Trust, 2010)
What He Must Be…If He Wants to Marry My Daughter by Voddie Baucham (Crossway, 2009)
Femininity and Biblical Womanhood
Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother by Carolyn Mahaney (Crossway, 2004)
Heaven at Home by Ginger Plowman (Shepherd, 2006)
Radical Womanhood: Feminine Faith in a Feminist World by Carolyn McCulley (Moody, 2008)
A Woman after God’s Own Heart by Elizabeth George (Harvest, 2001)
Womanly Dominion by Mark Chanski (Calvary, 2008)
Marriage:
The Intimate Marriage by RC Sproul (P&R Publishing, 2004)
This Momentary Marriage by John Piper (Crossway, 2009)
Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas (Zondervan, 2000)
Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage by Lee and Leslie Strobel (Zondervan, 2002)
What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage by Paul David Tripp (Crossway, 2010)
When Sinners Say ‘I Do’: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage by Dave Harvey (Shepherd Press, 2007)
Marital Romance and Intimacy:
A Biblical Guide to Love, Sex and Marriage by Dr. Derek & Rosemary Thomas (Grace, 2007)
God on Sex: The Creator’s Ideas about Love, Intimacy and Marriage by Daniel L. Akin (B&H Publishing, 2003)
Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God by CJ Mahaney (Crossway, 2004)
General Parenting:
Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Plowman (Shepherd, 2004)
Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp (Shepherd, 2008)
Gospel-Powered Parenting: How the Gospel Shapes and Transforms Parenting by William P. Farley (P&R Publishing 2009)
Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp (Shepherd, 1998)
What the Bible Says about Parenting by John MacArthur (W., 2000)
Child Conversion:
How Children Come to Faith in Christ, CD series interview of Jim Elliff by Dennis Rainey and Bob LePine of FamilyLife Today Radio, available for purchase at www.ccwtoday.org
What He Must Be…If He Wants to Marry My Daughter by Voddie Baucham (Crossway, 2009)
What the Bible Says about Parenting by John MacArthur (W., 2000)
Parenting Teens:
Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David Tripp (P&R Publishing, 2001)
Already Gone: Why Your Kids Will Quit Church and What You Can do to Stop it by Ken Ham & Britt Beemer, with Todd Hillard (Master, 2010)
A Baptist Catechism adapted by John Piper, available for free at www.desiringgod.org
Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper (Crossway, 2003)
Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters by Joshua Harris (Multnomah, 2010)
Get Outta My Face! How to Reach Angry, Unmotivated Teens with Biblical Counsel by Rick Horne (Shepherd, 2009)
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World edited by CJ Mahaney (Crossway, 2008)
God’s Technology: Training Our Children to Use Technology to God’s Glory, DVD presentation by David Murray (Reformation Heritage, 2010)
Adoption:
Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches by Russell Moore (Crossway, 2009)
Adoption as a Ministry, Adoption as a Blessing by Michelle Gardner (Pleasant Word, 2003)
Reclaiming Adoption: Missional Living Through the Rediscovery of Abba Father edited by Dan Cruver (Cruciform 2010), visit www.cruciformpress.com
Family Discipleship:
Big Truths for Young Hearts by Bruce Ware (Crossway, 2009)
Family Driven Faith: Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God by Voddie Baucham (Crossway, 2007)
Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp (Shepherd, 2008)
Family Worship:
Family Worship by Joel Beeke (Reformation Heritage, 2009)
Family Worship: In the Bible, in History, and in Your Home by Donald Whitney (Center for Biblical Spirituality, 2004)
Thoughts on Family Worship by James Alexander (Soli Deo Gloria, 1998 [reprint of 1847])
Resources to Use During Family Worship:
The Building on the Rock Series [5 volumes of inspiring adventure and missionary stories for kids] by Joel Beeke and Diana Kleyn (Reformation Heritage, 2003)
The Child’s Story Bible by Cathrine Vos (Eerdmans, 2000)
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J. C. Ryle [great to read aloud during family devotions] (Banner of Truth, 1986-97)
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones (Zondervan, 2006)
Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schooland (Eerdmans, 1995)
Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God by Marty Machowski (New Growth, 2010)