Christology of Early Jewish Christianity

This is a great introduction to the various streams of Christology in the New Testament. Richard Longenecker focuses on the Jewish based form of Christianity rather than Paul's Gentile focused teachings. A very useful tool for understanding what early Jewish Christians believed about Jesus.

Faith & Doubt

This was one of the best books I have ever read. Ortberg does not try to stamp out doubt but to acknowledge its ever presence and to understand it. This book is surpringly refreshing in its honesty. I can not recommend this book highly enough. It should be read by ever Christian and skeptic alike.

Search For Jesus

This book claims to be "Modern Scholarship Looks at the Gospels" but it really is only an example of a form of liberal scholarship. The majority of contributors are from the controversial Jesus Seminar. If you are interested in learning about their position, this is a short and readable introduction. I liked Marcus Borg's Palestinian background but I disagreed with almost everything else.

Ancient Christian Devotional

This was a fantastic devotional. It contains weekly readings based on the lectionary and includes prayers and segments of biblical commentaries from the early church. It was great to get in touch with our ancient hertitage and see how much has not changed.

Mid-Course Correction

It is very easy to get off track in any area of our life. A minor mistake now could lead to huge problems in a decade. This very helpful and enjoyable book helps us to reflect upon where we are now and what changes we must make to get to where we need to be.

Jesus Mysteries

I disagree with almost everything in this book. The only reason that I recommend it is that it is useful for understanding the Jesus myth hypothesis. Unlike some other similar books, this book at least has good footnotes to dig deeper.