Some Thoughts

In response to a recent post by Joel over at Token Lines Suggesting Rhythm, here are the first 15 books that came to mind that “will always stick with me” :

1. Desiring God, by John Piper
2. The End for Which God Created the World, by Jonathan Edwards (in Piper’s God’s Passion for His Glory)
3. The Religious Affections, by Jonathan Edwards
4. The Pursuit of God, by A. W. Tozer
5. The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkein
6. The Odyssey, by Homer
7. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
8. The Defense of the Faith, by Cornelius Van Til
9. Abide in Christ (and Waiting on God), by Andrew Murray
10. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
11. Kingdom Prologue (and The Structure of Biblical Authority), by Meredith Kline
12. Mainspring of Human Progress, by Henry Grady Weaver
13. Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan
14. A Severe Mercy, by Sheldon VanAuken
15. Through Gates of Splendor, by Elisabeth Elliott

There are many other books (and especially other articles by Lewis, Packer, Sproul, Ryle, etc.), but these were the first fifteen books to come to mind (but not necessarily in order of their influence).