A reader lives a thousands lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.

- George R. R. Martin

My Top Recommended Books

  • A Father's Promise

    This amazing book is the true story of a young boy who survived WWII because he trusted his earthly and Heavenly Father. Every time I read Psalm 91 I think about this amazing story, and their faith through a horrific time.

  • American Sniper

    The story of Chris Kyle, a navy seal sniper, and one of the most qualified snipers in the world. His story is amazing, but just the beginning when it comes to biographies about navy seals.

  • A Warrior's Faith

    While American Sniper is the book that gave me a love for military biographies and especially Navy Seal biographies, A Warriors Faith is probably the one that changed me the most, that changed the way I saw the world and even myself.

  • Worth Dying For

    What is worth dying for to you? What should be stand up for? And why do we serve others? This particular book address the why behind every patriotic heart, both military and civilian.

  • Do Hard Things

    I read this one this summer, and in a world telling us we need to be comfortable, and if something is uncomfortable we shouldn’t do it, this book calls us to do hard things because those are the things that grow us.

  • The Forever Dog

    After researching dog food for a few of my high school years, this book was amazing to read, it really breaks down the science and why we feed our dogs what we do, and even the cultural influence. If you want to know why, read this book if you want to just know how, read a forever dog’s life.

  • Dark Intercept

    The only fiction book on this list for now, this book focuses on spiritual warfare, and is just one of those books that can change the way you see the world without bing preachy or using bullet points. There’s not graphs or charts, there are characters, and battles. (This is the first book in the series they are all amazing, and I have a really hard time saying which ones the best but you got to start with the first one to understand.)

  • World Religions and Cults Volumes 1-3

    Yes you need to read all three, and I recommend this one to my fellow Christians especially because it breaks down how each religion views God, creation, Authority/ Revelation (where their scriptures come from), humans, sin, and salvation. Its very interesting and the point of the book is to find common ground with these religions, so when you are talking to someone you can find common ground and not just the how the religions are different and at odds with each other.

A list of other favorites (in no particular order

  • C. J. Box’s Joe Pickett Books

  • Anything by C.S. Lewis (like literally anything)

  • The boy at the Alamo by Margaret Cousins

  • The girl at the Alamo Rita Kerr

  • Never look at the Empty Seats by Charlie Daniels

  • 1984 by George Orwell

  • Animals Farm by George Orwell

  • Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited By Aldous Huxley

  • C.S. Lewis’s War by Jerry Bergman

  • Pirate Money By Kevin Freeman

  • The Sowers Series Biographies

  • Heroes of History Series by Janet and Geoff Benge

  • Christian Heroes: Then and Now by Janet and Geoff Benge

  • The Answers Books by Ken Ham

  • Little Pilgram’s Progress

  • Adventures in Odyssey Books (usually by Paul McCusker)

  • Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

  • Midnight Rider by Joan Hiatt Harlow

  • Bedtime Bible - Stories to open young hearts to God Word by Focus on the Family and Heritage Builders

  • Mesu Andrews Books

  • No God but One by Nabeel Quresh

  • Seeking Allah finding God by Nabeel Quresh

  • The American Story by David and Tim Barton

  • After She Falls Carmean Schober

  • Intertwined by Patrick Goodwin (Trigger warnings- death, serial killers and animal torture)

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“We read to know we are not alone”

— C. S. Lewis