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Christians today are hungry for authentic spiritual experiences, yet all too often they don’t have the knowledge of or relationship with the Holy Spirit that is the key to spirituality. In The Familiar Stranger, Tyler Staton draws on Scripture, tradition, and spiritual practices to help us step into a genuine relationship with the Holy Spirit.

This book is for the thirsty, the suspicious, and the uninformed. Staton provides personal stories and experiences that demonstrate the power of the Holy Spirit and the way it can impact our live. This includes stories about his own battle with cancer and his son’s health issues at birth.

#2

Red our review here.

This is the Fifth book in Skye Jethani’s series:

• What If Jesus Was Serious? (https://amzn.to/3zJSK65)
• What If Jesus Was Serious About the Church? (https://amzn.to/4bIQ4Ts)
• What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer? (https://amzn.to/4bIb5h1)
• What if Jesus Was Serious About Heaven? (https://amzn.to/3Wr067u)

It is a visual guide to the good news of God’s judgment and mercy. Each chapter includes a picture to explain the concept. The chapters are short and easy to follow. On his podcast The Holy Post, Skye Jethani said that this is the book that is going to get him canceled.

#3

There has been a technological explosion following the release of ChatGPT and the open availability of large language models and generative AI. With new technology, come new questions around safe and appropriate use as well as questions around how this technology forms us. What are the social and ethical impacts for ministry and teaching?

If AI is going to just be a part of life going forward, how can Christians avoid the extremes of alarmism and uncritical acceptance? That is why this timely book makes our list of the top Christian books for 2025.

#4

John Walton’s Lost World books have been foundational in our understanding of the ancient Near Eastern world and what the Bible says or doesn’t say related to our contemporary scientific debates. In New Explorations in the Lost World of Genesis, Walton provides a summary of positions addressed in his previous books on origins, new insights, clarifications, and illustrations based on current scholarship, as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

The origins debate is still relevant today making this one of the top Christian books for 2025.

#5

Justin Brierley has spent decades discussing Christianity with skeptics and atheists. In this book, Brierley engages with atheists like Richard Dawkins and Philip Pullman. Brierley shares why he is still a Christian after hearing the strongest objections to Christianity. For him, God makes sense of human existence, the inherent value of human life, and our ultimate purpose on earth.

He tackles why God allows suffering, is Christianity compatible with science, and evidence for the resurrection.

#1

Christian Nationalism has recently emerged as a stronger voice within evangelicalism. Wolfe claims that this is the form of government we must pursue if we want to love our neighbors and our country.

Where does Christian Nationalism provide a helpful corrective to the rise of secularism and where does it slide into political idolatry?

#2

Dispensationalism was a foundational theological framework for many evangelicals that impacted everything from global politics (Israel and Palestine) to movies and books (Left Behind).

Hummel provides a history of the ideas and culture of dispensationalism and the large impact it had on evangelicalism despite its relatively recent inception in the nineteenth century.

The Holy Post interview with Hummel was one of the top five most listened to Holy Posts episodes of 2023.

#3

The rise of secularism has pushed Christianity more to the margins of much of western society, but the legacy of the underlying Christian assumptions remains strong. Holland describes how the Christian revolution remade the world.

The morals and ethics of western society are still deeply rooted in Christianity. What are the implications of this for Christians today?

#4

As a New York Times bestseller, this was one of the top Christian books in 2024. Alberta provides a perspective on American Evangelicalism for both insiders and outsiders. Alberta is a journalist who describes the movement based on interviews from a wide variety of perspectives.

While Alberta is clearly calling out the political idolatry of some evangelicals, does he accurately and fairly capture the complexity and nuance? How pervasive is this extremism and is it enough to fairly characterize evangelicalism as a whole?

#5

Spiritual formation is a foundational principle at Faithful Intellect. While the basics of spiritual formation are simple, they are not easy. Villodas provides a valuable perspective on developing a life more like Jesus’.

The book outlines 5 core values.

Contemplative Rhythms
Racial Justice
Interior Examination
Sexual Wholeness
Missional Presence