The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck, M.D. © Simon & Schuster, 1978

People of the Lie by M. Scott Peck, M.D. © Simon & Schuster, 1983

The Book of Job by Stephen Mitchell © HarperPerennial (HarperCollins), 1979, 1987

The Gospel According to Jesus by Stephen Mitchell © Stephen A. Mitchell, 2004

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis © C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd., HarperCollins Publishers, 1952

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel © Zondervan (HarperCollins Publishers), 1998

Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace © J. Warner Wallace, David C. Cook, 2013, 2023 | This and Lee Strobel's Book were important as I looked to converted celebrity atheists, cynics and what compels their commitment and belief. C.S. Lewis was another convert from atheism.

The Reason for God by Timothy Keller © Penguin Books, 2008 | ANYthing by Tim Keller is great. Personal favorites? Counterfeit Gods, The Prodigal God, Christ the King, Forgiveness...

ESV Study Bible © Crossway, 2008

Praying the Names of God: A Daily Guide by Ann Spangler © Zondervan (HarperCollins Publishers), 2004 | She has another book, "Praying the Names of Jesus" that is really good, too. Our God of many names.

Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Comedy, Tragedy, and Fairy Tale by Frederick Buechner © HarperCollins, 1977

The Order of Melchizedek by Dr. Francis Myles © Dr. Francis Myles, 2010

The Gospel of Thomas and Christian Wisdom by Stevan Davies © Bardic Press, 2005

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene by Jean-Yves Leloup © Inner Traditions International, 2002

Mary Magdalene Revealed by Meggan Watterson © Hay House, Inc., 2019

Breathing Under Water by Richard Rohr © Franciscan Media, 2021

The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone © Orbis Books, 2013

The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr © Convergent Books (Random House), 2019

The Jewish Study Bible © Jewish Publication Society, 1985, 1999

A New New Testament by Hal Taussig © HarperOne (HarperCollins), 2015

The Book of Genesis: An Expositional Commentary by Dr. Chuck Missler © Koinonia House Inc., 2004