A few weeks ago I decided to put together a reading list for 2011 and I was asked by more than one individual to share my list. My goal was 25 books and it ended up being 27. After examining the list it’s pretty intimidating, given it doesn’t include things like the Greek text and commentaries that I read every week for sermon preparation. My list also doesn’t include things not related to the faith, like history, biographies unrelated to the faith, sports stuff, or fiction (which I rarely have a desire to read).

The good thing about this list is I already own 20 of the books, bought in the past for future reading or for school or even given as gifts. Three of them, I believe, are not out yet, set to be released in early 2011.

A couple of them I plan on reading progressively over the course of the year. One I’m reading along with a pastor friend of mine. The list is in no particular order, but here it is. The links are where you can order the books online. Hopefully I can come reasonably close to finishing this list in 2011, and hopefully my list helps you think about what you might want to read.

1. The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul
2. Israelology by Arnold Fruchtenbaum
3. James Petigru Boyce by Thomas Nettles
4. George Whitefield Vol. 1 and 2 by Arnold Dallimore
5. The Legacy of the King James Bible by Leland Ryken
6. The Empire of the Holy Spirit by Michael Haykin
7. Systematic Theology by Robert Duncan Culver
8. God’s Glory in Salvation Through Judgment by James Hamilton
9. Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ by John MacArthur
10. Kingdom of Priests by Eugene Merrill
11. Preaching and Preachers by Martin Lloyd-Jones
12. Foundations of Grace by Steve Lawson
13. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
14. The Reformed Pastor by Richard Baxter
15. Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ by John Bunyan
16. Think by John Piper
17. Things to Come by J. Dwight Pentecost
18. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1859-2009 by Greg Wills
19. Everlasting Dominion by Eugene Merrill
20. New Testament Theology: Magnifying God in Christ by Tom Schreiner
21. Truth Endures: Landmark Sermons from Forty Years of Unleashing God’s Truth One Verse at a Time by John MacArthur
22. Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word: A Model of Faith and Thought by Douglas A. Sweeney
23. D. Martin Lloyd-Jones Vol. 1 and 2 by Iain Murray (2 Volumes)
24. The Trellis and the Vine by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
25. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd by David Brainerd and Jonathan Edwards
26. Total Church by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis
27. The Reason for God by Tim Keller