All arenas of life from the realm of relationships to the world of work and from the sphere of art to the halls of science are areas in which the Holy King seeks to exercise his kingship. So much so that nothing can be seen for what is, responded to as it should be, or lived out in a holy and holistic manner apart from the great and enduring foundation of God himself. I would suggest then that we must think about everything in a distinctively Christian manner recognizing that everything is sacred. My hope is that these resources will help you do just that.

The Arts
  • Saving Leonardo, Nancy Pearcey
  • Art and the Bible, Francis Schaeffer
  • Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts, Steve Turner
  • "True Beauty: The Challenge to Postmodernism" in Truth Decay, Douglas Groothuis
  • Faith, Film & Philosophy: Big Ideas on the Big Screen, edited by R. Douglas Geivett & James S. Spiegel
  • For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts, W. David O. Taylor
  • "Forging New Culture: Celtic Christian Art and the Rebirth of Culture in an Age of Darkness" in Culture Matters: A Call for Consensus on Christian Cultural Engagement, T.M. Moore
  • "Beauty and the Arts," in True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World, David Skeel
  • The Soul of the World, Roger Scruton

Christ As Our Life
  • Calvary Road, Roy Hession
  • A Christian's Secret to a Happy Life, Hannah Whitall Smith
  • Free at Last: Experiencing True Freedom Through Your Identity in Christ, Tony Evans
  • Handbook to Happiness: A Biblical Guide to Victorious Living, Charles Solomon
  • Lifetime Guarantee, Bill Gillham
  • My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers
  • Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence
  • The Saving Life of Christ, Major W. Ian Thomas
  • The Indwelling Life of Christ: All of Him in All of Me, Major W. Ian Thomas
  • They Found the Secret: Twenty Lives That Reveal a Touch of Eternity, Raymond V. Edman
  • Victory in Christ, Charles Trumbull
  • Victory Over Darkness and Bondage Breaker, Neil T. Anderson

Education
  • "Learning in War Time" in The Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis
  • Piety and Philosophy: A Primer for Christian Schools, Richard A. Riesen
  • The Pattern of God's Truth: The Integration of Faith & Learning, Frank E. Gaebelein

Finding the Will of God
  • Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will, Kevin DeYoung
  • God's Guidance: A Slow and Certain Light, Elizabeth Elliott
  • The Will of God as the Way as a Way of Life: How to Make Every Decision with Peace and Confidence, Gerald Sittser
  • Discovering God's Will, Andy Stanley (DVD)
  • Decision Making and the Will of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View, Garry Friesen & J. Robin Maxson
  • God's Will: Finding Guidance in Everyday Decisions, J.I. Packer
  • Guard Us, Guide Us: Diving Leading in Life's Decisions, J.I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom
  • Finding the Will of God, Bruce Waltke
  • Guidance and the Voice of God, Phillip D. Jensen and Tony Payne
 
Human Life
  • "Human Life is Sacred: Lesson Notes," JKH
  • Body & Soul: Human Nature & the Crisis in Ethics, J.P. Moreland & Scott B. Rae
  • Dignity and Dying: A Christian Appraisal, John F. Kilner, Arlene B. Miller & Edmund D. Pellegrino
  • Why Pro-Life? Randy Alcorn
  • Suicide: A Christian Response, Timothy J. Demy & Gary P. Stewart
  • "When Does Personhood Begin? And What Difference Does It Make?"  Bob Smietana
  • Abortion: A Christian Understanding and Response, James K. Hoffmeier
  • Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics, Scott Rae
  • "Abortion: From Controversy to Civility," Stephanie Gray, video of a talk given at Google

Government/Politics/Patriotism/Civic Engagement
  • Politics According to the Bible, Wayne Grudem
  • Politics for Christians: Statecraft as Soulcraft, Francis Beckwith
  • Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy, Steve Monsma
  • Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics, Doug Bandow
  • A World Without Tyranny: Christian Faith and International Politics, Dean C. Curry
  • God & Government, Charles Colson
  • "Church and State," in Christ & Culture Revisited, D.A. Carson
  • "Our Country is Sacred (A Look at the Christian and Patriotism): Lesson Notes," John Hopper
  • "Nationalism: My Nation, Under God" in Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories that Shape Our Lives, Steve Wilkens & Mark L. Sanford
  • A Free People's Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future, Os Guinness
  • To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, & Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, James Davison Hunter
  • The Case for Civility and Why Our Future Depends On It, Os Guinness
  • "Speech to General Assembly of the Church of Scotland," Margaret Thatcher

Law
  • Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession, Michael Schutt

Life After Death
  • "What Happens When We Die," William Lane Craig
  • Heaven, Randy Alcorn
  • Answers to Your Questions about Heaven, David Jeremiah
  • Near-Death Experiences as Evidence for the Existence of God and Heaven: A Brief Introduction in Plain Language, J. Steve Miller

Marriage/Relationships
  • "Relationships are Sacred: Lesson Notes" JKH
  • Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy, Gary Thomas
  • Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires, The Respect He Desperately Needs, Emerson & Sarah Eggerichs
  • Love & War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of, John & Stasi Eldredge
  • Each for the Other: Marriage As It’s Meant to Be, Bryan Chappell
  • You and Me Forever, Francis Chan
  • A Lifelong Love: What if Marriage Is about More Than Just Staying Together, Gary Thomas
  • "Relationships in America Survey" (2014), The Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture

Mathematics
  • Mathematics Through the Eyes of Faith, Russell Howell & James Bradle
  • Redeeming Mathematics: A God-Centered Approach, Vern S. Poythress
  • "The Rise and Fall of Mathematics" in The Soul of Science, Nancy R. Pearcey and Charles B. Thaxton
  • Mathematics and Christian Theology, H. Granville, Jr.
  • A Christian Perspective on the Foundations of Mathematics, R.L. Brabenac, et al
  • Mathematics: Is God Silent, James Nickel
  • "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences," Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, Eugene P. Wigner
  • "Mathematics & Evolution," John Hopper

Parenting
  • Grace-Based Parenting, Tim Kimmel
  • Sacred Parenting, Gary Thomas
  • Parenting with Love and Logic, Foster Cline, Jim Fay
  • Effective Parenting in a Defective World, Chip Ingram
  • Love Never Fails: Delivering Jesus' Love to Your Adult Children, Jeffrey Cranford and Jeff Hopper

Rest
  • Work & Leisure in Christian Perspective, Leland Ryken
  • "Of Bodily Refreshments and Recreations" in A Christian’s Daily Walk by Henry Scudder

Sexuality
Sports
  • The Games People Play, Robert Ellis
  • A Brief Theology of Sport, Lincoln Harvey
  • The Reason for Sports: A Christian Manifesto, Ted Kluck
  • Game Day for the Glory of God: A Guide for Athletes, Fans, and Wannabes, Stephen Altrogge

Suffering
  • Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper
  • Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, Tim Keller
  • The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis
  • A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis
  • Disappointment with God, Philip Yancey
  • A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss, Gerald R. Sittser
  • A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You, Joni Eareckson Tada
  • The North Face of God, Ken Gire
  • Waiting on God, Andrew Murray
  • Streams in the Desert, L.B. Cowman
  • A Path Through Suffering: Discovering the Relationship Between God's Mercy and Our Pain, Elisabeth Elliot
  • "Suffering is Sacred: Lesson Notes," Joe Sander

Thinking
  • Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God, John Piper
  • The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Mark Noll
  • Love Your God with All Your Mind, J.P. Moreland
  • The Christian Mind, Harry Blamires
  • Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian, James W. Sire
  • Called to the Life of the Mind: Some Advice for Evangelical Scholars, Richard J. Mouw

Virtue
  • Being Good, Christian Virtues for Everyday Life, Michael W. Austin & Douglas Geivett, editors
  • Back to Virtue, Peter Kreeft
  • The Glorious Pursuit: Embracing the Virtues of Christ, Gary L. Thomas
  • How to Be Good in a World Gone Bad: Living a Life of Christian Virtue, James S. Spiegel
  • Kindness: Culltivating Spirit Giving Character, Calvin Miller
  • Choosing Gratitude, Nancy Leigh DeMoss
  • Love As a Way of Life, Gary Chapman
  • Kids of Integrity: Tools for Growing Godly Character (kidsofintegrity.com)

Wealth
  • "Wealth is Sacred: Lesson Notes", John Hopper
  • "A Call for Intergenerational Justice: A Christian Proposal For The American Debt Crisis," Evangelicals for Social Action
  • Generous Living: Finding Contentment Through Giving, Ron Blue
  • Getting and Spending: A Primer on Economic Morality, Peter Danner
  • Wealth and Poverty: Four Christian Views of Economics, Robert Clouse, ed.
  • "Christian Faith and Economics," Fred Catherwood
  • "Money: The Currency of Christian Hedonism, Desiring God, John Piper
  • Money, Possessions & Eternity, Randy Alcorn
  • "Charity," Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
  • The Grace of Giving, Dave Gundlach (Grace Fellowship Church, Costa Mesa, CA, audio file)

Work
  • LifeWork: A Biblical Theology for What We Do Everyday, Darrow L. Miller (also see accompanying bible study)
  • "Work is Sacred: Lesson Notes" JKH
  • Work & Leisure in Christian Perspective, Leland Ryken
  • Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work, Tim Keller
  • Theology of Work Project, chaired by Haddon Robinson
  • "Making Much of Christ from 8 to 5" in Don't Waste Your Life, pp 131-154, John Piper
  • Work in the Spirit: Toward a Theology of Work, Miroslav Volf
  • "Your Calling as a Worker" in God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life, pp. 61-76, Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
  • Mastering Monday: A Guide to Integrating Faith & Work, John D. Beckett
  • The Fabric of This World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work, Lee Hardy.
  • Faith@Work: Pursuing the Call, Knox Presbyterian Church
  • The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective, R. Paul. Stevens
  • "Why Work," Dorothy Sayers
  • The Power of Uniqueness: Why You Can't Be Everything You Want to Be, Arthur J. Miller & William Hendricks
  • Center for Faith and Work, Redeemer Presbyterian Church
  • Institute for Faith, Work & Economics
  • Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics, Scott Rae & Kenman L. Wong

General Readings about Applying Christianity to All of Life
  • Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, Nancy Pearcey
  • Heaven Is Not My Home: Learning to Live in God’s Creation, Paul Marshall
  • The Complete Book of Everyday Christianity, Robert Banks & R. Paul Stevens, editors
  • Think Biblically!: Recovering a Christian Worldview, John MacArthur, et al
  • Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong, John MacArthur
  • Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview, Albert M. Wolters
  • Readings in Christan Ethics, David R. Clark & Robert V. Rakestrau, editors
  • God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life, Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
  • God and Culture: Essays in Honor of Carl F.H. Henry, D.A. Carson, John D. Woodbridge, Carl F.H. Henry, editors

Periodicals & Websites that Address Contemporary Culture from a Christian Perspective