by Ken Cukrowsky

Plan Your Library
Many poor purchases result from impulse buying. Buyers should be able to name their next three purchases.

Purchase Reference Works First
Almost everyone is tempted to buy the book that looks interesting or will help in teaching a lesson or series; those kinds of purchases have their place. However, their usefulness usually ends after one reading. Reference works have continued value and promote further growth. The first tier of reference works should include: a good study Bible, several translations, a concordance, a Bible dictionary, and a synopsis of the Gospels. A synopsis shows the particular emphases of each gospel writer; it differs from a "harmony of the Gospels," which mixes the gospel accounts together. >>more>>

From God's Holy Fire

The following recommendations will help those searching for a book from one of these subject areas.

Study Bibles

HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV). Revised ed. San Francisco: Harper Collins 1993.

NIV Study Bible. Ed. Kenneth Barker. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.
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