Recommended Renewal Reading
Please Note: The following resources contain a variety of perspectives, not all of which are fully endorsed by reKindle. We do believe, however, that the discerning reader can greatly benefit from these writings.
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Continuous Revival by Normal Grubb
A colleague of Roy Hession, Grubb covers the key to continually walking in the Spirit. This book speaks with great clarity on the Biblical truth of walking in the Spirit.
How To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit by A.W. Tozer
Tozer tackles the questions of “Who is the Holy Spirit” and “What is the Holy Spirit”. Tozer then goes on to provide a detailed and meticulous account of precisely how one goes about being filled by the Holy Spirit.
Holy Fire by R.T. Kendall
In Holy Fire, best-selling author and respected theologian R. T. Kendall sets the record straight about the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives and in the life of the church.
Power from on High: What It Is and How to Obtain It by Charles Finney
Finney explores the baptism of the Holy Spirit and how to access it.
The Word & Power Church by Doug Banister
Banister shows us why and how the walls between evangelicals and charismatics can come down in the setting of a “Word and Power” church, and a blueprint for making it happen.
Genuine Gold: The Cautiously Charismatic Story Of The Early Christian And Missionary Alliance by Paul King
This book documents the supernatural heritage of the early Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) welcoming the supernatural with discernment and calls the denomination to embrace again the charismatic dimensions of the Holy Spirit today and to return to its originally close relation to the Pentecostal-charismatic movement.
In Constant Prayer by Robert Benson
Benson examines how praying at the ‘hours of prayer’ can help you pray without ceasing. Praying the offices, or the hour of prayer, is one ancient tradition of the church that Benson argues can benefit your prayer life.
Conversing with God In Scripture by Stephen J. Binz
Binz instructs the reader on how to participate in the ancient school of meditation through Lectio Divinia.
Pursuing God's Will Together by Ruth Haley Barton
Barton presents a leadership style built around discerning God's will and practically applying it.
The Hidden Power Of Watching & Praying by Mahesh Chavda
Chavda is a modern pastor who is leading a church through a time of revival. The prayer watch has been critical to this movement of God they are experiencing. Chavda shares insights learned on the journey.
Can You Hear Me? Tuning In to the God Who Speaks by Brad Jersak
God desires to transform your prayers into intimate conversations, real meetings with a Living Friend. Learn here the biblical foundation for the practice of listening prayer.
The Joy of Listening to God by Joyce Huggett
Huggett encourages the reader to be quiet before God to hear Him in fresh ways.
The Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner
Benner gives a deep understanding of how the false self operates in each of our lives, and how to embrace your true self instead.
Mansions of the Heart by R. Thomas Ashbrook
Written for anyone who wants to develop a deeper more meaningful relationship with God, Mansions of the Heart offers a step-by-step guide through a spiritual formation road map based on Teresa of Avila’s Seven Mansions.
Hosting The Presence by Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson discusses how you can be a person who hosts the Presence of God. Though all believers obviously have the Spirit of God within them, there is more that enables you to be so full that you overflow His Spirit into your world.
Invitation to Solitude And Silence by Ruth Haley Barton
Barton shows us how to meet God deeply and fully outside the demands and noise of daily life. It is an invitation to solitude and silence.
River Dwellers by Dr. Rob Reimer
Did you ever wish there was more to your Christian life? Too often the Christian life is reduced to going to church, attending meetings, serving God, and doing devotions. But Jesus promised us abundant life – a deep, intimate, satisfying connection with the living God. How do we access the abundant life that Jesus promised? Reimer shows us that the key is the presence and life of the Holy Spirit within us.
Deep Wounds, Deep Healing by Charles Kraft
Why do some wounds fester and refuse to heal, even after we seek help from those who specialize in treating deep emotional pain? Kraft believes that in order to experience real and lasting freedom from a painful past, we must understand the powerful link between spiritual warfare and inner healing.
Defeating Dark Angels: Breaking Demonic Oppressions in the Believers Life by Charles Kraft Charles
Kraft covers the role deliverance plays in the life of the believer, as well as practical instruction on making it a part of their lives.
Two Hours to Freedom by Charles Kraft
Kraft presents a two hour healing and deliverance model to produce freedom and breakthrough in a believers life.
Essential Guide To Healing by Bill Johnson, Randy Clark
Grounded from start to finish in Scripture, Johnson and Clark lay out the rich theological and historical foundation for healing in the church today.
Overcoming the Religious Spirit by Rick Joyner
Joyner shows us a simple, straightforward, biblical wisdom for overcoming one of the most destructive evil strongholds afflicting Christians today.
The Empowerment Pivot: How God is Redefining Our View of Normal by Doug Balzer
This book invites you to make seven shifts towards God’s eternal and infinite nature that render his manifest presence and empowerment in our lives and ministries… God’s version of normal. Will you dare to pivot towards Jesus and his version of normal for your life?
The Bold Christian by Chuck Davis
Davis presents the case that one key aspect of being a Christ follower is the notion of authority. Living in a world that is rooted in power, Christ followers are challenged daily by powers that seek to interrupt or trample their success in the journey through Christ. In The Bold Christian, Pastor Chuck Davis provides clarifying answers and guidance.
The Pursuit of God: Finding the Divine in the Everyday by A.W. Tozer
Tozer beautifully invites the reader to move beyond just knowing doctrine to seek God above all else and make this seeking the continual foundation upon which their life is built.
Wholly Sanctified by A.B Simpson
Simpson focuses on the importance of leading a christian life under the power of the Spirit, and the pursuit of holiness in Christ.
Soul Care by Dr. Rob Reimer
Dr. Rob Reimer challenges readers to engage in an interactive, roll-up-yoursleeves and get messy process -- a journey of self-reflection, Holy Spirit inspiration, deep wrestling, and surrender. It is a process of discovering yourself in true community and discovering God as He pierces through the layers of your heart.
Let Go by Fenelon
Fenelon is another one of the spiritual fathers. This book calls us to die to self. It does so with convicting clarity, supernatural insight, and freeing power for those who will follow the call of Fenelon to let go.
Dark Night of The Soul by St. John of the Cross
This is a spiritual classic. St. John of the Cross offers much wisdom on the path to holiness, and redemptive suffering.
Five Benefits to Grieving Your Losses by Ron Walborn
In this in-depth article Walborn illustrates the purpose and place of grief and how to grieve properly. You can read the article here.
Healing the Orphan Spirit by Leif Hetland
It is time to come into the fullness of who we were created to be, so all of creation will come back to Father God's house. Father God never intended for us to live as orphans without a Father or without a home.
Healing the Unaffirmed: Recognizing Emotional Deprivation Disorder by Conrad Baars
Baars showcases the role of affirmation and unconditional love in the life of the believer, as well as insight on how to heal from the woundings in these areas.
Renewal + Filling of Holy Spirit
Prayer + Hearing God's Voice
Identity + Intimacy with God
Healing + Deliverance
Empowerment
Soul Formation