The Christian book that rocked my world

On World Book Day, 13 contributors to Premier Christianity share the Christian book that has fundamentally impacted their faith, or is currently rocking their world

I read The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Touchtone) when I was 19 and training for ministry. It had a profound impact on me as an evangelist. Bonhoeffer warns against cheap grace and making the gospel what people want to hear. It showed me what it would really mean to follow Jesus with everything I had. After scripture, it’s the Christian book that has had the biggest impact on me and I would recommend it to others. It’s not for the faint hearted, but it lays out what it means to follow Jesus, the cost of following him and the potential outcomes for the kingdom as a result.

Gavin Calver, CEO, Evangelical Alliance

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