Add These Books To Your Last-Minute Christmas Shopping List

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If you're anything like me, you love to buy good books for the people you love, but you've somehow missed someone on your list. If so, I have a few books that will make great Christmas gifts for the people you love:
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1. ​Diehard Sins by Rush Witt deals with those pesky, seemingly smalls sins that just seem to never let go. These diehard sins are the ones that take constant daily attention to destroy because they aren't always loud and visible public sins, but they always seem to show back up in our lives. Witt takes readers through the process he has used to help himself and his counselees destroy those diehard sins.
2. Images and Idols by Thomas Terry and J. Ryan Lister is all about God-centered creativity. It is part of their Reclaiming Creativity series. Images and Idols explores the foundations of creativity (as found in the Genesis creation story), the destruction of pure creativity in men due to sin, and how the gospel redeems our creativity for God's glory. See my full review here. This one in on sale right now for $1.99 if you like the Kindle version!
3. In Praise of Old Guys ​by Nicolas Alford and Nicholas Kennicott is something for a pastor or other ministry leader in your life. Better yet, get it for any young guy on your Christmas list! It's a not-so-subtle nudge for young men to seek older, more godly mentors who have been around the block a few times. Also, there's a really nice appendix with other recommended readings from some of the greatest authors in Christian and literary history!
4. Reformed Preaching by Joel Beeke is another great gift idea for the pastors and preachers in your life. This is a summation of Joel Beeke's many years of preaching and teaching on experiential preaching. Beeke's aim is to help preachers, by the Spirit, reach the heart of their hearers with deeply applicable sermons that preach the Biblical text faithfully while also reaching into everyday life with the sanctifying power promised by God Himself. This one is well worth the money and the time it will take to read it! 
5. The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield is a great gift for the moms and wives on your list (though husbands will greatly benefit, too!). Butterfield takes the phrase "love your neighbor" literally and shows how her life was changed by some hospitable Christians who shared their lives and the love of Christ with her. More than just merely giving a theological treatment of hospitality, Butterfield gives examples—both successful and painful—from her efforts to show radical hospitality and reach people with the gospel.
6. The Gospel In Color by Curtis Woods and Jarvis J. Williams is a gift for both parents and children. Their desire is to show that true racial reconciliation can only come through God's glorious work in the gospel. The gospel doesn't save people so they can continue to accept cultural norms and remain in segregation and hatred of one another. Rather, the gospel allows us to talk about and move forward from these things. Though each can be purchased separately, it's valuable to grab the box set so parents can engage their children in this vitally important discussion. It's sure to be a blessing this Christmas and throughout their lives.

If you waited this long, you better hurry! If you're buying in store, you'll be fine, but if you're an online shopper, it looks like you've only got about a day to ensure that your gifts arrive before Christmas day with one or two-day shipping!