Classic books make perfect Christmas gifts

If you’re stuck for a few last-minute gifts, our E-Commerce Executive Vita recommends IVP classics.


Christmas is just around the corner. Are you excited to open presents and spend some quality time with your loved ones? I’ve prepared some recommendations that will suit anyone on your list!

Seeing and Savouring Jesus Christ is the first pick. This would make a perfect gift for a devoted Christian or a person who enjoys reading about the miracles of Jesus Christ.

The next book that deserves attention is Don't Waste Your Life. John Piper declares that God created us to live with a single passion: joyfully to display his excellence in every aspect of life. The wasted life - a life that counts for nothing - is one without this passion. If you have someone close to you who has not yet made any decisions regarding their future career choices, this book is for them. It can help anyone figure out their purpose and choose the right path. John Piper demonstrates with passionate clarity that a life lived reveling in God’s glory and seeking to bring glory to him is the only way to live life.

We couldn’t write about IVP classics without including God’s Big Picture. Vaughan Roberts paints the big picture, showing how the different parts of the Bible fit together under the theme of the kingdom of God. This book is a perfect gift for understanding the big picture.

Why I am a Christian by John Stott Is an essential addition to the list. If it were not for Christ, he reflected, he would have been on the scrapheap of wasted and discarded lives. Instead, his life was used to lead countless others around the world to that same new life, and into a deeper understanding of the One who gave his life that we might live. John Stott’s work tells his spiritual story, and gives the reasons for his first life-changing step of faith. A common thread in these books is the positive influence that God has in shaping how we see the world.

Finally, a book that most mums will want to dig into is Ordinary Mum Extraordinary Mission. School runs, packed lunches, play-dates, date night, nappy changes, homework, football, deadlines, bedtime stories, supermarket runs are only a few of mums’ daily activities. These are mums’ lives. However, like each of us, these busy mums also want to follow God and His word. This book makes the perfect gift for a mum or even an expecting mum, empowering them to serve God in everything they do.

We’ve all been preparing for Christmas and its miracles. Christmas is a truly magical time. Hopefully, one of these books shall make a great gift for your other half, family member or simply a true friend.

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