Podcasts

• '“Knowing Faith” - A podcast to answer deep questions about the faith. Every season they tackle a new topic in Christianity and expose the meaning, purpose, and nuances of that for our lives. 

• “Truth Unites” - A Youtube podcast with Gavin Ortlund. This channel has many different topics and is exceptionally helpful on many topics.

• “Risen Motherhood” - a shorter podcast for Christian moms that talk about real issues and how Jesus actually affects parenting and being a Christian. 

• “The Briefing” a 25-ish minute podcast everyday of the current news and events through a biblical worldview. If news and current events are your forte, this is the podcast for you.

• “TGC Podcast” - TGC stands for ‘The Gospel Coalition’ is a podcast that posts weekly a sermon, teaching, or talk about Christianity and growing in your faith from a huge variety of excellent and trustworthy speakers.

EFCA “Where We Stand” - Social Issues Statement

Here is physical version for download.

music

• “City Alight” is an excellent band that we at Rock Haven Church use songs from their albums. Excellent lyrics and compelling melodies drive these songs into our hearts and not merely our heads.

• “Chris Tomlin” is a staple for worship music. He has been around for a while and consistently produces good worship music with doctrinal responsible lyrics and singable tunes.

• “Keith and Kristyn Getty” are highly recommended especially if you enjoy the older style worship but with a fresh twist. They use old songs, write new hymns, and lead those who listen excellently into worship where ever you find yourself.

websites

• The Gospel Coalition is a website with a massive amount of resources on it. This is a trusted website that will have answer for just about anything that you would have regarding Christian faith.

• The EFCA website has quite a large stock of blogs, resources, and answers to questions about Christianity, church, and Jesus.

books

• “God is the Gospel” by John Piper

• “Finding the Right Hill to Die On” by Gavin Ortlund

• “Don’t Waste Your Life” by John Piper

• “Deeper” by Dane Ortlund

• Anything written by Timothy Keller

• “The Explicit Gospel” by Matt Chandler

• “Accidental Pharisees” by Larry Osborne

• “Gospel Deeps” by Jared Wilson

• Please contact Pastors John, Jason, or Joel for specific recommendations on special topics.

• Check out our library in church! There are specifically marked ones as “Pastor Picks” (books that Pastors John and Joel personally recommended).

devotionals

“My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers

“New Morning Mercies” by Paul David Tripp

“In the Lord I take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms” by Dane Ortlund

“God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions through the book of Proverbs” by Timothy Keller