1. Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot

A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as “Amma,” or “mother,” as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children. Amy’s life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all who claim the name of Christ. She was a woman with desires and dreams, faults and fears, who gave her life unconditionally to serve her Master. Bringing Amma to life through inspiring photos and compelling biographical narrative, Elisabeth Elliot urges readers to examine the depths of their own commitment to Christ.

2. Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower by Gary W. Moon

Dallas Willard was a personal mentor and inspiration to hundreds of pastors, philosophers, and average churchgoers such as John Ortberg, Richard Foster, James Bryan Smith, Paula Huston, and J. P. Moreland. As a result of these relationships and the books he wrote, he fundamentally altered the way tens of thousands of Christians have understood and experienced the spiritual life. The life of Dallas Willard also deserves attention because he became a person who himself experienced authentic transformation of life and character. Dallas Willard not only taught about spiritual disciplines, he became a different person because of them. Here is a life that gives us all hope.

3. C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Alister McGrath

Fifty years after his death, C. S. Lewis continues to inspire and fascinate millions. He was a towering intellectual figure, a popular fiction author who inspired a global movie franchise around the world of Narnia, and an atheist-turned-Christian thinker.

In this book, Alister McGrath, paints a definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis. He paints a portrait of an eccentric thinker who became an inspiring, though reluctant, prophet for our times. You won’t want to miss this fascinating portrait of a creative genius who inspired generations.

4. A Biography of John Sung by Leslie T. Lyall

Dr John Sung, ‘the greatest evangelist China has ever known’, was born in Fukien in 1901 and by the time he died at the age of 42, tens of thousands had come to Christ, and many more Christians and churches had experienced incredible revival because of him. His ministry was just 15 years, but produced fruit that have lasted to this day. What was the secret of his success, and how did he come to be used so powerfully by God? This new 2015 edition of A Biography of John Sung commemorates the eightieth anniversary of Sung ‘s visits to Singapore in 1935, and includes never-before-published accounts and testimonies of how the great work of God he ignited continues nearly a century later.

5. William Shellabear: A Biography by Robert A Hunt

This biography brings to light the triumphs and tribulations of a man who was a soldier, missionary, founder of the printing press that later grew to become what is now MPH, Malay scholar and one of the founders of Kampong Kapor Methodist Church.