Prayer book series in reading order

by Warren W. Wiersbe

by Christine Valters Paintner

by John F. MacArthur Jr.

The books published under Mother Teresa's name collect meditations, prayers and spiritual counsel. Thirty-eight titles are catalogued between 1975 and 2019, from Gift for God to Do Something Beautiful for God, at a median of 144 pages. Subjects centre on Christian life, the Catholic Church, the Missionaries of Charity and church work with the poor. The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels (1982), My Life for the Poor (1985) and Meditations On The Way Of The Cross (1986) come from the earlier part of the run. Mother Teresa lived from 1910 to 1997.

Max Lucado

278 books• 6 series

Max Lucado has 278 books in the catalogue, published between 1985 and 2026, and subject headings centre on Christian life, the Bible, Jesus Christ, meditations and biblical teaching. Lucado, born January 11, 1955, is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church, formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ, in San Antonio, Texas. The earliest titles are No Wonder They Call Him the Savior and On the Anvil (both 1985), then God Came Near (1986), The Applause of Heaven (1990) and He Still Moves Stones (1992). Series include Life Lessons, Hermie & Friends, Max Lucado's Wemmicks and Just in Case, and children's fiction is also among the subjects. The newest listed title is Unbreakable Courage Bible Study Guide (2026).

John F. MacArthur Jr. is catalogued with 362 books published from 1972 to 2024, the first being Found: God's Will (1972). Subjects include the Bible, biblical interpretation, commentaries on the New Testament gospels and epistles, Bible study, prayer, Christian life and marriage. Series include MacArthur Bible Studies, MacArthur New Testament Commentary, MacArthur Old Testament Study Guide, Great Hymns of Our Faith and John MacArthur Pastor's Library. Early titles include Liberated for Life: Galatians (1976) and The Charismatics: A Doctrinal Perspective (1978), and the newest is The War On Children (2024).

Eugene H. Peterson

105 books• 14 series

Eugene H. Peterson (November 6, 1932 to October 22, 2018) was an American Mainline Protestant minister, Presbyterian theologian, scholar, poet and author. The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (NavPress, 2002), a paraphrase and translation of the Bible into modern American English, won a Gold Medallion Book Award. The catalogue holds 105 books from Foundations for Faith (1973) to Lights a Lovely Mile: Collected Sermons of the Church Year (2023), including A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (1980) and Run with the Horses (1983). Subjects include the Bible, prayer, meditations, devotional calendars, spiritual life and pastoral theology.

Wendy Mass, born 22 April 1967, is an American author of children's books and young adult novels. A Mango-Shaped Space (2003) received the ALA Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School in 2004, and Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life was adapted into a feature film in 2011. 11 Birthdays and Every Soul a Star are other noted titles. The catalogue holds 46 books from 1997 to 2023, beginning with Teen Drug Abuse (1997) and ending with Lo and Behold (2023). Willow Falls, Candymakers, Space Taxi and Time Jumpers are among the series.

Warren W. Wiersbe (1929-2019) was an American clergyman and Bible teacher whose writing covers commentary, sermons and Christian living. The Be Commentary titles, including Be Real, Be Joyful, Be Free and Be Rich, form the core of a catalogue of 282 books. Publication spans Thoughts for Men on the Move (1970) to Becoming New: 100 Days of Transformation through God's Word (2024). Wiersbe pastored Moody Church in Chicago from 1971 to 1978 and later directed the Back to the Bible radio ministry.

Debbie Macomber

245 books• 35 series

Debbie Macomber, born October 22, 1948, is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six Macomber novels became made-for-TV movies, and the Cedar Cove novels became a television series of the same name, with Macomber serving as executive producer on the adaptations. Macomber won the first fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and holds a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award from the Romance Writers of America. The catalogue counts 245 books between Starlight (1983) and A Date with Santa (2026). Series include Heart of Texas, Midnight Sons, Navy, Those Manning Men, Orchard Valley and Angels Everywhere.

Melody Carlson, born March 2, 1956 in San Francisco, is an American author of more than 250 books for women, teens and children, including the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. The catalogue lists 298 books from 1995, when Contemplative Bible Reading and How to Start a Quality Childcare Business in Your Home appeared, to All Booked Up (2026). Series include Carter House Girls, On The Runway, TrueColors, 86 Bloomberg Place, Secret Life of Samantha McGregor, Beary Patch Bears and Fruit Troops. Subjects include Christian life, high schools, friendship, Bible stories and stories in rhyme. Carlson grew up in Springfield, Oregon, attended Lane Community College and lives in Sisters, Oregon.

Christine Valters Paintner writes on Christian spiritual life. Prayer, devotional use of the Bible, the Desert Fathers, spiritual direction, and Christianity and the arts run through 22 catalogued books published between 2008 and 2026. Lectio Divina the Sacred Art (2008) opens the catalogue, A Book of Everyday Blessings (2026) is the newest title, and Practicing Resurrection is announced for 2027. Christine Valters Paintner Religion and Journeys of Breath are the two series listed. The books are short, with a median recorded length of 160 pages, and the 2010s are the busiest decade.

Jonathan Cahn writes Christian non-fiction and suspense on biblical prophecy. The Harbinger (2012) opens a catalogue of 15 titles that includes The Mystery of the Shemitah, The Book of Mysteries, The Paradigm, The Oracle and The Return of the Gods, along with companion study guides and a prayer journal. Christianity, prophecy, the Jewish calendar and the sabbatical year are the recurring subjects, and The Altar of Pergamon is the most recent book.

Madeleine L'Engle (November 29, 1918 to September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. A Wrinkle in Time (1962) earned L'Engle the Newbery Medal, and the American Library Association gave L'Engle its Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1998. The catalogue lists 70 books, beginning with The Small Rain (1945). Series include the Austin Family Chronicles, the Crosswicks Journals, the O'Keefe Family and the Time Quintet. Subjects run from science fiction and space and time to Christian life and meditations.

Beth Moore

41 books• 1 series

Beth Moore, born Wanda Elizabeth Green on June 16, 1957, is an American Anglican evangelist, author and Bible teacher. Moore is president of Living Proof Ministries, a Houston-based Christian organization Moore founded in 1994 to teach women. Moore speaks at arena events and has sold millions of books. The catalogue lists 41 books from A Woman's Heart (1995) to Walking with God (2026), including Breaking Free (1999) and Jesus: The One and Only (2000). Subjects include the Bible, Christian women and devotional literature.

Nikki Grimes, born October 20, 1950, is an American poet, journalist and author of books for children and young adults. The catalogue lists 75 books from Growin' (1977) to Twice Blessed (2026), and Meet Danitra Brown (1984) and Malcolm X (1992) are among them. Grimes's series are Dyamonde Daniel, Danitra Brown and Garvey. Catalogue subjects include children's poetry, African Americans, friendship, love, school and biography.

Katherine Paterson

70 books• 5 series

Katherine Paterson, born Katherine Womeldorf on 31 October 1932, is an American writer known chiefly for children's novels. Bridge to Terabithia (1977) won the 1978 Newbery Medal, and across four books published between 1975 and 1980 Paterson won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. The catalogue lists 70 books from The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (1973) to Birdie's Bargain (2021), with The Master Puppeteer (1975), The Great Gilly Hopkins (1978) and Jacob Have I Loved (1980) among them. Marvin and Read For Your Life are listed series, and Japan, friendship and grief appear in the subjects.

Monica Furlong was a British author, journalist and activist whose work sat close to the Church of England; an obituary named her the church's most influential and creative layperson of the post-war period. The catalogue holds 41 books between With Love to the Church (1965) and Love Unknown (2021), covering biography, meditations, church history and the campaign for the ordination of women, with Merton (1980) among the lives. Furlong also wrote children's fiction, including the Doran books.