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Books by Adrian Warnock

“Adrian is a first-rate communicator” — Albert Mohler Jr

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What does Jesus’ resurrection mean for you?

Raised With Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything

https://mybook.to/raisedwithchrist

Raised With Christ explores the historical evidence for the resurrection, why it matters, and how the risen Christ transforms every aspect of the Christian life. This new version includes study guide questions and an afterword by Charles Spurgeon and John Newton, updated into modern English.

The resurrection really does change everything. Just not all at once.

“Finally, a new generation of readers has a clear and highly readable book on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” — Joni Eareckson Tada

“What a refreshing wake-up call Adrian’s fine book provides.”
—Terry Virgo, from the Foreword

Latest version June 2026 includes new introduction, study guide, and afterword.

Why is change so difficult? What causes the resistance?

The Traitor Within: Understanding and Healing Our Deceitful Hearts

https://mybook.to/traitorwithin

The Traitor Within challenges the advice to “follow your heart” and the idea that most humans are basically good. Explore how our bodily signals mislead us, how our minds distort reality, and how fractured trust lies at the root of so much suffering and division. Many say we have outgrown religion. But perhaps we have also lost meaning and forgotten ancient wisdom forged over thousands of years. You are not responsible for the sins committed against you. Yet it is still true that:

Something inside us fights against us.

Amazon Reviews

“This is not another shallow Christian self-help book with spiritual slogans taped over modern psychology.”

“Honest about human brokenness without becoming bleak, and firm about truth without losing tenderness.”

Latest early access version June 2026: Includes introduction, new chapter 2 on biopsychosocial-spiritual model, and all chapters except 4, 6-10, 17. Check back here for updates.

Why is change so slow? How does grace lead us over a lifetime?

Amazing Grace: How Faith Grows in the Human Heart

https://mybook.to/amazinggrace

Most of us want change to happen quickly. John Newton spent a lifetime discovering that God works gradually through suffering, failure, perseverance, and hope.

In his own words, updated into modern English, Amazing Grace is his story and his profound wisdom. Newton was a harsh slave trader who became a gentle pastor, an advocate for justice, and the author of the world’s favorite hymn. This book also includes my assessment of Newton’s continuing relevance today and a chapter by Charles Spurgeon.

Jesus doesn’t just give us time to change. He patiently helps us grow.

“One of my heroes.” —Tim Keller

“If William Cowper could speak, he’d thank God for not only John Newton, but any friend who prays for and walks beside those with mental illness.” —Joni Eareckson Tada

“He says it all perfectly”—Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“I look forward to meeting John Newton”—R. T. Kendall

“The memory of his own gracious change of heart and life gave him tenderness in dealing with sinners, and it gave him hope for their restoration”—C. H. Spurgeon

“Why am I interested in this man? Because one of my great desires is to see Christians be as strong and durable as redwood trees, and as tender and fragrant as a field of clover. Oh, how rare are the Christians who speak with a tender heart and have a theological backbone of steel”—John Piper

If this book makes you want to read more John Newton, and you do not mind old English, buy the Logos Bible Software Edition of his Complete Works or a paper version.

Latest early access version July 2026: Contains new introduction, Part One: Autobiography complete up to Newton’s conversion. Part Two: Most of his teachings complete.

How do you become a Christian? Can you know if you really are one?

Hope Reborn: How to Become a Christian and Live for Jesus

https://mybook.to/hope-reborn

Whether you are exploring Christianity, seeking assurance, preparing for baptism, helping someone through a spiritual crisis, or learning how to explain the gospel to others, Hope Reborn will help you understand what it means to become a Christian and begin following Jesus.

None of this change is possible unless our journey has actually begun.

“Don’t make the mistake of thinking this book is for the new Christian only. You will find your love for the gospel growing afresh as you read its pages.” —Jack Hayford

Image: Adrian Warnock

I have always lived within sixty miles of London, UK, where I studied, worked and worshipped for thirty years. I began writing for this Patheos blog in April 2003, making it one of the longest-running individual columns on the Christian Internet. My writing here, on Substack, and in my books is influenced by my medical training, eight years of working as a psychiatrist in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), eighteen years working in medical research in the pharmaceutical industry, twenty-five years of serving as a pastoral leader in a growing multicultural church, and a difficult decade of lived experience of chronic illness, including blood cancer and the unexpected losses, including early retirement, that resulted.

Together, these all shape a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach which I first wrote about on Patheos in 2013. This model offers us hope, compassion, and healing in all life’s challenges. This holistic approach is based on the idea that all truth is God’s truth.

At times, since my illness, my faith has been faint. I wondered if this was the end of my story. I was not strong enough to live for Jesus the way I wanted to. I could not change myself. And then hope reminded me: The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. Just not all at once. Healing takes time. Compassion and patience sustain us over a lifetime of change. I aim to approach suffering with hope and compassion, and address tough questions.

I qualified with an MB BS from the University of London (equivalent to an MD in the United States), hold postgraduate qualifications in psychiatry (MRCPsych) and pharmaceutical medicine (MFFM, DipPharmMed), and took theological training courses run by Newfrontiers.

Connect With Me

Substack: adrianwarnock.substack.com (the best way to ask questions)

Twitter/X: @adrianwarnock

Facebook: Adrian Warnock
Email: [email protected] (I may not be able to respond to every message)

I write with one unifying conviction about what Jesus does for Christians:

We are forgiven in an instant, renewed over a lifetime, and glorified for eternity. In a moment, God declares us righteous and we are born again. For the rest of our lives, He shares His own life with us, transforming us from glory to glory as we are changed from the inside out. When His work is complete, we will be like Him, living forever in His image, His glory, and His grace.

You are invited to walk the Christian journey and experience what it means to be Transformed By Jesus

Other recommended books that complement the series

The Spirit-Filled Church: Finding Your Place In God’s Purpose

by Terry Virgo, foreword by Adrian Warnock

Monarch Books, 2011

“Finally a book on the move of the Spirit that isn’t flakey, extrabiblical, manipulative, or experience driven.”— Bob Roberts

The Apostle Paul would say to us, “are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?” (Galatians 3:3, NIV)

Because the Holy Spirit initiated our Christian lives, and birthed the Church, we need Him to complete the task. We must go beyond a mere theological acceptance of His work and pursue His power today.

This is a radical book that may demolish many of your current beliefs about the church. Its author has been convinced for decades that the church can resemble the model described in Acts. These are not the untested ideas of a young man who thinks he has all the answers. Terry Virgo has devoted his life to embracing both the Spirit’s power and the rock-solid foundation of the Scriptures. He founded a global movement of over 800 vibrant, grace-rooted, Spirit-filled churches in more than 60 nations, and on every continent.

Read Adrian’s Foreword to this book

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

by Dane Ortlund

This book masterfully introduces readers today to the true character of Jesus. He truly is meek and mild as well as being mighty. Reading may help strengthen your love for Jesus. Many of the insights in this book are distilled from the writings of the Puritans but there is no old-fashioned language here. I cannot recommend this highly enough.

God’s Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty

by Rice Broocks.

Read the evidence behind the movie. This book inspired the film by the same name but is not a novel, it instead serves as a great introduction to modern apologetics. If you are looking for a plain English explanation of all the major arguments to support the existence of God and the truth of the gospel you cannot get better than this.

My friend Rice Broocks is a godly leader who has worked for decades on university campuses and planted many churches as a result. He leads Every Nation which has a goal of planting a church in every nation of the world. It is one of the highest honors of my life to have worked as a consultant with him, including over the UK launch of the film God’s Not Dead, and to have benefited from his pastoral wisdom at some of the hardest points of my life.

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