D.A. Carson is considered to be one of the finest New Testament scholars alive. But he’s not just writing dry academic articles for theological journals… he has the heart of a pastor, and many of his books reflect it.

Here are seven excellent books you can now download for free (PDF) from the Gospel Coalition:

• Letters Along the Way: A Novel of the Christian Life (Crossway, 1993)

• Holy Sonnets of the Twentieth Century (Baker, 1994)

• For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word, Vol. 1. (Crossway, 1998)

• For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word, Vol. 2. (Crossway, 1999)

• The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God (Crossway, 2000)

• Love in Hard Places (Crossway, 2002)

• Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson (Crossway, 2008)

(posted by Andy Naselli, link via Transforming Sermons)