The following is a list those authors I enjoy reading (in no particular order):
Stanley Grenz
Gordon Fee
Bruce Waltke
John Stott
Luke Timothy Johnson
F.F. Bruce
G.E. Ladd
Richard Bauckham
Jurgen Moltmann
Richard Hays
Craig S. Keener
Robert H. Stein
Eugene Peterson
Philip Yancey
C. S. Lewis
David Alan Black
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Francis Schaeffer
Henry Nouwen
A.W. Tozer
J.R.R. Tolkien
Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Thomas Oden
Andrew Purves
The list goes on and on.
συνεσταύρωμαι: living the crucified life 
The explanation of gnosticism for 1john was very clear. Thanks. I will use it as a resouce for my Sunday school class.
In an effort to make a good blog a better one, I would suggest you correct the spelling of Tolkien’s name.
Craig Evans and N.T. Wright would be good additions to the list.