50 Books like A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life

The Practice of Godliness

by Jerry Bridges • 1983

A training plan for godliness: Christian character that grows from inner devotion, not moralism.

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✝️ Christian Living 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Reformed Theology 🧱 Character Formation

The Practice of Godliness 96%

A training plan for godliness: Christian character that grows from inner devotion, not moralism.

by Jerry Bridges 1983

4.41

3k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Reformed Theology 🧱 Character Formation

Note to Self

by Joe Thorn • 2011

Your heart forgets the gospel every twenty-four hours. Here is how to remind it.

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📖 Gospel-Centered Living 📚 Practical Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🫀 Inner Life

Note to Self 95%

Your heart forgets the gospel every twenty-four hours. Here is how to remind it.

by Joe Thorn 2011

4.20

1k+ ratings

📖 Gospel-Centered Living 📚 Practical Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🫀 Inner Life

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook

by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun • 2005

A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 👥 Christian Community 🪞 Self-Examination

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook 95%

A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.

by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun 2005

4.41

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 👥 Christian Community 🪞 Self-Examination

The Lord's Prayer

by Wesley Hill • 2019

The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus taught it: a pattern for intimate prayer, not a script to recite.

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🛐 Prayer Practices 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 💝 Divine Intimacy 📚 Biblical Devotionals ⛪ Anglican Spirituality

The Lord's Prayer 95%

The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus taught it: a pattern for intimate prayer, not a script to recite.

by Wesley Hill 2019

4.25

341 ratings

🛐 Prayer Practices 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 💝 Divine Intimacy 📚 Biblical Devotionals ⛪ Anglican Spirituality

Letters by a Modern Mystic

by Frank C. Laubach • 1937

One man's experiment in asking God's will every waking minute, and the heaven it unlocked.

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🕊️ Practicing The Presence ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📝 Spiritual Memoir 👁️ Constant Awareness

Letters by a Modern Mystic 95%

One man's experiment in asking God's will every waking minute, and the heaven it unlocked.

by Frank C. Laubach 1937

4.40

971 ratings

🕊️ Practicing The Presence ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📝 Spiritual Memoir 👁️ Constant Awareness

The Necessity of Prayer

by E.M. Bounds • 1984

Prayer that gets answers isn't a gentle request; it's persistence, holy living, and a heart on fire.

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661

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Prayer And Devotion 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Intimacy With God 🛐 Persevering Prayer

The Necessity of Prayer 95%

Prayer that gets answers isn't a gentle request; it's persistence, holy living, and a heart on fire.

by E.M. Bounds 1984

4.20

661 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Prayer And Devotion 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Intimacy With God 🛐 Persevering Prayer

Prayer

by Timothy J. Keller • 2014

Prayer is a conversation, not a ritual. Scripture shapes it; the aim is communion, not performance.

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🙏 Prayer Practice ✝️ Reformed Theology 📖 Biblical Meditation 🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Divine Intimacy

Prayer 95%

Prayer is a conversation, not a ritual. Scripture shapes it; the aim is communion, not performance.

by Timothy J. Keller 2014

4.38

15k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer Practice ✝️ Reformed Theology 📖 Biblical Meditation 🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Divine Intimacy

Alive in the Spirit

by A.W. Tozer • 2016

How the church swapped the Spirit for strategy, and what it takes to get Him back.

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252

🕊️ Holy Spirit 🔥 Spirit-Filled Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 👁️ Discernment ⚡ Revival

Alive in the Spirit 95%

How the church swapped the Spirit for strategy, and what it takes to get Him back.

by A.W. Tozer 2016

4.35

252 ratings

🕊️ Holy Spirit 🔥 Spirit-Filled Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 👁️ Discernment ⚡ Revival

Going Higher with God in Prayer

by A.W. Tozer • 2022

How to pray so that you are changed: the inner work that turns petition into communion.

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🛐 Contemplative Prayer 🙏 Christian Devotion 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Inner Transformation 🕊️ Surrender And Trust

Going Higher with God in Prayer 95%

How to pray so that you are changed: the inner work that turns petition into communion.

by A.W. Tozer 2022

4.58

308 ratings

🛐 Contemplative Prayer 🙏 Christian Devotion 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔄 Inner Transformation 🕊️ Surrender And Trust

Three Simple Rules

by Rueben P. Job • 2007

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

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🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

Three Simple Rules 95%

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

by Rueben P. Job 2007

4.19

631 ratings

🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

The Power of the Blood of Jesus (Updated and Annotated)

by Andrew Murray • 1894

One ancient execution is the infinite power behind forgiveness, purity, and lasting victory.

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✝️ Atonement Theology 🔥 Sanctification 📜 Reformed Theology 📖 Devotional Classics 🌄 Biblical Theology

The Power of the Blood of Jesus (Updated and Annotated) Summary

The Power of the Blood of Jesus (Updated and Annotated) 95%

One ancient execution is the infinite power behind forgiveness, purity, and lasting victory.

by Andrew Murray 1894

4.40

544 ratings

✝️ Atonement Theology 🔥 Sanctification 📜 Reformed Theology 📖 Devotional Classics 🌄 Biblical Theology

Before Amen

by Max Lucado • 2014

No seminary training required. One prayer framework turns anyone into a conversationalist with God.

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🙏 Prayer ✝️ Christian Living 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Pastoral Guidance 🤲 Intercessory Prayer

Before Amen 94%

No seminary training required. One prayer framework turns anyone into a conversationalist with God.

by Max Lucado 2014

4.21

6k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer ✝️ Christian Living 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Pastoral Guidance 🤲 Intercessory Prayer

The Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

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🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Great Omission 94%

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

by Dallas Willard 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

Sacred Rhythms

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2006

Move your spiritual life from duty to desire through the ancient rhythms of solitude and Sabbath.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Rule Of Life 🕯️ Sabbath Keeping 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina

Sacred Rhythms 94%

Move your spiritual life from duty to desire through the ancient rhythms of solitude and Sabbath.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2006

4.28

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Rule Of Life 🕯️ Sabbath Keeping 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina

The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis • 1427

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

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🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 📿 Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

The Imitation of Christ 94%

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

by Thomas à Kempis 1427

4.24

27k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 📿 Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Catching Whimsy

by Bob Goff • 2024

365 days to chase God-given ambition, audit your relationships, take one small step at a time.

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728

🗓️ Daily Devotionals ✝️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔍 Self-Examination 📞 Vocational Calling

Catching Whimsy 94%

365 days to chase God-given ambition, audit your relationships, take one small step at a time.

by Bob Goff 2024

4.56

728 ratings

🗓️ Daily Devotionals ✝️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔍 Self-Examination 📞 Vocational Calling

Following Francis

by Susan Pitchford • 2006

The radical joy of Francis of Assisi, translated for anyone who wants God in ordinary life.

4.25

🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Radical Discipleship 🌿 Simplicity

Following Francis 94%

The radical joy of Francis of Assisi, translated for anyone who wants God in ordinary life.

by Susan Pitchford 2006

4.25

69 ratings

🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Radical Discipleship 🌿 Simplicity

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

by Donald S. Whitney • 1991

Bible intake, prayer, fasting, service: why ten ancient habits still outpace every modern shortcut.

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🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Bible Study Methods ☀️ Daily Devotions 🙏 Prayer And Fasting

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life Summary

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life 94%

Bible intake, prayer, fasting, service: why ten ancient habits still outpace every modern shortcut.

by Donald S. Whitney 1991

4.30

13k+ ratings

🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Bible Study Methods ☀️ Daily Devotions 🙏 Prayer And Fasting

Thoughts for Young Men

by J.C. Ryle • 1886

Few young men follow God. The devil bets your habits will harden before you reverse.

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🕊️ Christian Discipleship 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare 💔 Sin And Repentance 🌅 Eternal Perspective

Thoughts for Young Men 94%

Few young men follow God. The devil bets your habits will harden before you reverse.

by J.C. Ryle 1886

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🕊️ Christian Discipleship 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare 💔 Sin And Repentance 🌅 Eternal Perspective

Celebration of Discipline

by Richard J. Foster • 1978

A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.

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🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🧘 Contemplative Tradition ⚪ Quaker Spirituality 📖 Practical Theology

Celebration of Discipline 94%

A guide to making prayer, fasting, and simplicity into tools of freedom rather than duty.

by Richard J. Foster 1978

4.21

40k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🧘 Contemplative Tradition ⚪ Quaker Spirituality 📖 Practical Theology

The Spiritual Man

by Watchman Nee • 1928

Sin forgiven, self untouched: the half-gospel that keeps Christians in spiritual shallows.

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🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🏜️ Spiritual Dryness ✝️ Dying To Self

The Spiritual Man 94%

Sin forgiven, self untouched: the half-gospel that keeps Christians in spiritual shallows.

by Watchman Nee 1928

4.51

1k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🏜️ Spiritual Dryness ✝️ Dying To Self

Choosing Gratitude

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss • 2009

Grumbling poisons your home and your faith. A monthlong path to genuine thankfulness.

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🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 😊 Cultivating Joy 😌 Contentment

Choosing Gratitude 94%

Grumbling poisons your home and your faith. A monthlong path to genuine thankfulness.

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss 2009

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2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 😊 Cultivating Joy 😌 Contentment

Steps to Christ

by Ellen Gould White • 1892

Feelings follow choices, not the reverse. A path to reorder the interior life from the will.

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✝️ Christian Living 📿 Devotional Literature 🕊️ The Character Of God 🔄 Repentance And Grace ⚖️ Justification By Faith

Steps to Christ 94%

Feelings follow choices, not the reverse. A path to reorder the interior life from the will.

by Ellen Gould White 1892

4.64

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 📿 Devotional Literature 🕊️ The Character Of God 🔄 Repentance And Grace ⚖️ Justification By Faith

Practicing the Way

by John Mark Comer • 2024

No one drifts into wholeness. Here is a deliberate training plan for becoming like Jesus.

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🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 📐 Rule Of Life 🛑 Sabbath Rest

Practicing the Way 94%

No one drifts into wholeness. Here is a deliberate training plan for becoming like Jesus.

by John Mark Comer 2024

4.48

36k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 📐 Rule Of Life 🛑 Sabbath Rest

The Path to Salvation, A Concise Outline of Christian Ascesis

by Theophan the Recluse • 1869

The soul's ascent: from first zeal, through inner war, to the stillness of union with God.

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150

☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🏋️ Ascetic Practice 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 👁️ Watchfulness

The Path to Salvation, A Concise Outline of Christian Ascesis Summary

The Path to Salvation, A Concise Outline of Christian Ascesis 94%

The soul's ascent: from first zeal, through inner war, to the stillness of union with God.

by Theophan the Recluse 1869

4.69

150 ratings

☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🏋️ Ascetic Practice 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 👁️ Watchfulness

Jesus, Continued...

by J.D. Greear • 2014

When Jesus said leaving was for your benefit, he was not being polite. The Spirit explained.

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🕊️ Holy Spirit 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎁 Spiritual Gifts 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👂 Hearing God

Jesus, Continued... 94%

When Jesus said leaving was for your benefit, he was not being polite. The Spirit explained.

by J.D. Greear 2014

4.39

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Holy Spirit 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎁 Spiritual Gifts 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👂 Hearing God

Praying the Bible

by Donald S. Whitney • 2015

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

4.48

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🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement

Praying the Bible 94%

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

by Donald S. Whitney 2015

4.48

9k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement

Deeper

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2021

Tired of trying to be a better Christian? The change you want begins where your own efforts end.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Reformed Theology 🌊 Grace Not Effort 📖 Sanctification ✝️ Union With Christ

Deeper 94%

Tired of trying to be a better Christian? The change you want begins where your own efforts end.

by Dane C. Ortlund 2021

4.58

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Reformed Theology 🌊 Grace Not Effort 📖 Sanctification ✝️ Union With Christ

Hidden in Plain Sight

by Mark Buchanan • 2007

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

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208

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

Hidden in Plain Sight 94%

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

by Mark Buchanan 2007

4.04

208 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer?

by Skye Jethani • 2021

We pray to change our circumstances. The ancient way prays to be changed instead.

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🛐 Prayer Practices 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌄 Solitude And Silence ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer? Summary

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer? 94%

We pray to change our circumstances. The ancient way prays to be changed instead.

by Skye Jethani 2021

4.53

931 ratings

🛐 Prayer Practices 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌄 Solitude And Silence ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality

Liturgy of the Ordinary

by Tish Harrison Warren • 2016

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

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🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship 🔨 Work As Vocation 🌙 Rest And Renewal

Liturgy of the Ordinary 94%

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

by Tish Harrison Warren 2016

4.32

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship 🔨 Work As Vocation 🌙 Rest And Renewal

A Praying Life

by Paul E. Miller • 2009

Why helplessness, not discipline, unlocks prayer, and how cynicism quietly kills it.

4.35

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🛐 Christian Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🔄 Continuous Prayer

A Praying Life 94%

Why helplessness, not discipline, unlocks prayer, and how cynicism quietly kills it.

by Paul E. Miller 2009

4.35

19k+ ratings

🛐 Christian Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👶 Childlike Faith 😢 Lament And Suffering 🔄 Continuous Prayer

Purpose in Prayer

by E.M. Bounds • 1978

When human means are exhausted, prayer is just beginning. Learn to start there instead.

4.30

411

💪 Persistent Prayer ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Intercessory Prayer 📜 Classic Devotional

Purpose in Prayer 94%

When human means are exhausted, prayer is just beginning. Learn to start there instead.

by E.M. Bounds 1978

4.30

411 ratings

💪 Persistent Prayer ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Intercessory Prayer 📜 Classic Devotional

The Life You've Always Wanted

by John Ortberg • 1997

Willpower won't transform you. The ordinary practices that structure your life will.

4.06

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🧘 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Living 🛑 Sabbath Keeping 📖 Lectio Divina 😊 Christian Joy

The Life You've Always Wanted 94%

Willpower won't transform you. The ordinary practices that structure your life will.

by John Ortberg 1997

4.06

10k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Living 🛑 Sabbath Keeping 📖 Lectio Divina 😊 Christian Joy

The Pursuit of God

by A.W. Tozer • 1948

The one requirement is the one thing Christians think they've finished: pursuing God.

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🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Practicing The Presence 🪶 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Christian Mysticism

The Pursuit of God 94%

The one requirement is the one thing Christians think they've finished: pursuing God.

by A.W. Tozer 1948

4.39

88k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Practicing The Presence 🪶 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Christian Mysticism

The Master's Indwelling

by Andrew Murray • 2012

A saved but stagnant life: forgiven yet defeated. The breakthrough waits beyond surrender.

4.45

525

🔥 Sanctification ✝️ Dying To Self 🌱 Spiritual Maturity 🕊️ Holy Spirit 📜 Higher Life Movement

The Master's Indwelling 94%

A saved but stagnant life: forgiven yet defeated. The breakthrough waits beyond surrender.

by Andrew Murray 2012

4.45

525 ratings

🔥 Sanctification ✝️ Dying To Self 🌱 Spiritual Maturity 🕊️ Holy Spirit 📜 Higher Life Movement

Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life

by Rick Warren • 2003

A 40-day plan to trade aimless days for a life built around five enduring purposes.

4.39

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😇 Christian Living 🧭 Life Purpose 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 📅 Daily Devotionals 🛠️ Character Development

Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life Summary

Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life 94%

A 40-day plan to trade aimless days for a life built around five enduring purposes.

by Rick Warren 2003

4.39

5k+ ratings

😇 Christian Living 🧭 Life Purpose 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 📅 Daily Devotionals 🛠️ Character Development

Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

by Donald S. Whitney • 2001

Ten questions that diagnose whether your soul is thriving, stagnating, or quietly drying up.

4.25

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🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔍 Self-Examination 💧 Spiritual Thirst 📜 Scripture Application

Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health Summary

Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health 94%

Ten questions that diagnose whether your soul is thriving, stagnating, or quietly drying up.

by Donald S. Whitney 2001

4.25

1k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔍 Self-Examination 💧 Spiritual Thirst 📜 Scripture Application

Spiritual Direction

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 2006

Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.

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🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🫂 Christian Community 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer

Spiritual Direction 94%

Why the path to God runs through silence, community, and choosing the lower place.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 2006

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🫂 Christian Community 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

by Christopher J.H. Wright • 2017

Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.

4.18

663

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Summary

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit 94%

Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.

by Christopher J.H. Wright 2017

4.18

663 ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Deeply Formed Life 94%

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

by Rich Villodas 2020

4.21

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

Loving God

by Charles W. Colson • 1983

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

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🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Loving God 94%

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

by Charles W. Colson 1983

4.31

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Don't Waste Your Life

by John Piper • 2003

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

4.14

37k+

✝️ Christian Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🎉 Joy In God ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎲 Risk And Faith

Don't Waste Your Life 94%

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

by John Piper 2003

4.14

37k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🎉 Joy In God ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎲 Risk And Faith

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God

by Paul Copan • 2010

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

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🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God Summary

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God 94%

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

by Paul Copan 2010

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

The Renewed Mind

by Larry Christenson • 1974

Outward habits of holiness invite God to do the inward work your effort cannot.

4.18

137

🧱 Spiritual Formation 🔥 Sanctification 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🤝 Forgiveness

The Renewed Mind 94%

Outward habits of holiness invite God to do the inward work your effort cannot.

by Larry Christenson 1974

4.18

137 ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 🔥 Sanctification 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🦋 Inner Transformation 🤝 Forgiveness

Live No Lies

by John Mark Comer • 2021

Your peace is under attack from three directions. The ancient practices that disarm each one.

4.46

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🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 📿 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Self-Denial 🏘️ Christian Counterculture

Live No Lies 94%

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by John Mark Comer 2021

4.46

15k+ ratings

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by Len Woods • 2019

When a quiet time won't fit: small spiritual practices that turn everyday moments toward God.

4.29

✝️ Practical Christianity 🔄 Spiritual Habits 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💬 Authentic Faith 😴 Sabbath Rest

Spiritual Life Hacks 94%

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by Len Woods 2019

4.29

63 ratings

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by Karen Wright Marsh • 2017

Saints were stubborn, anxious, doubting people. Their flaws are not a scandal; they are the point.

4.22

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🕯️ Lives Of The Saints 📜 Spiritual Biography 💔 Flawed Believers ☀️ Everyday Spirituality 🌧️ Faith And Doubt

Vintage Saints and Sinners 94%

Saints were stubborn, anxious, doubting people. Their flaws are not a scandal; they are the point.

by Karen Wright Marsh 2017

4.22

256 ratings

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Holier Than Thou

by Jackie Hill Perry • 2021

God is too pure to wrong you. Holiness is why he alone merits unguarded trust.

4.39

8k+

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Holier Than Thou 94%

God is too pure to wrong you. Holiness is why he alone merits unguarded trust.

by Jackie Hill Perry 2021

4.39

8k+ ratings

📖 Christian Theology 🕊️ Divine Attributes ✨ Holiness 🗿 Idolatry 🔥 Sanctification

The Ignatian Adventure

by Kevin O'Brien • 2011

A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.

4.53

550

🧱 Ignatian Spirituality 📖 Daily Devotions 🔍 Discernment 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Catholic Tradition

The Ignatian Adventure 94%

A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.

by Kevin O'Brien 2011

4.53

550 ratings

🧱 Ignatian Spirituality 📖 Daily Devotions 🔍 Discernment 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Catholic Tradition

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