50 Books like Fight Back With Joy

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao • 2022

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

4.77

362

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament ✨ Gratitude Practice ⚓ Hope In Trials

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God Summary

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God 96%

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao 2022

4.77

362 ratings

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament ✨ Gratitude Practice ⚓ Hope In Trials

Suffering is Never for Nothing

by Elisabeth Elliot • 2019

Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.

4.67

8k+

🕊️ Theology Of Suffering 👑 God's Sovereignty ✝️ Redemptive Suffering 🤲 Surrender To God 🙏 Gratitude In Hardship

Suffering is Never for Nothing 95%

Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.

by Elisabeth Elliot 2019

4.67

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Theology Of Suffering 👑 God's Sovereignty ✝️ Redemptive Suffering 🤲 Surrender To God 🙏 Gratitude In Hardship

The Positive Thinking Secret

by Aaron Kennard • 2013

A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.

3.57

1k+

☀️ Positive Thinking 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🏥 Chronic Illness Memoir 🌿 Spiritual Healing

The Positive Thinking Secret 95%

A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.

by Aaron Kennard 2013

3.57

1k+ ratings

☀️ Positive Thinking 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🏥 Chronic Illness Memoir 🌿 Spiritual Healing

Divine Disruption

by Tony Evans • 2021

When life falls apart, here's how to keep faith intact and find purpose in the pieces.

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1k+

✝️ Christian Living 💔 Grief And Loss 🕊️ Faith In Suffering 🙏 Trusting God 🙌 Surrender To God

Divine Disruption 95%

When life falls apart, here's how to keep faith intact and find purpose in the pieces.

by Tony Evans 2021

4.68

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 💔 Grief And Loss 🕊️ Faith In Suffering 🙏 Trusting God 🙌 Surrender To God

Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet

by Sara Hagerty • 2014

God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.

4.06

3k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌊 Suffering And Faith 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Goodness ⏳ Waiting On God

Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet 95%

God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.

by Sara Hagerty 2014

4.06

3k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌊 Suffering And Faith 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Goodness ⏳ Waiting On God

Desiring God, Revised Edition

by John Piper • 1986

Pleasure is not the enemy of faith but its aim: a theology where joy and worship collide.

4.18

47k+

📖 Reformed Theology ☀️ Christian Joy 🔥 Spiritual Affections 🌧️ Joy In Suffering 📜 Reformed Spirituality

Desiring God, Revised Edition 95%

Pleasure is not the enemy of faith but its aim: a theology where joy and worship collide.

by John Piper 1986

4.18

47k+ ratings

📖 Reformed Theology ☀️ Christian Joy 🔥 Spiritual Affections 🌧️ Joy In Suffering 📜 Reformed Spirituality

The Grumbler's Guide to Giving Thanks

by Dustin Crowe • 2020

Gratitude is a discipline that starves anxiety and refreshes faith: here is how to practice it.

4.12

267

🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✨ Biblical Gratitude 😔 Fighting Discontentment 🌿 Spiritual Formation 🌧️ Joy In Suffering

The Grumbler's Guide to Giving Thanks Summary

The Grumbler's Guide to Giving Thanks 94%

Gratitude is a discipline that starves anxiety and refreshes faith: here is how to practice it.

by Dustin Crowe 2020

4.12

267 ratings

🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✨ Biblical Gratitude 😔 Fighting Discontentment 🌿 Spiritual Formation 🌧️ Joy In Suffering

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

4.34

2k+

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! 94%

Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.

by Kate Bowler 2024

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Daily Devotionals 💔 Embracing Suffering 🤗 Self-Compassion 🙏 Gratitude Practice 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Choosing Gratitude

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss • 2009

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

4.36

2k+

🕊️ 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

4.36

2k+ ratings

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

Happiness

by Randy Alcorn • 2015

God commands happiness, not just joy: the 2,000 Bible passages most Christians misread.

4.24

387

😊 Biblical Joy 😄 Christian Happiness ✝️ Christian Hedonism 🌧️ Suffering And Joy 🔭 Eternal Perspective

Happiness 94%

God commands happiness, not just joy: the 2,000 Bible passages most Christians misread.

by Randy Alcorn 2015

4.24

387 ratings

😊 Biblical Joy 😄 Christian Happiness ✝️ Christian Hedonism 🌧️ Suffering And Joy 🔭 Eternal Perspective

Help Thanks Wow

by Anne Lamott • 2012

A simple framework for prayer, tested in the messiest moments of one writer's life.

4.01

22k+

🛐 Everyday Prayer 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📥 Surrender Rituals ✨ Finding Wonder

Help Thanks Wow 94%

A simple framework for prayer, tested in the messiest moments of one writer's life.

by Anne Lamott 2012

4.01

22k+ ratings

🛐 Everyday Prayer 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Gratitude Practice 📥 Surrender Rituals ✨ Finding Wonder

The Way of Abundance

by Ann Voskamp • 2018

A sixty-day guide to abundance: your wounds are not the obstacle; they are the way.

4.51

508

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💔 Brokenness And Healing 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Sacrificial Love 🎭 Vulnerability

The Way of Abundance 94%

A sixty-day guide to abundance: your wounds are not the obstacle; they are the way.

by Ann Voskamp 2018

4.51

508 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💔 Brokenness And Healing 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Sacrificial Love 🎭 Vulnerability

That Sounds Fun

by Annie F. Downs • 2021

Your search for fun is really a search for Eden. Start with amateurism.

3.88

9k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🎨 Amateur Pursuits 🐢 Slow Living 🌧️ Grief And Joy 🍯 Savoring

That Sounds Fun 94%

Your search for fun is really a search for Eden. Start with amateurism.

by Annie F. Downs 2021

3.88

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🎨 Amateur Pursuits 🐢 Slow Living 🌧️ Grief And Joy 🍯 Savoring

The Power of Thank You

by Joyce Meyer • 2022

The counterintuitive path to joy: speaking thanks daily, before your feelings catch up.

4.23

824

🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Living 🌿 Everyday Blessings 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Biblical Wisdom

The Power of Thank You 94%

The counterintuitive path to joy: speaking thanks daily, before your feelings catch up.

by Joyce Meyer 2022

4.23

824 ratings

🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Living 🌿 Everyday Blessings 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Biblical Wisdom

Choosing to SEE

by Mary Beth Chapman • 2010

A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.

4.29

15k+

✝️ Christian Testimony 🏠 Adoption Memoirs 💔 Child Loss 🙏 Grief And Faith 🧒 Orphan Care

Choosing to SEE 94%

A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.

by Mary Beth Chapman 2010

4.29

15k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Testimony 🏠 Adoption Memoirs 💔 Child Loss 🙏 Grief And Faith 🧒 Orphan Care

Facing Your Giants

by Max Lucado • 2006

David's weapon wasn't a stone. It was looking at God while the giant taunted.

4.44

20k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Faith Amid Suffering ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Forgiveness 🕯️ Grief And Hope

Facing Your Giants 94%

David's weapon wasn't a stone. It was looking at God while the giant taunted.

by Max Lucado 2006

4.44

20k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Faith Amid Suffering ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🤝 Forgiveness 🕯️ Grief And Hope

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

by Timothy J. Keller • 2013

A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.

4.49

6k+

📖 Theodicy 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament 📜 Reformed Theology 💔 Grief And Loss

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 94%

A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.

by Timothy J. Keller 2013

4.49

6k+ ratings

📖 Theodicy 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament 📜 Reformed Theology 💔 Grief And Loss

The Gratitude Jar-XLED

by Josie Robinson • 2014

A grateful slip of paper in a jar each night. What happened by day thirty.

4.21

450

🫙 Gratitude Practices 📖 Spiritual Memoir 📅 Daily Rituals 💚 Emotional Healing ✍️ Tactile Journaling

The Gratitude Jar-XLED 94%

A grateful slip of paper in a jar each night. What happened by day thirty.

by Josie Robinson 2014

4.21

450 ratings

🫙 Gratitude Practices 📖 Spiritual Memoir 📅 Daily Rituals 💚 Emotional Healing ✍️ Tactile Journaling

Catching Whimsy

by Bob Goff • 2024

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

4.56

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

Praying for Strangers

by River Jordan • 2011

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

4.09

704

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

Praying for Strangers 94%

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

by River Jordan 2011

4.09

704 ratings

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 🕯️ Faith In Action

Suffering

by Paul David Tripp • 2018

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

4.57

2k+

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Suffering 94%

Suffering will find you. How you suffer determines whether it breaks your faith or deepens it.

by Paul David Tripp 2018

4.57

2k+ ratings

✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 📜 Reformed Theology 🐑 Pastoral Theology 😢 Honest Lament

Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React

by Charles R. Swindoll • 2023

Joy is a discipline, not a response to luck. Faith-based choices for an unshakeable inner life.

4.30

250

🕯️ Christian Living 😊 Choosing Joy 🏠 Contentment Practice 🤝 Forgiving Others 🙏 Faith In Hardship

Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React Summary

Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React 94%

Joy is a discipline, not a response to luck. Faith-based choices for an unshakeable inner life.

by Charles R. Swindoll 2023

4.30

250 ratings

🕯️ Christian Living 😊 Choosing Joy 🏠 Contentment Practice 🤝 Forgiving Others 🙏 Faith In Hardship

It's Okay Not to Be Okay

by Sheila Walsh • 2018

Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.

4.38

2k+

🎯 Overcoming Perfectionism 🙏 Honest Prayer 😰 Anxiety And Faith 🌧️ Sovereignty And Suffering 🧠 Transformed Thinking

It's Okay Not to Be Okay 94%

Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.

by Sheila Walsh 2018

4.38

2k+ ratings

🎯 Overcoming Perfectionism 🙏 Honest Prayer 😰 Anxiety And Faith 🌧️ Sovereignty And Suffering 🧠 Transformed Thinking

Don't Dread

by Joyce Meyer • 1997

How to fight the spiritual attack called dread, armed with prayer and a dirty sink.

4.62

⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🙏 Spiritual Practice 😊 Joy Cultivation 🧱 Faith Building 🔥 Charismatic Christianity

Don't Dread 94%

How to fight the spiritual attack called dread, armed with prayer and a dirty sink.

by Joyce Meyer 1997

4.62

65 ratings

⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🙏 Spiritual Practice 😊 Joy Cultivation 🧱 Faith Building 🔥 Charismatic Christianity

Brave Enough to Be Broken

by Toni Collier • 2022

You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.

4.27

354

🕊️ Emotional Healing 🚧 Boundaries ✍️ Gratitude Practice ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛋️ Christian Counseling

Brave Enough to Be Broken 94%

You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.

by Toni Collier 2022

4.27

354 ratings

🕊️ Emotional Healing 🚧 Boundaries ✍️ Gratitude Practice ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛋️ Christian Counseling

Lord, Change My Attitude

by James MacDonald • 2001

Five attitudes that trap you in spiritual wilderness, and the biblical swaps to make now.

4.36

1k+

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Self-Help 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🏡 Christian Contentment ✝️ Christian Discipleship

Lord, Change My Attitude 94%

Five attitudes that trap you in spiritual wilderness, and the biblical swaps to make now.

by James MacDonald 2001

4.36

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Self-Help 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🏡 Christian Contentment ✝️ Christian Discipleship

Created to Dream

by Rick Warren • 2023

Your stalled dream is not a detour. It is how God builds faith you can actually keep.

4.35

681

🏠 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Purpose And Calling 🔥 Trials And Suffering ⏳ Waiting On God

Created to Dream 94%

Your stalled dream is not a detour. It is how God builds faith you can actually keep.

by Rick Warren 2023

4.35

681 ratings

🏠 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Purpose And Calling 🔥 Trials And Suffering ⏳ Waiting On God

How to Handle Adversity

by Charles F. Stanley • 1989

Not punishment, not random: a pastor on what God is doing through your hardest season.

4.41

258

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Suffering And Faith ✨ Divine Purpose 🕯️ Humility And Surrender 📖 Biblical Counseling

How to Handle Adversity 94%

Not punishment, not random: a pastor on what God is doing through your hardest season.

by Charles F. Stanley 1989

4.41

258 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🙏 Suffering And Faith ✨ Divine Purpose 🕯️ Humility And Surrender 📖 Biblical Counseling

Before My Heart Stops

by Paul Cardall • 2010

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

3.98

392

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Before My Heart Stops 94%

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

by Paul Cardall 2010

3.98

392 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Spiritual Formation

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 2010

The heart's quiet turn from fear to love and resentment to gratitude; no steps, no ladder.

4.33

1k+

📖 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Grief And Grace 🤝 Inclusive Church

Spiritual Formation 93%

The heart's quiet turn from fear to love and resentment to gratitude; no steps, no ladder.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 2010

4.33

1k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Christian Mysticism 🌧️ Grief And Grace 🤝 Inclusive Church

Hope in the Dark

by Craig Groeschel • 2018

Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.

4.38

3k+

🤔 Doubt And Faith 🤼 Wrestling With God ⏳ Waiting On God 🙏 Honest Prayer 📓 Spiritual Journaling

Hope in the Dark 93%

Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.

by Craig Groeschel 2018

4.38

3k+ ratings

🤔 Doubt And Faith 🤼 Wrestling With God ⏳ Waiting On God 🙏 Honest Prayer 📓 Spiritual Journaling

How to Keep House While Drowning

by K.C. Davis • 2022

Jesus's wounds, an unknown sister, and a grandfather at 29: a four-year-old's tour of heaven.

4.20

81k+

🌅 Near-Death Experiences ✝️ Christian Testimony 🤔 Apologetics 💔 Grieving Parents ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

How to Keep House While Drowning Summary

How to Keep House While Drowning 93%

Jesus's wounds, an unknown sister, and a grandfather at 29: a four-year-old's tour of heaven.

by K.C. Davis 2022

4.20

81k+ ratings

🌅 Near-Death Experiences ✝️ Christian Testimony 🤔 Apologetics 💔 Grieving Parents ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual Depression

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones • 1965

Why so many Christians lack joy and assurance, and the forgotten remedies that restore both.

4.42

5k+

🕊️ Spiritual Depression 📖 Doctrine And Assurance 💭 Faith And Feelings 🌧️ Joy In Suffering 🙏 Pastoral Counseling

Spiritual Depression 93%

Why so many Christians lack joy and assurance, and the forgotten remedies that restore both.

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1965

4.42

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Depression 📖 Doctrine And Assurance 💭 Faith And Feelings 🌧️ Joy In Suffering 🙏 Pastoral Counseling

Plan B

by Pete Wilson • 2010

When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.

4.08

1k+

🏠 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Growth ✝️ Suffering And Faith 🤔 Doubt And Faith 🙏 Divine Providence

Plan B 93%

When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.

by Pete Wilson 2010

4.08

1k+ ratings

🏠 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Growth ✝️ Suffering And Faith 🤔 Doubt And Faith 🙏 Divine Providence

My Sisters the Saints

by Colleen Carroll Campbell • 2012

Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.

4.35

4k+

📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Catholic Spirituality ✨ Communion Of Saints 🌊 Faith And Doubt 🌱 Infertility And Faith

My Sisters the Saints 93%

Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.

by Colleen Carroll Campbell 2012

4.35

4k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Catholic Spirituality ✨ Communion Of Saints 🌊 Faith And Doubt 🌱 Infertility And Faith

From Fear to Freedom

by Rose Marie Miller • 2000

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

4.24

353

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

From Fear to Freedom 93%

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

by Rose Marie Miller 2000

4.24

353 ratings

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

God's Promise of Happiness

by Randy Alcorn • 2015

Over 2,700 Bible passages speak of joy. Your faith was never meant to make you miserable.

4.31

211

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Evangelicalism 😊 Spiritual Joy 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✨ Eternal Perspective

God's Promise of Happiness 93%

Over 2,700 Bible passages speak of joy. Your faith was never meant to make you miserable.

by Randy Alcorn 2015

4.31

211 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Evangelicalism 😊 Spiritual Joy 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✨ Eternal Perspective

A Hole in the World

by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022

We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.

4.43

800

🕯️ Grief Rituals 🤝 Communal Grief 💪 Embodied Grief ✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📷 Memory And Loss

A Hole in the World 93%

We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.

by Amanda Held Opelt 2022

4.43

800 ratings

🕯️ Grief Rituals 🤝 Communal Grief 💪 Embodied Grief ✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📷 Memory And Loss

Seven Things That Steal Your Joy

by Joyce Meyer • 2004

Seven spiritual pitfalls that rob your joy, and how to disarm them with grace, not grit.

4.20

854

🕊️ Christian Living 😊 Biblical Joy 😟 Overcoming Worry 💚 Emotional Health 🌿 Grace-Based Living

Seven Things That Steal Your Joy Summary

Seven Things That Steal Your Joy 93%

Seven spiritual pitfalls that rob your joy, and how to disarm them with grace, not grit.

by Joyce Meyer 2004

4.20

854 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 😊 Biblical Joy 😟 Overcoming Worry 💚 Emotional Health 🌿 Grace-Based Living

Overcoming Bitterness

by Stephen Viars • 2021

Bitterness poisons everything. A biblical path from resentment to genuine joy, without platitudes.

4.29

156

🏥 Biblical Counseling ✝️ Christian Living 💔 Overcoming Bitterness 😢 Biblical Lament 🩹 Emotional Healing

Overcoming Bitterness 93%

Bitterness poisons everything. A biblical path from resentment to genuine joy, without platitudes.

by Stephen Viars 2021

4.29

156 ratings

🏥 Biblical Counseling ✝️ Christian Living 💔 Overcoming Bitterness 😢 Biblical Lament 🩹 Emotional Healing

Surprised by Suffering

by R.C. Sproul • 1989

What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.

4.20

699

🕊️ Reformed Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross 🩸 Christian Suffering 👑 Divine Sovereignty ✨ Resurrection Hope

Surprised by Suffering 93%

What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.

by R.C. Sproul 1989

4.20

699 ratings

🕊️ Reformed Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross 🩸 Christian Suffering 👑 Divine Sovereignty ✨ Resurrection Hope

Hope Is where the Heart Is

by Jim Pourteau • 2022

His marriage shattered. The practice that restored it began alone, not in the counselor's office.

4.30

✝️ Christian Marriage 🤝 Marriage Restoration 🌱 Cultivating Hope 🌄 Post-Traumatic Growth 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Hope Is where the Heart Is 93%

His marriage shattered. The practice that restored it began alone, not in the counselor's office.

by Jim Pourteau 2022

4.30

10 ratings

✝️ Christian Marriage 🤝 Marriage Restoration 🌱 Cultivating Hope 🌄 Post-Traumatic Growth 🙏 Gratitude Practice

No Cure for Being Human

by Kate Bowler • 2021

She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.

4.12

24k+

🏥 Cancer Memoirs 🕊️ Faith And Doubt ⏳ Finitude And Limits 🚫 Anti-Self-Help ⏰ Time And Presence

No Cure for Being Human 93%

She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.

by Kate Bowler 2021

4.12

24k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Memoirs 🕊️ Faith And Doubt ⏳ Finitude And Limits 🚫 Anti-Self-Help ⏰ Time And Presence

If You Find This Letter

by Hannah Brencher • 2015

Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.

4.03

2k+

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis 💌 Loneliness And Connection ✍️ Handwritten Letters

If You Find This Letter 93%

Drowning in loneliness, she left love letters on the subway. Strangers everywhere wrote back.

by Hannah Brencher 2015

4.03

2k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🧭 Quarter-Life Crisis 💌 Loneliness And Connection ✍️ Handwritten Letters

On the Other Side of Fear

by Hallie Lord • 2016

A Catholic woman's testament: vulnerability, surrender, and gratitude conquer fear.

4.18

393

✝️ Catholic Spirituality 🤲 Surrender To God 🙏 Gratitude Practices 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering 😰 Anxiety And Faith

On the Other Side of Fear 93%

A Catholic woman's testament: vulnerability, surrender, and gratitude conquer fear.

by Hallie Lord 2016

4.18

393 ratings

✝️ Catholic Spirituality 🤲 Surrender To God 🙏 Gratitude Practices 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering 😰 Anxiety And Faith

Blue Like Jazz

by Donald Miller • 2003

I found God at the most godless college in America, and it looked nothing like church.

3.90

119k+

🧳 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Post-Evangelical 🤔 Doubt And Faith 🙌 Grace Over Works 🔍 Self-Examination

Blue Like Jazz 93%

I found God at the most godless college in America, and it looked nothing like church.

by Donald Miller 2003

3.90

119k+ ratings

🧳 Spiritual Memoir 🔄 Post-Evangelical 🤔 Doubt And Faith 🙌 Grace Over Works 🔍 Self-Examination

The In-Between

by Jeff Goins • 2013

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

3.75

750

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living 🐢 Slow Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The In-Between 93%

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

by Jeff Goins 2013

3.75

750 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living 🐢 Slow Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The Prayer That Changes Everything

by Stormie Omartian • 2004

When prayer feels one-sided, shifting to pure praise unlocks protection, perspective, and peace.

4.51

1k+

🎵 Praise And Worship 🙏 Prayer Practices ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌪️ Faith In Adversity ❤️‍🔥 Intimacy With God

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The Prayer That Changes Everything 93%

When prayer feels one-sided, shifting to pure praise unlocks protection, perspective, and peace.

by Stormie Omartian 2004

4.51

1k+ ratings

🎵 Praise And Worship 🙏 Prayer Practices ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌪️ Faith In Adversity ❤️‍🔥 Intimacy With God

Before Amen

by Max Lucado • 2014

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

4.21

6k+

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

Before Amen 93%

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

Life Without Limits

by Nick Vujicic • 2007

No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.

4.11

9k+

😇 Christian Living 📖 Inspirational Memoir ♿ Overcoming Disability ✨ Positive Thinking 🧭 Finding Purpose

Life Without Limits 93%

No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.

by Nick Vujicic 2007

4.11

9k+ ratings

😇 Christian Living 📖 Inspirational Memoir ♿ Overcoming Disability ✨ Positive Thinking 🧭 Finding Purpose

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