50 Books like Leading on Empty

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2022

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

4.29

739

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Summary

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest 97%

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2022

4.29

739 ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Ordering Your Private World

by Gordon MacDonald • 1983

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

4.20

6k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

Ordering Your Private World 97%

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

by Gordon MacDonald 1983

4.20

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

An Unhurried Life

by Alan Fadling • 2013

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

4.19

1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

An Unhurried Life 96%

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

by Alan Fadling 2013

4.19

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

Leadership Pain

by Samuel R. Chand • 2015

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

4.32

776

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Leadership Pain 96%

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

by Samuel R. Chand 2015

4.32

776 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Rhythms of Renewal

by Rebekah Lyons • 2019

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

4.08

7k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Rhythms of Renewal 96%

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

by Rebekah Lyons 2019

4.08

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Practice 📵 Digital Detox

On Pastoring

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2016

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

4.46

412

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

On Pastoring 96%

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

by H.B. Charles Jr. 2016

4.46

412 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

Tired of Being Tired

by Jess Connolly • 2024

A faith-based diagnostic for your specific fatigue, and the rest rhythm that actually heals it.

4.45

2k+

🧘 Faith And Wellness 👩 Christian Women 🛐 Spiritual Rest 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📖 Sabbath Practice

Tired of Being Tired 96%

A faith-based diagnostic for your specific fatigue, and the rest rhythm that actually heals it.

by Jess Connolly 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🧘 Faith And Wellness 👩 Christian Women 🛐 Spiritual Rest 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📖 Sabbath Practice

Sacred Rest

by Saundra Dalton-Smith • 2017

Tired but sleeping enough? Six other rest deficits drain you. Diagnose yours.

3.87

2k+

🛌 Rest Practices 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Holistic Health 🕊️ Sabbath And Rest ⚡ Energy Management

Sacred Rest 96%

Tired but sleeping enough? Six other rest deficits drain you. Diagnose yours.

by Saundra Dalton-Smith 2017

3.87

2k+ ratings

🛌 Rest Practices 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Holistic Health 🕊️ Sabbath And Rest ⚡ Energy Management

Get Your Life Back

by John Eldredge • 2020

Sixty seconds, given to God: the smallest practice that undoes what noise does to the soul.

4.42

5k+

🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 💙 Soul Care 🙏 Practicing Presence 🌅 Sacred Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox

Get Your Life Back 95%

Sixty seconds, given to God: the smallest practice that undoes what noise does to the soul.

by John Eldredge 2020

4.42

5k+ ratings

🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 💙 Soul Care 🙏 Practicing Presence 🌅 Sacred Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox

Didn't See It Coming

by Carey Nieuwhof • 2018

Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.

4.35

2k+

🔥 Ministry Burnout 🌫️ Faith Disillusionment 🧎 Humility In Leadership 🤝 Christian Community 🔄 Adaptive Leadership

Didn't See It Coming 95%

Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.

by Carey Nieuwhof 2018

4.35

2k+ ratings

🔥 Ministry Burnout 🌫️ Faith Disillusionment 🧎 Humility In Leadership 🤝 Christian Community 🔄 Adaptive Leadership

You're Only Human

by Kelly M. Kapic • 2022

Your limits are God's design, not a flaw. Freedom begins when you stop trying to be limitless.

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2k+

⏳ Human Finitude ✝️ Gospel Identity 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🛌 Sabbath Rest 😌 Joyful Humility

You're Only Human 95%

Your limits are God's design, not a flaw. Freedom begins when you stop trying to be limitless.

by Kelly M. Kapic 2022

4.37

2k+ ratings

⏳ Human Finitude ✝️ Gospel Identity 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🛌 Sabbath Rest 😌 Joyful Humility

Leading Change Without Losing It

by Carey Nieuwhof • 2012

Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.

4.33

181

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Leading Change Without Losing It Summary

Leading Change Without Losing It 95%

Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.

by Carey Nieuwhof 2012

4.33

181 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

The Emotionally Healthy Church

by Peter Scazzero • 2003

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

4.16

2k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

The Emotionally Healthy Church 95%

Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.

by Peter Scazzero 2003

4.16

2k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💚 Emotional Health 🏠 Family Of Origin 🚧 Healthy Boundaries

Overload

by Joyce Meyer • 2016

Stress is not a life sentence. A practical, Bible-grounded guide to unplugging for good.

4.38

724

🛐 Christian Stress Management 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🎭 Comparison Trap 🗣️ Self-Talk 🔥 Burnout Recovery

Overload 95%

Stress is not a life sentence. A practical, Bible-grounded guide to unplugging for good.

by Joyce Meyer 2016

4.38

724 ratings

🛐 Christian Stress Management 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🎭 Comparison Trap 🗣️ Self-Talk 🔥 Burnout Recovery

Reset

by Debra Fileta • 2023

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

4.38

419

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

Reset 95%

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

by Debra Fileta 2023

4.38

419 ratings

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

4.31

13k+

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 95%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

by Peter Scazzero • 2015

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

4.33

4k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

The Emotionally Healthy Leader 94%

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

by Peter Scazzero 2015

4.33

4k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🌑 Shadow Work 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🛑 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Inner Life Of Leaders

The Rest of God

by Mark Buchanan • 2006

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

4.34

3k+

🕯️ Sabbath Practice ✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture 🐢 Slowing Down 📅 Sacred Time

The Rest of God 94%

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

by Mark Buchanan 2006

4.34

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice ✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture 🐢 Slowing Down 📅 Sacred Time

The Care of Souls

by Harold L. Senkbeil • 2019

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

4.33

1k+

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Care of Souls 94%

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

by Harold L. Senkbeil 2019

4.33

1k+ ratings

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

Working the Angles

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Working the Angles 94%

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Simply Tuesday

by Emily P. Freeman • 2015

Escape the anxiety treadmill by embracing the smallness you have been taught to despise.

3.93

4k+

🕯️ Ordinary Living 🧱 Embracing Limits 🛑 Anti-Hustle ⏳ Presence Over Productivity 🙏 Contemplative Living

Simply Tuesday 94%

Escape the anxiety treadmill by embracing the smallness you have been taught to despise.

by Emily P. Freeman 2015

3.93

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Ordinary Living 🧱 Embracing Limits 🛑 Anti-Hustle ⏳ Presence Over Productivity 🙏 Contemplative Living

The Mindful Catholic

by Gregory Bottaro • 2018

Trade anxiety and autopilot for God's peace: mindfulness practices rooted in Catholic tradition.

4.20

741

🕊️ Catholic Spirituality 🧘 Christian Mindfulness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Perfectionism

The Mindful Catholic 94%

Trade anxiety and autopilot for God's peace: mindfulness practices rooted in Catholic tradition.

by Gregory Bottaro 2018

4.20

741 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Spirituality 🧘 Christian Mindfulness 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🤲 Self-Compassion ⚖️ Perfectionism

Dream Big, Think Small

by Jeff Manion • 2017

Great lives are built on small habits, a sustainable pace, and a weekly stop to refuel.

4.34

235

✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Faithful Habits 📖 Daily Devotions 🛑 Sabbath Rest

Dream Big, Think Small 94%

Great lives are built on small habits, a sustainable pace, and a weekly stop to refuel.

by Jeff Manion 2017

4.34

235 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Faithful Habits 📖 Daily Devotions 🛑 Sabbath Rest

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

by Peter Scazzero • 2017

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

4.25

23k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Summary

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 94%

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

by Peter Scazzero 2017

4.25

23k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Crazy Busy

by Kevin DeYoung • 2013

Your frantic schedule is a heart problem disguised as a time-management problem.

4.10

10k+

✝️ Christian Living 🏃 Busyness Culture 🎈 Spiritual Pride 🗿 Work Idolatry 🛐 Sabbath Rest

Crazy Busy 94%

Your frantic schedule is a heart problem disguised as a time-management problem.

by Kevin DeYoung 2013

4.10

10k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🏃 Busyness Culture 🎈 Spiritual Pride 🗿 Work Idolatry 🛐 Sabbath Rest

Tempered Resilience

by Tod Bolsinger • 2020

Leading change breaks most leaders. The ones who last are tempered by it, not shattered.

4.21

639

🔄 Adaptive Leadership ⛪️ Church Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Change 💪 Resilience Building 🎯 Identity And Calling

Tempered Resilience 94%

Leading change breaks most leaders. The ones who last are tempered by it, not shattered.

by Tod Bolsinger 2020

4.21

639 ratings

🔄 Adaptive Leadership ⛪️ Church Leadership 🏗️ Organizational Change 💪 Resilience Building 🎯 Identity And Calling

Called Out

by Paula Faris • 2020

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

4.12

768

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Called Out 94%

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

by Paula Faris 2020

4.12

768 ratings

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

by Peter Scazzero • 2021

Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.

4.42

2k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leadership 💚 Emotional Health 🧬 Family Systems 🕯️ Grief Processing

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Summary

Emotionally Healthy Discipleship 94%

Grief, limits, and brokenness are not obstacles to spiritual growth. They are the curriculum.

by Peter Scazzero 2021

4.42

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ⛪ Church Leadership 💚 Emotional Health 🧬 Family Systems 🕯️ Grief Processing

Brave Enough

by Nicole Unice • 2015

Courage rooted in grace, not grit: spiritual habits that build a bold, unafraid life.

3.95

413

⛪ Christian Living 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🤝 Forgiveness 🌅 Sabbath Rest

Brave Enough 94%

Courage rooted in grace, not grit: spiritual habits that build a bold, unafraid life.

by Nicole Unice 2015

3.95

413 ratings

⛪ Christian Living 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🤝 Forgiveness 🌅 Sabbath Rest

Messy Spirituality

by Mike Yaconelli • 2001

Stop fixing your faith. The chaos you're hiding is where God wants to meet you.

4.10

5k+

🧩 Imperfect Faith 🧹 Anti-Perfectionism 🔥 Spiritual Burnout ✨ Radical Grace 🌱 Emerging Church

Messy Spirituality 94%

Stop fixing your faith. The chaos you're hiding is where God wants to meet you.

by Mike Yaconelli 2001

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧩 Imperfect Faith 🧹 Anti-Perfectionism 🔥 Spiritual Burnout ✨ Radical Grace 🌱 Emerging Church

Competent to Counsel

by Jay E. Adams • 1970

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

3.99

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

Competent to Counsel 93%

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

by Jay E. Adams 1970

3.99

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

48 Laws of Spiritual Power

by Frank Viola • 2022

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

4.68

148

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 93%

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

by Frank Viola 2022

4.68

148 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

The Pastor and Counseling

by Jeremy Pierre • 2015

A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.

4.33

953

🤲 Pastoral Care 📖 Biblical Counseling 🐑 Shepherding ⛪ Church Leadership 🎓 New Pastors

The Pastor and Counseling 93%

A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.

by Jeremy Pierre 2015

4.33

953 ratings

🤲 Pastoral Care 📖 Biblical Counseling 🐑 Shepherding ⛪ Church Leadership 🎓 New Pastors

Unglued

by Lysa TerKeurst • 2012

A biblical plan for mastering raw emotions when you want to explode or shut down.

4.16

15k+

🌊 Emotional Regulation ✝️ Biblical Self-Help 🗣️ Godly Communication 🧠 Thought Life 🛐 Sabbath Rest

Unglued 93%

A biblical plan for mastering raw emotions when you want to explode or shut down.

by Lysa TerKeurst 2012

4.16

15k+ ratings

🌊 Emotional Regulation ✝️ Biblical Self-Help 🗣️ Godly Communication 🧠 Thought Life 🛐 Sabbath Rest

Garden City

by John Mark Comer • 2015

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

4.45

17k+

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Garden City 93%

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

by John Mark Comer 2015

4.45

17k+ ratings

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Redeeming Your Time

by Jordan Raynor • 2021

Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.

4.45

2k+

🛐 Faith And Work ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Focus And Attention 😴 Rest And Sabbath 📵 Digital Minimalism

Redeeming Your Time 93%

Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.

by Jordan Raynor 2021

4.45

2k+ ratings

🛐 Faith And Work ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Focus And Attention 😴 Rest And Sabbath 📵 Digital Minimalism

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! 93%

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

Let Your Life Speak

by Parker J. Palmer • 1999

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

4.15

14k+

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

Let Your Life Speak 93%

Vocation is not about willfulness. It grows from listening to your life, even its darkest seasons.

by Parker J. Palmer 1999

4.15

14k+ ratings

🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🖤 Shadow Work 🌧️ Depression Recovery 👤 Self-Aware Leadership

Battle Cry

by Jason Wilson • 2021

Christian men were taught to bury their feelings. The faith-rooted path back to authentic strength.

4.32

692

🧊 Emotional Suppression ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🔄 Redefining Masculinity 🙏 Christian Men 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Battle Cry 93%

Christian men were taught to bury their feelings. The faith-rooted path back to authentic strength.

by Jason Wilson 2021

4.32

692 ratings

🧊 Emotional Suppression ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🔄 Redefining Masculinity 🙏 Christian Men 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions

by Rick Warren • 1999

Your lowest point is a setup, not a setback. Twelve hard-life chapters and their biblical answers.

4.32

1k+

📖 Biblical Counseling 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🧘 Stress Management 💪 Overcoming Failure 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions Summary

God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions 93%

Your lowest point is a setup, not a setback. Twelve hard-life chapters and their biblical answers.

by Rick Warren 1999

4.32

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🧘 Stress Management 💪 Overcoming Failure 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

From Good to Grace

by Christine Hoover • 2015

Stop spinning religious plates: the Christian life begins when you quit earning and start receiving.

4.23

288

✝️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Perfectionism ⚖️ Grace Vs Works 🔑 Gospel-Centered Living

From Good to Grace 93%

Stop spinning religious plates: the Christian life begins when you quit earning and start receiving.

by Christine Hoover 2015

4.23

288 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Perfectionism ⚖️ Grace Vs Works 🔑 Gospel-Centered Living

Think Again

by Jared Mellinger • 2017

You think about yourself too much. The cure is self-forgetfulness, learned at the cross.

4.49

287

👐 Pastoral Counseling 😔 Spiritual Depression 🔓 Overcoming Self-Focus ⚖️ False Guilt 🔍 Self-Examination

Think Again 93%

You think about yourself too much. The cure is self-forgetfulness, learned at the cross.

by Jared Mellinger 2017

4.49

287 ratings

👐 Pastoral Counseling 😔 Spiritual Depression 🔓 Overcoming Self-Focus ⚖️ False Guilt 🔍 Self-Examination

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition

by Anne Wilson Schaef • 1990

Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.

4.10

765

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Overwork Recovery 📖 Daily Reflections 🏆 Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition Summary

Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much - Revised Edition 93%

Overwork is an inherited addiction. Daily meditations to interrupt the pattern.

by Anne Wilson Schaef 1990

4.10

765 ratings

🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Overwork Recovery 📖 Daily Reflections 🏆 Perfectionism Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Ragamuffin Gospel

by Brennan Manning • 1990

Already accepted, before you ever ask. The only catch is stopping the pretense.

4.20

40k+

🕊️ Radical Grace ⛓️ Performance Addiction 🫂 Self-Acceptance ✝️ Overcoming Legalism 🪫 Spiritual Burnout

The Ragamuffin Gospel 93%

Already accepted, before you ever ask. The only catch is stopping the pretense.

by Brennan Manning 1990

4.20

40k+ ratings

🕊️ Radical Grace ⛓️ Performance Addiction 🫂 Self-Acceptance ✝️ Overcoming Legalism 🪫 Spiritual Burnout

Spiritual Life Hacks

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 93%

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

by Len Woods 2019

4.29

63 ratings

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

Managing Leadership Anxiety

by Steve Cuss • 2019

Most leadership anxiety is borrowed. How to trace it, map it, and lead calmly.

4.33

2k+

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧬 Family Systems 🚨 Anxiety Management 🤲 Vulnerability In Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Managing Leadership Anxiety 93%

Most leadership anxiety is borrowed. How to trace it, map it, and lead calmly.

by Steve Cuss 2019

4.33

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🧬 Family Systems 🚨 Anxiety Management 🤲 Vulnerability In Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation

My Name is Hope

by John Mark Comer • 2012

Why anxiety and depression persist despite prayer, and the practical changes that make a difference.

4.18

2k+

🧠 Christian Mental Health 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔄 Mind Renewal 🌧️ Overcoming Depression 😰 Anxiety And Faith

My Name is Hope 93%

Why anxiety and depression persist despite prayer, and the practical changes that make a difference.

by John Mark Comer 2012

4.18

2k+ ratings

🧠 Christian Mental Health 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔄 Mind Renewal 🌧️ Overcoming Depression 😰 Anxiety And Faith

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The

by David R. Johnson • 1991

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

4.40

988

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The Summary

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The 93%

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

by David R. Johnson 1991

4.40

988 ratings

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

The Rhythm of Life

by Matthew Kelly • 1999

Four needs, one rhythm: the small choices that make a life you actually want to live.

4.22

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🔋 Energy Management ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🔍 Self-Discovery 🧘 Mindfulness 🤝 Service To Others

The Rhythm of Life 93%

Four needs, one rhythm: the small choices that make a life you actually want to live.

by Matthew Kelly 1999

4.22

4k+ ratings

🔋 Energy Management ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🔍 Self-Discovery 🧘 Mindfulness 🤝 Service To Others

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

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

4.21

5k+

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

The Deeply Formed Life 93%

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

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