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Grace and Grit
by Ken Wilber • 1991
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
4.47
2k+
Grace and Grit Summary
Grace and Grit 95%
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
by Ken Wilber 1991
4.47
2k+ ratings
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani • 2012
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
4.16
17k+
Dying to Be Me Summary
Dying to Be Me 94%
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
by Anita Moorjani 2012
4.16
17k+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 94%
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
by Donald Miller • 2009
You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.
4.13
32k+
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 94%
You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.
by Donald Miller 2009
4.13
32k+ ratings
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+
How to Keep House While Drowning Summary
How to Keep House While Drowning 94%
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
The Quest for God
by Paul Johnson • 1996
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
3.56
124
The Quest for God Summary
The Quest for God 94%
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
by Paul Johnson 1996
3.56
124 ratings
In My Time of Dying
by Sebastian Junger • 2024
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
3.82
9k+
In My Time of Dying Summary
In My Time of Dying 94%
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
by Sebastian Junger 2024
3.82
9k+ ratings
Bone
by Marion Woodman • 2000
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
4.15
182
Bone Summary
Bone 94%
When cancer strikes a Jungian analyst, she brings her dreams and goddesses into the treatment room.
by Marion Woodman 2000
4.15
182 ratings
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
The In-Between Summary
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
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
A Hole in the World Summary
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
On Marriage
by Timothy J. Keller • 2020
Your marriage was never meant to complete you. It was designed to point beyond you.
4.40
732
On Marriage Summary
On Marriage 93%
Your marriage was never meant to complete you. It was designed to point beyond you.
by Timothy J. Keller 2020
4.40
732 ratings
English Lessons
by Andrea Lucado • 2017
Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.
4.01
469
English Lessons Summary
English Lessons 93%
Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.
by Andrea Lucado 2017
4.01
469 ratings
Fight Back With Joy
by Margaret Feinberg • 2014
When her body failed, she learned celebration is not a reward but a form of resistance.
4.27
1k+
Fight Back With Joy Summary
Fight Back With Joy 93%
When her body failed, she learned celebration is not a reward but a form of resistance.
by Margaret Feinberg 2014
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Spiral Staircase
by Karen Armstrong • 2004
A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.
3.94
9k+
The Spiral Staircase Summary
The Spiral Staircase 93%
A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2004
3.94
9k+ ratings
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+
My Sisters the Saints Summary
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
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+
Blue Like Jazz Summary
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
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 93%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
Chasing Daylight
by Eugene O'Kelly • 2005
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
3.94
4k+
Chasing Daylight Summary
Chasing Daylight 93%
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
by Eugene O'Kelly 2005
3.94
4k+ ratings
Before My Heart Stops
by Paul Cardall • 2010
He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.
3.98
392
Before My Heart Stops Summary
Before My Heart Stops 93%
He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.
by Paul Cardall 2010
3.98
392 ratings
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
Praying for Strangers Summary
Praying for Strangers 93%
One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.
by River Jordan 2011
4.09
704 ratings
A Grief Observed
by C.S. Lewis • 1961
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
4.22
98k+
A Grief Observed Summary
A Grief Observed 93%
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
by C.S. Lewis 1961
4.22
98k+ ratings
The Reason
by Lacey Sturm • 2014
Suicidal and atheist, she walked into a church and left as the future voice of Flyleaf.
4.36
2k+
The Reason Summary
The Reason 93%
Suicidal and atheist, she walked into a church and left as the future voice of Flyleaf.
by Lacey Sturm 2014
4.36
2k+ ratings
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch • 2008
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
4.26
365k+
The Last Lecture Summary
The Last Lecture 93%
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
by Randy Pausch 2008
4.26
365k+ ratings
7 Lessons from Heaven
by Mary C. Neal • 2017
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
4.15
2k+
7 Lessons from Heaven Summary
7 Lessons from Heaven 93%
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
by Mary C. Neal 2017
4.15
2k+ ratings
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+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 93%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
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+
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet Summary
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet 93%
God's goodness isn't waiting past the pain. It's inside the barren decade itself.
by Sara Hagerty 2014
4.06
3k+ ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 93%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 93%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
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
Called Out Summary
Called Out 93%
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
Life Worth Living
by Miroslav Volf • 2023
Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.
3.68
2k+
Life Worth Living Summary
Life Worth Living 93%
Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.
by Miroslav Volf 2023
3.68
2k+ ratings
Faith Unraveled
by Rachel Held Evans • 2010
A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.
4.24
11k+
Faith Unraveled Summary
Faith Unraveled 93%
A televised execution cracks a young fundamentalist's certainty, and all her answers stop working.
by Rachel Held Evans 2010
4.24
11k+ ratings
Packing Light
by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
3.68
1k+
Packing Light Summary
Packing Light 93%
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
by Allison Vesterfelt 2013
3.68
1k+ ratings
Briefly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur • 2024
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
4.19
6k+
Briefly Perfectly Human Summary
Briefly Perfectly Human 93%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
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+
Suffering Summary
Suffering 93%
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
How Dante Can Save Your Life
by Rod Dreher • 2015
One man used Dante as a soul mirror. Every vice he saw became a path out.
3.98
1k+
How Dante Can Save Your Life Summary
How Dante Can Save Your Life 93%
One man used Dante as a soul mirror. Every vice he saw became a path out.
by Rod Dreher 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
by Carol Wall • 2014
Carol wanted a tidy yard. Giles, a Kenyan immigrant, gave her a way to face death.
3.67
3k+
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening Summary
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening 93%
Carol wanted a tidy yard. Giles, a Kenyan immigrant, gave her a way to face death.
by Carol Wall 2014
3.67
3k+ ratings
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+
Choosing to SEE Summary
Choosing to SEE 93%
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
by Mary Beth Chapman 2010
4.29
15k+ ratings
Shattered
by Frank Pastore • 2010
One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.
3.95
150
Shattered Summary
Shattered 93%
One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.
by Frank Pastore 2010
3.95
150 ratings
The Year of Living like Jesus
by Edward G. Dobson • 2009
A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.
3.47
549
The Year of Living like Jesus Summary
The Year of Living like Jesus 93%
A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.
by Edward G. Dobson 2009
3.47
549 ratings
Gray Matter
by David I. Levy • 2011
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
4.21
2k+
Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter 93%
A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.
by David I. Levy 2011
4.21
2k+ ratings
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
Surprised by Suffering Summary
Surprised by Suffering 92%
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
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
From Fear to Freedom Summary
From Fear to Freedom 92%
Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.
by Rose Marie Miller 2000
4.24
353 ratings
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas
by Harold S. Kushner • 1981
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
4.03
20k+
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 92%
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
by Harold S. Kushner 1981
4.03
20k+ ratings
Between Life and Death
by Kathryn Butler • 2019
Six to fifteen percent survive CPR to discharge. The numbers Christians need before the ICU crisis.
4.54
221
Between Life and Death Summary
Between Life and Death 92%
Six to fifteen percent survive CPR to discharge. The numbers Christians need before the ICU crisis.
by Kathryn Butler 2019
4.54
221 ratings
Heaven is for Real
by Todd Burpo • 2010
His appendix burst. In surgery, a four-year-old meets the sister his parents never told him existed.
4.04
340k+
Heaven is for Real Summary
Heaven is for Real 92%
His appendix burst. In surgery, a four-year-old meets the sister his parents never told him existed.
by Todd Burpo 2010
4.04
340k+ ratings
Same Kind of Different as Me
by Ron Hall • 2006
An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.
4.20
93k+
Same Kind of Different as Me Summary
Same Kind of Different as Me 92%
An art dealer, a homeless man, and the woman who bound them together. Then cancer came.
by Ron Hall 2006
4.20
93k+ ratings
Holy Envy
by Barbara Brown Taylor • 2019
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
4.39
6k+
Holy Envy Summary
Holy Envy 92%
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019
4.39
6k+ ratings
Still Here
by Ram Dass • 2000
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
4.21
2k+
Still Here Summary
Still Here 92%
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
by Ram Dass 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
Divine Disruption
by Tony Evans • 2021
When life falls apart, here's how to keep faith intact and find purpose in the pieces.
4.68
1k+
Divine Disruption Summary
Divine Disruption 92%
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
Surprised by Joy
by C.S. Lewis • 1955
One desire no pleasure could satisfy broke C.S. Lewis's atheism.
4.06
70k+
Surprised by Joy Summary
Surprised by Joy 92%
One desire no pleasure could satisfy broke C.S. Lewis's atheism.
by C.S. Lewis 1955
4.06
70k+ ratings
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