23 Books like Ordering Your Private World

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.

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

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Summary

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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.

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

In the Name of Jesus 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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

The Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

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

4.24

3k+

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

The Great Omission 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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

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 96%

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

Fresh Air

by Chris Hodges • 2012

Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.

4.26

595

📖 Christian Living 🌬️ Spiritual Renewal 💗 Relationship Over Religion 🙏 Prayer Practices 😴 Sabbath Rest

Fresh Air 96%

Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.

by Chris Hodges 2012

4.26

595 ratings

📖 Christian Living 🌬️ Spiritual Renewal 💗 Relationship Over Religion 🙏 Prayer Practices 😴 Sabbath Rest

Sacred Rhythms

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2006

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

4.28

5k+

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

Sacred Rhythms 96%

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

Crazy Busy

by Kevin DeYoung • 2013

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

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10k+

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

Crazy Busy 96%

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

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 96%

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

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

10k+

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

The Life You've Always Wanted 95%

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

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 95%

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

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