50 Books like Surprised by Paradox

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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3k+

🏛️ 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 96%

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

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

What We Talk about When We Talk about God

by Rob Bell • 2012

The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.

3.91

8k+

📖 Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Emergent Church 🧩 Faith Deconstruction ✨ Divine Presence 🕊️ Grace Theology

What We Talk about When We Talk about God Summary

What We Talk about When We Talk about God 95%

The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.

by Rob Bell 2012

3.91

8k+ ratings

📖 Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Emergent Church 🧩 Faith Deconstruction ✨ Divine Presence 🕊️ Grace Theology

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find?

by Philip Yancey • 2000

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

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🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 95%

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

by Philip Yancey 2000

4.17

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Deeper

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2021

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

4.58

8k+

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

Deeper 95%

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

Jesus > Religion

by Jefferson Bethke • 2013

What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?

4.20

8k+

🕊️ Grace Theology 💥 Radical Grace 📖 Christian Living 💔 Church Hurt 🔓 Deconstructing Legalism

Jesus > Religion 95%

What if the exhausting, rule-based faith you know has nothing to do with Jesus?

by Jefferson Bethke 2013

4.20

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Grace Theology 💥 Radical Grace 📖 Christian Living 💔 Church Hurt 🔓 Deconstructing Legalism

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin • 2007

Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.

3.88

108k+

💞 Relational Theology 🕊️ Grace Vs Legalism 📖 Narrative Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Hollow Religion

Born Standing Up 95%

Faith feels empty because you traded a relationship for a recipe. The problem is the recipe.

by Steve Martin 2007

3.88

108k+ ratings

💞 Relational Theology 🕊️ Grace Vs Legalism 📖 Narrative Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Hollow Religion

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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25k+

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

Liturgy of the Ordinary 95%

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

Rumors of God

by Darren Whitehead • 2011

Most faith is fear dressed in religion. The alternative costs only your need for control.

4.03

253

🧱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Grace Over Performance 🤲 Trusting God 💎 Identity In Christ

Rumors of God 95%

Most faith is fear dressed in religion. The alternative costs only your need for control.

by Darren Whitehead 2011

4.03

253 ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Grace Over Performance 🤲 Trusting God 💎 Identity In Christ

The Divine Dance

by Richard Rohr • 2016

The Trinity isn't a riddle. It's a current of love that already includes you.

4.21

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🔺 Trinitarian Theology ☁️ Christian Mysticism 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🕉️ Interfaith Spirituality ✨ Incarnational Theology

The Divine Dance 95%

The Trinity isn't a riddle. It's a current of love that already includes you.

by Richard Rohr 2016

4.21

4k+ ratings

🔺 Trinitarian Theology ☁️ Christian Mysticism 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🕉️ Interfaith Spirituality ✨ Incarnational Theology

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 95%

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

Orthodoxy

by G.K. Chesterton • 1908

Reason, followed to the end, leads to Christian orthodoxy. It's far wilder than you expect.

4.20

43k+

🕊️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Reason And Religion ⚡ Paradox And Faith 📖 Intellectual Conversion 🤔 Doubting Believers

Orthodoxy 95%

Reason, followed to the end, leads to Christian orthodoxy. It's far wilder than you expect.

by G.K. Chesterton 1908

4.20

43k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Reason And Religion ⚡ Paradox And Faith 📖 Intellectual Conversion 🤔 Doubting Believers

Beyond Opinion

by Ravi Zacharias • 2008

Defending the faith starts with dismantling the idols we erect in place of the real God.

4.18

857

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❓ Doubt And Faith 🗿 Idolatry 🧠 Psychology And Faith

Beyond Opinion 95%

Defending the faith starts with dismantling the idols we erect in place of the real God.

by Ravi Zacharias 2008

4.18

857 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❓ Doubt And Faith 🗿 Idolatry 🧠 Psychology And Faith

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 95%

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

The Journey of Desire

by John Eldredge • 2000

Your strongest longings aren't temptations. They're clues to the life you were made for.

4.01

6k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🙏 Holy Longing 🌿 Restoration Theology ❤️ Heart-Centered Faith 🕊️ Surrender To God

The Journey of Desire 95%

Your strongest longings aren't temptations. They're clues to the life you were made for.

by John Eldredge 2000

4.01

6k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🙏 Holy Longing 🌿 Restoration Theology ❤️ Heart-Centered Faith 🕊️ Surrender To God

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 95%

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

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

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

The Deeply Formed Life 95%

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

Freeing Jesus

by Diana Butler Bass • 2021

Six Jesuses across a lifetime. Clinging to one is why faith goes stale.

4.24

1k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Spiritual Evolution ✝️ Christology 📖 Christian Memoir

Freeing Jesus 95%

Six Jesuses across a lifetime. Clinging to one is why faith goes stale.

by Diana Butler Bass 2021

4.24

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 🌱 Spiritual Evolution ✝️ Christology 📖 Christian Memoir

The Spirit of the Disciplines

by Dallas Willard • 1988

The church traded spiritual training for a ticket to heaven. Here's the method we lost.

4.15

11k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🔧 Practical Theology 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🏃 Embodied Spirituality

The Spirit of the Disciplines 95%

The church traded spiritual training for a ticket to heaven. Here's the method we lost.

by Dallas Willard 1988

4.15

11k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🔧 Practical Theology 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines 🏃 Embodied Spirituality

Dangerous Jesus

by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023

The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.

4.48

1k+

🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👑 Kingdom Theology 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism

Dangerous Jesus 94%

The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.

by Kevin "KB" Burgess 2023

4.48

1k+ ratings

🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👑 Kingdom Theology 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism

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

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🌱 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

Hidden in Plain Sight

by Mark Buchanan • 2007

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

4.04

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

Abba's Child

by Brennan Manning • 1994

You've spent a lifetime earning approval. God already gave it. The mask can come off.

4.31

11k+

🙏 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Identity In Christ 🕊️ Grace Theology 💔 Inner Healing 👶 Childlike Faith

Abba's Child 94%

You've spent a lifetime earning approval. God already gave it. The mask can come off.

by Brennan Manning 1994

4.31

11k+ ratings

🙏 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Identity In Christ 🕊️ Grace Theology 💔 Inner Healing 👶 Childlike Faith

Jesus Now

by Frank Viola • 2014

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

4.35

128

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Jesus Now 94%

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

by Frank Viola 2014

4.35

128 ratings

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Return of the Prodigal Son

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1991

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

4.38

26k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

The Return of the Prodigal Son 94%

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1991

4.38

26k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

Practicing the Way

by John Mark Comer • 2024

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

4.48

36k+

🌱 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

Returning to Eden

by Heather Hamilton • 2023

You are not broken. The kingdom is already inside you, beneath the self you built.

4.16

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 💫 Divine Within 📖 Myth And Scripture

Returning to Eden 94%

You are not broken. The kingdom is already inside you, beneath the self you built.

by Heather Hamilton 2023

4.16

86 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 💫 Divine Within 📖 Myth And Scripture

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

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

Spiritual Formation 94%

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

Nudge

by Leonard Sweet • 2010

God leaves fingerprints everywhere. Learn to notice them and offer the gentlest nudge.

3.9

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relational Evangelism 🌍 Missional Living 📿 Wesleyan Theology 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality

Nudge 94%

God leaves fingerprints everywhere. Learn to notice them and offer the gentlest nudge.

by Leonard Sweet 2010

3.9

323 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Relational Evangelism 🌍 Missional Living 📿 Wesleyan Theology 🤲 Embodied Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!

by Kate Bowler • 2024

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

4.34

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🕯️ 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

Future Grace

by John Piper • 2012

Thanking God for the past won't fuel obedience. Trusting his promises for tomorrow will.

4.19

6k+

📖 Practical Theology 🌱 Sanctification ⚔️ Fighting Sin 🌈 Promises Of God 📜 Reformed Theology

Future Grace 94%

Thanking God for the past won't fuel obedience. Trusting his promises for tomorrow will.

by John Piper 2012

4.19

6k+ ratings

📖 Practical Theology 🌱 Sanctification ⚔️ Fighting Sin 🌈 Promises Of God 📜 Reformed Theology

Surrender to Love

by David G. Benner • 2003

Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.

4.39

3k+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💗 Divine Love 🔓 Overcoming Fear 💔 Spiritual Vulnerability

Surrender to Love 94%

Spiritual growth isn't about trying harder. It's about letting yourself be loved at your worst.

by David G. Benner 2003

4.39

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💗 Divine Love 🔓 Overcoming Fear 💔 Spiritual Vulnerability

Revise Us Again

by Frank Viola • 2010

Stop the pious talk that hides your no, and other hidden patterns that stall your faith.

4.19

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🧘 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Authentic Faith 👂 Hearing God 👁️ Spiritual Blindness 🫶 Christian Unity

Revise Us Again 94%

Stop the pious talk that hides your no, and other hidden patterns that stall your faith.

by Frank Viola 2010

4.19

217 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Authentic Faith 👂 Hearing God 👁️ Spiritual Blindness 🫶 Christian Unity

Finding Your Way through Loneliness

by Elisabeth Elliot • 1988

Loneliness is not a void but an offering. A Christ-centered guide to making it sacred.

4.50

2k+

🏞️ Spiritual Formation 😔 Loneliness And Faith 🌱 Suffering And Growth 🙏 Solitude And Prayer ✝️ Redemptive Suffering

Finding Your Way through Loneliness Summary

Finding Your Way through Loneliness 94%

Loneliness is not a void but an offering. A Christ-centered guide to making it sacred.

by Elisabeth Elliot 1988

4.50

2k+ ratings

🏞️ Spiritual Formation 😔 Loneliness And Faith 🌱 Suffering And Growth 🙏 Solitude And Prayer ✝️ Redemptive Suffering

Where is God in a Coronavirus World?

by John C. Lennox • 2020

The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.

4.05

857

🤔 Problem Of Evil 💔 Faith And Suffering 📚 Modern Apologetics 🕊️ Pastoral Theology 😢 Grief

Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary

Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 94%

The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.

by John C. Lennox 2020

4.05

857 ratings

🤔 Problem Of Evil 💔 Faith And Suffering 📚 Modern Apologetics 🕊️ Pastoral Theology 😢 Grief

Hidden Potential

by Wendy Pope • 2020

The four traits you try to hide are the ones God uses to reveal your purpose.

4.12

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🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Teaching 👤 Identity In Christ 💔 Brokenness And Redemption 😨 Fear And Faith

Hidden Potential 94%

The four traits you try to hide are the ones God uses to reveal your purpose.

by Wendy Pope 2020

4.12

386 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Teaching 👤 Identity In Christ 💔 Brokenness And Redemption 😨 Fear And Faith

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

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

Surprised by Suffering 94%

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

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

The Wisdom Pattern

by Richard Rohr • 2020

Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.

4.43

618

📿 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌪️ Crisis And Growth

The Wisdom Pattern 94%

Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.

by Richard Rohr 2020

4.43

618 ratings

📿 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌪️ Crisis And Growth

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

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

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌒 Problem Of Evil 🏛️ Critique Of Secularism

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

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌒 Problem Of Evil 🏛️ Critique Of Secularism

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 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 Naked Now

by Richard Rohr • 2009

God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.

4.26

5k+

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🦋 Ego Transcendence

The Naked Now 94%

God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.

by Richard Rohr 2009

4.26

5k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🦋 Ego Transcendence

Blessed Are the Misfits

by Brant Hansen • 2017

Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.

4.56

3k+

🧘 Introvert Spirituality ⛪ Church Culture 🌵 Spiritual Dryness ❓ Spiritual Doubt 🗣️ Honest Prayer

Blessed Are the Misfits 94%

Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.

by Brant Hansen 2017

4.56

3k+ ratings

🧘 Introvert Spirituality ⛪ Church Culture 🌵 Spiritual Dryness ❓ Spiritual Doubt 🗣️ Honest Prayer

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century

by Sunday Adelaja • 2008

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

4.37

144

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century Summary

Church Shift Revolutionizing Your Faith Church, and Life for the 21st Century 94%

Your church isn't a sanctuary; it's a launchpad. The manual for taking your faith outside.

by Sunday Adelaja 2008

4.37

144 ratings

🎨 Faith And Culture ⛪️ Missional Church 👑 Kingdom Theology 🧭 Vocational Calling ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Messy Spirituality

by Mike Yaconelli • 2001

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

4.10

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

by Mike Yaconelli 2001

4.10

5k+ ratings

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by Max Lucado • 2006

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

4.44

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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

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The Wisdom Way of Knowing

by Cynthia Bourgeault • 2003

Reclaim an ancient Christian path that integrates heart, body, and mind to awaken a deeper wisdom.

4.34

608

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The Wisdom Way of Knowing 94%

Reclaim an ancient Christian path that integrates heart, body, and mind to awaken a deeper wisdom.

by Cynthia Bourgeault 2003

4.34

608 ratings

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by Kelly M. Kapic • 2012

Studying God without losing your soul: a short guide to theology that keeps humility at the center.

4.17

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A Little Book for New Theologians 94%

Studying God without losing your soul: a short guide to theology that keeps humility at the center.

by Kelly M. Kapic 2012

4.17

1k+ ratings

📚 Theological Education 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧠 Faith And Reason 🤲 Intellectual Humility ✝️ Christian Discipleship

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