50 Books like Surprised by Suffering

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 98%

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

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 98%

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

On Marriage

by Timothy J. Keller • 2020

Your marriage was never meant to complete you. It was designed to point beyond you.

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💒 Christian Marriage ✝️ Gospel-Centered Marriage 👫 Complementarianism 🔒 Christian Sexual Ethics 📜 Reformed Theology

On Marriage 96%

Your marriage was never meant to complete you. It was designed to point beyond you.

by Timothy J. Keller 2020

4.40

732 ratings

💒 Christian Marriage ✝️ Gospel-Centered Marriage 👫 Complementarianism 🔒 Christian Sexual Ethics 📜 Reformed Theology

Where Is God in All the Suffering?

by Amy Orr-Ewing • 2020

Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.

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😈 The Problem Of Evil 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🐑 Pastoral Theology 💔 Suffering And Meaning 😢 Grief And Loss

Where Is God in All the Suffering? Summary

Where Is God in All the Suffering? 96%

Not why God permits suffering, but what grief says about us, and who suffers beside us.

by Amy Orr-Ewing 2020

4.22

218 ratings

😈 The Problem Of Evil 🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🐑 Pastoral Theology 💔 Suffering And Meaning 😢 Grief And Loss

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.

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8k+

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

Suffering is Never for Nothing 96%

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

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? 95%

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

Plan B

by Pete Wilson • 2010

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

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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

Facing Your Giants

by Max Lucado • 2006

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

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20k+

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

Facing Your Giants 95%

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

How to Handle Adversity

by Charles F. Stanley • 1989

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

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258

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

How to Handle Adversity 95%

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

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.

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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

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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✝️ 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

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.

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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

Future Grace

by John Piper • 2012

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

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6k+

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

Future Grace 95%

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

New Morning Mercies

by Paul David Tripp • 2014

365 days of gospel truth that meet you at your worst and point you to grace.

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10k+

📖 Daily Devotionals ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🎁 Grace Theology ❤️ Heart Transformation 🗿 Idolatry

New Morning Mercies 95%

365 days of gospel truth that meet you at your worst and point you to grace.

by Paul David Tripp 2014

4.56

10k+ ratings

📖 Daily Devotionals ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🎁 Grace Theology ❤️ Heart Transformation 🗿 Idolatry

Don't Waste Your Life

by John Piper • 2003

A life that counts: how delight in God turns suffering, risk, and work into worship.

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37k+

✝️ Christian Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🎉 Joy In God ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🎲 Risk And Faith

Don't Waste Your Life 95%

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

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 95%

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

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.

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20k+

⚖️ Theodicy 📊 Process Theology ✡️ Jewish Spirituality 🕯️ Grief And Loss ❓ Faith Crisis

Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary

Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 95%

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

⚖️ Theodicy 📊 Process Theology ✡️ Jewish Spirituality 🕯️ Grief And Loss ❓ Faith Crisis

The Quest for God

by Paul Johnson • 1996

The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.

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

The Quest for God 95%

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

Spiritual Depression

by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones • 1965

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

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5k+

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

Spiritual Depression 95%

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

Hope

by S. Michael Wilcox • 1999

When despair says God is absent, hope points to His character, not your circumstances.

4.34

🏛️ Lds Theology 🌅 Christian Hope 🌊 Trials And Faith 📜 Restoration Theology 🙏 Divine Nature

Hope 94%

When despair says God is absent, hope points to His character, not your circumstances.

by S. Michael Wilcox 1999

4.34

65 ratings

🏛️ Lds Theology 🌅 Christian Hope 🌊 Trials And Faith 📜 Restoration Theology 🙏 Divine Nature

The Deepest Place

by Curt Thompson • 2023

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

4.41

762

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

The Deepest Place 94%

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

by Curt Thompson 2023

4.41

762 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

The Cry of the Soul

by Dan B. Allender • 1994

Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.

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2k+

📖 Biblical Counseling 🧠 Christian Psychology ❤️ Emotions And Faith 🎵 Psalms And Lament 🩹 Emotional Healing

The Cry of the Soul 94%

Dark emotions aren't obstacles to God; they are doorways. The Psalms teach us to enter.

by Dan B. Allender 1994

4.27

2k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🧠 Christian Psychology ❤️ Emotions And Faith 🎵 Psalms And Lament 🩹 Emotional Healing

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.

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800

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

A Hole in the World 94%

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

Jesus > Religion

by Jefferson Bethke • 2013

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

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

Jesus > Religion 94%

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

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.

4.03

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 94%

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

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience

by Christopher C.H. Cook • 2019

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

5.00

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience Summary

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience 94%

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

by Christopher C.H. Cook 2019

5.00

2 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

Overcoming Bitterness

by Stephen Viars • 2021

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

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156

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

Overcoming Bitterness 94%

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 Paradox

by Jen Pollock Michel • 2019

Faith deepens not by resolving contradictions but by learning to live inside them.

4.13

523

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ↔️ Paradox And Faith 🌫️ Embracing Mystery 😢 Theology Of Lament 🌍 Incarnational Faith

Surprised by Paradox 94%

Faith deepens not by resolving contradictions but by learning to live inside them.

by Jen Pollock Michel 2019

4.13

523 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ↔️ Paradox And Faith 🌫️ Embracing Mystery 😢 Theology Of Lament 🌍 Incarnational Faith

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 94%

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

God Knows

by Lisa Whittle • 2023

Anxiety runs on the need to know everything. Peace comes from the One who already does.

4.40

199

🌱 Spiritual Growth 📖 Practical Theology 🙏 Anxiety And Faith 🕊️ Divine Comfort 🤲 Trust And Surrender

God Knows 94%

Anxiety runs on the need to know everything. Peace comes from the One who already does.

by Lisa Whittle 2023

4.40

199 ratings

🌱 Spiritual Growth 📖 Practical Theology 🙏 Anxiety And Faith 🕊️ Divine Comfort 🤲 Trust And Surrender

Five Points

by John Piper • 2013

How a set of old, divisive doctrines became the engine of joy, prayer, and global missions.

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1k+

✝️ Calvinism 🔥 Knowing God 👑 God's Sovereignty 💔 Human Depravity 🛡️ Assurance Of Salvation

Five Points 94%

How a set of old, divisive doctrines became the engine of joy, prayer, and global missions.

by John Piper 2013

4.47

1k+ ratings

✝️ Calvinism 🔥 Knowing God 👑 God's Sovereignty 💔 Human Depravity 🛡️ Assurance Of Salvation

Anxious for Nothing

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1993

Your worry is not a disorder. It is distrust in disguise, and Scripture has a cure.

4.25

2k+

🕊️ Biblical Counseling ✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Anxiety And Faith 👑 Divine Sovereignty 😌 Contentment

Anxious for Nothing 94%

Your worry is not a disorder. It is distrust in disguise, and Scripture has a cure.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1993

4.25

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Biblical Counseling ✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Anxiety And Faith 👑 Divine Sovereignty 😌 Contentment

The Problem of Pain

by C.S. Lewis • 1940

Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.

4.13

75k+

⚖️ Theodicy ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🍎 Original Sin 🔴 Redemptive Suffering ☁️ Heaven And Hell

The Problem of Pain 94%

Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.

by C.S. Lewis 1940

4.13

75k+ ratings

⚖️ Theodicy ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🍎 Original Sin 🔴 Redemptive Suffering ☁️ Heaven And Hell

Do You Believe?

by Paul David Tripp • 2021

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

4.56

682

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Do You Believe? 94%

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

by Paul David Tripp 2021

4.56

682 ratings

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

A More Christlike God

by Bradley Jersak • 2015

Divine wrath is consent, not rage: a God who absorbs violence, never deals it.

4.41

870

🕊️ Atonement Theology ✝️ Christology 🏆 Christus Victor 📖 Biblical Interpretation ☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy

A More Christlike God 94%

Divine wrath is consent, not rage: a God who absorbs violence, never deals it.

by Bradley Jersak 2015

4.41

870 ratings

🕊️ Atonement Theology ✝️ Christology 🏆 Christus Victor 📖 Biblical Interpretation ☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy

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

Delighting in the Trinity

by Michael Reeves • 2012

A solitary God cannot love. The Trinity makes him a Father, not a distant ruler.

4.57

9k+

🔺 Trinitarian Theology 📖 Doctrine Of God ❤️ Divine Love 😊 Christian Joy 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Delighting in the Trinity 94%

A solitary God cannot love. The Trinity makes him a Father, not a distant ruler.

by Michael Reeves 2012

4.57

9k+ ratings

🔺 Trinitarian Theology 📖 Doctrine Of God ❤️ Divine Love 😊 Christian Joy 🌱 Spiritual Formation

It Happens After Prayer

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2013

Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.

4.29

251

🙏 Christian Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👑 God's Sovereignty 🙌 Dependence On God 📜 Reformed Theology

It Happens After Prayer 94%

Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.

by H.B. Charles Jr. 2013

4.29

251 ratings

🙏 Christian Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 👑 God's Sovereignty 🙌 Dependence On God 📜 Reformed Theology

Jesus Among Other Gods

by Ravi Zacharias • 2000

Jesus claimed to be the truth, not just teach it. A defense of that exclusive claim.

4.14

11k+

🌍 Comparative Religion 🛡️ Christian Apologetics ⚖️ Faith And Reason ⛈️ Theodicy 🪦 Historical Resurrection

Jesus Among Other Gods 94%

Jesus claimed to be the truth, not just teach it. A defense of that exclusive claim.

by Ravi Zacharias 2000

4.14

11k+ ratings

🌍 Comparative Religion 🛡️ Christian Apologetics ⚖️ Faith And Reason ⛈️ Theodicy 🪦 Historical Resurrection

Gentle and Lowly

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2020

When Jesus revealed his deepest heart, he didn't name holiness or power. He named tenderness.

4.49

65k+

🥺 Christ's Compassion 📜 Puritan Theology ✝️ Sin And Grace 🌿 Spiritual Comfort 🏛️ Reformed Theology

Gentle and Lowly 94%

When Jesus revealed his deepest heart, he didn't name holiness or power. He named tenderness.

by Dane C. Ortlund 2020

4.49

65k+ ratings

🥺 Christ's Compassion 📜 Puritan Theology ✝️ Sin And Grace 🌿 Spiritual Comfort 🏛️ Reformed Theology

The Reason for God

by Timothy J. Keller • 2008

Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.

4.23

76k+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📚 Faith And Reason 💔 Problem Of Evil ⚖️ Religion And Morality ✝️ Historical Jesus

The Reason for God 94%

Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.

by Timothy J. Keller 2008

4.23

76k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📚 Faith And Reason 💔 Problem Of Evil ⚖️ Religion And Morality ✝️ Historical Jesus

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

Love Walked Among Us

by Paul E. Miller • 2001

Jesus' compassion was active, honest, and free from self-righteousness. Here's how to learn it.

4.26

1k+

✝️ Christian Living 👣 Example Of Christ ❤️ Christian Compassion 🚫 Self-Denial 💔 Suffering Love

Love Walked Among Us 94%

Jesus' compassion was active, honest, and free from self-righteousness. Here's how to learn it.

by Paul E. Miller 2001

4.26

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 👣 Example Of Christ ❤️ Christian Compassion 🚫 Self-Denial 💔 Suffering Love

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?

4.17

3k+

🕊️ 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? 94%

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

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 94%

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

Debating Calvinism

by Dave Hunt • 2004

Two theologians, one Bible, total disagreement on who God saves and why the cross matters.

3.36

269

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Debating Calvinism 94%

Two theologians, one Bible, total disagreement on who God saves and why the cross matters.

by Dave Hunt 2004

3.36

269 ratings

🏛️ Reformed Theology 🌊 Arminian Theology 🎯 Predestination 👑 Divine Sovereignty 🕊️ Free Will

God Is the Gospel

by John Piper • 2005

Forgiveness is the path, God himself is the prize: a meditation on the gospel's true end.

4.34

4k+

📜 Reformed Theology ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 😄 Joy In God ☀️ Glory Of God 👁️ Spiritual Sight

God Is the Gospel 94%

Forgiveness is the path, God himself is the prize: a meditation on the gospel's true end.

by John Piper 2005

4.34

4k+ ratings

📜 Reformed Theology ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 😄 Joy In God ☀️ Glory Of God 👁️ Spiritual Sight

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

The Shelter of God's Promises

by Sheila Walsh • 2011

Ten unshakable promises from Scripture that form a place of safety when everything else collapses.

4.12

557

📖 Biblical Promises 🙏 Christian Encouragement 🛡️ Spiritual Refuge 🌧️ Faith In Suffering ✨ Grace And Redemption

The Shelter of God's Promises 94%

Ten unshakable promises from Scripture that form a place of safety when everything else collapses.

by Sheila Walsh 2011

4.12

557 ratings

📖 Biblical Promises 🙏 Christian Encouragement 🛡️ Spiritual Refuge 🌧️ Faith In Suffering ✨ Grace And Redemption

Christian Beliefs

by Wayne Grudem • 2005

Twenty essentials of Christian belief, from scripture and the Trinity to the new creation.

4.25

3k+

📚 Systematic Theology 🛐 Reformed Theology 📖 Doctrinal Primer 📜 Biblical Authority 🙏 Salvation By Faith

Christian Beliefs 94%

Twenty essentials of Christian belief, from scripture and the Trinity to the new creation.

by Wayne Grudem 2005

4.25

3k+ ratings

📚 Systematic Theology 🛐 Reformed Theology 📖 Doctrinal Primer 📜 Biblical Authority 🙏 Salvation By Faith

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