50 Books like The Characters of Christmas

The Women of Christmas

by Liz Curtis Higgs • 2013

Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna: a Christmas shaped by waiting, surrender, and a lifetime of watching.

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👩 Biblical Women 👶 Nativity Story 🕯️ Advent Devotionals 📖 Biblical Character Study ⏳ Waiting On God

The Women of Christmas 96%

Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna: a Christmas shaped by waiting, surrender, and a lifetime of watching.

by Liz Curtis Higgs 2013

4.22

2k+ ratings

👩 Biblical Women 👶 Nativity Story 🕯️ Advent Devotionals 📖 Biblical Character Study ⏳ Waiting On God

Come, Let Us Adore Him

by Paul David Tripp • 2017

The Christmas story is not a sentimental tale but a divine rescue mission for self-ruled rebels.

4.35

4k+

🕯️ Advent Devotionals ✨ Incarnation 📜 Prophecy Fulfillment 📖 Biblical Theology 📚 Reformed Theology

Come, Let Us Adore Him 96%

The Christmas story is not a sentimental tale but a divine rescue mission for self-ruled rebels.

by Paul David Tripp 2017

4.35

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Advent Devotionals ✨ Incarnation 📜 Prophecy Fulfillment 📖 Biblical Theology 📚 Reformed Theology

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 91%

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.

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26k+

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

The Return of the Prodigal Son 91%

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

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 91%

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

Following Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 1994

Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.

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1k+

🙏 Discipleship 📖 Biblical Theology ✝️ Christology 🩸 Atonement 👑 Kingdom Of God

Following Jesus 91%

Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.

by N.T. Wright 1994

4.26

1k+ ratings

🙏 Discipleship 📖 Biblical Theology ✝️ Christology 🩸 Atonement 👑 Kingdom Of God

Simply Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 2020

Jesus announced a kingdom that was already arriving, and acted as if he was its king.

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6k+

📜 Historical Jesus 👑 Kingdom Theology 📖 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early Church ✨ Resurrection

Simply Jesus 91%

Jesus announced a kingdom that was already arriving, and acted as if he was its king.

by N.T. Wright 2020

4.13

6k+ ratings

📜 Historical Jesus 👑 Kingdom Theology 📖 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early Church ✨ Resurrection

Twelve Extraordinary Women

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 2005

Twelve biblical women, one pattern: how God uses flawed lives for his purposes, and yours.

4.13

8k+

🕊️ Biblical Women 📖 Bible Biography 🙏 Devotional Studies 📜 Expository Teaching 🔥 Reformed Theology

Twelve Extraordinary Women 91%

Twelve biblical women, one pattern: how God uses flawed lives for his purposes, and yours.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2005

4.13

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Biblical Women 📖 Bible Biography 🙏 Devotional Studies 📜 Expository Teaching 🔥 Reformed Theology

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. • 2022

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

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315

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology 📚 New Testament 🤲 Grace Alone

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus 91%

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. 2022

4.30

315 ratings

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology 📚 New Testament 🤲 Grace Alone

Dangerous Jesus

by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023

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

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1k+

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

Dangerous Jesus 91%

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

Short Stories by Jesus

by Amy-Jill Levine • 2014

Jesus told parables to disrupt, not soothe. A Jewish scholar recovers the shock they once delivered.

4.01

2k+

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 🕍 First-Century Judaism 📖 Parables And Storytelling 🔍 Historical Jesus Studies ⚡ Subversive Readings

Short Stories by Jesus 91%

Jesus told parables to disrupt, not soothe. A Jewish scholar recovers the shock they once delivered.

by Amy-Jill Levine 2014

4.01

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 🕍 First-Century Judaism 📖 Parables And Storytelling 🔍 Historical Jesus Studies ⚡ Subversive Readings

The Life You've Always Wanted

by John Ortberg • 1997

Willpower won't transform you. The ordinary practices that structure your life will.

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10k+

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

The Life You've Always Wanted 91%

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

Love Does

by Bob Goff • 2012

You don't need more faith. You need to do something with what you have.

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103k+

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏃 Active Faith ⛰️ Adventurous Faith 🤍 Authentic Faith 🎁 Grace And Redemption

Love Does 91%

You don't need more faith. You need to do something with what you have.

by Bob Goff 2012

4.31

103k+ ratings

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏃 Active Faith ⛰️ Adventurous Faith 🤍 Authentic Faith 🎁 Grace And Redemption

Exodus Old and New

by L. Michael Morales • 2020

Exile. Lamb. Sea crossing. Resurrection. The one pattern that runs from Eden to the new creation.

4.65

459

🏛️ Biblical Theology 📜 Covenant Theology 🔗 Typology ✝️ Atonement 🌱 New Creation

Exodus Old and New 91%

Exile. Lamb. Sea crossing. Resurrection. The one pattern that runs from Eden to the new creation.

by L. Michael Morales 2020

4.65

459 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Theology 📜 Covenant Theology 🔗 Typology ✝️ Atonement 🌱 New Creation

New Morning Mercies

by Paul David Tripp • 2014

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

4.56

10k+

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

New Morning Mercies 91%

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

How God Makes Men

by Patrick Morley • 2013

Ten stories where God used waiting, ruin, and humiliation to build the men success never could.

4.29

563

🧔 Biblical Manhood 📜 Bible Character Studies 🏔️ Faith Under Pressure ⏳ Waiting On God 🧭 Divine Providence

How God Makes Men 91%

Ten stories where God used waiting, ruin, and humiliation to build the men success never could.

by Patrick Morley 2013

4.29

563 ratings

🧔 Biblical Manhood 📜 Bible Character Studies 🏔️ Faith Under Pressure ⏳ Waiting On God 🧭 Divine Providence

52 Little Lessons from Les Miserables

by Bob Welch • 2014

Fifty-two devotionals mining Les Misérables for grace, forgiveness, and everyday kindness.

4.29

115

📖 Literary Devotionals ✝️ Grace And Redemption 🕊️ Forgiveness ❤️ Compassion 🛡️ Integrity

52 Little Lessons from Les Miserables Summary

52 Little Lessons from Les Miserables 91%

Fifty-two devotionals mining Les Misérables for grace, forgiveness, and everyday kindness.

by Bob Welch 2014

4.29

115 ratings

📖 Literary Devotionals ✝️ Grace And Redemption 🕊️ Forgiveness ❤️ Compassion 🛡️ Integrity

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 91%

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

What Are Biblical Values?

by John J. Collins • 2019

The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.

4.07

153

📖 Biblical Studies ✝️ Christian Ethics 🔍 Historical Criticism 📝 Biblical Interpretation ⚖️ Biblical Authority

What Are Biblical Values? 91%

The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.

by John J. Collins 2019

4.07

153 ratings

📖 Biblical Studies ✝️ Christian Ethics 🔍 Historical Criticism 📝 Biblical Interpretation ⚖️ Biblical Authority

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 91%

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

The Applause of Heaven

by Max Lucado • 1990

The Beatitudes aren't rules: they're a map to a joy that survives every circumstance.

4.21

4k+

⛰️ Beatitudes 📖 Christian Living 🙏 Devotional Reading 😊 Christian Joy 💫 Divine Grace

The Applause of Heaven 91%

The Beatitudes aren't rules: they're a map to a joy that survives every circumstance.

by Max Lucado 1990

4.21

4k+ ratings

⛰️ Beatitudes 📖 Christian Living 🙏 Devotional Reading 😊 Christian Joy 💫 Divine Grace

The Ignatian Adventure

by Kevin O'Brien • 2011

A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.

4.53

550

🧱 Ignatian Spirituality 📖 Daily Devotions 🔍 Discernment 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Catholic Tradition

The Ignatian Adventure 91%

A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.

by Kevin O'Brien 2011

4.53

550 ratings

🧱 Ignatian Spirituality 📖 Daily Devotions 🔍 Discernment 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Catholic Tradition

The Gospel for Real Life

by Jerry Bridges • 2002

Your daily guilt and insecurity have the same cure as your eternal salvation.

4.37

1k+

✝️ Everyday Gospel 📜 Reformed Theology 🩸 Atonement 🎭 Sin And Grace ⚖️ Justification By Faith

The Gospel for Real Life 91%

Your daily guilt and insecurity have the same cure as your eternal salvation.

by Jerry Bridges 2002

4.37

1k+ ratings

✝️ Everyday Gospel 📜 Reformed Theology 🩸 Atonement 🎭 Sin And Grace ⚖️ Justification By Faith

The Incomparable Christ

by John R.W. Stott • 2001

The church painted Jesus as monk or liberator, but the original witness outshines them all.

4.22

279

✝️ Christology 📖 New Testament Theology ⛪ Church History 🕊️ Life Of Jesus 🩸 Atonement Theology

The Incomparable Christ 91%

The church painted Jesus as monk or liberator, but the original witness outshines them all.

by John R.W. Stott 2001

4.22

279 ratings

✝️ Christology 📖 New Testament Theology ⛪ Church History 🕊️ Life Of Jesus 🩸 Atonement Theology

The Practice of Godliness

by Jerry Bridges • 1983

A training plan for godliness: Christian character that grows from inner devotion, not moralism.

4.41

3k+

✝️ Christian Living 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Reformed Theology 🧱 Character Formation

The Practice of Godliness 91%

A training plan for godliness: Christian character that grows from inner devotion, not moralism.

by Jerry Bridges 1983

4.41

3k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Reformed Theology 🧱 Character Formation

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

🖊️ Spiritual Memoir 🧪 Religious Experiment ✡️ Jesus' Jewish Roots 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📿 Prayer Traditions

The Year of Living like Jesus 90%

A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.

by Edward G. Dobson 2009

3.47

549 ratings

🖊️ Spiritual Memoir 🧪 Religious Experiment ✡️ Jesus' Jewish Roots 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📿 Prayer Traditions

Colliding With Destiny

by Sarah Jakes • 2014

What Ruth teaches about loss, worth, and the courage to trust a timeline you cannot see.

4.47

288

🕊️ Biblical Women ✝️ Identity In Christ 🩹 Redemptive Suffering 🚧 Boundary Setting ⏳ Divine Timing

Colliding With Destiny 90%

What Ruth teaches about loss, worth, and the courage to trust a timeline you cannot see.

by Sarah Jakes 2014

4.47

288 ratings

🕊️ Biblical Women ✝️ Identity In Christ 🩹 Redemptive Suffering 🚧 Boundary Setting ⏳ Divine Timing

Character Theology

by Tom Steffen • 2024

The Bible reveals God through its characters. Reading it without them misses the point.

4.67

📖 Biblical Narrative 🎭 Narrative Theology 🗣️ Oral Culture 🙌 Lay Theology 🔎 Narrative Criticism

Character Theology 90%

The Bible reveals God through its characters. Reading it without them misses the point.

by Tom Steffen 2024

4.67

3 ratings

📖 Biblical Narrative 🎭 Narrative Theology 🗣️ Oral Culture 🙌 Lay Theology 🔎 Narrative Criticism

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 90%

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

Three Simple Rules

by Rueben P. Job • 2007

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

4.19

631

🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

Three Simple Rules 90%

Three practices that heal division: simple enough to teach a child, costly enough to change a life.

by Rueben P. Job 2007

4.19

631 ratings

🏛️ Wesleyan Theology 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📜 Rule Of Life 🌿 Spiritual Formation 📖 Practical Theology

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 90%

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

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary

by Brant Pitre • 2018

Every Catholic teaching on Mary that seems unbiblical is Jewish and hidden in the Old Testament.

4.55

3k+

📖 Biblical Typology 🌹 Mariology 🛡️ Catholic Apologetics ✡️ Jewish Roots Of Christianity ⛪ Early Church Fathers

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary Summary

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary 90%

Every Catholic teaching on Mary that seems unbiblical is Jewish and hidden in the Old Testament.

by Brant Pitre 2018

4.55

3k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Typology 🌹 Mariology 🛡️ Catholic Apologetics ✡️ Jewish Roots Of Christianity ⛪ Early Church Fathers

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 90%

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 90%

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

Loving God

by Charles W. Colson • 1983

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

4.31

2k+

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Loving God 90%

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

by Charles W. Colson 1983

4.31

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

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 90%

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

How the Bible Actually Works

by Peter Enns • 2019

The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.

4.28

4k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊️ Reimagining Faith 🤔 Faith And Doubt ⛪ Progressive Christianity 📜 Biblical Wisdom

How the Bible Actually Works 90%

The Bible was never meant to be a rulebook. Its contradictions are what make it wise.

by Peter Enns 2019

4.28

4k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊️ Reimagining Faith 🤔 Faith And Doubt ⛪ Progressive Christianity 📜 Biblical Wisdom

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! 90%

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

The Divine Conspiracy

by Dallas Willard • 1998

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

4.24

16k+

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

The Divine Conspiracy 90%

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

by Dallas Willard 1998

4.24

16k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

Nudge

by Leonard Sweet • 2010

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

3.9

323

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

Nudge 90%

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

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

663

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Summary

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit 90%

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

Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible

by Michael S. Heiser • 2018

Eighty one-minute insights that teach you to read the Bible through ancient eyes, not modern ones.

4.54

114

🧠 Biblical Interpretation 🏛️ Ancient Context ✍️ Literary Techniques 📖 Bible Study 🔑 Accessible Theology

Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible Summary

Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible 90%

Eighty one-minute insights that teach you to read the Bible through ancient eyes, not modern ones.

by Michael S. Heiser 2018

4.54

114 ratings

🧠 Biblical Interpretation 🏛️ Ancient Context ✍️ Literary Techniques 📖 Bible Study 🔑 Accessible Theology

It's Good to Be Queen

by Liz Curtis Higgs • 2015

What a queen's 1,500-mile quest for wisdom teaches women about boldness, honesty, and grace.

4.17

551

👑 Biblical Womanhood 📖 Women In Scripture 🏺 Christian Character Study 🦁 Boldness In Faith 💡 Christian Wisdom

It's Good to Be Queen 90%

What a queen's 1,500-mile quest for wisdom teaches women about boldness, honesty, and grace.

by Liz Curtis Higgs 2015

4.17

551 ratings

👑 Biblical Womanhood 📖 Women In Scripture 🏺 Christian Character Study 🦁 Boldness In Faith 💡 Christian Wisdom

Holy Hygge

by Jamie Erickson • 2022

Seven Danish practices for a home that does more than feel cozy: it points people to Christ.

4.10

6k+

🇩🇰 Modern Hygge 🏡 Christian Hospitality ✝️ Home As Ministry 🕯️ Cozy Living 🐌 Slow Living

Holy Hygge 90%

Seven Danish practices for a home that does more than feel cozy: it points people to Christ.

by Jamie Erickson 2022

4.10

6k+ ratings

🇩🇰 Modern Hygge 🏡 Christian Hospitality ✝️ Home As Ministry 🕯️ Cozy Living 🐌 Slow Living

What Does God Want?

by Michael S. Heiser • 2018

From Eden to Revelation, one goal explains every twist: God's plan to adopt a human family.

4.65

883

🏛️ Biblical Theology 👁️ Supernatural Worldview 📜 Salvation History 🪞 Image Bearing ✝️ Gospel Centered

What Does God Want? 90%

From Eden to Revelation, one goal explains every twist: God's plan to adopt a human family.

by Michael S. Heiser 2018

4.65

883 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Theology 👁️ Supernatural Worldview 📜 Salvation History 🪞 Image Bearing ✝️ Gospel Centered

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus

by Lois Tverberg • 2018

Ancient Jewish writers, modern Western readers: the mismatch that hides the Bible's meaning.

4.45

1k+

🧠 Biblical Hermeneutics 🕍 First-Century Judaism 🔤 Hebrew Language 🔗 Intertextuality 📖 Bible Study Methods

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus Summary

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus 90%

Ancient Jewish writers, modern Western readers: the mismatch that hides the Bible's meaning.

by Lois Tverberg 2018

4.45

1k+ ratings

🧠 Biblical Hermeneutics 🕍 First-Century Judaism 🔤 Hebrew Language 🔗 Intertextuality 📖 Bible Study Methods

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 90%

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

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.

4.32

25k+

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

Liturgy of the Ordinary 90%

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

Inspired

by Rachel Held Evans • 2018

The Bible is a library of warring ancient texts, and that is why it's worth loving.

4.39

18k+

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

Inspired 90%

The Bible is a library of warring ancient texts, and that is why it's worth loving.

by Rachel Held Evans 2018

4.39

18k+ ratings

🧩 Biblical Interpretation 🌈 Progressive Christianity 🤼 Wrestling With Scripture ❓ Doubt And Faith ✊ Liberation Theology

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 90%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

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