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The Simplest Way to Change the World

by Dustin Willis • 2017

An open door does more gospel work than Christians realize, and your house already has one.

4.21

500+

🏡 Radical Hospitality 🌍 Missional Living 🌱 Everyday Mission 🔄 Countercultural Faith 📅 Practical Rhythms

The Simplest Way to Change the World

An open door does more gospel work than Christians realize, and your house already has one.

by Dustin Willis 2017 176 pages

4.21

500+ ratings

🏡 Radical Hospitality 🌍 Missional Living 🌱 Everyday Mission 🔄 Countercultural Faith 📅 Practical Rhythms

Spurgeon's Sorrows

by Zack Eswine • 2014

Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.

4.44

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 🌑 Depression And Faith ✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 🌿 Holistic Healing

Spurgeon's Sorrows

Depression is not a spiritual failure: how Charles Spurgeon's darkest hours point to grace.

by Zack Eswine 2014 127 pages

4.44

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 🌑 Depression And Faith ✝️ Theology Of Suffering 📖 Biblical Counseling 🌿 Holistic Healing

Discipleship

by A.W. Tozer • 2018

What if salvation and discipleship are not two steps but a single, total surrender?

4.44

500+

🛐 Discipleship 📚 Spiritual Classics ✝️ Cross Bearing 🔥 Holiness 🧎 Spiritual Discipline

Discipleship

What if salvation and discipleship are not two steps but a single, total surrender?

by A.W. Tozer 2018 160 pages

4.44

500+ ratings

🛐 Discipleship 📚 Spiritual Classics ✝️ Cross Bearing 🔥 Holiness 🧎 Spiritual Discipline

Reforming Apologetics

by J.V. Fesko • 2019

Why the Reformed tradition defended the faith with creation and common notions, and must again.

4.18

136

📜 Reformed Theology 🌿 Natural Theology 🔍 Presuppositionalism 🕊️ Common Grace ⚖️ Faith And Reason

Reforming Apologetics

Why the Reformed tradition defended the faith with creation and common notions, and must again.

by J.V. Fesko 2019 272 pages

4.18

136 ratings

📜 Reformed Theology 🌿 Natural Theology 🔍 Presuppositionalism 🕊️ Common Grace ⚖️ Faith And Reason

Sticky Church

by Larry Osborne • 2008

Double your church without adding a single visitor. A retention-first approach to small groups.

3.99

1k+

🏛️ Church Leadership 👥 Small Group Ministry 📈 Church Growth 🤝 Relational Discipleship 💒 Congregational Health

Sticky Church

Double your church without adding a single visitor. A retention-first approach to small groups.

by Larry Osborne 2008 208 pages

3.99

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 👥 Small Group Ministry 📈 Church Growth 🤝 Relational Discipleship 💒 Congregational Health

Authority

by Jonathan Leeman • 2023

When authority is redeemed, it stops stealing power and starts giving life to the vulnerable.

4.62

500+

🏛️ Church Governance 🛡️ Spiritual Authority ⛪ Pastoral Theology 💔 Abuse Of Power 🌱 Leadership Development

Authority

When authority is redeemed, it stops stealing power and starts giving life to the vulnerable.

by Jonathan Leeman 2023 363 pages

4.62

500+ ratings

🏛️ Church Governance 🛡️ Spiritual Authority ⛪ Pastoral Theology 💔 Abuse Of Power 🌱 Leadership Development

A través de los ojos del león

by Levi Lusko • 2015

When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.

4.57

5k+

🕊️ Pastoral Grief ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌅 Resurrection Hope ✝️ Suffering And Faith 🔭 Eternal Perspective

A través de los ojos del león

When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.

by Levi Lusko 2015 211 pages

4.57

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Grief ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌅 Resurrection Hope ✝️ Suffering And Faith 🔭 Eternal Perspective

Uncommon Ground

by Timothy J. Keller • 2020

Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.

3.92

2k+

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🕊️ Religious Pluralism ☮️ Peacemaking 📖 Narrative Theology 🧘 Virtue Ethics

Uncommon Ground

Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.

by Timothy J. Keller 2020 240 pages

3.92

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🕊️ Religious Pluralism ☮️ Peacemaking 📖 Narrative Theology 🧘 Virtue Ethics

TrueFaced

by Bill Thrall • 2003

Stop performing for God. Trust, not effort, unlocks the person He already made you to be.

4.14

500+

✝️ Christian Formation 🌱 Spiritual Growth 📖 Discipleship 🤲 Authenticity ✨ Grace

TrueFaced

Stop performing for God. Trust, not effort, unlocks the person He already made you to be.

by Bill Thrall 2003 256 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

✝️ Christian Formation 🌱 Spiritual Growth 📖 Discipleship 🤲 Authenticity ✨ Grace

God Does His Best Work with Empty

by Nancy Guthrie • 2020

Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.

4.48

1k+

😰 Suffering And Faith 🙏 Christian Living 😢 Grief And Loss 💧 Longing And Desire ✝️ Christ's Sufficiency

God Does His Best Work with Empty

Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.

by Nancy Guthrie 2020 224 pages

4.48

1k+ ratings

😰 Suffering And Faith 🙏 Christian Living 😢 Grief And Loss 💧 Longing And Desire ✝️ Christ's Sufficiency

Upon Waking

by Jackie Hill Perry • 2023

A 60-day devotional that dismantles self-help spirituality and hands you something far more solid.

4.70

3k+

📖 Devotional Reflections 🙏 Prayer Life 🗿 Idolatry 🛌 Sabbath Rest ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Upon Waking

A 60-day devotional that dismantles self-help spirituality and hands you something far more solid.

by Jackie Hill Perry 2023 208 pages

4.70

3k+ ratings

📖 Devotional Reflections 🙏 Prayer Life 🗿 Idolatry 🛌 Sabbath Rest ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

This Momentary Marriage

by John Piper • 2009

Earthly marriage ends. Its real purpose all along was to point to a wedding that doesn't.

4.23

5k+

💒 Biblical Marriage 📜 Covenant Theology 🏠 Complementarian Roles ✝️ Christian Singleness 🏡 Church Community

This Momentary Marriage

Earthly marriage ends. Its real purpose all along was to point to a wedding that doesn't.

by John Piper 2009 192 pages

4.23

5k+ ratings

💒 Biblical Marriage 📜 Covenant Theology 🏠 Complementarian Roles ✝️ Christian Singleness 🏡 Church Community

The Rule of Love

by Jonathan Leeman • 2018

Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.

4.21

159

🏛️ Ecclesiology ⛪ Local Church 📜 Church Polity ❤️ Biblical Love 📋 Church Membership

The Rule of Love

Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.

by Jonathan Leeman 2018 176 pages

4.21

159 ratings

🏛️ Ecclesiology ⛪ Local Church 📜 Church Polity ❤️ Biblical Love 📋 Church Membership

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain

by Matt Chandler • 2013

Three strangers made family by grace: what Philippi reveals about a life death cannot undo.

4.14

4k+

📖 Bible Study ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧎 Humility 🫂 Church Community

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain

Three strangers made family by grace: what Philippi reveals about a life death cannot undo.

by Matt Chandler 2013 224 pages

4.14

4k+ ratings

📖 Bible Study ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧎 Humility 🫂 Church Community

Leaving Egypt

by Chuck DeGroat • 2011

The Exodus journey retraced: a path from addiction and shame into your true self.

4.27

252

✝️ Spiritual Formation 🧠 Psychology And Faith 🚫 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Inner Healing 🔒 Identity In Christ

Leaving Egypt

The Exodus journey retraced: a path from addiction and shame into your true self.

by Chuck DeGroat 2011 246 pages

4.27

252 ratings

✝️ Spiritual Formation 🧠 Psychology And Faith 🚫 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Inner Healing 🔒 Identity In Christ

Better

by Jen Wilkin • 2019

Learn to study Hebrews for yourself and see why Christ surpasses every prophet, priest, and promise.

4.63

1k+

📖 Inductive Bible Study 📚 Biblical Literacy 📜 Hebrews Commentary ✝️ Christology 🏛️ Covenant Theology

Better

Learn to study Hebrews for yourself and see why Christ surpasses every prophet, priest, and promise.

by Jen Wilkin 2019 115 pages

4.63

1k+ ratings

📖 Inductive Bible Study 📚 Biblical Literacy 📜 Hebrews Commentary ✝️ Christology 🏛️ Covenant Theology

Invitation to Retreat

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2018

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

4.44

500+

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 😴 Burnout And Rest 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🎭 False Self

Invitation to Retreat

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2018 160 pages

4.44

500+ ratings

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 😴 Burnout And Rest 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🎭 False Self

The Household and the War for the Cosmos

by C.R. Wiley • 2019

The factory gutted the household; rebuilding it means reclaiming productive property, not sentiment.

4.25

1k+

🕯️ Domestic Piety 🏡 Household Economy 🌌 Cosmic Hierarchy 🔗 Intergenerational Duty 🛡️ Cultural Resistance

The Household and the War for the Cosmos

The factory gutted the household; rebuilding it means reclaiming productive property, not sentiment.

by C.R. Wiley 2019 144 pages

4.25

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Domestic Piety 🏡 Household Economy 🌌 Cosmic Hierarchy 🔗 Intergenerational Duty 🛡️ Cultural Resistance

Overcoming Sin and Temptation

by John Owen • 1656

Sin within you is a hostile, living law. Willpower fails; only daily, Spirit-led execution works.

4.42

2k+

📜 Puritan Theology ✝️ Mortification Of Sin ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛡️ Temptation Resistance 🕊️ Holiness

Overcoming Sin and Temptation

Sin within you is a hostile, living law. Willpower fails; only daily, Spirit-led execution works.

by John Owen 1656 464 pages

4.42

2k+ ratings

📜 Puritan Theology ✝️ Mortification Of Sin ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛡️ Temptation Resistance 🕊️ Holiness

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read

by Christopher Ash • 2019

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

4.36

500+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

by Christopher Ash 2019 128 pages

4.36

500+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

Intimate Allies

by Dan B. Allender • 1995

Marriage is a spiritual war, not a contract. Your spouse is your ally, not your enemy.

3.82

392

💒 Christian Marriage 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Counseling ⚖️ Gender Complementarity 🤝 Forgiveness In Marriage

Intimate Allies

Marriage is a spiritual war, not a contract. Your spouse is your ally, not your enemy.

by Dan B. Allender 1995 400 pages

3.82

392 ratings

💒 Christian Marriage 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Counseling ⚖️ Gender Complementarity 🤝 Forgiveness In Marriage

Creature of the Word

by Matt Chandler • 2012

Church culture outmuscles strategy. The fix: recenter on the gospel, from worship to the budget.

4.10

1k+

⛪ Ecclesiology ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏛️ Church Leadership 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Missional Church

Creature of the Word

Church culture outmuscles strategy. The fix: recenter on the gospel, from worship to the budget.

by Matt Chandler 2012 256 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🏛️ Church Leadership 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Missional Church

Heaven

by Randy Alcorn • 2004

The afterlife isn't vapor and harps. It's a physical planet where you'll eat, work, and explore.

4.31

16k+

⏳ Christian Eschatology 🕊️ Theology Of Heaven 🦴 Physical Resurrection 🌍 New Earth Theology 🏠 Incarnational Theology

Heaven

The afterlife isn't vapor and harps. It's a physical planet where you'll eat, work, and explore.

by Randy Alcorn 2004

4.31

16k+ ratings

⏳ Christian Eschatology 🕊️ Theology Of Heaven 🦴 Physical Resurrection 🌍 New Earth Theology 🏠 Incarnational Theology

More Than a Carpenter

by Josh D. McDowell

Jesus claimed to be God. That leaves three options, and the evidence eliminates two of them.

4.46

500+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🔄 Skeptic To Believer 🪦 Resurrection Evidence 📜 Biblical Reliability 🔍 Evidentialist Apologetics

More Than a Carpenter

Jesus claimed to be God. That leaves three options, and the evidence eliminates two of them.

by Josh D. McDowell

4.46

500+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🔄 Skeptic To Believer 🪦 Resurrection Evidence 📜 Biblical Reliability 🔍 Evidentialist Apologetics

Donde yo estoy

by Billy Graham • 2015

Heaven and hell are real places, not states of mind. The decision closes at the grave.

4.50

500+

🕊️ Evangelical Theology 📖 Christian Eschatology 👼 Heaven And Hell 🙏 Salvation By Grace 📜 Biblical Authority

Donde yo estoy

Heaven and hell are real places, not states of mind. The decision closes at the grave.

by Billy Graham 2015

4.50

500+ ratings

🕊️ Evangelical Theology 📖 Christian Eschatology 👼 Heaven And Hell 🙏 Salvation By Grace 📜 Biblical Authority

Fierce Marriage

by Ryan G. Frederick • 2018

Marriage for holiness, not happiness. Without the gospel, the best marriage drifts toward ruin.

4.22

500+

💒 Christian Marriage 🔥 Sanctification 🤝 Covenant Marriage 🛡️ Emotional Safety 💬 Communication In Marriage

Fierce Marriage

Marriage for holiness, not happiness. Without the gospel, the best marriage drifts toward ruin.

by Ryan G. Frederick 2018 240 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

💒 Christian Marriage 🔥 Sanctification 🤝 Covenant Marriage 🛡️ Emotional Safety 💬 Communication In Marriage

Becoming a True Spiritual Community

by Larry Crabb • 1999

Your church runs on programs. Souls stay hidden. The way out is turning toward one another.

4.05

220

🏛️ Church Community 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤝 Authentic Community 🧭 Spiritual Direction ⚔️ Flesh Vs Spirit

Becoming a True Spiritual Community

Your church runs on programs. Souls stay hidden. The way out is turning toward one another.

by Larry Crabb 1999 256 pages

4.05

220 ratings

🏛️ Church Community 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤝 Authentic Community 🧭 Spiritual Direction ⚔️ Flesh Vs Spirit

Raising Passionate Jesus Followers

by Phil Comer • 2018

Ninety percent of churched youth walk away by college. The stage-by-stage plan to beat those odds.

4.56

1k+

🛐 Faith Formation 🧒 Child Discipline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 📖 Biblical Parenting 🔄 Generational Faith

Raising Passionate Jesus Followers

Ninety percent of churched youth walk away by college. The stage-by-stage plan to beat those odds.

by Phil Comer 2018 304 pages

4.56

1k+ ratings

🛐 Faith Formation 🧒 Child Discipline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 📖 Biblical Parenting 🔄 Generational Faith

Sex and the Single Girl

by Juli Slattery • 2017

Single and Christian: how to stop compartmentalizing sex and faith, and what to do instead.

4.31

261

✝️ Christian Sexuality 🛡️ Sexual Integrity 👩 Single Christian Women 💕 Dating And Courtship 🤝 Faith And Intimacy

Sex and the Single Girl

Single and Christian: how to stop compartmentalizing sex and faith, and what to do instead.

by Juli Slattery 2017 160 pages

4.31

261 ratings

✝️ Christian Sexuality 🛡️ Sexual Integrity 👩 Single Christian Women 💕 Dating And Courtship 🤝 Faith And Intimacy

Beyond Betrayal

by Phil Waldrep • 2020

Why forgiveness doesn't mean trusting again, and how to build boundaries that let you heal.

4.14

173

💔 Betrayal Trauma ✝️ Christian Psychology 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🔨 Trust Rebuilding 🧱 Boundary Setting

Beyond Betrayal

Why forgiveness doesn't mean trusting again, and how to build boundaries that let you heal.

by Phil Waldrep 2020 224 pages

4.14

173 ratings

💔 Betrayal Trauma ✝️ Christian Psychology 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🔨 Trust Rebuilding 🧱 Boundary Setting

Lewis on the Christian Life

by Joe Rigney • 2018

C.S. Lewis mapped the Christian life as a descent into joy, not an ascent into virtue.

4.36

286

🛐 Practical Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔺 Trinitarian Spirituality ✨ Joy And Longing 💔 Love And Idolatry

Lewis on the Christian Life

C.S. Lewis mapped the Christian life as a descent into joy, not an ascent into virtue.

by Joe Rigney 2018 320 pages

4.36

286 ratings

🛐 Practical Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🔺 Trinitarian Spirituality ✨ Joy And Longing 💔 Love And Idolatry

The Life We're Looking For

by Andy Crouch • 2022

We traded being known for being profiled, and the bargain is destroying our capacity for love.

4.04

2k+

🛠️ Technology Criticism ✝️ Christian Ethics 📱 Digital Detox 🏛️ Idolatry Of Technology 🏘️ Intentional Community

The Life We're Looking For

We traded being known for being profiled, and the bargain is destroying our capacity for love.

by Andy Crouch 2022 240 pages

4.04

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Technology Criticism ✝️ Christian Ethics 📱 Digital Detox 🏛️ Idolatry Of Technology 🏘️ Intentional Community

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