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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

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

The Missionary Kids

by Holly Berkley Fletcher • 2025

Boarding school trauma, buried abuse, racial bypass: the dark story beneath American missions.

4.23

362

⛪ American Evangelicalism 🧳 Third Culture Kids ⛓️ Church Abuse 🤝 Race And Faith 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Missionary Kids

Boarding school trauma, buried abuse, racial bypass: the dark story beneath American missions.

by Holly Berkley Fletcher 2025 291 pages

4.23

362 ratings

⛪ American Evangelicalism 🧳 Third Culture Kids ⛓️ Church Abuse 🤝 Race And Faith 🧸 Childhood Trauma

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request

by Amy Kenny • 2022

God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.

4.16

2k+

♿️ Disability Theology 🌍 Social Model Of Disability ✝️ Faith Healing Critique 🤲 Embodied Faith 🚪 Church Accessibility

My Body Is Not a Prayer Request

God kept his scars after the resurrection. The church should learn why.

by Amy Kenny 2022 208 pages

4.16

2k+ ratings

♿️ Disability Theology 🌍 Social Model Of Disability ✝️ Faith Healing Critique 🤲 Embodied Faith 🚪 Church Accessibility

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

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

Christian Spiritual Formation

by Diane J. Chandler • 2014

Restoration touches every corner: body, mind, work, relationships. Grow whole, not just spiritual.

3.64

🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧩 Holistic Spirituality 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🔗 Attachment And Faith 💔 Emotional Healing

Christian Spiritual Formation

Restoration touches every corner: body, mind, work, relationships. Grow whole, not just spiritual.

by Diane J. Chandler 2014 367 pages

3.64

76 ratings

🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧩 Holistic Spirituality 🔺 Trinitarian Theology 🔗 Attachment And Faith 💔 Emotional Healing

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

Job

by Christopher Ash • 2014

The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.

4.65

286

🏛️ Biblical Commentary 🕯️ Christ-Centered Reading 🩹 The Problem Of Suffering 😢 Biblical Lament ✝️ Reformed Theology

Job

The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.

by Christopher Ash 2014 496 pages

4.65

286 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Commentary 🕯️ Christ-Centered Reading 🩹 The Problem Of Suffering 😢 Biblical Lament ✝️ Reformed Theology

Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1

by Herman Bavinck • 2003

Christian certainty rests not on argument but on the Spirit's inner testimony to Scripture.

4.68

500+

📚 Systematic Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology 🔍 Theological Method 📜 Doctrine Of Scripture 💡 Revelation

Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 1

Christian certainty rests not on argument but on the Spirit's inner testimony to Scripture.

by Herman Bavinck 2003 688 pages

4.68

500+ ratings

📚 Systematic Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology 🔍 Theological Method 📜 Doctrine Of Scripture 💡 Revelation

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women

by J. Lee Grady • 2000

Ten evangelical doctrines that silenced women, refuted by the same scriptures used to impose them.

4.13

261

⚖️ Christian Egalitarianism ⛪ Women In Ministry 🚫 Spiritual Abuse 🏛️ Religious Patriarchy 👩‍🦰 Women In Scripture

Ten Lies the Church Tells Women

Ten evangelical doctrines that silenced women, refuted by the same scriptures used to impose them.

by J. Lee Grady 2000 240 pages

4.13

261 ratings

⚖️ Christian Egalitarianism ⛪ Women In Ministry 🚫 Spiritual Abuse 🏛️ Religious Patriarchy 👩‍🦰 Women In Scripture

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

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

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

Defeating Strongholds of the Mind

by Rebecca Greenwood • 2015

The enemy only needs you to believe one lie. Tear down the fortress it builds.

4.38

🔥 Spiritual Warfare ⛓️ Deliverance Ministry 🧠 Toxic Thought Patterns 🔄 Renewing The Mind 🗣️ Spoken Declarations

Defeating Strongholds of the Mind

The enemy only needs you to believe one lie. Tear down the fortress it builds.

by Rebecca Greenwood 2015 242 pages

4.38

39 ratings

🔥 Spiritual Warfare ⛓️ Deliverance Ministry 🧠 Toxic Thought Patterns 🔄 Renewing The Mind 🗣️ Spoken Declarations

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

Angels in My Hair

by Lorna Byrne • 2008

Angels crowd her hair, every bus, every deathbed. Since infancy. They wait to be asked.

4.18

6k+

👼 Angel Encounters 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🛡️ Guardian Angels ✝️ Catholic Mysticism 🌅 Life After Death

Angels in My Hair

Angels crowd her hair, every bus, every deathbed. Since infancy. They wait to be asked.

by Lorna Byrne 2008 288 pages

4.18

6k+ ratings

👼 Angel Encounters 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🛡️ Guardian Angels ✝️ Catholic Mysticism 🌅 Life After Death

Reading While Black

by Esau McCaulley • 2020

Orthodoxy and social justice were never enemies. The Black church's Bible reading proves it.

4.42

6k+

✝️ Black Theology 📖 Biblical Hermeneutics ⚖️ Racial Justice Theology 😢 Lament And Hope 🗳️ Political Witness

Reading While Black

Orthodoxy and social justice were never enemies. The Black church's Bible reading proves it.

by Esau McCaulley 2020 200 pages

4.42

6k+ ratings

✝️ Black Theology 📖 Biblical Hermeneutics ⚖️ Racial Justice Theology 😢 Lament And Hope 🗳️ Political Witness

Ethics 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.

3.96

1k+

🏛️ Ethical Leadership 🏢 Workplace Ethics ⚖️ Moral Decision Making 🧱 Character Development 🤲 Servant Leadership

Ethics 101

Office supply theft and corporate scandal share a root cause. The one-standard fix.

by John C. Maxwell 2005 128 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Ethical Leadership 🏢 Workplace Ethics ⚖️ Moral Decision Making 🧱 Character Development 🤲 Servant Leadership

Behind Every Good Man

by Sara Goodman Confino • 2024

For wives craving spiritual leadership, pushing shuts doors. Love and respect open them.

4.26

28k+

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🤝 Respect In Marriage 💬 Marriage Communication 👰 For Christian Wives

Behind Every Good Man

For wives craving spiritual leadership, pushing shuts doors. Love and respect open them.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2024 339 pages

4.26

28k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🤝 Respect In Marriage 💬 Marriage Communication 👰 For Christian Wives

Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling

by Charles Allen Kollar • 1997

Christian counseling that stops diagnosing deficits and starts with the future the person wants.

3.80

296

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 🎯 Solution-Focused Therapy 🧠 Constructivist Therapy ✝️ Christian Formation ⛪ Church Ministry

Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling

Christian counseling that stops diagnosing deficits and starts with the future the person wants.

by Charles Allen Kollar 1997 224 pages

3.80

296 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 🎯 Solution-Focused Therapy 🧠 Constructivist Therapy ✝️ Christian Formation ⛪ Church Ministry

The Way of the Shepherd

by Kevin Leman • 2004

Your MBA taught you strategy. A shepherd teaches seven rules for leading real, reluctant people.

4.35

4k+

🧑‍💼 People Management 📈 Employee Development ❤️ Servant Leadership 🐑 Shepherd Leadership 📖 Leadership Parables

The Way of the Shepherd

Your MBA taught you strategy. A shepherd teaches seven rules for leading real, reluctant people.

by Kevin Leman 2004 128 pages

4.35

4k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 📈 Employee Development ❤️ Servant Leadership 🐑 Shepherd Leadership 📖 Leadership Parables

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