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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

Rediscovering Catholicism

by Mathew kelly • 2010

Your faith is starved, not broken. The simple disciplines that bring it back to life.

4.13

🕊️ Catholic Renewal 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🛡️ Countercultural Faith ✨ Sacramental Living 🌿 Practical Spirituality

Rediscovering Catholicism

Your faith is starved, not broken. The simple disciplines that bring it back to life.

by Mathew kelly 2010

4.13

8 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Renewal 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🛡️ Countercultural Faith ✨ Sacramental Living 🌿 Practical Spirituality

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

Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

4.51

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🚶 Spiritual Pilgrimage 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul

Word in the Wilderness

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

by Malcolm Guite 2014 208 pages

4.51

39 ratings

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🚶 Spiritual Pilgrimage 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul

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

Secrets in the Dark

by Frederick Buechner • 2006

God hides in ordinary life, not sanctuaries. Six decades of sermons on learning to notice.

4.38

1k+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌒 Faith And Doubt ✨ Everyday Sacred 🧭 Vocation And Calling 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Secrets in the Dark

God hides in ordinary life, not sanctuaries. Six decades of sermons on learning to notice.

by Frederick Buechner 2006 320 pages

4.38

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 🌒 Faith And Doubt ✨ Everyday Sacred 🧭 Vocation And Calling 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Prayers for the Pilgrimage

by W. David O. Taylor • 2024

A fifth-century prayer form short enough for traffic, tough enough for despair.

4.60

🛐 Liturgical Prayer 📝 Written Prayers 🏠 Everyday Spirituality ⛪ Book Of Common Prayer 🕯️ Celtic Spirituality

Prayers for the Pilgrimage

A fifth-century prayer form short enough for traffic, tough enough for despair.

by W. David O. Taylor 2024 208 pages

4.60

50 ratings

🛐 Liturgical Prayer 📝 Written Prayers 🏠 Everyday Spirituality ⛪ Book Of Common Prayer 🕯️ Celtic Spirituality

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

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

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

A Message of Hope from the Angels

by Lorna Byrne • 2012

You outrank every angel. What the angels waiting for your request can do for your life.

4.29

1k+

👼 Angel Communication ✨ Healing Energy 🙏 Prayer Practice 🪷 Everyday Spirituality 🔮 Soul Purpose

A Message of Hope from the Angels

You outrank every angel. What the angels waiting for your request can do for your life.

by Lorna Byrne 2012 192 pages

4.29

1k+ ratings

👼 Angel Communication ✨ Healing Energy 🙏 Prayer Practice 🪷 Everyday Spirituality 🔮 Soul Purpose

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

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

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

The Big Book of Quotes

by M. Prefontaine • 2015

A handpicked collection of funny, tough, and true quotes for the moments you need a compass.

4.01

161

📚 Quotation Collections 💬 Aphorisms And Sayings 🧠 Curated Wisdom 🌟 Words To Live By 🏛️ Practical Philosophy

The Big Book of Quotes

A handpicked collection of funny, tough, and true quotes for the moments you need a compass.

by M. Prefontaine 2015 444 pages

4.01

161 ratings

📚 Quotation Collections 💬 Aphorisms And Sayings 🧠 Curated Wisdom 🌟 Words To Live By 🏛️ Practical Philosophy

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