🙏 Faith In Action

Books about belief that refuses to stay private—faith expressed through justice work, service, advocacy, and the messy, courageous practice of living out convictions in the world.

Outlive Your Life

by Max Lucado • 2010

The early church ran on ordinary people and relentless prayer. That same power hasn't expired.

4.18

2k+

🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living 💛 Compassion Ministry 🏠 Radical Hospitality

Outlive Your Life

The early church ran on ordinary people and relentless prayer. That same power hasn't expired.

by Max Lucado 2010

4.18

2k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living 💛 Compassion Ministry 🏠 Radical Hospitality

Ministries of Mercy

by Timothy J. Keller • 1989

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

4.14

1k+

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌍 Holistic Mission

Ministries of Mercy

A church that gets its hands dirty with the needy: the theology and plan for mercy ministry.

by Timothy J. Keller 1989

4.14

1k+ ratings

🤲 Mercy Ministry 🔄 Transformational Development ⚖️ Church And Justice ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌍 Holistic Mission

The Whole Language

by Gregory Boyle • 2021

A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.

4.54

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Healing ✝️ Jesuit Spirituality 🏘️ Belonging And Community 🧘 Compassion Practice

The Whole Language

A Jesuit priest built the world's largest gang rehab program. His method: relentless tenderness.

by Gregory Boyle 2021

4.54

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Healing ✝️ Jesuit Spirituality 🏘️ Belonging And Community 🧘 Compassion Practice

Faith After Doubt

by Brian D. McLaren • 2021

A developmental path for faith that treats doubt as a doorway, not a demolition.

4.30

3k+

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 📶 Faith Stages ☯️ Integrated Faith 🚪 Exvangelical

Faith After Doubt

A developmental path for faith that treats doubt as a doorway, not a demolition.

by Brian D. McLaren 2021

4.30

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Faith Deconstruction 📶 Faith Stages ☯️ Integrated Faith 🚪 Exvangelical

Everybody, Always

by Bob Goff • 2018

Difficult people test your faith the most. A field guide for loving them anyway.

4.44

49k+

🕊️ Radical Discipleship 💖 Unconditional Love 🤝 Loving Enemies 🎭 Authentic Faith 🌱 Grace And Failure

Everybody, Always

Difficult people test your faith the most. A field guide for loving them anyway.

by Bob Goff 2018

4.44

49k+ ratings

🕊️ Radical Discipleship 💖 Unconditional Love 🤝 Loving Enemies 🎭 Authentic Faith 🌱 Grace And Failure

Perfectly Yourself

by Matthew Kelly • 2006

Forget perfect. Become who God made you to be, one honest, imperfect day at a time.

4.21

2k+

✝️ Catholic Spirituality 📖 Christian Self-Help 📿 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Authentic Living 📈 Incremental Growth

Perfectly Yourself

Forget perfect. Become who God made you to be, one honest, imperfect day at a time.

by Matthew Kelly 2006

4.21

2k+ ratings

✝️ Catholic Spirituality 📖 Christian Self-Help 📿 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Authentic Living 📈 Incremental Growth

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

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

Wine to Water

by Doc Hendley • 2012

From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.

3.96

799

🎗️ Humanitarian Memoir 💧 Global Water Crisis ⚠️ Conflict Zone Aid 👐 Everyday Activism 💪 Local Empowerment

Wine to Water

From pouring drinks to drilling wells in Darfur: a bartender's unlikely path into humanitarian work.

by Doc Hendley 2012

3.96

799 ratings

🎗️ Humanitarian Memoir 💧 Global Water Crisis ⚠️ Conflict Zone Aid 👐 Everyday Activism 💪 Local Empowerment

Praying for Strangers

by River Jordan • 2011

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

4.09

704

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 💗 Empathy Building

Praying for Strangers

One year of praying for a stranger each day: how an introvert rewired her heart.

by River Jordan 2011

4.09

704 ratings

✝️ Christian Memoir 🧪 Spiritual Experiments 🤝 Stranger Connection 🙏 Prayer Practice 💗 Empathy Building

A Quaker Book of Wisdom

by Robert Lawrence Smith • 1998

Silence, truth, simplicity: a Quaker guide to integrity in a noisy world.

4.10

874

🧘 Quaker Spirituality 🌿 Simple Living 🤫 Silent Worship 🏢 Ethical Business ☮️ Nonviolence

A Quaker Book of Wisdom

Silence, truth, simplicity: a Quaker guide to integrity in a noisy world.

by Robert Lawrence Smith 1998

4.10

874 ratings

🧘 Quaker Spirituality 🌿 Simple Living 🤫 Silent Worship 🏢 Ethical Business ☮️ Nonviolence

One Dress. One Year.

by Bethany Winz • 2016

One girl, one dress, 365 days: a fight against trafficking that unraveled her first.

3.32

180

🔗 Human Trafficking ✊ Teen Activism 👕 Everyday Activism 💔 Perfectionism 🪞 Body Image Struggles

One Dress. One Year.

One girl, one dress, 365 days: a fight against trafficking that unraveled her first.

by Bethany Winz 2016

3.32

180 ratings

🔗 Human Trafficking ✊ Teen Activism 👕 Everyday Activism 💔 Perfectionism 🪞 Body Image Struggles

Activist Theology

by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza • 2019

You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.

3.96

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theology ✊ Liberation Theology 🌍 Spiritual Activism ⛪ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Deconstructing Faith

Activist Theology

You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.

by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza 2019

3.96

81 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theology ✊ Liberation Theology 🌍 Spiritual Activism ⛪ Progressive Christianity 🧩 Deconstructing Faith

The Power of a Half Hour

by Tommy Barnett • 2013

Small blocks, big impact: how half hours can reshape your character, calling, and walk with God.

3.00

663

⏳ Christian Time Management 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🙌 Gratitude Practice 🎯 Purpose And Calling 🧱 Character Formation

The Power of a Half Hour

Small blocks, big impact: how half hours can reshape your character, calling, and walk with God.

by Tommy Barnett 2013

3.00

663 ratings

⏳ Christian Time Management 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🙌 Gratitude Practice 🎯 Purpose And Calling 🧱 Character Formation

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

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

Something Beautiful for God

by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1971

When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.

4.00

2k+

😇 Catholic Saints 🌍 Missionary Work ❤️ Person-Centered Service 🕊️ Radical Simplicity 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Something Beautiful for God

When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.

by Malcolm Muggeridge 1971

4.00

2k+ ratings

😇 Catholic Saints 🌍 Missionary Work ❤️ Person-Centered Service 🕊️ Radical Simplicity 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Toward a Meaningful Life

by Simon Jacobson • 1995

A roadmap out of modern emptiness: why your soul is starving, and what to feed it.

4.28

561

✡️ Jewish Spirituality 🔥 Chassidic Thought 🌿 Everyday Holiness 🕯️ Body And Soul 🌱 Pain And Growth

Toward a Meaningful Life

A roadmap out of modern emptiness: why your soul is starving, and what to feed it.

by Simon Jacobson 1995

4.28

561 ratings

✡️ Jewish Spirituality 🔥 Chassidic Thought 🌿 Everyday Holiness 🕯️ Body And Soul 🌱 Pain And Growth

You Were Born for This

by Bruce H. Wilkinson • 2009

How to hear God's miracle assignments and deliver them, even when you're scared.

4.05

525

📖 Christian Living ✨ Everyday Miracles 👂 Hearing God 💰 Generosity 🕊️ Forgiveness

You Were Born for This

How to hear God's miracle assignments and deliver them, even when you're scared.

by Bruce H. Wilkinson 2009

4.05

525 ratings

📖 Christian Living ✨ Everyday Miracles 👂 Hearing God 💰 Generosity 🕊️ Forgiveness

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