21 must-read nonfiction books like Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent by Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent

By: Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Love is at the heart of Christmas—it's the reason behind all our gathering and gift-giving at this …

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1. Stepping Heavenward

By: Elizabeth Payson Prentiss

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

"Stepping Heavenward" is the fictional coming of age story of a young Christian girl named Katherin… read more

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"Wondrous as it is, how simple is this mystery! To love Christ and to know that I love Him--this is all!"

-Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward

"Our course heavenward is like the plan of the zealous pilgrim of old, who for every three steps forward, took one backward."

-Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward

"Go home and say to yourself, ‘I am a wayward, foolish child. But He loves me! I have disobeyed and grieved Him ten thousand times. But He loves me! I have lost faith in some of my dearest friends and…"

-Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward

"...God notices the most trivial act, accepts the poorest, most threadbare little service, listens to the coldest, feeblest petition, and gathers up with parental fondness all our fragmentary desires …"

-Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, Stepping Heavenward

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2. Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From pastor and New York Timesbestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holi… read more

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3. Christianity and Liberalism

By: J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more

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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

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4. Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will or How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Flee… read more

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"We're not consistent. We're not stable. We don't stick with anything. Most of the time we can't even make decisions."

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims …"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunitie…"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

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5. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

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"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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6. The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions

By: None , Arthur Bennett

4.53

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

The strength of Puritan character and life lay in prayer and meditation. In this practice the spiri… read more

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"O God, make me worthy of this calling, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me and I in him."

-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions

"​Oh God, it is amazing that men can talk so much about man's creaturely power and goodness, when, if thou didst not hold us back every moment, we should be devils incar​​nate."

-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions

"Work in me more profound and abiding repentance; Give me the fullness of godly grief, that trembles and fears, yet ever trust and loves, which is ever powerful, and ever confident; Grant through the …"

-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions

"O MY FORGETFUL SOUL, Awake from thy wandering dream; turn from chasing vanities, look inward, forward, upward, view thyself, reflect upon thyself, who and what thou art, why here, what thou must soon…"

-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions

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7. Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent

By: John Piper

3.78

Format: None pages, ebook

Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent is designed especially for Advent 2012. With read… read more

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8. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

By: Jeremiah Burroughs

4.33

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers… read more

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"So be satisfied and quiet, be contented with your contentment. I lack certain things that others have, but blessed be God, I have a contented heart which others have not."

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"Christian, how did you enjoy comfort before? Was the creature anything to you but a conduit, a pipe, that conveyed God's goodness to you? 'The pipe is cut off,' says God, 'come to me, the fountain, a…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"In a clock, stop but one wheel and you stop every wheel, because they are dependent upon one other. So when God has ordered a thing for the present to be thus and thus, how do you know how many thing…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

9. Surprised by Oxford

By: Carolyn Weber

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at … read more

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10. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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11. Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional

By: Paul David Tripp

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Every time the Christmas season comes around, we look forward to putting up a tree, giving and rece… read more

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12. Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic

By: Helen L. Taylor

None

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Fifty-five years ago, Helen L. Taylor took John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and simplified the voca… read more

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13. Morning and Evening, Based on the English Standard Version

By: Charles Haddon Spurgeon , Alistair Begg

3.76

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

For over one hundred years, Christians have gotten up and gone to bed with Charles Spurgeon's devot… read more

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14. A Gospel Primer for Christians: Learning to See the Glories of God's Love

By: None

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Preach the Gospel to Yourself Daily God did not give us His gospel just so we could embrace it and … read more

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15. The Holiness of God

By: R.C. Sproul

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Paperback

Central to God's character is the quality of holiness. Yet, even so, most people are hard-pressed t… read more

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16. The Bruised Reed

By: Richard Sibbes

4.44

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more

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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"

-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"

-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed

17. The Songs of Jesus: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Psalms

By: Timothy J. Keller , Kathy Keller

3.43

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller writes the book his readers ha… read more

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18. Treasuring Christ When Your Hands are Full: Gospel Meditations for Busy Moms

By: Gloria Furman , Carolyn Mahaney

4.18

Format: None pages,

Grocery shopping. Soccer practice. Dirty dishes. Motherhood is tough, and it often feels like the t… read more

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19. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more

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20. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality

By: Nancy R. Pearcey

4.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Are transgender people discovering their authentic self? Is the hookup culture really liberating? D… read more

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21. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

By: Cindy Rollins

4.75

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more

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"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"

-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

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22. Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.26

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

Countercultural Yet Biblical Advice for High School and College Students, Ideal for Graduation and … read more

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23. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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24. The Advent of Glory: 24 Devotions for Christmas

By: R.C. Sproul

4.54

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Daily Advent devotions that will help you to slow down and appreciate the wonder of Christmas. Thes… read more

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25. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous pe… read more

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26. Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent

By: Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Love is at the heart of Christmas—it's the reason behind all our gathering and gift-giving at this … read more

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27. A Little Book on the Christian Life

By: John Calvin

4.54

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

For centuries, Christians of all ages have turned to John Calvin’s A Little Book on the Christian L… read more

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"If everything went according to their own plans, they would never know what it means to follow God."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

"...We should always look to the Lord, that by His care we might be led to whatever lot in life He provides for us."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

"Desire is bridled when we acknowledge that all thing given to us are given in order that we might know their author."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

"So it will be that no matter what kind of cross is placed upon us, we will steadily maintain endurance even through the narrowest straits of the soul."

-John Calvin, A Little Book on the Christian Life

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28. Journey to the Cross: A 40-Day Lenten Devotional

By: Paul David Tripp

4.57

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Journey through Lent with Best-Selling Author Paul David Tripp Lent is one of the most significa… read more

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"There is no defeat in the cross. Only triumph is to be found there."

-Paul David Tripp, Journey to the Cross: A 40-Day Lenten Devotional

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29. You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News

By: Kelly M. Kapic

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep. The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending.… read more

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30. Truth for Life - Volume 1: 365 Daily Devotions

By: Alistair Begg

4.74

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

A year of gospel-saturated daily devotions from renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg.Start with the… read more

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31. The Weary World Rejoices: Daily Devotions for Advent

By: Melissa B. Kruger

4.42

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

For generations, churches and families have used Advent wreaths to help prepare for celebrating the… read more

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17 must-read religion books like Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent by Sinclair B. Ferguson

Transform Your Habits

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J. Gresham Machen

4.33

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Kevin DeYoung

4.24

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C.S. Lewis

4.38

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4.53

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3.91

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The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

Thomas Chalmers

3.00

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