25 Top christian living books like Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels by Dane C. Ortlund

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Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him …

If you liked the christian living plot in Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels by Dane C. Ortlund , here is a list of 25 books like this:

1. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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2. Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

By: Tim Challies

4.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest look at grief and fears, faith and hope. Combining personal narrative, sound theology, an… read more

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"...one of the hardest parts of my loss is that all my feelings of love remain, but there's no way to express them."

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

"The father instinct that was so strong within me went from abundant to empty. And so while I miss Nick so very deeply, I also miss the part of my life and identity that was wrapped up in being his da…"

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

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3. Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Cultivating Humility in a Gospel-Centered Way There are many misconceptions about what it means … read more

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"Humility is not a virtue we cultivate in the abstract; it is a mark of integrity to the gospel, and all our efforts at humility must be fueled by the gospel lest they result in mere fleshly counterfe…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

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4. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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5. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

By: John Mark Comer

4.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more

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6. 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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7. God Shines Forth: How the Nature of God Shapes and Drives the Mission of the Church

By: Michael Reeves

4.43

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Why Missions and Evangelism Are an Overflow of Delighting in God Evangelism and missions are pa… read more

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8. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

By: Andrew Wilson

4.51

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more

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9. Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.60

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness ha… read more

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10. Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.34

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When … read more

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11. The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility

By: Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

4.51

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist Your Battle against Porn Isn’t about Porn. It’s about Hope. Porn… read more

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12. Beholding: Deepening Our Experience in God

By: Strahan Coleman

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Move from a  transactional  experience with God to a  transformational  friendship with Him through… read more

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13. 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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14. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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15. You Are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well

By: Jen Wilkin

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Theology can be intimidating. Perhaps questions like these have kept you from engaging with it: “Wh… read more

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  • christian
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16. Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord

By: Michael Reeves

4.38

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Fear is one of the strongest human emotions, and it is one that often baffles Christians. "The f… read more

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17. Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him … read more

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  • christian living
  • biblical
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18. The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality

By: Glen Scrivener

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world?Today … read more

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Cover of Untangling Emotions: God's Gift of Emotions by J. Alasdair Groves

19. Untangling Emotions: God's Gift of Emotions

By: J. Alasdair Groves

4.42

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Christians often view their emotions in one of two ways: either they don't matter at all or they ar… read more

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Cover of The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church by Dustin W. Benge

20. The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church

By: Dustin W. Benge

4.19

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Awakening Affection for the Beauty of God's Church Dear. Precious. Lovely. The Bible describes t… read more

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21. The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.31

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

In this house we believe that: Black Lives Matter Love Is Love Gay Rights Are Civil Rights Wome… read more

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Cover of Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation by Nancy Guthrie

22. Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An Understandable and Reliable Guide to Revelation Blessed , by bestselling author and speaker Nanc… read more

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"Jesus doesn't just look at us; he looks into us. And if we are willing to hold his gaze, he will burn away what is meaningless and frivolous and contaminating."

-Nancy Guthrie, Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation

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23. Jesus through the Eyes of Women: How the First Female Disciples Help Us Know and Love the Lord

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.39

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

If the women who followed Jesus could tell you what he was like, what would they say? Jesus’s tr… read more

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Cover of Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus by Nancy Guthrie

24. Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The story of Jesus includes all kinds of characters. Some see these people as mere examples to foll… read more

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Cover of Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time by Kevin DeYoung

25. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more

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26. The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way and No Little People (Crossway Short Classics)

By: Francis A. Schaeffer

4.64

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A Collection of Sermons on Christian Leadership from Theologian Francis A. Schaeffer Christians ser… read more

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Cover of Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity by Michael Reeves

27. Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity

By: Michael Reeves

4.39

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

A Biblical Case for the Importance and Goodness of Being “Evangelical” The term  evangelical  is of… read more

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Cover of Faithfully Present: Embracing the Limits of Where and When God Has You (Help to manage stress. Accept limitations. Free to live in the moment, mindful of God’s presence.) by Adam   Ramsey

28. Faithfully Present: Embracing the Limits of Where and When God Has You (Help to manage stress. Accept limitations. Free to live in the moment, mindful of God’s presence.)

By: Adam Ramsey

4.42

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

How to accept our limitations and be free to live in the moment, fully and faithfully present with … read more

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Cover of Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story by Nancy Guthrie

29. Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Most people--Christians and non-Christians alike--are familiar with the garden of Eden, the perfect… read more

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"My friend, if you are weak—worn out from work, worn down by criticism, weary of constant demands or disappointments—if you have come to the end of yourself, if you've been emptied of your delusions o…"

-Nancy Guthrie, Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story

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30. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: John Onwuchekwa

4.41

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more

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31. Incomparable: Explorations in the Character of God

By: Andrew Wilson

4.37

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

There is no greater pursuit, no greater journey, and no greater joy than discovering the extraordin… read more

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29 Top nonfiction books like Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels by Dane C. Ortlund

Transform Your Habits

Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

Tim Challies

4.80

Transform Your Habits

Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

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12 Best audiobook books like Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer

Transform Your Habits

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen

4.24

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