26 must-read christian books like Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People (Fullness of Time) by Emilio Álvarez

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Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People (Fullness of Time)

By: Emilio Álvarez

3.74

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

"The power of Pentecost is inseparable from the good news of the Christ who is proclaimed in the Go…

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1. How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

By: N.T. Wright

4.26

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, po… read more

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"...It Isn't actually much of an encouragement to me to read the stories about Jesus. I might as well take encouragement from watching a great athlete run a four-minute mile. Sure, it's a fine sight, …"

-N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

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2. Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

By: Dennis Covington

3.93

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A journalist describes an assignment in the mountains of Alabama which led to his spiritual journey… read more

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"Mystery, I’d read somewhere, is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend."

-Dennis Covington, Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

"I had grown up in the 1950s, with radio and television and Reader's Digest , and I had assumed that everyone around us was pretty much alike."

-Dennis Covington, Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

"There are moments when you stand on the brink of a new experience and understand that you have no choice about it. Either you walk into the experience or you turn away from it, but you know that no m…"

-Dennis Covington, Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

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3. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

By: Paul E. Miller

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Author Paul Miller shares his insights and conclusions about how to connect the broken pieces of yo… read more

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Cover of The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man by Susannah Heschel, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Ilya Schor

4. The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

By: Susannah Heschel , Abraham Joshua Heschel , Ilya Schor

4.16

Format: 354 pages,

Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabba… read more

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5. Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

By: Francis Chan , Danae Yankoski

4.12

Format: None pages,

In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but … read more

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6. 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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7. Praying the Bible

By: Donald S. Whitney

4.49

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more

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8. The Furious Longing of God

By: Brennan Manning

2.83

Format: None pages,

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9. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

By: Harrison Scott Key

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more

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"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

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10. 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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11. Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace 2.0 Edition

By: Sarah Mackenzie

4.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

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12. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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13. Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.53

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Biblical Foundations Award Finalist Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament―especially the Ol… read more

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"The law envisions a different kind of life, characterized by self-discipline and self-giving love. Imagine a community where every member actively worked to love and protect their neighbor!"

-Carmen Joy Imes, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

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14. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies

By: N.T. Wright

4.14

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more

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15. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

By: Nijay K. Gupta

4.35

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more

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16. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

By: Esau McCaulley

4.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more

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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"

-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South

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17. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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18. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?

By: Jim Davis

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more

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19. Reading for the Love of God

By: Jessica Hooten Wilson

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but a spiritual … read more

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"We read because without books our world shrinks our empathy thins and our liberty wanes. We read for the same reason that people have read and shared poems or stories for thousands of years, because …"

-Jessica Hooten Wilson, Reading for the Love of God

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20. Faith Like a Child: Embracing Our Lives as Children of God

By: Lacy Finn Borgo

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Embrace the invitation of childlike faith. A well-known challenge of Jesus to his followers is to b… read more

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21. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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22. Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People (Fullness of Time)

By: Emilio Álvarez

3.74

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

"The power of Pentecost is inseparable from the good news of the Christ who is proclaimed in the Go… read more

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23. The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.29

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited and hungry for… read more

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"Perhaps our kitchens can be outposts of the kingdom of God, as well as our churches."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

"It might be the most common perversion of God's people: to expect our religious devotion to excuse our injustice."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

"The line between our political beliefs, our moral beliefs, and our theological beliefs is blurry, if not entirely invented."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

"Our religious activities are worthless if they aren't causing us to live and act justly.  God does not divide between justice and worship."

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

Cover of Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God (Transforming Resources) by Ruth Haley Barton

24. Invitation to Retreat: The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God (Transforming Resources)

By: Ruth Haley Barton

4.45

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"Come away and rest awhile." Jesus invites us to be with him, offering our full and undivided a… read more

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Cover of Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes

25. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more

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Cover of Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament by Sandra L. Glahn

26. Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament

By: Sandra L. Glahn

4.49

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that… read more

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27. How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.49

Format: 60 pages, Paperback

Christianity is declining in the West. Churches in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe… read more

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"The Christian teaching on forgiveness and “turning the other cheek"

-Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

"Today’s culture believes the thing we need salvation from is the idea that we need salvation."

-Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

"The Christian sex ethic was revolutionary. It… requires sex to always be super-consensual—only for people ready to give their whole lives to each other."

-Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

"Political polarization... is one of the bitter fruits of the secular project, the first effort in history to build cohesive societies without a common set of shared moral and religious values."

-Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

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28. Just Be Honest: How to Worship through Tears and Pray without Pretending

By: Clint Watkins

4.84

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Learn how to lament (wrestle with God in prayer) and experience genuine hope and joy amidst grief a… read more

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Cover of How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture by Dan Kimball

29. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

By: Dan Kimball

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more

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Cover of Advent for Everyone: A Journey with the Apostles: A Daily Devotional by N.T. Wright

30. Advent for Everyone: A Journey with the Apostles: A Daily Devotional

By: N.T. Wright

4.16

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Advent for Everyone: A Journey with the Apostles provides readers with an inspirational guide throu… read more

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31. The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls

By: Rich Villodas

4.52

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

A compelling call to embrace the countercultural values of Jesus, which lead to a life of love, pea… read more

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23 Best religion books like Pentecost: A Day of Power for All People (Fullness of Time) by Emilio Álvarez

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Dennis Covington

3.93

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The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

Susannah Heschel , Abraham Joshua Heschel , Ilya Schor

4.16

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Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

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4.12

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4.52

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John Mark Comer

4.63

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Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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