11 best-selling christian non fiction books like God's Grace in Your Suffering by David A. Powlison

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God's Grace in Your Suffering

By: David A. Powlison

4.48

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

It's easy to see God's grace when things are going well. But in the midst of suffering--when we don…

"We can make the right answer sound old hat, but I guarantee this: God will surprise you. He will make you stop. You will struggle. He will bring you up short. You will hurt. He will take his time. You will grow in faith and in love. He will deeply delight you. You will find the process harder than you ever imagined--and better."

-David A. Powlison, God's Grace in Your Suffering

"We can make the right answer sound old hat, but I guarantee this: God will surprise you. He will make you stop. You will struggle. He will bring you up short. You will hurt. He will take his time. You will grow in faith and in love. He will deeply delight you. You will find the process harder than you ever imagined--and better."

-David A. Powlison, God's Grace in Your Suffering

If you liked the christian non fiction plot in God's Grace in Your Suffering by David A. Powlison , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

By: Joni Eareckson Tada

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this eloquent account of her current struggle with physical pain, Joni Eareckson Tada offers her… read more

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  • christian
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  • christianity
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  • christian living
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  • christian non fiction
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"Here at our ministry we refuse to present a picture of “gentle Jesus, meek and mild,"

-Joni Eareckson Tada, A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

"He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace."

-Joni Eareckson Tada, A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

"Tada references the accusation in Jeremiah that the people have forsaken God as Living Water by remembering a hiking trip from her younger days. Reaching a clear stream at the end of her trip, she em…"

-Joni Eareckson Tada, A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

"Referencing 2 Corinthians 4:6, Robert Hewitt compares jars of clay in the first century to the same value we would put on a cardboard box. Joni Eareckson Tada queries whether we would question God's …"

-Joni Eareckson Tada, A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

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2. A Theology of Biblical Counseling: The Doctrinal Foundations of Counseling Ministry

By: Heath Lambert

4.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Since the beginning of the biblical counseling movement in 1970, biblical counselors have argued th… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • christian living
  • counselling
  • nonfiction
  • christian non fiction
  • audiobook
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3. Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End

By: David Gibson

3.24

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Only by keeping the end in mind can a person truly learn how to live in the here and now. Living in… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction

4. What Grieving People Wish You Knew about What Really Helps

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

When someone we love is grieving, we want to be there. But it's easy to feel paralyzed, worried tha… read more

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5. Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

By: Jerry Bridges

4.38

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

In an effort to strengthen his own trust in God during a time of adversity, Navigator author Jerry … read more

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"In a sermon entitled “God’s Providence,"

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

6. Putting Your Past in Its Place: Moving Forward in Freedom and Forgiveness

By: Stephen Viars

4.75

Format: 2112 pages, Paperback

Lives grind to a halt when people don't know how to relate to their past. Some believe "the past is… read more

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7. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author of The Songs of JesusTimothy Keller--whose books have sold million… read more

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8. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

By: Paul David Tripp

4.37

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Paul David Tripp’s masterpiece on ministry will transform how you view yourself and engage with oth… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
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  • christian living
  • counselling
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  • christian non fiction
"Sin makes us moral quadriplegics."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

"We rarely do anything with on single motive."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

"The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

"Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

9. Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest

By: Edward T. Welch

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

Running Scared, an examination of the biblical roadmap to a life of peace and security, is written … read more

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10. Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love

By: Edward T. Welch

4.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Practical Guidance for Loving Others Well Everyone needs help from time to time, especially in the … read more

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11. 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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12. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

By: Mark Vroegop

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness. Lament is h… read more

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"To cry is human, but to lament is Christian."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"Every lament is a prayer; a statement of faith"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"When brokenness becomes your life, lament helps you turn to God. It lifts your head and turns your tear-filled eyes toward the only hope you have: God's grace."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"The lament of Good Friday was answered three days later with the empty tomb. The greatest injustice in history became the greatest display of divine mercy. Tragedy became triumph. Lament was the voic…"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

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13. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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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  • christian
  • theology
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15. Suffering is Never for Nothing

By: Elisabeth Elliot

4.68

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

Hard times come for all in life, with no real explanation. When we walk through suffering, it has t… read more

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"Faith is not a feeling. Faith is willed obedience in action."

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"The love of God is not a sentiment. It is a willed and inexorable love that will command nothing less than the very best for us. The love of God wills our joy. I think of the love of God as being syn…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"It’s He who was the Word before the foundation of the world, suffering as a lamb slain. And He has a lot up His sleeve that you and I haven’t the slightest idea about now. He’s told us enough so that…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"We are not adrift in chaos. To me that is the most fortifying, the most stabilizing, the most peace-giving thing that I know about anything in the universe. Every time that things have seemingly fall…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

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16. 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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17. 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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18. God's Grace in Your Suffering

By: David A. Powlison

4.48

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

It's easy to see God's grace when things are going well. But in the midst of suffering--when we don… read more

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"We can make the right answer sound old hat, but I guarantee this: God will surprise you. He will make you stop. You will struggle. He will bring you up short. You will hurt. He will take his time. Yo…"

-David A. Powlison, God's Grace in Your Suffering

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19. Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense

By: Paul David Tripp

4.58

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life doesn't make sense. When death, illness, unemployment, or a difficult relationship c… read more

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20. 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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21. Waiting Isn't a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life

By: Mark Vroegop

4.56

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Exploring 6 Characteristics of Waiting to Prompt Wisdom from God and Gain Invaluable Peace Througho… read more

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  • audiobook

8 must-read audiobook books like God's Grace in Your Suffering by David A. Powlison

Transform Your Habits

A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty

Joni Eareckson Tada

4.36

Transform Your Habits

A Theology of Biblical Counseling: The Doctrinal Foundations of Counseling Ministry

Heath Lambert

4.47

Transform Your Habits

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

Tim Challies

4.80

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

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11 Best religion books like Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End by David Gibson

Transform Your Habits

Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End

David Gibson

3.24

The Message of Ecclesiastes: A Time to Mourn, and a Time to Dance

Derek Kidner

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Life of God in the Soul of Man

J.I. Packer , Henry Scougal

1.00

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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