Flying, Falling, Catching: an Unlikely Story of Finding Freedom
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.11
Format: 256 pages, ebook
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1. The Irrational Season (Crosswicks Journals, #3)
By: Madeleine L'Engle
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
This journal follows the church year from Advent to Advent, reflecting on its seasons and spiritual… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
- memoir
"But his love is greater than all our hate and he will not rest until Judas has turned to him, until Satan has turned to him, until dark has turned to him; until we can all, all of us without exceptio…"-Madeleine L'Engle, The Irrational Season (Crosswicks Journals, #3)
"I doubt if it is given to the human being to understand completely the blessed passion and precious death, the mighty resurrection and glorious ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. I know that I do no…"-Madeleine L'Engle, The Irrational Season (Crosswicks Journals, #3)
"Because it is the nature of love to create, a marriage itself is something which has to be created, so that, together we become a new creature. To marry is the biggest risk in human relations that a …"-Madeleine L'Engle, The Irrational Season (Crosswicks Journals, #3)
"One of my young married students has suffered all her life because she was taught in her Church that she was born so sinful that the only way the wrath of God the Father could be appeased enough for …"-Madeleine L'Engle, The Irrational Season (Crosswicks Journals, #3)
2. 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
By: Brian Murphy , None
3.59
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight t… read more
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- nonfiction
3. Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
By: Richard Rohr
4.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
This popular and bestselling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the c… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
4. The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- To Four-Year-Old
By: Harvey Karp , Paula Spencer
4.04
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Toddlers can drive you bonkers...so adorable and fun one minute...so stubborn and demanding the nex… read more
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5. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
By: Richard Rohr
4.23
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
In Falling Upward , Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves o… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
"The ego hates losing – even to God."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
"Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
6. The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
By: Michael P. Nichols
3.28
Format: 5 pages, Paperback
Why do we often feel cut off when speaking to the people closest to us family members, friends, or … read more
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7. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
By: Eugene H. Peterson
3.50
Format: 424 pages,
This world is no friend to grace. God has given us some resources, however. As we grow in character… read more
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8. Against the Tide
By: Elizabeth Camden
3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
As a child, Lydia Pallas became all too familiar with uncertainty when it came to the future. Now, … read more
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9. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
10. Once Upon a Wardrobe
By: Patti Callahan Henry
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother George’s last wish by uncov… read more
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- christian
"The way stories change us can't be explained,' Padraig says. 'It can only be felt. Like love."-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe
"Because even with the dark and the light parts and the good parts and the bad parts, dinner must still be served."-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe
"The fantastic and the imaginative aren't escapism . . . Good stories introduce the marvelous. The whole story, paradoxically, strengthens our relish for real life. This excursion sends us back with r…"-Patti Callahan Henry, Once Upon a Wardrobe
11. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- nonfiction
12. Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.
By: Bob Goff
4.24
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times best… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
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
- nonfiction
- memoir
14. Somehow: Thoughts on Love
By: Anne Lamott
3.95
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of lo… read more
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- faith
- nonfiction
- memoir
"I don’t know"-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"…nobody in isolation becomes who they were designed to be."-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"Sometimes it all just sucks, as Jesus says somewhere in the Gospels (although off the top of my head I can’t recall chapter and verse."-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
"When I first got sober, a man told me that upon waking every morning, instead of reciting the standard flowery recovery prayer, he said, “Whatever,“ and at night when he turned off his lights to go t…"-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love
15. 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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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
16. Jesus Revolution: How God Transformed an Unlikely Generation and How He Can Do It Again Today
By: Greg Laurie
4.38
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
God has always been interested in turning unlikely people into his most fervent followers. Prostitu… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
- memoir
17. Where the Light Fell
By: Philip Yancey
4.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today's… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
- memoir
18. Pray Big
By: Alistair Begg
4.48
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
So many of us struggle with prayer. Many books have been written on the subject and there's a reaso… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
19. The Letter Tree
By: Rachel Fordham
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Mere words can’t end their families’ feud, but the Campbell heir and the Bradshaw heiress plan to w… read more
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- christian
20. Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
By: Brian D. McLaren
4.25
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Dubbed "a heroic gate-crasher" by New York Times bestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren… read more
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21. The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness
By: Gregory Boyle
4.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Gregory Boyle, the beloved Jesuit priest and author of the inspirational bestsellers Tattoos on the… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
- memoir
22. Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad
By: John Eldredge
4.43
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A REFRESHINGLY SIMPLE GUIDE TO RECOVER YOUR LIFE! In Get Your Life Back, New York Times bestsell… read more
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23. Flying, Falling, Catching: an Unlikely Story of Finding Freedom
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.11
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Henri Nouwen’s never-before-published story of his surprising friendship with a traveling trapeze t… read more
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- memoir
24. When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes
By: Brian Zahnd
4.46
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Is it possible to hold on to faith in an age of unbelief? Intellectual certainty has long been a co… read more
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- faith
- christian
- nonfiction
"If we intend to purely think our way to God, the more likely result is crippling skepticism. As Kierkegaard pointed out, “When thinking turns toward itself in order to think about itself, there emerg…"-Brian Zahnd, When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes
25. A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5)
By: Charles Todd
4.01
Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Bess Crawford mystery series, a short story that … read more
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"A lot of people have to spend so much energy on overcoming their low opinion of themselves that they seldom get round to asking about the purpose of their existence. And if they do, it is often out o…"-Charles Todd, A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5)
26. Undone: A Modern Rendering of John Donne's Devotions
By: Philip Yancey
4.44
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
As the world entered the long night of 2020, Philip Yancey turned to John Donne's Devotions, a near… read more
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- nonfiction
27. Murder at Traitors' Gate (A Tate and Bell Mystery, #2)
By: Irina Shapiro
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The chill of winter has descended on London. But for Sebastian Bell and Gemma Tate, there will be l… read more
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28. Star Wars: Dark Droids
By: Charles Soule
3.51
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Horror grips the Star Wars galaxy as the mysterious Scourge ravages the galaxy’s droids, causing ch… read more
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29. Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 8: Dark Droids
By: Greg Pak
3.51
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
The Curse of the Jedi looms — as Vader is swept up in the DARK DROIDS event! Killer droids have … read more
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30. I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action
By: Alison Cook
4.47
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
When you're tangled up inside, it's hard to find clarity. Yet so many of us guilt-trip or gaslight … read more
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31. Elementary
By: Ben Pasley
4.30
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
This book is a journey toward the simplest of teachings from the first followers of Jesus. These gr… read more
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