12 Top christian non fiction books like Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp

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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…

If you liked the christian non fiction plot in Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness

By: David A. Powlison

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

Something that matters to you just isn't right. First you see the problem, then you feel it. It sta… read more

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  • christian
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  • counselling
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  • nonfiction
Cover of Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate by Jerry Bridges

2. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate

By: Jerry Bridges

3.86

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

Have Christians become so preoccupied with "major" sins that we have lost sight of our need to deal… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
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3. 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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4. 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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5. Relationships: A Mess Worth Making

By: Paul David Tripp , Timothy S. Lane

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

With penetrating insight and practical applications, Relationships: A Mess Worth Making identifies … read more

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6. Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith

By: Michael Reeves

3.71

Format: 224 pages,

In this brief and winsome book, Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith that… read more

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Cover of Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim Challies

7. 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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  • counselling
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  • christian non fiction
"...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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8. 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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Cover of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop

9. 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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10. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more

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"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

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11. Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.58

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” —2 Peter 3:18 How do Chri… read more

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  • christian
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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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Cover of The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope by Curt Thompson

15. The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope

By: Curt Thompson

4.47

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

In the face of personal and global suffering, is it possible to live with hope rather than despair?… read more

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  • christian
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  • counselling
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  • spirituality
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

16. 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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Cover of God's Grace in Your Suffering by David A. Powlison

17. 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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18. 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

Similar categories in Paul David Tripp's Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense book and Paul David Tripp's Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense

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  • counselling
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Cover of Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches) by John Onwuchekwa

19. 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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Cover of The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God's Word by Greg Gilbert

20. The Epic Story of the Bible: How to Read and Understand God's Word

By: Greg Gilbert

4.57

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A User-Friendly Introduction to Interpreting and Understanding God's Word Many Christians view the … read more

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Cover of Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley by Harold L. Senkbeil

21. Christ and Calamity: Grace and Gratitude in the Darkest Valley

By: Harold L. Senkbeil

4.40

Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition

Lord, do you not care if we perish? That’s what the frightened disciples shouted to Jesus as he … read more

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9 best-selling religion books like Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Paul David Tripp

Transform Your Habits

Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.54

Transform Your Habits

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

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

Dane C. Ortlund

4.58

Transform Your Habits

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

David Gibson

4.74

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When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)

Edward T. Welch

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness

David A. Powlison

3.00

Transform Your Habits

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

Paul David Tripp

4.37

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

Tim Challies

4.80

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