An Open Door: A True Story of Courage in Congo
By: Maud Kells
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
I was aware of a slight unease. In all my years at the hospital, I had never had a hoax call. Sudde…
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1. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
By: David Platt
4.18
Format: 230 pages, Paperback
What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followe… read more
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"I had the faith of a sermon, but not the faith of his son. – John Wesley"-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
"We may have loved the god that we made up in our minds, but the God of the Bible, we hate."-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
"God's revelation in the Gospel not only reveals Who He is, but it also reveals who we are."-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
"My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus' words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to Him. "-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
2. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.51
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more
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"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
3. Why Revival Tarries: A Classic on Revival
By: Leonard Ravenhill
3.24
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Leonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when rst published over forty years … read more
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4. Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ
By: John Bunyan
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Of all John Bunyan's writings, this book most fully expresses his delight and joy in the free and g… read more
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5. Don't Waste Your Life
By: John Piper
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
John Piper writes, "I will tell you what a tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Cons… read more
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6. Intentional: Evangelism that takes people to Jesus
By: Paul Williams
3.86
Format: None pages, Paperback
If we're honest none of us find evangelism easy. We're told we should do it, we might know that we … read more
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7. We Died Before We Came Here: A True Story of Sacrifice and Hope
By: None
3.62
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
If not you, who? If not now, when?This was the challenge answered by Stephen Foreman and his wife, … read more
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8. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning jou… read more
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"All great nations spend peacetime preparing for the day war breaks out."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"India and Pakistan can agree on one thing: neither wants the other one around."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"What is now the EU was set up so that France and Germany could hug each other so tightly in a loving embrace that neither would be able to get an arm free with which to punch the other."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"THE MIDDLE OF WHAT? EAST OF WHERE? THE REGION’S VERY name is based on a European view of the world, and it is a European view of the region that shaped it. The Europeans used ink to draw lines on map…"-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
9. Her Daughter's Dream (Marta's Legacy, #2)
By: Francine Rivers
4.13
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the dramatic conclusion to the New York Timesbest seller Her Mother's Hope, Francine Rivers deli… read more
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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
11. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)
By: Satoshi Yagisawa
3.87
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more
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12. 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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13. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
By: David Nott
4.54
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world’s most dangerous co… read more
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"As the Koran says in Surah 5:32: whoever saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
"The boy's death turned me into a person marked by war: it was the Sarajevo equivalent of a campaign medal, although not one to wear with pride."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
"I remember the three of us – Mum, Dad and me – all being in tears as we looked at my grades and considered the consequences. I went out into the garden and tried to make sense of it all. Yes, I could…"-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
14. Tilly and the Map of Stories (Pages & Co., #3)
By: Anna James
4.19
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Third in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series that celebrates all that is best i… read more
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"I have seen the same problems again and again, and reading is nothing but a merry distraction from it. A way to escape problems and cares, ay, but not a way to solve them. I wish it were otherwise."-Anna James, Tilly and the Map of Stories (Pages & Co., #3)
15. Can Science Explain Everything?
By: John C. Lennox
4.36
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Can science explain everything? Many people think so. Science, and the technologies it has spaw… read more
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"Of course, I reject atheism because I believe Christianity to be true. But I also reject it because I am a scientist. How could I be impressed with a worldview that undermines the very rationality we…"-John C. Lennox, Can Science Explain Everything?
16. You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News
By: Kelly M. Kapic
4.40
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep. The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending.… read more
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17. Just Stab Me Now
By: Jill Bearup
4.35
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
A desperate mother. A dubious escort. And a deranged author who won’t leave them alone. Caroline… read more
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"But if we don’t have peace, we shall have you."-Jill Bearup, Just Stab Me Now
"I had such a beautiful evening planned. Candlelight, dancing, maybe a few flirtatious threats. And what do I get? Grand Theft Equine."-Jill Bearup, Just Stab Me Now
18. Love Your Church: 8 Great Things About Being a Church Member
By: Tony Merida
4.26
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Be inspired to grow in your love for and commitment to your local church as you understand what it … read more
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19. No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship
By: Rebecca McLaughlin
4.26
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Greater love has no one than that he lay down his life for his friends. –John 15:13 Our culture id… read more
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20. God, Technology, and the Christian Life
By: Tony Reinke
4.10
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
What Does God Think about Technology? Many Christians remain perplexed about modern technology. … read more
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"We should critique applied science with open Bibles...We aim for mutual respect. The Christian honors the scientist's discoveries. The scientist honors the Christian's ethical concerns."-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
"In the end, the Gospel of Technology is the survival of the fittest. It has winners and losers, the users and the used, the adept and the naïve, the programmers and the programmed. And while equality…"-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
"God continues to use human technologies both to judge and to bless humanity. Babel and Golgotha force us to see the complexity of God's sovereign relationship to human innovation. Every inventor, eve…"-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
"Whether you love God, hate God, or ignore God; and whether you seek to meet the needs of humanity in your work, or whether the only thing that gets you out of bed each morning is the promise that you…"-Tony Reinke, God, Technology, and the Christian Life
21. A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, Really): An Adventure for the Curious Into Bodies, Womanhood, Time, Pain and Purpose—And How to Have a Better Time of the Month
By: Rachel Jones
4.13
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The average woman has 500 periods in her lifetime. And whether yours are mildly annoying, utterly d… read more
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22. An Open Door: A True Story of Courage in Congo
By: Maud Kells
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
I was aware of a slight unease. In all my years at the hospital, I had never had a hoax call. Sudde… read more
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23. The Grace of Gratitude
By: Paul Mallard
4.31
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Gratitude can sometimes feel like thank you letters to half-remembered relatives. We know that we s… read more
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24. Be Still: A Simple Guide to Quiet Times
By: Brian Heasley
4.45
Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition
Be still. For some, these two simple words a welcome invitation to slow down. For others, they feel… read more
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25. Tears and Tossings: Hope in the Waves of Life
By: Sarah Walton
4.23
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
No matter how we try to sugarcoat it, there's something about suffering and loss that shakes our co… read more
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26. Fearless Faith: Learning to trust Jesus in every situation
By: Jonathan Stephen
3.96
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
When fear takes hold we can feel powerless and insipid. Life’s spiritual battles become too much an… read more
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27. Weakness Our Strength
By: John Hindley
4.17
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
“Jesus would not have made us weak if we were meant to be strong, He would not have redeemed us in … read more
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"But the cross is too stark, too bloody, too naked, too accursed, and too shameful for you to push away the love of Christ for you. His love is displayed there…. As your grip finally gives way, please…"-John Hindley, Weakness Our Strength
28. Making Sense of Life
By: Michael Ots
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
All of us will go through moments when we are forced to face up to lifes big questions. For some it… read more
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29. Brahmin Reborn
By: Bhaskar Sreerangam
4.36
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
I took a glass and carefully broke it. I ground it, then mixed it into some cooked rice. This letha… read more
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30. Luke 1-12 for You (God's Word for You)
By: Mike McKinley
3.94
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Luke wrote his Gospel to offer his first readers, and his readers today, certainty over the truth o… read more
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31. Thank God for Bedtime
By: Geoff Robson
4.33
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
Sleep. It seems an unlikely topic for a Christian book, doesn't it? Yet we all need to sleep, and w… read more
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