22 Top christian living books like Faithful Exiles: Finding Hope in a Hostile World (The Gospel Coalition) by Ivan Mesa

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Faithful Exiles: Finding Hope in a Hostile World (The Gospel Coalition)

By: Ivan Mesa

4.31

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How do we live by faith when we're far from home? More than a simple fight-or-flight response, the …

If you liked the christian living plot in Faithful Exiles: Finding Hope in a Hostile World (The Gospel Coalition) by Ivan Mesa , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

By: Jen Wilkin

4.51

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Many Christian women find great encouragement and joy in and through women's Bible studies. However… read more

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"It matters that women teach women, and that they do so with excellence."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

"We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

"Shaping someone's understanding of the things of God is a huge responsiblity, and it is not to be taken lightly."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

"The Word is living and active. It will conform you by dividing you. And in the dividing, miracle of miracles, it will render you whole."

-Jen Wilkin, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

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2. The Pilgrim's Progress

By: John Bunyan

4.06

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more

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"Follow your heart"

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

3. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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4. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1.

By: Mark Twain

3.82

Format: 4 pages,

Every child who has ever been tempted by blue skies and sunshine will identify with Tom's predicame… read more

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5. 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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6. Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

By: Jennie Allen

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embr… read more

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"Feelings aren’t meant to be fixed. Feelings are meant to be felt."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

"Let me be clear, you will never be emotionally healthy outside the will of God."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

"Our willingness to feel what we feel connects us to ourselves, to others, to God."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

"After all, where did those of us who know Jesus get the idea that we were going to have a straight and easy path all the way to heaven? It’s a wild ride all the way home."

-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

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7. Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

By: Andrew Wilson

4.51

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

How 7 Transformational Events in 1776 Paved the Way for Today’s Post-Christian West With dizzyin… read more

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8. Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.60

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness ha… read more

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9. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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10. You Are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well

By: Jen Wilkin

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Theology can be intimidating. Perhaps questions like these have kept you from engaging with it: “Wh… read more

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11. On Death (How to Find God)

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.48

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller, a book about facing the death of … read more

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12. The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality

By: Glen Scrivener

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world?Today … read more

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13. Ghosted: An American Story

By: Nancy French

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more

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14. You're Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches

By: Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

4.46

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Practical Advice for Weary Leaders Who Want a Gospel-Centered Culture for Their Church Being a past… read more

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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

5 Christlike Ways to Inspire the Next Generation for Christ Church leaders are continuously concern… read more

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19. Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Most people--Christians and non-Christians alike--are familiar with the garden of Eden, the perfect… read more

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"My friend, if you are weak—worn out from work, worn down by criticism, weary of constant demands or disappointments—if you have come to the end of yourself, if you've been emptied of your delusions o…"

-Nancy Guthrie, Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story

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20. 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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21. Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You’re Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.50

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Chou Simons guides readers who are restless in their current circumstances … read more

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22. 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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23. Faithful Exiles: Finding Hope in a Hostile World (The Gospel Coalition)

By: Ivan Mesa

4.31

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How do we live by faith when we're far from home? More than a simple fight-or-flight response, the … read more

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24. Why Do We Feel Lonely at Church? (TGC Hard Questions)

By: Jeremy Linneman

4.28

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Replacing Loneliness with a Biblical Vision of Belonging A local church should be a place of true c… read more

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25. Foundations for Lifelong Learning: Education in Serious Joy

By: John Piper

4.26

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

John Piper Offers 6 Habits to Spur a Lifetime of Wisdom and Wonder for the Glory of Christ  Humans… read more

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Cover of On Marriage (How to Find God) by Timothy J. Keller

26. On Marriage (How to Find God)

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.40

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling authors Timothy Keller and Kathy Keller, a book devoted to helping … read more

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27. On Birth (How to Find God)

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller, a book celebrating and exploring … read more

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Cover of Waiting Isn't a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life by Mark Vroegop

28. 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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29. Sunday Matters: 52 Devotionals to Prepare Your Heart for Church

By: Paul David Tripp

4.62

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul David Tripp’s Weekly Devotional Helps Readers Prepare Their Hearts for Church Christians unde… read more

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30. The Storied Life: Christian Writing as Art and Worship

By: Jared C. Wilson

4.67

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

When writers write, they are getting in touch with the image of God in them. This is true in some w… read more

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31. Humbled: Welcoming the Uncomfortable Work of God

By: David Mathis

4.21

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

How do I humble myself? Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. … read more

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22 best-selling theology books like Faithful Exiles: Finding Hope in a Hostile World (The Gospel Coalition) by Ivan Mesa

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Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

Jen Wilkin

4.51

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The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

4.06

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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

Mark Vroegop

4.54

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Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

Andrew Wilson

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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

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

David A. Powlison

3.00

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Paul David Tripp

4.37

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Tim Challies

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