The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
By: Vaneetha Rendall Risner
4.50
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Twenty-one surgeries by age thirteen. Years in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from scho…
Want to Read $ 6.99"Replacing “what if "-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
"Our faith is not a facade we erect to convince ourselves and others that pain doesn’t hurt—it is an oak tree that can withstand the storms of doubt and pain in our lives, and grow stronger through them."-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
"This is the most precious answer God can give us: wait. It makes us cling to him rather than to an outcome. God knows what I need; I do not. He sees the future; I cannot. His perspective is eternal; mine is not. He will give me what is best for me when it is best for me."-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
"I’ve often been devastated when he tells me no, but as I submit to his will in those situations—even with disappointment and tears—he assures me he’s working for my good. I see only part of the picture. He has a purpose in his denials. The Father said no to the Son [in Gethsemane]. And that no brought about the greatest good in all of history. God is not capricious. If he says no to our requests, he has a reason—perhaps ten thousand. We may never know the reasons in this life, but one day we’ll see them all. For now, we must trust that his refusals are always his mercies to us."-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
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By: Jerry Sittser
4.51
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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"I see now that my faith was becoming an ally rather than an enemy because I could vent anger freely, even toward God, without fearing retribution."-Jerry Sittser, A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss
"I did not get over the loss of my loved ones; rather, I absorbed the loss into my life, like soil receives decaying matter, until it became a part of who I am."-Jerry Sittser, A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss
"The quickest way for anyone to reach the sun and the light of day is not to run west, chasing after the setting sun, but to head east, plunging into the darkness until one comes to the sunrise."-Jerry Sittser, A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss
"But life here is not the end. Reality is more than we think it to be. There is another and greater reality that envelops this earthly one. Earth is not outside heaven, as the philosopher Peter Kreeft…"-Jerry Sittser, A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss
2. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
By: Jerry Bridges
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
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3. Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope.
By: Christopher Yuan , Angela Yuan , Kay Warren
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4. Surprised by Oxford
By: Carolyn Weber
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
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5. 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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Format: 270 pages, Paperback
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7. Shepherding a Child's Heart
By: Tedd Tripp
3.04
Format: 40 pages,
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8. Hinds' Feet on High Places
By: Hannah Hurnard
3.67
Format: 220 pages,
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9. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.54
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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10. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
By: Mark Vroegop
4.54
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
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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
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11. Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners
By: Dane C. Ortlund
4.58
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
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12. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
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4.06
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
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4.47
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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4.17
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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15. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
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4.44
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
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16. Suffering is Never for Nothing
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Format: 108 pages, Hardcover
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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
17. Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship
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Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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"To that end, we are ALL worshippers. "Human beings by their very nature are worshipers. Worship is"-Ruth Chou Simons, Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship
18. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years
By: Ellen Vaughn
4.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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19. Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels
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When God-in-the-flesh showed up twenty centuries ago in Palestine, the religious PhDs rejected him … read more
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20. Becoming Elisabeth Elliot
By: Ellen Vaughn
4.62
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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21. 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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22. Even If He Doesn't: What We Believe about God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
By: Kristen LaValley
4.57
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
How can I approach God if I’m struggling to believe in His goodness?So much of our belief can be fo… read more
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23. 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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24. 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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25. Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For
By: Jackie Hill Perry
4.74
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
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"When our hearts are hard on some level and the sound of God’s voice comes through Scripture, or through the Spirit, or through a person He indwells, we always hide."-Jackie Hill Perry, Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For
26. 7 Myths about Singleness
By: Sam Allberry
4.56
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
If marriage shows us the shape of the gospel, singleness shows us its sufficiency. Much of what… read more
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"We need to remind ourselves, daily, that our singleness is not for us but for the Lord."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
"And having people with whom to do nothing is not necessarily a need [married people are] conscious of."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
"Some of my friends have said something along the line of “You know where you are and you’re always welcome. Don’t wait for us to invite you."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
"And singleness isn't actually a bad thing. In the Bible it's good. It's even described as a blessing. In and of itself it's a wonderful gift from God that should be affirmed and celebrated."-Sam Allberry, 7 Myths about Singleness
27. The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
By: Vaneetha Rendall Risner
4.50
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Twenty-one surgeries by age thirteen. Years in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from scho… read more
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"Replacing “what if "-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
"Our faith is not a facade we erect to convince ourselves and others that pain doesn’t hurt—it is an oak tree that can withstand the storms of doubt and pain in our lives, and grow stronger through th…"-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
"This is the most precious answer God can give us: wait. It makes us cling to him rather than to an outcome. God knows what I need; I do not. He sees the future; I cannot. His perspective is eternal; …"-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
"I’ve often been devastated when he tells me no, but as I submit to his will in those situations—even with disappointment and tears—he assures me he’s working for my good. I see only part of the pictu…"-Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering
28. 5 Puritan Women: Portraits of Faith and Love
By: Jenny-Lyn de Klerk
4.06
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29. Kiss the Wave: Embracing God in Your Trials
By: Dave Furman
4.42
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Charles Spurgeon once said, "I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Age… read more
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30. Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
By: Harrison Scott Key
4.05
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Is a mother excited the baby's going to come out? Yes, yes, of course, so she can take a bath in a vat of gin."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
"My salary increased from $30,000 per year to $50,000, which, after taxes and student loan and car payments, came to forty dollars."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
"I wanted to share the new [written] work with my wife, but decided not to, as she was pregnant and now generally only answered questions about nachos."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
"I tried church [to meet guys],' she said. 'I bet you hate it.' 'I do.' I couldn't argue with that. Churches can be frightening places, full of friendly old people."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
31. 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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