22 must-read christian books like Upside-Down Spirituality: The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life by Chad Bird

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Upside-Down Spirituality: The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life

By: Chad Bird

4.51

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

In our age when the church can too often seem like a poor copy of the world, Chad Bird challenges u…

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Cover of Me, Myself & Bob: A True Story about God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables by Phil Vischer

1. Me, Myself & Bob: A True Story about God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables

By: Phil Vischer

3.82

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

Larry. Bob. Archibald. These Veggie Tales stars are the most famous vegetables you'll ever eat. Oop… read more

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  • christian
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2. The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict

By: Ken Sande

4.36

Format: None pages,

Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." But it often seems like conflict and disagreement are un… read more

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  • christian living
  • christian
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Cover of Has American Christianity Failed? by Bryan Wolfmueller

3. Has American Christianity Failed?

By: Bryan Wolfmueller

2.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

American Christianity teaches the centrality of the individual--my will, my experiences, my decisio… read more

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Cover of The Cross of Christ by John R.W. Stott

4. The Cross of Christ

By: John R.W. Stott

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The work of a lifetime, from one of the world's most influential thinkers, about the heart of the C… read more

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5. Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices

By: Thomas Brooks

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Brooks treated the seductive influence and terrible power of Satan in a way 'greatly more full and … read more

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6. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.40

Format: 96 pages,

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more

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Cover of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt

7. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

By: Gary D. Schmidt

3.91

Format: 219 pages, Paperback

Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for… read more

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"Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches."

-Gary D. Schmidt, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

"Lizzie Bright Griffin, do you ever wish the world would just go ahead and swallow you whole?" "Sometimes I do," she said, and then smiled. "but sometimes I figure I should just go ahead and swallow i…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

8. The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together

By: Jared C. Wilson

3.71

Format: 498 pages, Paperback

Too many discipleship books are written for clean, perfect people who know all the right Sunday sch… read more

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9. Okay for Now

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boysand… read more

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10. The Pursuit of Holiness

By: Jerry Bridges , Jim Fay , Foster W. Cline

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

"Be holy, for I am holy" commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed… read more

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11. Luther for Armchair Theologians

By: None , Steven D. Paulson

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

Martin Luther started a reformation movement that revolutionized Europe in the sixteenth century. H… read more

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12. 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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Cover of Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church by Paul David Tripp

13. Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church

By: Paul David Tripp

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The church is experiencing a leadership crisis. For every celebrity pastor exiting in the spotl… read more

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Cover of The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally by Jason Fung

14. The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally

By: Jason Fung

4.50

Format: 327 pages, ebook

Dr. Jason Fung forever changed the way we think about obesity with his best-selling book, The Obesi… read more

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Cover of Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy J. Keller

15. 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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  • christian
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16. Christy

By: Catherine Marshall

4.24

Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition

The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Car… read more

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"Truth could never be wholly contained in words."

-Catherine Marshall, Christy

"I was too old for my father to (be protective), too young to be flattered."

-Catherine Marshall, Christy

"The house, it's already been a-settin' here for a hundred years. It'll be right here tomorrow. It's today I must be livin'."

-Catherine Marshall, Christy

"Have you ever thought that the only ugly things in this Cove are man's fault, while the beautiful things are God's work? Look at those mountains."

-Catherine Marshall, Christy

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17. 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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  • christian living
  • christian non fiction
Cover of The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality by Glen Scrivener

18. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
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  • religion
Cover of The Emotional Life of Our Lord (Crossway Short Classics) by B.B. Warfield

19. The Emotional Life of Our Lord (Crossway Short Classics)

By: B.B. Warfield

4.39

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

"Our Lord's emotions is a subject that Christians have often neglected, and in doing so have depriv… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • christian living
Cover of The Power to Change: Mastering the Habits That Matter Most by Craig Groeschel

20. The Power to Change: Mastering the Habits That Matter Most

By: Craig Groeschel

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Life-Changing Spiritual and Practical Strategies for True Transformation. Nothing is more frustrati… read more

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  • christianity
  • faith
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  • christian
Cover of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation by Peter Scazzero

21. Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Moving from Shallow Christianity to Deep Transformation

By: Peter Scazzero

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The global church is facing a discipleship crisis. Here's how we move forward into transformative d… read more

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Cover of Extra Nos: Discovering Grace Outside Myself by Flame

22. Extra Nos: Discovering Grace Outside Myself

By: Flame

4.50

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

GRAMMY®-nominated and Stellar Award-winning hip-hop artist FLAME invites you to step up to his mic … read more

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  • christian living
  • christian
  • theology
Cover of Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age by Tony Reinke

23. Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age

By: Tony Reinke

4.23

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

“Thirty years after Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death , this book takes the impact-analysis… read more

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"Our world says that seeing is believing, but for us to behold the deep glory of the cross, we must see as God sees rather than as man sees. We treasure what is invisible and that is perhaps the great…"

-Tony Reinke, Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age

Cover of The Nicene Creed: An Introduction by Phillip Cary

24. The Nicene Creed: An Introduction

By: Phillip Cary

4.40

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Understand and celebrate what we believeFor centuries, the Nicene Creed has been central to the chu… read more

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  • christian
  • religion
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Cover of Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself) by David Zahl

25. Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

By: David Zahl

4.35

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

"A lighthearted yet high-minded exploration of failure's ability to serve as a gateway to grace. Re… read more

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"While a low anthropologist may agree with the people around them that a given moral end is important, they will be hesitant to justify the adoption of unsavory means to achieve that end. That is, the…"

-David Zahl, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

"Low anthropology powerfully reframes the way we approach the good or beautiful things done by otherwise disreputable individuals -- namely, as evidence of grace rather than defilement. As musician Ni…"

-David Zahl, Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)

Cover of Evangelical Pharisees: The Gospel as Cure for the Church's Hypocrisy by Michael Reeves

26. Evangelical Pharisees: The Gospel as Cure for the Church's Hypocrisy

By: Michael Reeves

4.56

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In This Follow-Up to Gospel People, Michael Reeves Calls Evangelicals Away from Pharisaism to True … read more

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Cover of Upside-Down Spirituality: The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life by Chad Bird

27. Upside-Down Spirituality: The 9 Essential Failures of a Faithful Life

By: Chad Bird

4.51

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

In our age when the church can too often seem like a poor copy of the world, Chad Bird challenges u… read more

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  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
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Cover of Ancient Wisdom for the Care of Souls: Learning the Art of Pastoral Ministry from the Church Fathers by Coleman M. Ford

28. Ancient Wisdom for the Care of Souls: Learning the Art of Pastoral Ministry from the Church Fathers

By: Coleman M. Ford

4.50

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

Recovering the Wisdom of Early Christian Figures to Effectively Shepherd Modern Churches In additi… read more

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Cover of Walk A Little Slower: A Collection of Poems and Other Words by Tanner Olson

29. Walk A Little Slower: A Collection of Poems and Other Words

By: Tanner Olson

4.20

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Walk A Little A Collection of Poems and Other Words is a book of hope, honesty, and joy by Tanner … read more

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  • faith
  • christian
Cover of Gospel Assurance: A 31 Day Guide to Assurance by Mike Abendroth

30. Gospel Assurance: A 31 Day Guide to Assurance

By: Mike Abendroth

4.78

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

The purpose of this book is it is to give an assurance boost to Christians by directing their atte… read more

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Cover of Scandalous Stories: A Sort of Commentary on Parables by Daniel Emery Price

31. Scandalous Stories: A Sort of Commentary on Parables

By: Daniel Emery Price

4.59

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

Parables are some of the most familiar stories in the Bible, yet their interpretations and applicat… read more

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Bryan Wolfmueller

2.43

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John R.W. Stott

4.37

Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices

Thomas Brooks

4.39

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4.33

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Timothy J. Keller

4.51

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