29 must-read christian books like The Weary World Rejoices: Daily Devotions for Advent by Melissa B. Kruger

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The Weary World Rejoices: Daily Devotions for Advent

By: Melissa B. Kruger

4.42

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

For generations, churches and families have used Advent wreaths to help prepare for celebrating the…

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1. Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From pastor and New York Timesbestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holi… read more

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2. Christianity and Liberalism

By: J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more

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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"

-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism

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3. 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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4. 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

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5. Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent

By: John Piper

3.78

Format: None pages, ebook

Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent is designed especially for Advent 2012. With read… read more

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6. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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7. Surprised by Oxford

By: Carolyn Weber

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at … read more

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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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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. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality

By: Nancy R. Pearcey

4.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Are transgender people discovering their authentic self? Is the hookup culture really liberating? D… read more

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11. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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12. 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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13. Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church

By: Michael J. Kruger

4.49

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number o… read more

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14. 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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15. 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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16. Emmanuel: An Invitation to Prepare Him Room at Christmas and Always

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.63

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Let Your Christmas Hope Last All Year Long If there’s one name for Jesus that captures the whole h… read more

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17. Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands

By: Jen Wilkin

4.55

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

"For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensom… read more

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"While legalism builds self-righteousness, lawfulness builds righteousness. Obedience to the law is the means of sanctification for the believer."

-Jen Wilkin, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands

"Is Jesus adding to the law by broadening our attention from murder to anger and contempt? By no means. He is pointing out the seedling that grows into the thorny vine that chokes out life. He is appe…"

-Jen Wilkin, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands

"Our patterns of work and rest reveal what we believe to be true about God and ourselves. God alone requires no limits on his activity. To rest is to acknowledge that we humans are limited by design. …"

-Jen Wilkin, Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands

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18. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living

By: Alan Noble

4.33

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more

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19. Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.32

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues t… read more

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"Suffering is not an embarrassment to the Christian faith. It is the thread with which Christ's name is stitched into our lives."

-Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

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20. Love Came Down at Christmas: Daily Readings for Advent

By: Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Love is at the heart of Christmas—it's the reason behind all our gathering and gift-giving at this … read more

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Cover of Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed by Alisa Childers

21. Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed

By: Alisa Childers

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you're supposed to th… read more

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22. Journey to the Cross: A 40-Day Lenten Devotional

By: Paul David Tripp

4.57

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Journey through Lent with Best-Selling Author Paul David Tripp Lent is one of the most significa… read more

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"There is no defeat in the cross. Only triumph is to be found there."

-Paul David Tripp, Journey to the Cross: A 40-Day Lenten Devotional

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23. The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.31

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

In this house we believe that: Black Lives Matter Love Is Love Gay Rights Are Civil Rights Wome… read more

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Cover of Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation by Nancy Guthrie

24. Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An Understandable and Reliable Guide to Revelation Blessed , by bestselling author and speaker Nanc… read more

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"Jesus doesn't just look at us; he looks into us. And if we are willing to hold his gaze, he will burn away what is meaningless and frivolous and contaminating."

-Nancy Guthrie, Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation

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25. 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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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

26. 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 No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship by Rebecca McLaughlin

27. 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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Cover of Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Meditating on God's Word by Glenna Marshall

28. Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Meditating on God's Word

By: Glenna Marshall

4.73

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Reclaiming the art of Scripture memorization Bible memory has fallen on hard times. It can feel unn… read more

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Cover of Upon Waking: 60 Daily Reflections to Discover Ourselves and the God We Were Made For by Jackie Hill Perry

29. 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

Upon Waking  is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller! Join the thous… read more

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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

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30. Flourish: How the Love of Christ Frees Us from Self-Focus

By: Lydia Brownback

4.10

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

All women are looking to live a life that will satisfy their deepest longings. Worldly thinking off… read more

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31. The Weary World Rejoices: Daily Devotions for Advent

By: Melissa B. Kruger

4.42

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

For generations, churches and families have used Advent wreaths to help prepare for celebrating the… read more

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29 best-selling nonfiction books like The Weary World Rejoices: Daily Devotions for Advent by Melissa B. Kruger

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

Timothy J. Keller

4.14

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J. Gresham Machen

4.33

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Jerry Bridges

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Kevin DeYoung

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