The Church after Innovation: Questioning Our Obsession with Work, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
By: Andrew Root
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Outreach 2023 Resource of the Year (Church) Named One of Fifteen Important Theology Books of 202…
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1. Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.43
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
Like Eugene Peterson's other books on pastoring, Under the Unpredictable Plant is full of stimula… read more
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- christianity
- leadership
- church
- theology
"There is a long and well-documented tradition of wisdom in the Christian faith that any venture into leadership, whether by laity or clergy, is hazardous. it is necessary that there be leaders, but w…"-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)
"Deception is nowhere more common than in religion. And the persons most easily and damningly deceived are the leaders. Those who deceive others are first themselves deceived, for not many, I think, b…"-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)
"Somehow we American pastors, without really noticing what was happening, got our vocations redefined in the terms of American careerism. We quit thinking of the parish as a location for pastoral spir…"-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)
"Pastors enter congregations vocationally in order to embrace the totality of human life in Jesus' name. We are convinced there is no detail, however unpromising, in people's lives in which Christ may…"-Eugene H. Peterson, Under the Unpredictable Plant an Exploration in Vocational Holiness (The Pastoral series, #3)
2. The Imitation of Christ
By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.
4.32
Format: 632 pages, Paperback
Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more
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- christianity
- theology
3. Smiley's People
By: John Le Carré
3.33
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more
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4. The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
By: Ian Morgan Cron , Suzanne Stabile
4.21
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Ignorance is bliss except in self-awareness... What you don't know about yourself can hurt you a… read more
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- leadership
"The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion for people just as they are, not the people we wish they would become so our lives would become easier."-Ian Morgan Cron, The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery
5. The Power and the Glory
By: John Updike , Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages,
How does goodspoil, and how can badbe redeemed? In his penetrating novel The Power and the Glory, G… read more
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6. Paul and the Gift
By: John M.G. Barclay
4.25
Format: 151 pages, Hardcover
A fresh scholarly reading of grace in Paul's theology In this book esteemed Pauline scholar John Ba… read more
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7. You Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships
By: Richard C. Schwartz , None
3.00
Format: None pages, Audiobook
In this new audio version, Richard Schwartz, the developer of the Internal Family Systems Model, ap… read more
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8. My Name Is Asher Lev
By: Chaim Potok
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono … read more
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9. A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology
By: J. Richard Middleton
3.94
Format: None pages, Paperback
In recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ult… read more
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10. Faithful: A Theology of Sex
By: Beth Felker Jones , Gene L. Green
4.00
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
Many believers accept traditional Christian sexual morality but have very little idea why it matter… read more
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11. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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12. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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- leadership
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
13. My Effin' Life
By: Geddy Lee
4.58
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more
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14. Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy.
By: Bob Goff
4.24
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
Through his pithy and inspiring storytelling that has endeared him to millions, New York Times best… read more
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- leadership
15. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more
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- christianity
- theology
16. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
By: Joanna Robinson
4.22
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more
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17. How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now
By: James K.A. Smith
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, a… read more
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- christianity
- theology
18. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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- christianity
- theology
19. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple
By: Scot McKnight
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
See how the Book of Revelation can be read as a book of discipleship , challenging Christ-followers… read more
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- christianity
- theology
20. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America
By: Russell D. Moore
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more
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- christianity
- theology
21. 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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- christianity
- theology
22. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times contributing opinion writer and award-winning author of Reading While Black… read more
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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
23. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
By: Sarah Bessey
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more
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- christianity
- theology
"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
24. Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History
By: Alan Sepinwall
4.18
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Welcome to the O.C., b* it's the definitive oral history of beloved TV show The O.C., from the show… read more
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25. Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again (Transforming Resources)
By: Ruth Haley Barton
4.36
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
In our frenzied culture, the possibility of living in balanced rhythms of work and rest often feels… read more
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- christianity
- leadership
26. Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
4.21
Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition
Annotation: "Nothing gives church folk anxiety quite like the subject of sex. And that's why in Sh… read more
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- christianity
- theology
"If the teachings of the church are harming the bodies and spirits of people, we should rethink those teachings."-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"In my pastoral work I've started to suspect that the more someone was exposed to religious messages about controlling their desires, avoiding sexual thoughts, and not lusting in their hearts, the les…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"To God, everyone is different but no one is special. You're not special for being straight. Or gay. Or male. Or cis. Or trans. Or asexual. Or married. Or sexually prodigious. Or a virgin. We all have…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
"Holiness is the union we experience with one another and with God. Holiness is when more than one become one, when what is fractured is made whole. Singing in harmony. Breastfeeding a baby. Collectiv…"-Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
27. Being Transfigured: Lenten Homilies
By: Chris E.W. Green
4.65
Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition
Lent is not so much a season for discipline as it is a season for transfiguration, a time for letti… read more
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- theology
28. Epiphany: The Season of Glory (Fullness of Time)
By: Fleming Rutledge
4.41
Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition
"We have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father." This line from the prologue … read more
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- theology
29. The Church after Innovation: Questioning Our Obsession with Work, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
By: Andrew Root
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Outreach 2023 Resource of the Year (Church) Named One of Fifteen Important Theology Books of 202… read more
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- christianity
- ecclesiology
- church
- leadership
30. Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview: A Decolonized Approach to Christian Doctrine (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
By: Randy Woodley
4.37
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Written in an accessible, conversational style that incorporates numerous stories and questions, th… read more
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- christianity
- theology
31. The Message
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.58
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more
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"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message
