27 Top nonfiction books like Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Make You a Better Preacher by Jonathan T. Pennington

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Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Make You a Better Preacher

By: Jonathan T. Pennington

4.25

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Is bigger always better? It's not often that we hear the virtues of the small. Our culture teaches …

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1. Church History in Plain Language

By: Bruce L. Shelley , Mark A. Noll

4.10

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" an… read more

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"Christianity is the only major religion to have at its central event the humiliation of its God."

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

"If we see some admirable work of human art, we are at once eager to investigate the nature, the manner, the end of its production; and the contemplation of the works of God stirs us with an incompara…"

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

"Church historians often ask, ‘Is the church a movement or an institution?' . . . I think it is both. . . . I believe the people of God in history live in a tension between an ideal--the universal com…"

-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

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2. The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

By: John Piper , Joe Rigney

4.47

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

The world is full of good things. Ice-cold lemonade. The laughter of children. College football.… read more

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  • theology
"Be the smile of God to your children."

-John Piper, The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

"A full look at Jesus makes his gifts come alive."

-John Piper, The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

"What many call 'plundering the Egyptians' is nothing more than dumpster diving in Egypt."

-John Piper, The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

"In Christ, God is restoring what has been lost and reintegrating our love for him and our enjoyment of his gifts so that they do not compete with each other but instead mutually serve and enhance eac…"

-John Piper, The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

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3. The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

By: Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine.There is vine work: the prayerful preaching… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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4. Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Pastor, preacher, and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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5. The Everlasting Man

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.16

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

What, if anything, is it that makes the human uniquely human? This, in part, is the question that G… read more

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  • theology
"Men are moved most by their religion; especially when it is irreligion."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

"Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

"The boldest plans for the future invoke the authority of the past; and that even a revolutionary seeks to satisfy himself that he is also a reactionary."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

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6. Consequences of Ideas

By: R.C. Sproul

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the wo… read more

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  • theology
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7. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

By: Jeremiah Burroughs

4.33

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers… read more

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  • theology
"So be satisfied and quiet, be contented with your contentment. I lack certain things that others have, but blessed be God, I have a contented heart which others have not."

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"Christian, how did you enjoy comfort before? Was the creature anything to you but a conduit, a pipe, that conveyed God's goodness to you? 'The pipe is cut off,' says God, 'come to me, the fountain, a…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"In a clock, stop but one wheel and you stop every wheel, because they are dependent upon one other. So when God has ordered a thing for the present to be thus and thus, how do you know how many thing…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

8. 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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9. The Christian Ministry

By: Charles Bridges

3.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

One of the best and most comprehensive books ever written on the work of the ministry. read more

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10. Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

By: J.I. Packer

4.35

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
"It is the nature of love to be enterprising."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"Our are speculations are not the measure of our God."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

"What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty."

-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God

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11. Praying the Bible

By: Donald S. Whitney

4.49

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology

12. Fearless: The Heroic Story of One Navy SEAL's Sacrifice in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden and the Unwavering Devotion of the Woman Who Loved Him

By: Eric Blehm

4.34

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

Fearless takes you deep into SEAL Team Six, straight to the heart of one of it's most legendary ope… read more

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13. The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization

By: Vishal Mangalwadi , None

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Understand where we came from. Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its rele… read more

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14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • theology
"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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15. The Other Half of Church: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation

By: Michel Hendricks

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Could brain science be the key to spiritual formation? Why does true Christian transformation seem … read more

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  • theology
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16. 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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  • theology
Cover of Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners by Dane C. Ortlund

17. 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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  • theology
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18. 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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  • theology
Cover of Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life by Kevin DeYoung

19. Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.26

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

Countercultural Yet Biblical Advice for High School and College Students, Ideal for Graduation and … read more

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Cover of Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West by Andrew         Wilson

20. 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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Cover of The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host by David      Gibson

21. 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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Cover of Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age by Samuel James

22. 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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  • theology
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23. The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate (Volume 5) (The Lost World Series)

By: Tremper Longman III

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

"The flood continued forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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24. Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship

By: John Piper

4.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“God has appointed preaching in worship as one great means of accomplishing his ultimate goal in th… read more

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Cover of The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality by Glen Scrivener

25. 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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  • theology
Cover of Untangling Emotions: God's Gift of Emotions by J. Alasdair Groves

26. 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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Cover of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes by Nancy R. Pearcey

27. The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes

By: Nancy R. Pearcey

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

How the Script for Masculinity Turned Toxic--and How to Fix It "Why Can't We Hate Men?" asks a hea… read more

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Cover of The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring by Bobby Jamieson

28. The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring

By: Bobby Jamieson

4.67

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A man who’s been transformed by Christ and desires to preach the gospel might say he feels called t… read more

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29. Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A Biblical Primer on Men and Women in the Church There is much at stake in God making humanity m… read more

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Cover of Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches) by John Onwuchekwa

30. 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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Cover of Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Make You a Better Preacher by Jonathan T. Pennington

31. Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Make You a Better Preacher

By: Jonathan T. Pennington

4.25

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

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27 must-read theology books like Small Preaching: 25 Little Things You Can Do Now to Make You a Better Preacher by Jonathan T. Pennington

Transform Your Habits

Church History in Plain Language

Bruce L. Shelley , Mark A. Noll

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

John Piper , Joe Rigney

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

Timothy J. Keller

4.48

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20 Top nonfiction books like The Path to Being a Pastor: A Guide for the Aspiring by Bobby Jamieson

Transform Your Habits

Conversion: How God Creates a People (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

Michael Lawrence

4.59

Transform Your Habits

The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind-Shift that Changes Everything

Tony Payne , Colin Marshall

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Transform Your Habits

What Is a Healthy Church?

Mark Dever

3.68

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