17 must-read christian books like Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible through the Year by Eugene H. Peterson

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Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible through the Year

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.56

Format: 832 pages, Paperback

From the very beginning of the church, Christians have found it helpful to pause for prayer during …

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1. Shepherds Abiding (Mitford Years, #8)

By: Jan Karon

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The eighth novel in the beloved Mitford series, by the bestselling author of At Home in Mitford and… read more

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2. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4)

By: L. Frank Baum

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

When Dorothy recovered her senses they were still falling, but not so fast. The top of the buggy ca… read more

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"To be called beautiful was a novelty in his experience."

-L. Frank Baum, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4)

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3. Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)

By: L. Frank Baum

3.96

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

Readers of all ages will welcome the chance to be reunited with Dorothy Gale and such beloved chara… read more

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"Only I never wish to get up in the morning" ~ Dorthy"

-L. Frank Baum, Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)

"That was yesterday, you know, and a Princess cannot be expected to remember today what she did yesterday."

-L. Frank Baum, Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)

"You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them."

-L. Frank Baum, Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)

"Is this a trial of thoughts, or of kittens?' demanded the Woggle-Bug. 'It's a trial of one kitten,' replied the Scarecrow; 'but your manner is a trial to us all."

-L. Frank Baum, Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)

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4. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

By: Frederick Douglass

4.11

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Doug… read more

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"For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage."

-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

"You will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but I am a slave for life! Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?"

-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

"I say , this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us rather bear those ills we had. Than fly to others, that we knew not of."

-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

"They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith."

-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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5. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard

4.69

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more

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"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

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6. Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House, #39)

By: Mary Pope Osborne , Salvatore Murdocca

3.72

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness-secrets they need if they're going… read more

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7. The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for th… read more

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8. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

By: None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

Format: 205 pages,

All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more

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9. Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family

By: Paul David Tripp

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes parents wish there was a guaranteed formula for raising good kids--a certain list of rule… read more

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10. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

11. My Utmost for His Highest

By: Oswald Chambers

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

For nearly seventy-five years, countless millions of Christians the world over have trusted the spi… read more

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12. How Do You Know God's Your Father?

By: Kay Arthur , David Lawson

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

This brand new Bible study series from beloved Bible teacher Kay Arthur and the teaching staff of P… read more

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13. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

By: Lewis Carroll , John Tenniel , Peter Glassman

3.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In 1865, English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, wrote a fantastica… read more

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14. Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible Through the Year

By: Eugene H. Peterson , None

3.00

Format: 136 pages,

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15. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more

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"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"

-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

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16. Everything Sad Is Untrue

By: Daniel Nayeri

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more

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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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17. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more

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18. All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

By: Beth Moore

4.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! An incredibly thoughtful,… read more

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"Once you've broken to pieces, the luxury of imagining yourself unbreakable evaporates."

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

"You want to know how to love me? Love my children. You want to be good to me? Be good to my children."

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

"A teenager doesn't know she's still a child. A teenager feels like an adult, I suppose primarily because her outside, her flesh and her face, her body, her size, her width and height, look like - and…"

-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

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19. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith

4.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more

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"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

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20. Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep

By: Tish Harrison Warren

4.63

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

ECPA Christian Book of the YearChristianity Today Book of the YearForeword INDIES Book of the Year … read more

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"Voor christenen is slaap een belichaamde manier om te belijden dat we erop vertrouwen dat het werk van God niet van ons afhangt."

-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep

"Bescherm wie blij zijn. In dit gebed erkennen we de kwetsbaarheid van vreugde. We vragen God om mensen die blij zijn te beschermen, om dat deel in ons te beschermen dat moedig genoeg is om te geloven…"

-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep

"Hoewel de statistieken laten zien dat hier in het Westen met name jonge mensen afdwalen naar ongeloof, deels vanwege het probleem van het kwaad, lijkt onze welvaart veel meer twijfel te veroorzaken d…"

-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep

"Het profetisch getuigenis van de kerk in een woedecultuur is om mensen te zijn die weten hoe we samen moeten huilen over de pijn en onrechtvaardigheid in de wereld en over de realiteit van onze eigen…"

-Tish Harrison Warren, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep

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21. Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy

By: Aundi Kolber

4.40

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

"In the wise and soulful tradition of teachers like Shauna Niequist and Brene Brown, therapist Aund… read more

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Cover of The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days by Kate Bowler

22. The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

By: Kate Bowler

4.43

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times… read more

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"Blessed are we who choose not to look away from systems that dehumanize, deceive, defame, and distort. We who recognize that thoughts and prayers are NOT enough. We who stand with truth over expedien…"

-Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days

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23. A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography of Eugene H. Peterson, Translator of The Message

By: Winn Collier

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This essential authorized biography of Eugene Peterson offers unique insights into the experiences … read more

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Cover of You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World by Alan  Noble

24. You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World

By: Alan Noble

4.35

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

"You are your own, and you belong to yourself." This is the fundamental assumption of modern life. … read more

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25. Every Moment Holy

By: Douglas Kaine McKelvey

4.83

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

EVERY MOMENT HOLY is a book of liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life--liturgies such as … read more

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Cover of The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims by Rebecca McLaughlin

26. 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 On Birth (How to Find God) by Timothy J. Keller

27. On Birth (How to Find God)

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller, a book celebrating and exploring … read more

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28. Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible through the Year

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.56

Format: 832 pages, Paperback

From the very beginning of the church, Christians have found it helpful to pause for prayer during … read more

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Cover of Romans: A letter that makes sense of life by Andrew Ollerton

29. Romans: A letter that makes sense of life

By: Andrew Ollerton

4.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

With his trademark straightforward teaching style, Andrew Ollerton leads us through Romans - one of… read more

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17 Best nonfiction books like Seeking God's Face: Praying with the Bible through the Year by Eugene H. Peterson

Transform Your Habits

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

Henri J.M. Nouwen

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Practice of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

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Transform Your Habits

Restoring All Things: God's Audacious Plan to Change the World through Everyday People

John Stonestreet , Warren Cole Smith , Jim Daly

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity

Alisa Childers

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Surprised by Jesus: Subversive grace in the four Gospels

Dane C. Ortlund

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality

Glen Scrivener

4.50

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