Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World
By: Jen Pollock Michel
4.15
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
What if certainty isn't the goal? In a world filled with ambiguity, many of us long for a belie…
Want to Read $ 10.73"Part of the practice of modest faith, in times of suffering, is relinquishing our right to answers. God has never promised to explain himself, but he has promised to stay near. I will never leave, he says; I will never forsake. I am the friend that sticks closer than your brother. Do not think me unmoved by your grief. These are the faithful assurances of God as we have them in Scripture, and here is even more hope available to those willing to search it out. But let’s not be fooled to think that God has promised things like: it will get better, you’ll soon see the purpose behind this pain, there’s never more than you can handle. Often it does get better; often we do see purpose; always there is sufficient grace. But lament must practice the modest faith of finding sufficient that which God provides, even if, in seasons of great sorrow, it may not seem like enough."-Jen Pollock Michel, Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World
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1. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
By: C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather… read more
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"Death is no respecter of love."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"Corruption is never compulsory."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"Honesty is better than any easy comfort."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"A longing for eternity is built-in to us all"-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
2. Embracing the Love of God: Path and Promise of Christian Life, The
By: James Bryan Smith
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
In today's world, many people fail to experience the powerful freedom and healing of God's grace. E… read more
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3. To Capture What We Cannot Keep
By: Beatrice Colin
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Hardcover
Set against the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this novel charts the relationship between a youn… read more
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4. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
By: Rob Bell
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
We have to test everything.I thank God for anybody anywhere who is pointing people to the mysteries… read more
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5. The Scapegoat
By: Daphne du Maurier
3.16
Format: 315 pages, ebook
By chance, John and Jean--one English, the other French--meet in a provincial railway station. Thei… 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. Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now
By: Walter Brueggemann
3.89
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Discussions about the Sabbath often center around moralistic laws and arguments over whether a pers… read more
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9. 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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10. The Bruised Reed
By: Richard Sibbes
4.44
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more
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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
11. The Priest: Aaron (Sons of Encouragement, #1)
By: Francine Rivers
4.65
Format: None pages, Hardcover
His courage covered his brother's fear. His sacrifices atoned for the peoples sin. His voice carrie… read more
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12. 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
13. 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
14. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
By: Michael Easter
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more
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"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
15. The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross
By: Brian Zahnd
4.53
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
The cross is the heart of Scripture Everything about the gospel message leads to the cross, and pro… read more
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16. 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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17. Dream Big: Know What You Want, Why You Want It, and What You’re Going to Do About It
By: Bob Goff
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Find and Reach Your Biggest Dreams Bob Goff, the New York Times bestselling author of Love Does… read more
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18. Domestic Monastery: Creating Spiritual Life at Home
By: Ronald Rolheiser
4.38
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart—a place to learn the blessings of powerlessne… read more
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19. Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
By: Russ Ramsey
4.53
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
How do art and faith intersect? How does art help us see our own lives more clearly? What can we un… read more
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"The pattern in Scripture is that of God working through unlikely servants for the glory of his name and the spread of the gospel."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
"The more we engage with beauty, the more we train our hearts to anticipate finding beauty, until eventually, everywhere we go, we're looking for it."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
"Many artists took their easels and paints outside and captured what they saw. Vincent wanted to capture what he felt as he tried to remember what he saw."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
"Vincent didn't see the world as a collection of plain, unaffected objects. He saw the unfolding drama of the human story, which to him was a heartbreaking tale."-Russ Ramsey, Rembrandt Is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
20. The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus
By: Andrew Klavan
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Follow Andrew Klavan to a deeper, richer understanding of the words of Jesus. Andrew Klavan believe… read more
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21. Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
By: Will Guidara
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Bestseller Essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner … read more
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22. Where the Light Fell
By: Philip Yancey
4.52
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today's… read more
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23. 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
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. Even If He Doesn't: What We Believe about God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
By: Kristen LaValley
4.57
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
How can I approach God if I’m struggling to believe in His goodness?So much of our belief can be fo… read more
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26. Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing
By: Jay Stringer
4.61
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Unwanted. It describes how we feel about some of the things we do. We don't wake up in the morning … read more
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27. Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable
By: Sam Chan
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Many of the old methods of evangelism no longer work effectively today. We need new methods to comm… read more
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28. A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ
By: John Andrew Bryant
4.54
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Publishers Weekly starred review “This is a stunning book, so rare and so beautiful. I cannot recom… read more
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29. How to Hear God: A Simple Guide for Normal People
By: Pete Greig
4.59
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
You were created to enjoy a real, conversational relationship with God. The Bible says that hearing… read more
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30. Nobody's Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament
By: Sandra L. Glahn
4.49
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Some Christians think Paul's reference to "saved through childbearing" in 1 Timothy 2:15 means that… read more
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31. Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World
By: Jen Pollock Michel
4.15
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
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"Part of the practice of modest faith, in times of suffering, is relinquishing our right to answers. God has never promised to explain himself, but he has promised to stay near. I will never leave, he…"-Jen Pollock Michel, Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World
