In Church as It Is in Heaven: Cultivating a Multiethnic Kingdom Culture
By: Jamaal E. Williams
4.52
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Heaven is multiethnic. Are you ready for that? The Bible tells us that the congregation gathered ar…
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1. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, cat… read more
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- christian
2. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4.27
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more
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- spirituality
- christian
- church
"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
3. The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe about Ourselves
By: Curt Thompson
3.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Hearts & Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Applied Theology, Basic Christian Living, Whole Life… read more
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4. 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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5. 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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- religion
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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
6. The Pursuit of Holiness
By: Jerry Bridges , Jim Fay , Foster W. Cline
3.91
Format: 434 pages, Paperback
"Be holy, for I am holy" commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed… read more
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7. The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
By: Justo L. González
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
This highly informative, narrative history covers the events, persons, external influences, and for… read more
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8. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
3.24
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
Henri Nouwen was a spiritual thinker with an unusual capacity to write about the life of Jesus and … read more
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9. 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
10. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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- religion
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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
11. Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
By: Jackie Hill Perry
4.36
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
"I used to be a lesbian." In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, … read more
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"Do you know why we have a hard time believing that a gay girl can become a completely different creature? Because, we have a hard time believing in God. ..."-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"From the outside looking in, it could be assumed that Preston's and my relationship was God's proof of turning a "gay girl good." But really, He'd already done that the moment He'd set me free from s…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"Trying to contain the small giggle welling up in her chest from the sincerity of my question, Santoria, full of confidence, responded while looking toward my direction, "Yes, Jackie.The gospel didn't…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"LGBT culture has done an excellent job of renewing or should I say, destroying, the mind of many, mainly by consistently using words as their greatest tool in their efforts to draw people into findin…"-Jackie Hill Perry, Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
12. 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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- christian
13. 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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14. The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
By: Justin Whitmel Earley
4.32
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible hab… read more
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- spirituality
- christian
"Habits form much more than our schedules: they form our hearts."-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
"Anger and fear have something in common: we become the center of things."-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
"...failure is not the enemy of formation; it is the liturgy of formation."-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
"Practicing the Common Rule can keep a hard season from becoming a dangerous season... (p. 23)"-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
15. The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
By: Andrew Peterson
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re bo… read more
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- christian
16. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
By: Tyler Staton
4.60
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more
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17. 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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18. 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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19. The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
By: Karen Swallow Prior
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Contemporary American evangelicalism is suffering from an identity crisis--and a lot of bad press. … read more
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"For Hardy and other critics of the evangelical movement, too often the desire for purity encouraged hypocrisy, earnest ideals became mere performance, and the valuation of hard work turned into pursu…"-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
"The novel [ Pamela ] is also a very powerful early expression of the modern self, one who sees her soul as equal in human worth and dignity to anyone, regardless of social class or power--and this, t…"-Karen Swallow Prior, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
20. 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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21. 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
22. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
By: Jim Davis
3.88
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more
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- christian
- church
23. Ghosted: An American Story
By: Nancy French
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A riveting look inside a life of poverty, success, and the inner circles of political influence--fr… read more
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24. You're Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches
By: Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
4.46
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Practical Advice for Weary Leaders Who Want a Gospel-Centered Culture for Their Church Being a past… read more
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- church
25. Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found
By: Mike Cosper
4.34
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
In the years since leaving local church ministry, I've devoted an enormous amount of time and resou… read more
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26. The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God's Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality
By: Philip B. Payne
4.44
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A biblical defense of egalitarianism that relies on Scripture to affirm gender equality in the chur… read more
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27. Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn from the Church’s Failed Attempt to Cure Homosexuality
By: Greg Johnson
4.39
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
At the start of the gay rights movement in 1969, evangelicalism's leading voices cast a vision for … read more
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28. The Offensive Church: Breaking the Cycle of Ethnic Disunity
By: Bryan C. Loritts
4.57
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Crises around race have put the church in a defensive posture, always reacting to racial conflicts … read more
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29. Limping with God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship
By: Chad Bird
4.59
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
When we look to the Bible for role models in our daily discipleship, we tend to think of Noah’s obe… read more
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30. In Church as It Is in Heaven: Cultivating a Multiethnic Kingdom Culture
By: Jamaal E. Williams
4.52
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Heaven is multiethnic. Are you ready for that? The Bible tells us that the congregation gathered ar… read more
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31. Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
By: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick
4.34
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From beginning to end, the Bible affirms women, who have intrinsic value because they are—just as m… read more
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"We are saying that women -- as a sex -- are not more sinful than men. Women are not more deceivable than men. Women are not less intelligent than men. Women are not more prone to error than men. Wome…"-Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
"Man and woman are designed to rule together. Exclusion of women is the opposite of God’s design. To exclude women is to exclude half of God’s creation means of ruling the earth. This means that we mu…"-Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
"every story of misogyny and abuse should be heard and taken to heart. The #MeToo and #ChurchToo movements have demonstrated in spades what many women already knew: Too many of us are not cherished or…"-Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, Worthy: Celebrating the Value of Women
