8 must-read counselling books like What to Do on Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures by Jay E. Adams

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What to Do on Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures

By: Jay E. Adams

4.01

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Bible has answers, but can you find, understand and apply them? Dr. Adams teaches you how to st…

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1. The Dragon and the Raven, or, The Days of King Alfred

By: G.A. Henty

3.90

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

Follows the exploits of a young nobleman as he takes part in the battles of King Alfred. read more

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2. A Small Book About A Big Problem

By: Edward T. Welch

4.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

How many times today have you been irritated? Frustrated? While you might not think about it often,… read more

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  • christian living
  • counselling
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"When the only one who has a right to be angry chooses love and service, when He considers the interests of others more important than His own and chooses humility–He changes everything (p. 55)."

-Edward T. Welch, A Small Book About A Big Problem

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3. The Attributes of God

By: Arthur W. Pink

4.51

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

This classic work of Arthur W. Pink invites readers to discover the truth about seventeen attribute… read more

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  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Grace is that in God which brings into favor one justly in disfavor."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the perfect means by the perfect ends "

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"What God made, God loves, because it's inconceivable that God should make anything that He didn't love."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

"We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy."

-Arthur W. Pink, The Attributes of God

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4. That Certain Spark (Only in Gooding, #4)

By: Cathy Marie Hake

3.69

Format: 192 pages,

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5. Competent to Counsel: Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling

By: Jay E. Adams

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A Classic in the Field of Christian Counseling Competent to Counsel has helped thousands of pastors… read more

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  • christian living
  • counselling
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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6. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

By: Alfred Lansing

4.44

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, on… read more

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  • nonfiction
"We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man."

-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

"Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful."

-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

"[...] "Who the hell are you?" he said at last. The man in the center stepped forward. "My name is Shackleton" he replied in a quiet voice."

-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

"There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looke…"

-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

7. The Christian Counselor's Manual: The Practice of Nouthetic Counseling

By: Jay E. Adams

3.73

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

The Christian Counselor's Manual is a companion and sequel to the author's influential Competent to… read more

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8. A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A. W. Tozer

By: Lyle Wesley Dorsett

3.80

Format: 260 pages,

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9. The Joy of Fearing God

By: Jerry Bridges

4.05

Format: None pages, Paperback

What Kind of Relationship Can You Have with Someone You Fear? For most of us, fear is something we … read more

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10. Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

By: Jerry Bridges

4.38

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

In an effort to strengthen his own trust in God during a time of adversity, Navigator author Jerry … read more

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  • christian living
  • counselling
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"In a sermon entitled “God’s Providence,"

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

11. Bitterness: The Root That Pollutes

By: Lou Priolo

4.14

Format: 152 pages,

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12. One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

By: Ann Voskamp

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us … read more

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13. How to Handle Trouble

By: Jay E. Adams

3.84

Format: 467 pages, Paperback

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14. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

By: Paul David Tripp

4.37

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Paul David Tripp’s masterpiece on ministry will transform how you view yourself and engage with oth… read more

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  • christian living
  • counselling
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Sin makes us moral quadriplegics."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

"We rarely do anything with on single motive."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

"The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

"Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance."

-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)

15. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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16. Christ and Your Problems

By: Jay E. Adams

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

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17. How to Overcome Evil

By: Jay E. Adams

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

A practical exposition of Romans 12:14-21, exploring the nature of warfare with evil and laying out… read more

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18. How to Help People Change: The Four-Step Biblical Process

By: Jay E. Adams

3.84

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

"While touching on many aspects of counseling, this book . . . is specifically designed to elucidat… read more

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19. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.54

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more

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  • christian living
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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20. Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church

By: Michael J. Kruger

4.49

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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21. Suffering is Never for Nothing

By: Elisabeth Elliot

4.68

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

Hard times come for all in life, with no real explanation. When we walk through suffering, it has t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Faith is not a feeling. Faith is willed obedience in action."

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"The love of God is not a sentiment. It is a willed and inexorable love that will command nothing less than the very best for us. The love of God wills our joy. I think of the love of God as being syn…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"It’s He who was the Word before the foundation of the world, suffering as a lamb slain. And He has a lot up His sleeve that you and I haven’t the slightest idea about now. He’s told us enough so that…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

"We are not adrift in chaos. To me that is the most fortifying, the most stabilizing, the most peace-giving thing that I know about anything in the universe. Every time that things have seemingly fall…"

-Elisabeth Elliot, Suffering is Never for Nothing

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22. The Household and the War for the Cosmos: Recovering a Christian Vision for the Family

By: C.R. Wiley

4.27

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The household is not just a shelter from a war zone, it is the command center from which we launch … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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23. The Biblical View of Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Image

By: Jay E. Adams

4.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Familiar questions in our day and age. But has our searc… read more

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  • counselling
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  • theology
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24. Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed

By: Alisa Childers

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you're supposed to th… read more

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  • theology
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25. Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

By: Jamie Dunlop

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Loving Those at Church Who Are Hard to Love Churches are full of differences. Those differences mig… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Is your friendship moving toward affection, or is it settled in obligation? Does your friendship honor the individual or debase him as a charity case? Is your desire for this person’s good zealous, o…"

-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

"The differences that threaten to tear your church apart are opportunities to demonstrate that being ‘in accord with Christ Jesus’ is all we need to be in ‘harmony with one another.’ That’s how ‘with …"

-Jamie Dunlop, Love the Ones Who Drive You Crazy: Eight Truths for Pursuing Unity in Your Church (9Marks)

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26. I Still Do: Growing Closer and Stronger through Life's Defining Moments

By: Dave Harvey

4.17

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Lasting marriages are built one defining moment at a time. The moment of blame. The moment of weakn… read more

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  • counselling
  • nonfiction
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27. Evangelical Pharisees: The Gospel as Cure for the Church's Hypocrisy

By: Michael Reeves

4.56

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In This Follow-Up to Gospel People, Michael Reeves Calls Evangelicals Away from Pharisaism to True … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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28. What to Do on Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures

By: Jay E. Adams

4.01

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Bible has answers, but can you find, understand and apply them? Dr. Adams teaches you how to st… read more

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29. Iron Sharpens Iron: Friendship and the Grace of God

By: Michael A.G. Azad Haykin

3.55

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

With its emphasis on speed and busyness and the mis-named “social” media, the modern world has not … read more

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30. You Are Still a Mother: Hope for Women Grieving a Stillbirth or Miscarriage

By: Jackie Gibson

4.78

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

When you lose your baby to stillbirth or miscarriage, it feels like the ground has fallen out from … read more

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31. Insight & Creativity in Christian Counseling: A Study of the Usual & the Unique

By: Jay E. Adams

4.10

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

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17 Best nonfiction books like What to Do on Thursday: A Layman's Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures by Jay E. Adams

Transform Your Habits

A Small Book About A Big Problem

Edward T. Welch

4.75

Transform Your Habits

The Attributes of God

Arthur W. Pink

4.51

Competent to Counsel: Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling

Jay E. Adams

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

4.44

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Transform Your Habits

Grieving the Child I Never Knew

Kathe Wunnenberg

5.00

Transform Your Habits

12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

John Piper , Tony Reinke

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Don't Make Me Count to Three

Ginger Plowman

4.29

Transform Your Habits

What Is Reformed Theology?: Understanding the Basics

R.C. Sproul

3.40

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