How Do You Read the Bible?
By: J.C. Ryle
4.71
Format: 65 pages, Paperback
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1. Zeal without Burnout
By: Christopher Ash
4.27
Format: 125 pages, Hardcover
Practical and biblical guidance to help enthusiastic Christians serve Jesus in a sustainable way. L… read more
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"If we buy into the church culture of celebrity, we drift away from following Jesus faithfully."-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
"There is always more we can do in ministry, but God is not asking 'Can you do more?'. He is asking 'Do you love me?' Some of those extras are not always as vital as we think them to be."-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
"When you and I surrendered to Jesus as Lord, we did not offer Him the services of a divine, or even semi-divine creature to strengthen His kingdom; we offer Him the fragile, temporary, mortal, frail …"-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
"As someone who has spent the last decade training young men and women for Christian service, I have been keen to help them see that the best kinds of ministry are, more often than not, long term and …"-Christopher Ash, Zeal without Burnout
2. Christianity and Liberalism
By: J. Gresham Machen
4.33
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
Machen's classic defense of orthodox Christianity establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine… read more
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"The truth is that if Jesus be merely an example, He is not a worthy example; for He claimed to be far more."-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"According to modern liberalism, in other words, Jesus was the Founder of Christianity because He was the first Christian, and Christianity consists in maintenance of the religious life which Jesus in…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"When we come to see that it was no mere man who suffered on Calvary but the Lord of Glory, then we shall be willing to say that one drop of the precious blood of Jesus is of more value, for our own s…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
"The sage of Nazareth may satisfy those who have never faced the problem of evil in their own lives; but to talk about an ideal to those who are under the thralldom of sin is a cruel mockery. Yet if J…"-J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism
3. Chosen By God: Know God's Perfect Plan for His Glory and His Children
By: R.C. Sproul
3.91
Format: 340 pages,
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4. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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5. Family Worship
By: Joel R. Beeke
3.66
Format: 341 pages, Paperback
Dr. Beeke offers a heartfelt and solemn plea for families to return to Biblical, consistent and pas… read more
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6. Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
By: John Piper
3.85
Format: 220 pages,
Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In thi… read more
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7. Reforming Marriage
By: Douglas Wilson
4.00
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
Reforming Marriage does what few books on marriage do today: it provides biblical advice. Douglas W… read more
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8. Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life
By: Douglas Wilson
3.69
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
Wordsmithy is for writers of every sort, whether experienced veterans, still just hoping, or somewh… read more
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9. The Life of God in the Soul of Man
By: J.I. Packer , Henry Scougal
1.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
With The Methods Of Attaining The Happiness Which It Proposes. Also An Account Of The Beginnings An… read more
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10. The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
By: None , Arthur Bennett
4.53
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
The strength of Puritan character and life lay in prayer and meditation. In this practice the spiri… read more
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"O God, make me worthy of this calling, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me and I in him."-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"Oh God, it is amazing that men can talk so much about man's creaturely power and goodness, when, if thou didst not hold us back every moment, we should be devils incarnate."-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"Work in me more profound and abiding repentance; Give me the fullness of godly grief, that trembles and fears, yet ever trust and loves, which is ever powerful, and ever confident; Grant through the …"-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"O MY FORGETFUL SOUL, Awake from thy wandering dream; turn from chasing vanities, look inward, forward, upward, view thyself, reflect upon thyself, who and what thou art, why here, what thou must soon…"-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
11. 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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12. Temptation: Resisted and Repulsed
By: John Owen
4.58
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge… read more
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13. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version
By: Anonymous
3.91
Format: 241 pages,
Now the complete ESV Bible comes alive in audio format! The new ESVHear the Word Audio Bibleprovide… read more
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14. The Pilgrim's Progress
By: John Bunyan
4.06
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more
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"Follow your heart"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
15. The Knowledge of the Holy
By: A.W. Tozer
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The Knowledge of the Holyby popular evangelical author and Christian mystic A.W. Tozer illuminates … read more
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16. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.93
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
17. C. S. Lewis: A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet
By: Alister E. McGrath
4.40
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Fifty years after his death, C. S. Lewis continues to inspire and fascinate millions. His legacy re… read more
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18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
22. Dream Small: The Secret Power of the Ordinary Christian Life
By: Seth Lewis
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Find your self-worth and contentment in Christ and live out his plan for your life. We are all l… read more
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23. Authentic Ministry: Serving from the Heart
By: Michael Reeves
4.52
Format: 85 pages, Kindle Edition
Where does authentic ministry lie? The answer of this book in the heart. Authentic ministry is not… read more
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24. The Lord's Supper
By: Thomas Watson
4.41
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
To Thomas Watson, the Lord’s Supper was a visible sermon, a mirror in which to gaze on the sufferin… read more
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"Such as make the sacrament only a representation of Christ do aim short of the mystery, and come short of the comfort."-Thomas Watson, The Lord's Supper
"God can turn stones into bread, and a sinner can turn bread into stones; the bread of life into the stone of stumbling."-Thomas Watson, The Lord's Supper
"Why do we pray in the plural, 'Give us' [i.e. Lord's Prayer]? Why is it not said, give me? . . . It reproves narrow-spirited men who move within their own sphere only; who look only at themselves, an…"-Thomas Watson, The Lord's Supper
"Has Christ provided such a blessed banquet for us? He does not nurse us abroad—but feeds us with His own breast—nay, with His own blood! Let us, then, study to respond to this great love of Christ. I…"-Thomas Watson, The Lord's Supper
25. Lessons from the Upper Room: The Heart of the Savior
By: Sinclair B. Ferguson
4.53
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
What would you give to spend an evening with Jesus, hearing Him teach and listening to Him pray? Th… read more
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26. 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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27. Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age
By: Tony Reinke
4.23
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
“Thirty years after Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death , this book takes the impact-analysis… read more
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"Our world says that seeing is believing, but for us to behold the deep glory of the cross, we must see as God sees rather than as man sees. We treasure what is invisible and that is perhaps the great…"-Tony Reinke, Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age
28. Spurgeon the Pastor: Recovering a Biblical and Theological Vision for Ministry
By: Geoffrey Chang
4.69
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
**Winner of The Gospel Coalition Book Award 2022 for Biography & History** How would you get more… read more
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29. 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 … read more
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30. To Understand Each Other
By: Paul Tournier
4.06
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
"When we talk of marriage counseling we think immediately of the extreme cases, of threats to seek … read more
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"It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link...He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels love…"-Paul Tournier, To Understand Each Other
31. How Do You Read the Bible?
By: J.C. Ryle
4.71
Format: 65 pages, Paperback
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