17 Top christian books like Destiny: Learning to Live by Preparing to Die by David Gibson

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Destiny: Learning to Live by Preparing to Die

By: David Gibson

4.61

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Only a proper perspective on death provides the true perspective on life. Living in the light of yo…

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1. The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

By: Timothy J. Keller , Kathy Keller

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Renowned pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church and author of The Songs of Jesus, Timoth… read more

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"Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

"Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

"A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

"Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

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2. The Imitation of Christ

By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Paperback

Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more

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3. A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

By: Paul E. Miller

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Author Paul Miller shares his insights and conclusions about how to connect the broken pieces of yo… read more

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4. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.51

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more

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"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

5. Your Verdict on the Empty Tomb

By: Val Grieve

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1988, this is a clear and brilliant examination of the evidence for the res… read more

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6. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

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"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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7. Reflections on the Psalms

By: C.S. Lewis

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms… read more

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8. Joshua: No Falling Words

By: Dale Ralph Davis

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This exposition is rooted first in a thorough analysis of the Hebrew text, employing helpful insigh… read more

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9. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

By: C.S. Lewis

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more

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10. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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11. 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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12. 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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13. Deeper: Real Change for Real Sinners

By: Dane C. Ortlund

4.58

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” —2 Peter 3:18 How do Chri… read more

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14. The Gospel Comes with a House Key

By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangel… read more

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15. Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution

By: Carl R. Trueman

4.50

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive … read more

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16. Walking to Aldebaran

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.75

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Chilling story of a lost astronaut on an alien artefact from Arthur C. Clarke award-winning Adrian … read more

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

By: Glen Scrivener

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Is Christianity history? Or is Christian history the deepest explanation of the modern world?Today … read more

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18. Man of Sorrows, King of Glory: What the Humiliation and Exaltation of Jesus Mean for Us

By: Jonty Rhodes

4.44

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

What the Person and Work of Jesus Really Means Christians, rightly called “people of the cross,” lo… read more

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19. 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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20. Destiny: Learning to Live by Preparing to Die

By: David Gibson

4.61

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Only a proper perspective on death provides the true perspective on life. Living in the light of yo… read more

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21. Truly, truly, I say to you: Meditations on the Words of Jesus from the Gospel of John

By: Adam Ramsey

4.70

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

The most precious words this world has ever heard came from the voice of Jesus. "It is I, do not be… read more

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25 must-read nonfiction books like Man of Sorrows, King of Glory: What the Humiliation and Exaltation of Jesus Mean for Us by Jonty Rhodes

Transform Your Habits

The Attributes of God

Arthur W. Pink

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Christianity and Liberalism

J. Gresham Machen

4.33

Transform Your Habits

A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

Paul E. Miller

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

Thomas Chalmers

3.00

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