On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom
By: David I. Smith
4.21
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
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1. How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
By: N.T. Wright
4.26
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, po… read more
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"...It Isn't actually much of an encouragement to me to read the stories about Jesus. I might as well take encouragement from watching a great athlete run a four-minute mile. Sure, it's a fine sight, …"-N.T. Wright, How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
2. Church History in Plain Language
By: Bruce L. Shelley , Mark A. Noll
4.10
Format: 520 pages, Paperback
It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" an… read more
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"Christianity is the only major religion to have at its central event the humiliation of its God."-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language
"If we see some admirable work of human art, we are at once eager to investigate the nature, the manner, the end of its production; and the contemplation of the works of God stirs us with an incompara…"-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language
"Church historians often ask, ‘Is the church a movement or an institution?' . . . I think it is both. . . . I believe the people of God in history live in a tension between an ideal--the universal com…"-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language
3. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
By: Howard Pitler , Ceri B. Dean , Elizabeth Ross Hubbell , B.J. Stone
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
The latest edition of this landmark guide has been reenergized and reorganized for today's classroo… read more
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- nonfiction
- teaching
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4. The Lost Tools of Learning
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.62
Format: 128 pages, ebook
In 1947, Dorothy Sayers first delivered this speech at Oxford University. It has since been republi… read more
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- philosophy
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5. 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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"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
6. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
By: James K.A. Smith
3.63
Format: None pages, Hardcover
You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author Ja… read more
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7. 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
8. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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9. The Impact Cycle: What Instructional Coaches Should Do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching
By: Jim Knight
3.59
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
"Jim Knight is one of the wise men of coaching. His well is deep; he draws from it the best tools f… read more
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10. The King of Torts
By: John Grisham
3.76
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Cl… read more
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11. 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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"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
12. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
By: John Le Carré
4.06
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
A modern classic in which John le Carré expertly creates a total vision of a secret world, Tinker, … read more
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"As a good Socialist, I'm going for the money."-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
"Treason is very much a matter of habit, Smiley decided."-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
"Good intelligence work, Control had always preached, was gradual and rested on a kind of gentleness."-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
"The monstrosity of this, reaching Smiley through a thickening wall of spiritual exhaustion, left him momentarily speechless."-John Le Carré, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1)
13. Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
By: J. Warner Wallace
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines t… read more
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14. The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
By: Parker J. Palmer
4.00
Format: 191 pages,
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15. Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture
By: Lesslie Newbigin
3.90
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
How can biblical authority be a reality for those shaped by the modern world? This book treats the … read more
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16. A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
By: W. Phillip Keller
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want..." Travel the shepherd's path to the green pastur… read more
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17. 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
18. Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
By: Nancy R. Pearcey
4.59
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Are transgender people discovering their authentic self? Is the hookup culture really liberating? D… read more
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19. 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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20. 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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21. How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now
By: James K.A. Smith
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, a… read more
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22. 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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23. I Cheerfully Refuse
By: Leif Enger
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of Rainy, an aspiring musician se… read more
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"Those thieves and lovers and wandering poets- what big lives they had! I began watching everyone I met for secret greatness."-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
"I think the sea has no in-between: you get either rage and wayward lightning and schizoid frenzy or such freehanded beauty that time contract or turns in on itself leaving you forgetful and no more n…"-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
"One shelf became two. Then a wall. Then eight-foot rolling racks from a shut library in Hayward, Wisconsin. Maudie suggested changing the shop name to reflect its inventory. Bread and Books. Loaves a…"-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
"Much as I wanted to think of Lark in someplace better, I knew from a thousand conversations that she never worried abut that place. Maybe it was real and full of saints and poets, or maybe it was poe…"-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
24. Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies
By: Hillary Morgan Ferrer
4.38
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
*Foreword written by Nancy Pearcey* #RoarLikeAMother The problem with lies is they don’t of… read more
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25. 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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26. The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
By: Nancy R. Pearcey
4.51
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
How the Script for Masculinity Turned Toxic--and How to Fix It "Why Can't We Hate Men?" asks a hea… read more
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27. On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
By: James K.A. Smith
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This is not a book about Saint Augustine. In a way, it's a book Augustine has written about each of… read more
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"Attainment is a goddess who quickly turns a cold shoulder."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"identity is our name for being found by a story someone else told."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"A friend is not an enabler; love doesn’t always look like agreement."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
"When we leave home looking for happiness, we’re in search of the self we never knew."-James K.A. Smith, On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
28. Against Liberal Theology: Putting the Brakes on Progressive Christianity
By: Roger E. Olson
3.79
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Liberal Christian theology is a big topic in today's churches and seminaries. But what does liberal… read more
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29. Tried & True: A Primer on Sound Pedagogy
By: Daniel B. Coupland
4.43
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
Teaching is incredibly complex, and it can be difficult to say anything meaningful about it. But ed… read more
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30. On Christian Teaching: Practicing Faith in the Classroom
By: David I. Smith
4.21
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
Christian teachers have long been thinking about what content to teach, but little scholarship ha… read more
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31. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda
By: Megan Basham
4.37
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more
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