13 Top nonfiction books like The Parables of Jesus by James Montgomery Boice

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The Parables of Jesus

By: James Montgomery Boice

4.10

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

"Some sections of the Bible give us grand theology. Some move us to grateful responses to God. But …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Parables of Jesus by James Montgomery Boice , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Joseph: A Man of Integrity and Forgiveness (Great Lives from God's Word, #3)

By: Charles R. Swindoll

4.46

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

In a world where faith is fading and integrity is rare, the life of Joseph shines like a brilliant … read more

Similar categories in Charles R. Swindoll's Joseph: A Man of Integrity and Forgiveness (Great Lives from God's Word, #3) book and James Montgomery Boice's The Parables of Jesus

  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"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

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3. A Million Junes

By: Emily Henry

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

For as long as Jack "June" O'Donnell has been alive, her parents have had only one rule: stay away … read more

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4. 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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
"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

5. The Red Badge of Courage

By: Stephen Crane

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more

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6. Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption

By: Tim Downs , None

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Vinh Chung was born in South Vietnam, just eight months after it fell to the communists in 1975. Hi… read more

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7. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life

By: Henry Cloud , None

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal pro… read more

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8. Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

By: Mark Vroegop

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Lament is how you live between the poles of a hard life and trusting God's goodness. Lament is h… read more

Similar categories in Mark Vroegop's Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament book and James Montgomery Boice's The Parables of Jesus

  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"To cry is human, but to lament is Christian."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"Every lament is a prayer; a statement of faith"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"When brokenness becomes your life, lament helps you turn to God. It lifts your head and turns your tear-filled eyes toward the only hope you have: God's grace."

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

"The lament of Good Friday was answered three days later with the empty tomb. The greatest injustice in history became the greatest display of divine mercy. Tragedy became triumph. Lament was the voic…"

-Mark Vroegop, Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament

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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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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"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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10. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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11. Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

By: Lysa TerKeurst

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Relationships are wonderful . . . until they're not. Join #1 New York Times bestselling author L… read more

Similar categories in Lysa TerKeurst's Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are book and James Montgomery Boice's The Parables of Jesus

  • christian
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

"Trauma isn't just something that happens to you. It happens in you"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

"Even when people turned on Jesus, He didn't let a goodbye turn Him into someone He was never meant to be"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

"If we want recovery and healing we would be wise to take a break or possibly make a clean break from the one wounding us."

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

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12. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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13. Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

By: Ben Stuart

4.43

Format: 272 pages, ebook

God has given us a specific, compelling reason for each of the four seasons of relationships: singl… read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"Finding someone is easy, but finding the RIGHT someone the RIGHT way is not. What we are looking for is character and chemistry That is vision we are aiming for in a marriage : a couple hand in hand,…"

-Ben Stuart, Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

"When someone says to me, "I have been talking with this girl for a while. We're trying to figure out when to make it official, like, Facebook official. What's your advice?" I always ask in response, …"

-Ben Stuart, Single, Dating, Engaged, Married: Navigating Life and Love in the Modern Age

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14. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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15. The Storm We Made

By: Vanessa Chan

3.87

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781668015148. A novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unl… read more

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16. Spiritual Gifts: What They Are and Why They Matter

By: Thomas R. Schreiner

4.18

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

What are the spiritual gifts? Do all Christians have them? Have the miraculous gifts ceased? The… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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17. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

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18. Heaven Is a World of Love (Crossway Short Classics)

By: Jonathan Edwards

4.40

Format: 59 pages, Kindle Edition

Of the many good gifts the Lord has given his church on earth, none exceeds that of his love. The t… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Edwards's Heaven Is a World of Love (Crossway Short Classics) book and James Montgomery Boice's The Parables of Jesus

  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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19. Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Explosive Power of Jesus’ Parables

By: R. Albert Mohler Jr.

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In Tell Me the Stories of Jesus , pastor and theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. reveals the unique pow… read more

Similar categories in R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Explosive Power of Jesus’ Parables book and James Montgomery Boice's The Parables of Jesus

  • christian
  • theology
  • new testament
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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20. Is Christmas Unbelievable?: Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the World's Most Famous Story

By: Rebecca McLaughlin

4.32

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Explores the historical reliability of the biblical account of the birth of Jesus. Many people assu… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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21. The Parables of Jesus

By: James Montgomery Boice

4.10

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

"Some sections of the Bible give us grand theology. Some move us to grateful responses to God. But … read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • christianity
  • faith
  • new testament
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  • spirituality
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