24 Top christian books like Strength for the Weary by Derek W.H. Thomas

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Strength for the Weary

By: Derek W.H. Thomas

4.09

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

Life is not easy. Its many trials often leave us wondering how we can press on in a fallen world. W…

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1. 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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"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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2. The Prayer of the Lord

By: R.C. Sproul

4.31

Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition

What is the Lord’s Prayer? In The Prayer of the Lord, Dr. R.C. Sproul writes, “Jesus’ intent was to… read more

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"Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us. As we engage in this communion with God more deeply and come to know the One with whom we are speaking m…"

-R.C. Sproul, The Prayer of the Lord

"I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a methodology, in a technique,…"

-R.C. Sproul, The Prayer of the Lord

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3. The Secret of Contentment

By: William B. Barcley

3.82

Format: 199 pages,

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4. Consequences of Ideas

By: R.C. Sproul

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the wo… read more

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5. Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will or How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Flee… read more

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"We're not consistent. We're not stable. We don't stick with anything. Most of the time we can't even make decisions."

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims …"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunitie…"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

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6. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

By: Jeremiah Burroughs

4.33

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Jeremiah Burroughs is worthily reckoned as belonging to the front rank of English puritan preachers… read more

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"So be satisfied and quiet, be contented with your contentment. I lack certain things that others have, but blessed be God, I have a contented heart which others have not."

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"Christian, how did you enjoy comfort before? Was the creature anything to you but a conduit, a pipe, that conveyed God's goodness to you? 'The pipe is cut off,' says God, 'come to me, the fountain, a…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

"In a clock, stop but one wheel and you stop every wheel, because they are dependent upon one other. So when God has ordered a thing for the present to be thus and thus, how do you know how many thing…"

-Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

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7. Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection

By: Edward T. Welch

4.33

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

No more hiding. Shame controls far too many of us. Worthless, inferior, rejected, weak, humiliated,… read more

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8. 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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9. Why the Reformation Still Matters

By: Tim Chester , Michael Reeves

4.67

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Five hundred years after the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, many people--Christians and n… read more

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10. Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional

By: Paul David Tripp

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Every time the Christmas season comes around, we look forward to putting up a tree, giving and rece… read more

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11. 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

12. She Is Free: Learning the Truth about the Lies That Hold You Captive

By: Andi Andrew

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

We say we're free in Christ, but many of us are still living in captivity--to fear, anger, shame, i… read more

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13. Knowing God

By: J.I. Packer

2.00

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the … read more

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14. 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

15. Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

By: Justin Taylor , John Piper , David A. Powlison , Mark Talbot , None , None , None

3.94

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

In the last few years, 9/11, a tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and many other tragedies have shown us t… 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. 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

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"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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18. 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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19. Dear Henry, Love Edith

By: Becca Kinzer

3.70

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

After a short and difficult marriage, recently widowed Edith Sherman has learned her lesson. Forget… read more

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20. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host

By: David Gibson

4.74

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more

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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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"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. All That Is in God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism

By: James E. Dolezal

4.50

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Unknown to many, increasing numbers of conservative evangelicals are denying basic tenets of classi… read more

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23. Mere Christendom

By: Douglas Wilson

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Evangelical elites tell us that Christian nationalism and theocracy are grave dangers to our Christ… read more

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"Anyone who conforms to the Westminster Confession of Faith is a Christian Nationalist."

-Douglas Wilson, Mere Christendom

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24. Maturity: Growing Up and Going On in the Christian Life

By: Sinclair B. Ferguson

4.47

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

What are the most important lessons the New Testament has to teach us about being a Christian? S… read more

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25. Pray Big

By: Alistair Begg

4.48

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

So many of us struggle with prayer. Many books have been written on the subject and there's a reaso… read more

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26. God's Grace in Your Suffering

By: David A. Powlison

4.48

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

It's easy to see God's grace when things are going well. But in the midst of suffering--when we don… read more

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"We can make the right answer sound old hat, but I guarantee this: God will surprise you. He will make you stop. You will struggle. He will bring you up short. You will hurt. He will take his time. Yo…"

-David A. Powlison, God's Grace in Your Suffering

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27. 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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28. Enjoying God: Experience the power and love of God in everyday

By: Tim Chester

4.43

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

We believe in God, we serve God, we trust God, but would we say that we experience God on a day to … read more

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29. Sanctification: God's Passion for His People

By: John F. MacArthur Jr.

4.31

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

" Sanctification  is a powerful tract for our times―a purposefully short book. You can read it in a… read more

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30. Biblical Theology: How the Church Faithfully Teaches the Gospel (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches)

By: Nick Roark

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Throughout the history of the church, Christians have always had to contend with the influence of u… read more

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31. Strength for the Weary

By: Derek W.H. Thomas

4.09

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

Life is not easy. Its many trials often leave us wondering how we can press on in a fallen world. W… read more

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Transform Your Habits

The Attributes of God

Arthur W. Pink

4.51

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The Prayer of the Lord

R.C. Sproul

4.31

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The Secret of Contentment

William B. Barcley

3.82

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R.C. Sproul

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When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)

Edward T. Welch

4.26

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Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness

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3.00

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

Paul David Tripp

4.37

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Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

Tim Challies

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