9 Top christian non fiction books like What If . . . God Has Other Plans?: Finding Hope When Life Throws You the Unexpected by Charles R. Swindoll

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What If . . . God Has Other Plans?: Finding Hope When Life Throws You the Unexpected

By: Charles R. Swindoll

4.49

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What if your life hasn’t turned out the way you dreamed it would? Popular Bible teacher Chuck Swind…

If you liked the christian non fiction plot in What If . . . God Has Other Plans?: Finding Hope When Life Throws You the Unexpected by Charles R. Swindoll , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Heaven

By: Randy Alcorn

4.28

Format: 533 pages, Hardcover

What is Heaven really going to be like? What will we look like? What will we do? Won't Heaven get b… read more

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"Heaven isn't an extrapolation of earthly thinking; Earth is an extension of Heaven, made by the Creator King."

-Randy Alcorn, Heaven

"Because satan hates us, he's determined to rob us of the joy we'd have if we believed what God tells us about the magnificent world to come."

-Randy Alcorn, Heaven

"For the Christian, death is not the end of adventure but a doorway from a wold where dreams and adventures shrink, to a world where dreams and adventures forever expand."

-Randy Alcorn, Heaven

"Jesus' miracles provide us with a sample of the meaning of redemption: a freeing of creation from the shackles of sin and evil and a reinstatement of creaturely living as intended by God."

-Randy Alcorn, Heaven

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2. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

By: David Platt

4.18

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followe… read more

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"I had the faith of a sermon, but not the faith of his son. – John Wesley"

-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

"We may have loved the god that we made up in our minds, but the God of the Bible, we hate."

-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

"God's revelation in the Gospel not only reveals Who He is, but it also reveals who we are."

-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

"My biggest fear, even now, is that I will hear Jesus' words and walk away, content to settle for less than radical obedience to Him. "

-David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

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3. 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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4. Disappointment with God

By: Philip Yancey

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"Is God listening? and Can He be trusted?" In this book, Yancey tackles the questions caused by a G… read more

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"Power can do everything but the most important thing: it cannot control love."

-Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God

"Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no opportunity for faith either."

-Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God

"True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will."

-Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God

"Some people find no comfort in the prophets’ vision of a future world. “The church has used that line for centuries to justify slavery, oppression, and all manner of injustice,"

-Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God

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5. Humility: True Greatness

By: C.J. Mahaney

4.38

Format: 613 pages, Hardcover

Be Transformed by Christ's Example "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." --1 Peter… read more

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6. 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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7. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… 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. The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

By: Rick Warren

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

This book will help you understand why you are alive and God's amazing plan for you - both the here… read more

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"You must begin with God."

-Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

"Familiarity breeds complacency."

-Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

"God never does anything accidentally..."

-Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

"Knowing your purpose focuses your life."

-Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

10. Disciplines of a Godly Man

By: R. Kent Hughes

4.33

Format: 242 pages,

Beginning with a stirring challenge from 1 Timothy 4:7b, "train yourselves to be godly", Hughes cal… read more

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11. The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

By: Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

79-year-old Martha Anderson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intenti… read more

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12. Every Day a Friday: How to Be Happier 7 Days a Week

By: Joel Osteen

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The title comes from research that shows people are happiest on Fridays. Pastor Joel Osteen writes … read more

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13. My Utmost for His Highest

By: Oswald Chambers

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

For nearly seventy-five years, countless millions of Christians the world over have trusted the spi… read more

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14. Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus

By: J. Mack Stiles

3.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Evangelism is more than a program. Every few years, churches jump into the latest evangelistic fad.… read more

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15. Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific and Strategic Prayer

By: Priscilla Shirer

4.45

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

You have an enemy . . . and he’s dead set on destroying all you hold dear and keeping you from expe… read more

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16. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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17. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.90

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more

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"Teach me to speak the language of men."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."

-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)

18. 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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19. The Lie: Evolution

By: Ken Ham

3.62

Format: None pages,

Revised & Expanded for this special 25th anniversary edition, Ken Ham once again takes the lead in … read more

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20. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

By: Patrick Lencioni

4.33

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more

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21. Faith and Doubt

By: John Ortberg

4.60

Format: None pages,

Is it possible to be a thinking person and be completely free of doubt? To believe without question… read more

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22. 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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23. It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

By: Lysa TerKeurst

4.30

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His prom… read more

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"The enemy may be vicious, but he is not victorious."

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

"Who told you that you were naked? Who told you that you are anything less than a most glorious creation of the Almighty God? Who spoke words over you and about you that stripped you bare and broke yo…"

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

"I'd insist that we all out same canvases and paint together. You might not want to, but I'd assure you that we needn't be so worried about painting masterpieces. People are the masterpieces, and you …"

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

"The human heart was created in the context of the perfection of the garden of Eden. But we don’t live there now. This is why our instincts keep firing off the lie that perfection is possible. We have…"

-Lysa TerKeurst, It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

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24. Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church

By: Michael J. Kruger

4.49

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number o… read more

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25. 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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26. You Were Made for This Moment: Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow

By: Max Lucado

4.42

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Are you weary? Worn out by the bills that keep stacking, a virus that keeps raging, or a heart that… read more

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27. Back to the Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered

By: Melissa Gilbert

3.50

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author and star of Little House on the Prairie returns with a hilari… read more

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"Everyone across America had the same idea at the same time. Chickens became the toilet paper of the spring."

-Melissa Gilbert, Back to the Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered

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28. The Emotional Life of Our Lord (Crossway Short Classics)

By: B.B. Warfield

4.39

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

"Our Lord's emotions is a subject that Christians have often neglected, and in doing so have depriv… read more

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29. No Shortcut to Success: A Manifesto for Modern Missions (9Marks)

By: Matt Rhodes

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"A practical discussion of methods for Christian missionaries, recommending a return to traditional… read more

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30. Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People: Over 325 Ready-to-Use Words and Phrases for Working with Challenging Personalities

By: Renée Evenson

3.40

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

How to Manage Work Relationships in a Constructive Way that Leads to Success. Learning how to main… read more

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31. What If . . . God Has Other Plans?: Finding Hope When Life Throws You the Unexpected

By: Charles R. Swindoll

4.49

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

What if your life hasn’t turned out the way you dreamed it would? Popular Bible teacher Chuck Swind… read more

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Randy Alcorn

4.28

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4.18

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4.51

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4.18

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4.16

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