Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.
By: John Mark Comer
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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1. Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
By: Timothy J. Keller , Katherine Leary Alsdorf
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shows how God calls on eac… read more
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"It (idolatry) means turning a good thing into an ultimate thing."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"Two things we want so desperately, glory and relationship, can coexist only in God."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"Community service has become a patch for morality. You can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"The great danger is to always single out some aspect of God’s good creation and identify it, rather than alien intrusion of sin, as the villain."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
2. 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
3. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ
By: Peter Scazzero
3.65
Format: 135 pages, Hardcover
What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… 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. Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life
By: Tish Harrison Warren
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
Many of us go through the day feeling like we don't have time for God. But God can become present t… read more
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6. Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.
By: John Mark Comer
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
You've heard people say "Who you are matters more than what you do". Does the Bible really teach th… read more
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7. Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
By: Bob Goff
4.31
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Now a New York Times Bestseller! As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with… read more
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"Simply put: love does."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"...love is never stationary."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"Jesus lets us be real with our life and our faith."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
"When you trust someone, you don't need to know everything."-Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
8. The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
3.94
Format: 489 pages, Paperback
Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for th… read more
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9. 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
10. 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
11. Why Do I Do What I Don't Want to Do?: Replace Deadly Vices with Life-Giving Virtues
By: Jonathan Pokluda
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
We live in an upside-down culture. We wink at our vices as coping strategies while restricting our … read more
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12. 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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13. Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
By: Jennie Allen
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embr… read more
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"Feelings aren’t meant to be fixed. Feelings are meant to be felt."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
"Let me be clear, you will never be emotionally healthy outside the will of God."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
"Our willingness to feel what we feel connects us to ourselves, to others, to God."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
"After all, where did those of us who know Jesus get the idea that we were going to have a straight and easy path all the way to heaven? It’s a wild ride all the way home."-Jennie Allen, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
14. Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
By: Bob Goff
4.44
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
New York Times Bestseller! What happens when we give away love like we're made of it? In his… read more
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"Love isn’t something we fall into; love is someone we become."-Bob Goff, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
"There’s a difference between good judgment and living in judgment."-Bob Goff, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
"Sadly, whenever I make my opinions more important than the difficult people God made, I turn the wine back into water."-Bob Goff, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
"What is it that you don't think you can do? What do you think is too big for you? Or too scary, or too risky? Sometimes God whispers it, and sometimes, he shouts it. Whatever the volume, I bet he's a…"-Bob Goff, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
15. The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
By: Justin Whitmel Earley
4.32
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Habits form us more than we form them. The modern world is a machine of a thousand invisible hab… read more
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"Habits form much more than our schedules: they form our hearts."-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
"Anger and fear have something in common: we become the center of things."-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
"...failure is not the enemy of formation; it is the liturgy of formation."-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
"Practicing the Common Rule can keep a hard season from becoming a dangerous season... (p. 23)"-Justin Whitmel Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
16. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
By: Tyler Staton
4.60
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more
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17. 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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"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
18. Domestic Monastery: Creating Spiritual Life at Home
By: Ronald Rolheiser
4.38
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart—a place to learn the blessings of powerlessne… read more
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19. Beholding: Deepening Our Experience in God
By: Strahan Coleman
4.54
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Move from a transactional experience with God to a transformational friendship with Him through… read more
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20. Searching for Enough: The High-Wire Walk Between Doubt and Faith
By: Tyler Staton
4.35
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A unique and validating look at the tension you feel between disillusionment and a desire for truth… read more
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21. How to Hear God: A Simple Guide for Normal People
By: Pete Greig
4.59
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
You were created to enjoy a real, conversational relationship with God. The Bible says that hearing… read more
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