6 must-read self help books like Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff

Cover of Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff

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…

"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

If you liked the self help plot in Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want by Maria Goff

1. Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want

By: Maria Goff

4.21

Format: 235 pages, Paperback

This is a book about discovering what we really need. There are a lot of second-best options, but w… read more

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  • memoir
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  • christian living
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"Insecurity is a funny thing. It makes us into someone we're not as a way to cope with someone we used to be."

-Maria Goff, Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want

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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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  • christianity
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  • christian living
  • religion
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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

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3. Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

By: Lysa TerKeurst

4.19

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

"Rejection steals the best of who I am by reinforcing the worst of what's been said to me." The … read more

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  • self help
  • christian
  • christianity
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
"To be set aside is to be rejected.To be set apart is to be given an assignment that requires preparation."

-Lysa TerKeurst, Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

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4. 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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  • christian living
  • religion
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  • spirituality
"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

"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

"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

"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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5. Redeeming Love

By: Francine Rivers

3.32

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

California's gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold … read more

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  • christian
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6. The Case for Christ

By: Lee Strobel

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobe… read more

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  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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7. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

By: Gary Chapman

4.53

Format: 122 pages,

Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love is a many splendored thing, it is so… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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8. Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit

By: Francis Chan , Danae Yankoski

4.12

Format: None pages,

In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit. We pray in the name of all three, but … read more

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  • christian
  • christianity
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  • christian living
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  • nonfiction
Cover of Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff

9. 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

Similar categories in Bob Goff's Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World book and Bob Goff's Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

  • self help
  • christian
  • memoir
  • christianity
  • faith
  • christian living
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
"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

10. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

By: Donald Miller

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. I used to not like God because God di… read more

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11. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.00

Format: None pages,

. The End of Faith. The God Delusion. God Is Not Great. Letter to a Christian Nation. Bestseller l… read more

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12. Mere Christianity

By: C.S. Lewis

4.36

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more

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"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

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13. Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

By: Todd Burpo , Lynn Vincent

4.03

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

“A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who… read more

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  • memoir
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"Jesus has markers."

-Todd Burpo, Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

"I’d once heard a spiritual “riddle"

-Todd Burpo, Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

"Where are there lots of colors, Colton?" "In Heaven, Dad. That's where all the rainbow colors are!"

-Todd Burpo, Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

"I smoothed Colton’s blanket across his chest and tucked him in snug the way he liked—and for the first time since he started talking about heaven, I intentionally tried to trip him up. “I remember yo…"

-Todd Burpo, Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

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14. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

Cover of Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan, Danae Yankoski, Chris Tomlin

15. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

By: Francis Chan , Danae Yankoski , Chris Tomlin

4.17

Format: 187 pages, Paperback

Have you ever wondered if we're missing it? It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the unive… read more

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"True faith manifests itself through our actions."

-Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

"We have a God who is a Creator, not a duplicator."

-Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

"Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers."

-Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

"Lukewarm living and claiming Christ's name simultaneously is utterly disgusting to God."

-Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

16. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Corrie ten Boom

3.81

Format: None pages,

At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell… read more

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17. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul

By: John Eldredge , Stasi Eldredge

4.01

Format: 0 pages,

Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious drea… read more

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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. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

By: John Mark Comer

4.53

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

"Who am I becoming?" That was the question nagging pastor and author John Mark Comer. Outwardly, he… read more

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"Hurry is violence on the soul."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"In the cruciform kingdom, only the bad things die: image and status and bragging rights, all vanity."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine. It’s to create space for the vine to grow and bear fruit."

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

"The Hebrew word Shabbat means ‘to stop.’ But it can also be translated ‘to delight.’ It has this dual idea of stopping and also of joying in God and our lives in his world. The Sabbath is an entire d…"

-John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

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20. Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts

By: Jennie Allen

4.08

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

You can choose hope in the midst of chaos. The visionary behind the million-strong IF:Gathering cha… read more

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Cover of Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge

21. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

By: John Eldredge

3.94

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge. Simply look at the dreams and desires written… read more

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"You can't fight a battle you don't think exists."

-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

"Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue."

-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

"I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy."

-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

"In the case of our fair maiden, we have overlooked two very crucial aspects to that myth. On the one hand, none of us ever really believed the sorcerer was real. We thought we could have the maiden w…"

-John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

6 Best audiobook books like Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff

Transform Your Habits

Love Lives Here: Finding What You Need in a World Telling You What You Want

Maria Goff

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely

Lysa TerKeurst

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

Bob Goff

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

Dane C. Ortlund

4.52

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90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

Don Piper , Cecil Murphey

4.15

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The Cross and the Switchblade

David Wilkerson , John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill

4.26

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Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind

Joyce Meyer

4.31

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The Case for Christ

Lee Strobel

4.37

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