When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
By: John Piper
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
We all want to experience liberating, love-producing, risk-taking satisfaction in God.But the reali…
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1. Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.10
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
We've all heard it. We've all said it. All too often, busyness gets the best of us. Just one loo… read more
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"We will have to work hard to rest."-Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
"Effective love is rarely efficient."-Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
"I can turn every "is" into "ought "."-Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
"Battling busyness is a community response."-Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
2. Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
By: Elisabeth Elliot
4.21
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." So wrote Jim Elliot a… read more
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"Failure means nothing now, only that it taught me life."-Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
"A man's thoughts dye his soul, attributed to Marcus Aurelius"-Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
"Cold prayers, like cold suitors, are seldom effective in their aims."-Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
"His enthusiasm and willingness to use what he learned made him get ahead in Spanish."-Elisabeth Elliot, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
3. When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
By: Edward T. Welch
4.26
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
However you put it, the fear of man can be summarized this way: We replace God with people. Instead… read more
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"Fear"-Edward T. Welch, When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
"Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin."-Edward T. Welch, When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
"1. We fear people because they can expose and humiliate us. 2. We fear people because they can reject, ridicule, or despise us. 3. We fear people because they can attack, oppress, or threaten us. The…"-Edward T. Welch, When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
"It is possible that our present-day discussion about needs might be framed more by secular psychological theories than by Scripture. If this is so, we should be careful about saying, "Jesus meets all…"-Edward T. Welch, When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
4. War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles
By: Paul David Tripp
3.95
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
An important and biblical book about our words and our God. Few of us really think about the power,… read more
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5. Family Worship: In the Bible, in History & in Your Home
By: Donald S. Whitney
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Many Christian families have never experienced the joys and benefits of family worship. But as Dona… read more
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6. 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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7. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
By: Jerry Bridges
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Have Christians become so preoccupied with "major" sins that we have lost sight of our need to deal… read more
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8. 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
9. Exegetical Fallacies
By: Donald Arthur Carson
4.16
Format: 422 pages, Paperback
Updated explanations of the "sins" of interpretation teach sound grammatical, lexical, cultural, th… read more
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10. The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
By: None , Arthur Bennett
4.53
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
The strength of Puritan character and life lay in prayer and meditation. In this practice the spiri… read more
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"O God, make me worthy of this calling, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me and I in him."-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"Oh God, it is amazing that men can talk so much about man's creaturely power and goodness, when, if thou didst not hold us back every moment, we should be devils incarnate."-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"Work in me more profound and abiding repentance; Give me the fullness of godly grief, that trembles and fears, yet ever trust and loves, which is ever powerful, and ever confident; Grant through the …"-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
"O MY FORGETFUL SOUL, Awake from thy wandering dream; turn from chasing vanities, look inward, forward, upward, view thyself, reflect upon thyself, who and what thou art, why here, what thou must soon…"-None, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
11. 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
12. When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
By: John Piper
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
We all want to experience liberating, love-producing, risk-taking satisfaction in God.But the reali… read more
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13. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
By: J.I. Packer , Donald S. Whitney , Rita J. Platt
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Drawn from a rich heritage, "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" will guide you through a… read more
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"Discipline without direction is drudgery."-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
"If people threw away their money as thoughtlessly as they throw away their time, we would think them insane. Yet time is infinitely more precious than money because money can’t buy time."-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
"The end —that is, the purpose of practicing the Disciplines —is godliness. I define godliness as both closeness to Christ and conformity to Christ, a conformity that’s both inward and outward, a grow…"-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
14. Thoughts for Young Men
By: J.C. Ryle
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
J.C. Ryle's handbook for young men, replete with warnings, exhortations, and instruction about this… read more
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15. Not Yet Married: The Pursuit of Joy in Singleness and Dating
By: Marshall Segal
3.50
Format: None pages,
Life Is Never Mainly about Love and Marriage. So Learn to Live and Date for More. Many of you grew … read more
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16. Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
By: John Piper , David Mathis
4.14
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Hear his voice. Have his ear. Belong to his body. Three seemingly unremarkable principles shape and… read more
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17. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
By: Paul David Tripp
4.37
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Paul David Tripp’s masterpiece on ministry will transform how you view yourself and engage with oth… read more
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"Sin makes us moral quadriplegics."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"We rarely do anything with on single motive."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"The Bible says that our core problem, the fundamental reason we do what we do, is sin."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
"Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance."-Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (Resources for Changing Lives)
18. Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
By: J.I. Packer
4.35
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does a… read more
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"It is the nature of love to be enterprising."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
"Our are speculations are not the measure of our God."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
"Creatures are not entitled to register complaints about their Creator."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
"What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty."-J.I. Packer, Evangelism & the Sovereignty of God
19. 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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20. Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure
By: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
3.50
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
This enduring collection of twenty-one sermons by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, each originally delivered … read more
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21. Praying the Bible
By: Donald S. Whitney
4.49
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more
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22. 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
23. The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
By: John Owen
4.36
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
In this abridgement of a classic work, the famous Puritan John Owen shows the need for Christians t… read more
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"Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts."-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"a sense of the love of Christ in the cross; lie at the bottom of all true spiritual mortification"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"Set faith at work on Christ for the killing of thy sin. His blood is the great sovereign remedy for sin-sick souls. Live in this, and thou wilt die a conqueror; yea, thou wilt, through the good provi…"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
"A man may beat down the bitter fruit from an evil tree until he is weary; while the root abides in strength and vigour, the beating down of the present fruit will not hinder it from bringing forth mo…"-John Owen, The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
24. Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms
By: John Ramirez
4.28
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
If there's one spiritual weapon Satan doesn't want you to use, it's prayer. This book will show you… read more
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"We see the pain and the misery around the world and what the demonic kingdom and the devil and demons have done to mankind."-John Ramirez, Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms
"Because he that lacks knowledge about his enemy will find himself sitting in total defeat where bondage and misery reigns and rules."-John Ramirez, Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms
"Before you pray these prayers, you must first be in right standing with Jesus Christ. In other words, you must truly be a born-again believer, sanctified and washed in the blood of Jesus Christ."-John Ramirez, Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms
"Renunciation is the spiritual scissors or act that cuts things to the root out of your life, in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It’s time to shame the devil and make Jesus Christ proud."-John Ramirez, Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms
25. Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
By: Rosaria Champagne Butterfield
4.54
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling Author Rosaria Butterfield Confronts 5 Cultural Lies She Once Believed Modern culture i… read more
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26. 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
27. Plugged In: Connecting Your Faith with Everything You Watch, Read, and Play
By: Daniel Strange
3.91
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Whether it's TV boxsets, Instagram stories or historical novels, we all consume culture. So it's im… read more
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28. Untangling Emotions: God's Gift of Emotions
By: J. Alasdair Groves
4.42
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Christians often view their emotions in one of two ways: either they don't matter at all or they ar… read more
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29. Impossible Christianity: Why Following Jesus Does Not Mean You Have to Change the World, Be an Expert in Everything, Accept Spiritual Failure, and Feel Miserable Pretty Much All the Time
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.36
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling Author Kevin DeYoung Offers Hope for Those Who Feel Like Christianity Has Become Hopele… read more
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30. Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story
By: Nancy Guthrie
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Most people--Christians and non-Christians alike--are familiar with the garden of Eden, the perfect… read more
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"My friend, if you are weak—worn out from work, worn down by criticism, weary of constant demands or disappointments—if you have come to the end of yourself, if you've been emptied of your delusions o…"-Nancy Guthrie, Even Better than Eden: Nine Ways the Bible's Story Changes Everything about Your Story
31. Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
By: Ami Loper
4.41
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Many believers in Jesus Christ are living life against the backdrop of disenchantment. They have a … read more
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"A God-given longing must have a God-given fulfillment"-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
"I feel his love most strongly when I am confident in his love."-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
"Be willing to be a place where God can let His dreams for you grow."-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
"Since the moment of the Fall, God has never stopped searching us out."-Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
