20 Top christian books like Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim Challies

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

By: Tim Challies

4.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest look at grief and fears, faith and hope. Combining personal narrative, sound theology, an…

"...one of the hardest parts of my loss is that all my feelings of love remain, but there's no way to express them."

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

"...one of the hardest parts of my loss is that all my feelings of love remain, but there's no way to express them."

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

"The father instinct that was so strong within me went from abundant to empty. And so while I miss Nick so very deeply, I also miss the part of my life and identity that was wrapped up in being his dad, in being father to a son. His death has left more than one kind of void. ...some losses are not only losses of a person but also of an identity. We don't only grieve the person who is gone, but also the part of our identity that has departed with them."

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

"The father instinct that was so strong within me went from abundant to empty. And so while I miss Nick so very deeply, I also miss the part of my life and identity that was wrapped up in being his dad, in being father to a son. His death has left more than one kind of void. ...some losses are not only losses of a person but also of an identity. We don't only grieve the person who is gone, but also the part of our identity that has departed with them."

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

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Cover of Conscience: What It Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ by Andrew David Naselli, J.D. Crowley

1. Conscience: What It Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ

By: Andrew David Naselli , J.D. Crowley

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Christian, meet your conscience. What do you do when you disagree with other Christians? How do you… read more

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Cover of The Expulsive Power of a New Affection by Thomas Chalmers

2. The Expulsive Power of a New Affection

By: Thomas Chalmers

3.00

Format: 50 pages, Paperback

Dr. Chalmers states that "It is seldom that any of our tastes are made to disappear by a mere proce… read more

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3. What Grieving People Wish You Knew about What Really Helps

By: Nancy Guthrie

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

When someone we love is grieving, we want to be there. But it's easy to feel paralyzed, worried tha… read more

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Cover of Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges

4. Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

By: Jerry Bridges

4.38

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

In an effort to strengthen his own trust in God during a time of adversity, Navigator author Jerry … read more

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"In a sermon entitled “God’s Providence,"

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

"Our duty is found in the revealed will of God in the Scriptures. Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory."

-Jerry Bridges, Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts

Cover of Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim Challies

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

By: Tim Challies

4.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest look at grief and fears, faith and hope. Combining personal narrative, sound theology, an… read more

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"...one of the hardest parts of my loss is that all my feelings of love remain, but there's no way to express them."

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

"The father instinct that was so strong within me went from abundant to empty. And so while I miss Nick so very deeply, I also miss the part of my life and identity that was wrapped up in being his da…"

-Tim Challies, Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God

Cover of Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

6. 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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Cover of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop

7. 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

Cover of Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness by Gavin Ortlund

8. Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Cultivating Humility in a Gospel-Centered Way There are many misconceptions about what it means … read more

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"Humility is not a virtue we cultivate in the abstract; it is a mark of integrity to the gospel, and all our efforts at humility must be fueled by the gospel lest they result in mere fleshly counterfe…"

-Gavin Ortlund, Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

Cover of Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation by Collin Hansen

9. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

By: Collin Hansen

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more

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Cover of Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life by Kevin DeYoung

10. Do Not Be True to Yourself: Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.26

Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition

Countercultural Yet Biblical Advice for High School and College Students, Ideal for Graduation and … read more

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Cover of Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I? by Timothy J. Keller

11. Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.60

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness ha… read more

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Cover of Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church by Michael J. Kruger

12. 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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Cover of The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host by David      Gibson

13. 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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Cover of Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age by Samuel James

14. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

By: Samuel James

4.44

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more

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Cover of Suffering is Never for Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot

15. 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

Cover of On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living by Alan  Noble

16. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living

By: Alan Noble

4.33

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more

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Cover of Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years by Ellen Vaughn

17. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous pe… read more

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Cover of Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward by Ruth Chou Simons

18. Pilgrim: 25 Ways God’s Character Leads Us Onward

By: Ruth Chou Simons

4.71

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A Publishers Weekly Bestseller Guideposts of Grace for Your Faith Journey   As a follower of Chris… read more

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Cover of 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

19. 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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Cover of God's Grace in Your Suffering by David A. Powlison

20. 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

Cover of Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Meditating on God's Word by Glenna Marshall

21. Memorizing Scripture: The Basics, Blessings, and Benefits of Meditating on God's Word

By: Glenna Marshall

4.73

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Reclaiming the art of Scripture memorization Bible memory has fallen on hard times. It can feel unn… read more

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11 Best audiobook books like Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim Challies

Transform Your Habits

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

Tim Challies

4.80

Transform Your Habits

Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

Gavin Ortlund

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

Collin Hansen

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

Timothy J. Keller

4.60

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14 must-read nonfiction books like Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop

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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

Transform Your Habits

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

David A. Powlison

3.00

Transform Your Habits

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

Transform Your Habits

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

Tim Challies

4.80

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