⛰️ Beatitudes

Explorations of Jesus's radical blessings from the Sermon on the Mount, unpacking what it means to be poor in spirit, meek, or hungry for righteousness. These books invite readers into a countercultural vision of flourishing that upends worldly measures of success.

The Applause of Heaven

by Max Lucado • 1990

The Beatitudes aren't rules: they're a map to a joy that survives every circumstance.

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📖 Christian Living 🙏 Devotional Reading 😊 Christian Joy

The Applause of Heaven 91%

The Beatitudes aren't rules: they're a map to a joy that survives every circumstance.

by Max Lucado 1990

4.21

4k+ ratings

📖 Christian Living 🙏 Devotional Reading 😊 Christian Joy

Happy are You Poor

by Thomas Dubay • 1981

Radical poverty is not for saints alone. It is the normal Christian life, and it is joyful.

4.39

727

🕯️ Catholic Spirituality 🫴 Voluntary Poverty 🌾 Christian Simplicity

Happy are You Poor 91%

Radical poverty is not for saints alone. It is the normal Christian life, and it is joyful.

by Thomas Dubay 1981

4.39

727 ratings

🕯️ Catholic Spirituality 🫴 Voluntary Poverty 🌾 Christian Simplicity

The Blessing of Humility

by Jerry Bridges • 2016

Nine statements Jesus made about blessing contain a roadmap to humility that effort cannot produce.

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✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🧎 Christian Humility 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The Blessing of Humility 90%

Nine statements Jesus made about blessing contain a roadmap to humility that effort cannot produce.

by Jerry Bridges 2016

4.46

1k+ ratings

✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🧎 Christian Humility 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The Divine Conspiracy

by Dallas Willard • 1998

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

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🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship

The Divine Conspiracy 89%

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

by Dallas Willard 1998

4.24

16k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount

by Oswald Chambers • 1960

The Sermon on the Mount defeats anyone who tries to imitate it. That's exactly what Jesus intended.

4.39

545

📖 Biblical Commentary 🙏 Devotional Theology ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount Summary

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount 89%

The Sermon on the Mount defeats anyone who tries to imitate it. That's exactly what Jesus intended.

by Oswald Chambers 1960

4.39

545 ratings

📖 Biblical Commentary 🙏 Devotional Theology ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount

My Religion - What I Believe

by Leo Tolstoy • 1884

Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.

4.08

812

🏴 Christian Anarchism ✋ Nonviolence 📜 Christian Ethics

My Religion - What I Believe 88%

Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.

by Leo Tolstoy 1884

4.08

812 ratings

🏴 Christian Anarchism ✋ Nonviolence 📜 Christian Ethics

Back to Virtue

by Peter Kreeft • 1986

Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.

4.29

861

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 📜 Moral Theology 🐍 Seven Deadly Sins

Back to Virtue 88%

Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.

by Peter Kreeft 1986

4.29

861 ratings

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 📜 Moral Theology 🐍 Seven Deadly Sins

Jesus the Great Philosopher

by Jonathan T. Pennington • 2020

Jesus taught a philosophy for human flourishing. Recovering this lost vision repairs modern faith.

4.25

542

📜 Ancient Philosophy ⛪ Practical Theology 🌱 Human Flourishing

Jesus the Great Philosopher 88%

Jesus taught a philosophy for human flourishing. Recovering this lost vision repairs modern faith.

by Jonathan T. Pennington 2020

4.25

542 ratings

📜 Ancient Philosophy ⛪ Practical Theology 🌱 Human Flourishing

God's Promise of Happiness

by Randy Alcorn • 2015

Over 2,700 Bible passages speak of joy. Your faith was never meant to make you miserable.

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🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Evangelicalism 😊 Spiritual Joy

God's Promise of Happiness 88%

Over 2,700 Bible passages speak of joy. Your faith was never meant to make you miserable.

by Randy Alcorn 2015

4.31

211 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 📖 Evangelicalism 😊 Spiritual Joy

The Power of Thank You

by Joyce Meyer • 2022

The counterintuitive path to joy: speaking thanks daily, before your feelings catch up.

4.23

824

🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Living 🌿 Everyday Blessings

The Power of Thank You 88%

The counterintuitive path to joy: speaking thanks daily, before your feelings catch up.

by Joyce Meyer 2022

4.23

824 ratings

🙏 Gratitude Practice ✝️ Christian Living 🌿 Everyday Blessings

Happiness

by Randy Alcorn • 2015

God commands happiness, not just joy: the 2,000 Bible passages most Christians misread.

4.24

387

😊 Biblical Joy 😄 Christian Happiness ✝️ Christian Hedonism

Happiness 88%

God commands happiness, not just joy: the 2,000 Bible passages most Christians misread.

by Randy Alcorn 2015

4.24

387 ratings

😊 Biblical Joy 😄 Christian Happiness ✝️ Christian Hedonism

Falling to Heaven

by James L. Ferrell • 2012

Happiness is found by falling, not by climbing. The floor is where the grace is.

4.33

1k+

🌀 Gospel Paradoxes 🧎 Humility Practice 😌 Repentance And Joy

Falling to Heaven 87%

Happiness is found by falling, not by climbing. The floor is where the grace is.

by James L. Ferrell 2012

4.33

1k+ ratings

🌀 Gospel Paradoxes 🧎 Humility Practice 😌 Repentance And Joy

What If Jesus Was Serious?

by Skye Jethani • 2020

Jesus told us to love our enemies and stop worrying. What if he actually meant it?

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⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 🌱 Inner Transformation 🎭 Cultural Christianity

What If Jesus Was Serious? 87%

Jesus told us to love our enemies and stop worrying. What if he actually meant it?

by Skye Jethani 2020

4.37

2k+ ratings

⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 🌱 Inner Transformation 🎭 Cultural Christianity

The Cost of Discipleship

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 1937

When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.

4.29

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✝️ Discipleship 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🕊️ Grace Theology

The Cost of Discipleship 87%

When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1937

4.29

51k+ ratings

✝️ Discipleship 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🕊️ Grace Theology

The Power of Humility

by R.T. Kendall • 2011

Pride hides in your virtues: the diagnostic tools and spiritual practices that expose it.

4.36

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⛪ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Confronting Pride

The Power of Humility 87%

Pride hides in your virtues: the diagnostic tools and spiritual practices that expose it.

by R.T. Kendall 2011

4.36

194 ratings

⛪ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Confronting Pride

The Parables

by Gary Inrig • 1991

The parables upend everything you think about God, forgiveness, money, and what discipleship costs.

4.25

240

📖 Parables Of Jesus 🔍 Bible Study 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Parables 87%

The parables upend everything you think about God, forgiveness, money, and what discipleship costs.

by Gary Inrig 1991

4.25

240 ratings

📖 Parables Of Jesus 🔍 Bible Study 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Lord's Prayer

by Kevin DeYoung • 2022

The Lord's Prayer as a school: eight lessons in intimacy, daily dependence, and the unseen battle.

4.49

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📜 The Lord'S Prayer 🙏 Prayer ✝️ Reformed Theology

The Lord's Prayer 87%

The Lord's Prayer as a school: eight lessons in intimacy, daily dependence, and the unseen battle.

by Kevin DeYoung 2022

4.49

576 ratings

📜 The Lord'S Prayer 🙏 Prayer ✝️ Reformed Theology

Meditating on the Word

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 1985

Stop analyzing Scripture. The slow, daily practice that lets God's voice break through.

4.21

277

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Lectio Divina 🎵 Psalms As Prayer

Meditating on the Word 87%

Stop analyzing Scripture. The slow, daily practice that lets God's voice break through.

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1985

4.21

277 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Lectio Divina 🎵 Psalms As Prayer

In Search of Wisdom

by Joyce Meyer • 2021

You've read Proverbs. Now close the gap between admiring the wisdom and actually living it.

4.40

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📖 Biblical Wisdom ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🛠️ Practical Theology

In Search of Wisdom 87%

You've read Proverbs. Now close the gap between admiring the wisdom and actually living it.

by Joyce Meyer 2021

4.40

588 ratings

📖 Biblical Wisdom ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🛠️ Practical Theology

Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery

by John Baker • 2013

The Beatitudes, reworked into an eight-step recovery program for the things therapy couldn't touch.

4.38

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⛪ Faith-Based Recovery ✝️ Christ-Centered Healing 📖 Biblical Counseling

Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery Summary

Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery 87%

The Beatitudes, reworked into an eight-step recovery program for the things therapy couldn't touch.

by John Baker 2013

4.38

160 ratings

⛪ Faith-Based Recovery ✝️ Christ-Centered Healing 📖 Biblical Counseling

Aggressively Happy

by Joy Marie Clarkson • 2022

A Christian realist's guide to joy that doesn't ask you to stop being sad first.

4.36

1k+

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 💔 Joy And Suffering 🌤️ Beyond Positivity

Aggressively Happy 87%

A Christian realist's guide to joy that doesn't ask you to stop being sad first.

by Joy Marie Clarkson 2022

4.36

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality 💔 Joy And Suffering 🌤️ Beyond Positivity

Rejoice and Tremble

by Michael Reeves • 2021

Fear of the Lord sounds grim. It is actually a trembling joy that tames anxiety.

4.37

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📖 Biblical Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📜 Reformed Theology

Rejoice and Tremble 86%

Fear of the Lord sounds grim. It is actually a trembling joy that tames anxiety.

by Michael Reeves 2021

4.37

3k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📜 Reformed Theology

Open and Unafraid

by W. David O. Taylor • 2020

Pray without hiding: the Psalms teach you to voice anger, grief, and joy with unsparing honesty.

4.26

607

📖 Psalms Studies 🗣️ Emotional Honesty ⚖️ Lament And Justice

Open and Unafraid 86%

Pray without hiding: the Psalms teach you to voice anger, grief, and joy with unsparing honesty.

by W. David O. Taylor 2020

4.26

607 ratings

📖 Psalms Studies 🗣️ Emotional Honesty ⚖️ Lament And Justice

Job

by Christopher Ash • 2014

The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.

4.65

286

🏛️ Biblical Commentary 🕯️ Christ-Centered Reading 🩹 The Problem Of Suffering

Job 86%

The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.

by Christopher Ash 2014

4.65

286 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Commentary 🕯️ Christ-Centered Reading 🩹 The Problem Of Suffering

Freedom of Simplicity

by Richard J. Foster • 1981

A Christian path to simple living that starts with the heart, not the shopping cart.

4.21

3k+

🏡 Simple Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 😌 Contentment

Freedom of Simplicity 86%

A Christian path to simple living that starts with the heart, not the shopping cart.

by Richard J. Foster 1981

4.21

3k+ ratings

🏡 Simple Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 😌 Contentment

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

by Kent Nerburn • 1999

The Prayer of St. Francis, lived: not heroism, but small acts of love, pardon, and presence.

4.44

252

🧎 Franciscan Spirituality 🕯️ Everyday Holiness 🕊️ Peacemaking

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace Summary

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace 86%

The Prayer of St. Francis, lived: not heroism, but small acts of love, pardon, and presence.

by Kent Nerburn 1999

4.44

252 ratings

🧎 Franciscan Spirituality 🕯️ Everyday Holiness 🕊️ Peacemaking

Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React

by Charles R. Swindoll • 2023

Joy is a discipline, not a response to luck. Faith-based choices for an unshakeable inner life.

4.30

250

🕯️ Christian Living 😊 Choosing Joy 🏠 Contentment Practice

Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React Summary

Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React 86%

Joy is a discipline, not a response to luck. Faith-based choices for an unshakeable inner life.

by Charles R. Swindoll 2023

4.30

250 ratings

🕯️ Christian Living 😊 Choosing Joy 🏠 Contentment Practice

Thoughts in Solitude

by Thomas Merton • 1956

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

4.02

3k+

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism

Thoughts in Solitude 86%

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

by Thomas Merton 1956

4.02

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism

No Greater Love

by Mother Teresa • 1997

Radical love is a thousand tiny gestures. It starts at home, and anyone can do it.

4.37

3k+

🙏 Catholic Spirituality ✝️ Christian Living 🫴 Voluntary Poverty

No Greater Love 86%

Radical love is a thousand tiny gestures. It starts at home, and anyone can do it.

by Mother Teresa 1997

4.37

3k+ ratings

🙏 Catholic Spirituality ✝️ Christian Living 🫴 Voluntary Poverty

Desiring God, Revised Edition

by John Piper • 1986

Pleasure is not the enemy of faith but its aim: a theology where joy and worship collide.

4.18

47k+

📖 Reformed Theology ☀️ Christian Joy 🔥 Spiritual Affections

Desiring God, Revised Edition 86%

Pleasure is not the enemy of faith but its aim: a theology where joy and worship collide.

by John Piper 1986

4.18

47k+ ratings

📖 Reformed Theology ☀️ Christian Joy 🔥 Spiritual Affections

Dangerous Jesus

by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023

The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.

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🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice

Dangerous Jesus 86%

The safe Jesus is a fraud; the real one threatens comfort and oppression.

by Kevin "KB" Burgess 2023

4.48

1k+ ratings

🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice

Outlive Your Life

by Max Lucado • 2010

The early church ran on ordinary people and relentless prayer. That same power hasn't expired.

4.18

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🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living

Outlive Your Life 86%

The early church ran on ordinary people and relentless prayer. That same power hasn't expired.

by Max Lucado 2010

4.18

2k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living

The Cost of Ambition

by Miroslav Volf • 2025

Superiority is a cage you build yourself. A theologian's case for ambition that needs no rivals.

4.06

196

✝️ Christian Theology 🔍 Social Comparison ⚠️ Ambition Critique

The Cost of Ambition 86%

Superiority is a cage you build yourself. A theologian's case for ambition that needs no rivals.

by Miroslav Volf 2025

4.06

196 ratings

✝️ Christian Theology 🔍 Social Comparison ⚠️ Ambition Critique

Praying the Bible

by Donald S. Whitney • 2015

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

4.48

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🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms

Praying the Bible 86%

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

by Donald S. Whitney 2015

4.48

9k+ ratings

🙏 Prayer Practices 🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms

Praying with the Psalms

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1993

A year of daily prayer through the Psalms, learning to pray honestly rather than piously.

4.27

298

🛐 Biblical Prayer 📅 Daily Devotionals 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Praying with the Psalms 86%

A year of daily prayer through the Psalms, learning to pray honestly rather than piously.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1993

4.27

298 ratings

🛐 Biblical Prayer 📅 Daily Devotionals 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Prayers for a Privileged People

by Walter Brueggemann • 2008

What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.

4.44

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✝️ Progressive Christianity 🙏 Prayer Collections 🏛️ Empire Critique

Prayers for a Privileged People 86%

What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.

by Walter Brueggemann 2008

4.44

295 ratings

✝️ Progressive Christianity 🙏 Prayer Collections 🏛️ Empire Critique

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew

by Jonathan T. Pennington • 2007

For a century, scholars misread 'kingdom of heaven.' It was never about avoiding God's name.

4.35

📖 Gospel Of Matthew 📚 New Testament Theology 👑 Kingdom Theology

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew Summary

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew 86%

For a century, scholars misread 'kingdom of heaven.' It was never about avoiding God's name.

by Jonathan T. Pennington 2007

4.35

37 ratings

📖 Gospel Of Matthew 📚 New Testament Theology 👑 Kingdom Theology

God's Wisdom for Navigating Life

by Timothy J. Keller • 2017

365 days in Proverbs: what ancient wisdom does to your speech, your spending, and your ambition.

4.49

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🗓️ Daily Devotionals 📖 Biblical Wisdom 🗣️ Wise Speech

God's Wisdom for Navigating Life Summary

God's Wisdom for Navigating Life 86%

365 days in Proverbs: what ancient wisdom does to your speech, your spending, and your ambition.

by Timothy J. Keller 2017

4.49

2k+ ratings

🗓️ Daily Devotionals 📖 Biblical Wisdom 🗣️ Wise Speech

The Passion of the King of Glory

by Russ Ramsey • 2015

A healer from Galilee provokes the powerful, embraces the broken, and faces a cross that redeems.

4.48

445

📖 Biblical Narrative 🌟 Life Of Jesus ✝️ Passion Of Christ

The Passion of the King of Glory Summary

The Passion of the King of Glory 86%

A healer from Galilee provokes the powerful, embraces the broken, and faces a cross that redeems.

by Russ Ramsey 2015

4.48

445 ratings

📖 Biblical Narrative 🌟 Life Of Jesus ✝️ Passion Of Christ

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. • 2022

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

4.30

315

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus 86%

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. 2022

4.30

315 ratings

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology

The Imitation of Christ

by Thomas à Kempis • 1427

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

4.24

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🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality

The Imitation of Christ 86%

The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.

by Thomas à Kempis 1427

4.24

27k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Devotion 🏠 Interior Life ⛪ Monastic Spirituality

Everything Is Never Enough

by Bobby Jamieson • 2025

The most pessimistic book in the Bible holds the secret to unshakeable happiness.

4.63

744

🏛️ Wisdom Literature 🚧 Accepting Limits 💀 Mortality And Meaning

Everything Is Never Enough 86%

The most pessimistic book in the Bible holds the secret to unshakeable happiness.

by Bobby Jamieson 2025

4.63

744 ratings

🏛️ Wisdom Literature 🚧 Accepting Limits 💀 Mortality And Meaning

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain

by Matt Chandler • 2013

Three strangers made family by grace: what Philippi reveals about a life death cannot undo.

4.14

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📖 Bible Study ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌱 Spiritual Formation

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain Summary

To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain 86%

Three strangers made family by grace: what Philippi reveals about a life death cannot undo.

by Matt Chandler 2013

4.14

4k+ ratings

📖 Bible Study ✝️ Gospel-Centered 🌱 Spiritual Formation

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao • 2022

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

4.77

362

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God Summary

In the Hands of a Fiercely Tender God 86%

Suffering can dismantle faith. A 31-day path to holding on when the platitudes run out.

by Colleen Elisabeth Chao 2022

4.77

362 ratings

📖 Christian Devotionals 🙏 Suffering And Faith 😢 Lament

The Way of Gratitude

by Galen Guengerich • 2020

Gratitude isn't a journal prompt. It's a spiritual foundation, and one morning ritual unlocks it.

3.78

144

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🌈 Progressive Spirituality 🌅 Everyday Spirituality

The Way of Gratitude 86%

Gratitude isn't a journal prompt. It's a spiritual foundation, and one morning ritual unlocks it.

by Galen Guengerich 2020

3.78

144 ratings

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🌈 Progressive Spirituality 🌅 Everyday Spirituality

The Hole in Our Gospel

by Richard Stearns • 2009

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

4.13

14k+

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith

The Hole in Our Gospel 86%

Jesus said we'd find him among the hungry and imprisoned. Most of us stopped looking.

by Richard Stearns 2009

4.13

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Global Poverty ✝️ Christian Social Action 🙏 Holistic Faith

What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do

by David Jeremiah • 2009

How the book of James converts confusion into a concrete faith you can see.

4.03

325

📖 Book Of James ⚖️ Faith And Works 🛡️ Resisting Temptation

What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do Summary

What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do 86%

How the book of James converts confusion into a concrete faith you can see.

by David Jeremiah 2009

4.03

325 ratings

📖 Book Of James ⚖️ Faith And Works 🛡️ Resisting Temptation

The Happiness Prayer

by Evan Moffic • 2017

Ten ancient Jewish practices for happiness. None of them asks for more than showing up.

4.10

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✡️ Jewish Wisdom 😊 Happiness Practices 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Happiness Prayer 86%

Ten ancient Jewish practices for happiness. None of them asks for more than showing up.

by Evan Moffic 2017

4.10

130 ratings

✡️ Jewish Wisdom 😊 Happiness Practices 🙏 Gratitude Practice

No Man Is an Island

by Thomas Merton • 1955

True selfhood means giving yourself away, not asserting yourself. Merton on the relational soul.

4.16

5k+

🧘 Monastic Spirituality 🕯️ Contemplative Life 🫀 Interior Life

No Man Is an Island 86%

True selfhood means giving yourself away, not asserting yourself. Merton on the relational soul.

by Thomas Merton 1955

4.16

5k+ ratings

🧘 Monastic Spirituality 🕯️ Contemplative Life 🫀 Interior Life

Fight Back With Joy

by Margaret Feinberg • 2014

When her body failed, she learned celebration is not a reward but a form of resistance.

4.27

1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🎈 Joy Amid Suffering 🏥 Illness And Faith

Fight Back With Joy 86%

When her body failed, she learned celebration is not a reward but a form of resistance.

by Margaret Feinberg 2014

4.27

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🎈 Joy Amid Suffering 🏥 Illness And Faith

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