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What Jesus Saw from the Cross
by Antonin Sertillanges • 1930
The panorama Christ saw from the Cross: Jerusalem, the Temple, His mother, made yours.
4.26
299
What Jesus Saw from the Cross Summary
What Jesus Saw from the Cross 91%
The panorama Christ saw from the Cross: Jerusalem, the Temple, His mother, made yours.
by Antonin Sertillanges 1930
4.26
299 ratings
The Way of the Cross
by Caryll Houselander • 1955
Christ's Passion didn't end at Calvary. These Stations reveal it unfolding in your own life.
4.58
185
The Way of the Cross Summary
The Way of the Cross 91%
Christ's Passion didn't end at Calvary. These Stations reveal it unfolding in your own life.
by Caryll Houselander 1955
4.58
185 ratings
Adam's Deep Sleep
by James Mawdsley • 2022
From Adam's rib to Jonah's whale, the Old Testament's strangest moments were previews of the Cross.
4.68
65
Adam's Deep Sleep Summary
Adam's Deep Sleep 90%
From Adam's rib to Jonah's whale, the Old Testament's strangest moments were previews of the Cross.
by James Mawdsley 2022
4.68
65 ratings
Word in the Wilderness
by Malcolm Guite • 2014
A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.
4.51
39
Word in the Wilderness Summary
Word in the Wilderness 90%
A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.51
39 ratings
The Word in the Wilderness
by Malcolm Guite • 2014
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
4.58
1k+
The Word in the Wilderness Summary
The Word in the Wilderness 89%
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.58
1k+ ratings
Falling into Goodness
by Chuck DeGroat • 2017
Stop climbing. Lent is a downward journey into rest and the true self God dwells within.
4.50
84
Falling into Goodness Summary
Falling into Goodness 89%
Stop climbing. Lent is a downward journey into rest and the true self God dwells within.
by Chuck DeGroat 2017
4.50
84 ratings
Christ Crucified
by Donald MacLeod • 2014
The cross was a victory, a payment, and the only transaction that could absorb divine wrath.
4.18
116
Christ Crucified Summary
Christ Crucified 89%
The cross was a victory, a payment, and the only transaction that could absorb divine wrath.
by Donald MacLeod 2014
4.18
116 ratings
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
27k+
The Imitation of Christ Summary
The Imitation of Christ 89%
The reward for wanting nothing is peace. Getting what you want only postpones the restlessness.
by Thomas à Kempis 1427
4.24
27k+ ratings
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
Meditating on the Word Summary
Meditating on the Word 89%
Stop analyzing Scripture. The slow, daily practice that lets God's voice break through.
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1985
4.21
277 ratings
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
The Passion of the King of Glory Summary
The Passion of the King of Glory 89%
A healer from Galilee provokes the powerful, embraces the broken, and faces a cross that redeems.
by Russ Ramsey 2015
4.48
445 ratings
The Crucifixion of the King of Glory
by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou • 2022
An illegal trial, a political execution, and a paradox: how shame became the center of history.
4.71
412
The Crucifixion of the King of Glory Summary
The Crucifixion of the King of Glory 88%
An illegal trial, a political execution, and a paradox: how shame became the center of history.
by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou 2022
4.71
412 ratings
Mysterium Paschale
by Hans Urs von Balthasar • 1920
God's power is self-emptying love, not force: proven in silence between Cross and Easter.
4.22
216
Mysterium Paschale Summary
Mysterium Paschale 88%
God's power is self-emptying love, not force: proven in silence between Cross and Easter.
by Hans Urs von Balthasar 1920
4.22
216 ratings
Embodied Hope
by Kelly M. Kapic • 2017
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
4.35
568
Embodied Hope Summary
Embodied Hope 88%
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
by Kelly M. Kapic 2017
4.35
568 ratings
Prayer
by Timothy J. Keller • 2014
Prayer is a conversation, not a ritual. Scripture shapes it; the aim is communion, not performance.
4.38
15k+
Prayer Summary
Prayer 88%
Prayer is a conversation, not a ritual. Scripture shapes it; the aim is communion, not performance.
by Timothy J. Keller 2014
4.38
15k+ ratings
Rejoicing in Christ
by Michael Reeves • 2014
Christianity is a person, not a system. Restore him to the center, and joy replaces exhaustion.
4.60
1k+
Rejoicing in Christ Summary
Rejoicing in Christ 88%
Christianity is a person, not a system. Restore him to the center, and joy replaces exhaustion.
by Michael Reeves 2014
4.60
1k+ ratings
A Third Testament
by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1976
Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.
3.94
268
A Third Testament Summary
A Third Testament 88%
Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.
by Malcolm Muggeridge 1976
3.94
268 ratings
Job
by Christopher Ash • 2014
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
4.65
286
Job Summary
Job 88%
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
by Christopher Ash 2014
4.65
286 ratings
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
by Nancy Guthrie • 2008
Creator of his mother, in a manger: classic voices on Christmas's staggering, world-remaking center.
4.45
1k+
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus Summary
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 88%
Creator of his mother, in a manger: classic voices on Christmas's staggering, world-remaking center.
by Nancy Guthrie 2008
4.45
1k+ ratings
A Subversive Gospel
by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
4.00
53
A Subversive Gospel Summary
A Subversive Gospel 88%
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
by Michael Mears Bruner 2017
4.00
53 ratings
Prayer in the Night
by Tish Harrison Warren • 2021
Your prayers fail in the dark. The church's oldest nighttime liturgy was built for that silence.
4.62
7k+
Prayer in the Night Summary
Prayer in the Night 88%
Your prayers fail in the dark. The church's oldest nighttime liturgy was built for that silence.
by Tish Harrison Warren 2021
4.62
7k+ ratings
Year with God
by Richard J. Foster • 1978
Ancient practices for turning faith from a Sunday belief into a daily, lived friendship with God.
4.21
40k+
Year with God Summary
Year with God 88%
Ancient practices for turning faith from a Sunday belief into a daily, lived friendship with God.
by Richard J. Foster 1978
4.21
40k+ ratings
Killing Jesus
by Bill O'Reilly • 2013
From Caesar's murder to the death of a Galilean preacher: how empire and religion conspired.
3.99
40k+
Killing Jesus Summary
Killing Jesus 88%
From Caesar's murder to the death of a Galilean preacher: how empire and religion conspired.
by Bill O'Reilly 2013
3.99
40k+ ratings
How to Pray
by C.S. Lewis • 2018
C.S. Lewis on prayer: no machinery, no magic words, just a real Person meeting real persons.
4.15
1k+
How to Pray Summary
How to Pray 88%
C.S. Lewis on prayer: no machinery, no magic words, just a real Person meeting real persons.
by C.S. Lewis 2018
4.15
1k+ ratings
Just This
by Richard Rohr • 2017
The simple practice of paying attention: how to hold life's contradictions and let them reshape you.
4.53
561
Just This Summary
Just This 88%
The simple practice of paying attention: how to hold life's contradictions and let them reshape you.
by Richard Rohr 2017
4.53
561 ratings
Every Thing Is Sacred
by Richard Rohr • 2021
Christ is bigger than Jesus: the sacred pattern that turns disruption into renewal.
4.33
204
Every Thing Is Sacred Summary
Every Thing Is Sacred 88%
Christ is bigger than Jesus: the sacred pattern that turns disruption into renewal.
by Richard Rohr 2021
4.33
204 ratings
A Spirituality of Listening
by Keith R. Anderson • 2016
Relearn listening: how God speaks through dishwater, grief, and the strangers you avoid.
4.01
70
A Spirituality of Listening Summary
A Spirituality of Listening 88%
Relearn listening: how God speaks through dishwater, grief, and the strangers you avoid.
by Keith R. Anderson 2016
4.01
70 ratings
Jesus
by Charles R. Swindoll • 2008
Retracing Jesus's life from manger to empty tomb: the one question he refused to let anyone dodge.
4.52
886
Jesus Summary
Jesus 88%
Retracing Jesus's life from manger to empty tomb: the one question he refused to let anyone dodge.
by Charles R. Swindoll 2008
4.52
886 ratings
The Glory of Christ
by John Owen • 1683
The sole remedy for a decaying soul: behold Christ's glory until the sight transforms you.
4.59
2k+
The Glory of Christ Summary
The Glory of Christ 88%
The sole remedy for a decaying soul: behold Christ's glory until the sight transforms you.
by John Owen 1683
4.59
2k+ ratings
Theology, Music and Time
by Jeremy S. Begbie • 2000
Time baffles theology. Music, built from tension and return, untangles its oldest arguments.
4.14
65
Theology, Music and Time Summary
Theology, Music and Time 88%
Time baffles theology. Music, built from tension and return, untangles its oldest arguments.
by Jeremy S. Begbie 2000
4.14
65 ratings
Sacred Fire
by Ronald Rolheiser • 2014
Spiritual maturity demands you give away the things that matter most, including your final breath.
4.43
1k+
Sacred Fire Summary
Sacred Fire 88%
Spiritual maturity demands you give away the things that matter most, including your final breath.
by Ronald Rolheiser 2014
4.43
1k+ ratings
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
Praying with the Psalms Summary
Praying with the Psalms 88%
A year of daily prayer through the Psalms, learning to pray honestly rather than piously.
by Eugene H. Peterson 1993
4.27
298 ratings
Thoughts in Solitude
by Thomas Merton • 1956
Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.
4.02
3k+
Thoughts in Solitude Summary
Thoughts in Solitude 88%
Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.
by Thomas Merton 1956
4.02
3k+ ratings
Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God
by Paul Copan • 2010
A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.
4.03
3k+
Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God Summary
Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God 88%
A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.
by Paul Copan 2010
4.03
3k+ ratings
Surprised by Suffering
by R.C. Sproul • 1989
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
4.20
699
Surprised by Suffering Summary
Surprised by Suffering 88%
What if suffering is a summons, not chaos? The answer runs from Gethsemane to the resurrection.
by R.C. Sproul 1989
4.20
699 ratings
Discipleship
by A.W. Tozer • 2018
What if salvation and discipleship are not two steps but a single, total surrender?
4.44
509
Discipleship Summary
Discipleship 88%
What if salvation and discipleship are not two steps but a single, total surrender?
by A.W. Tozer 2018
4.44
509 ratings
Reaching Out
by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1986
Three transformations that use your loneliness, defensiveness, and death-denial as doorways to God.
4.17
5k+
Reaching Out Summary
Reaching Out 88%
Three transformations that use your loneliness, defensiveness, and death-denial as doorways to God.
by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1986
4.17
5k+ ratings
Gravity and Grace
by Simone Weil • 1947
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
4.26
4k+
Gravity and Grace Summary
Gravity and Grace 88%
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
by Simone Weil 1947
4.26
4k+ ratings
The Alphabet of Grace
by Frederick Buechner • 1969
No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.
4.08
958
The Alphabet of Grace Summary
The Alphabet of Grace 88%
No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.
by Frederick Buechner 1969
4.08
958 ratings
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life
by Stephen J. Nichols • 2013
A German theologian left American safety for Nazi Germany. The cross gave him no choice.
4.21
244
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life Summary
Bonhoeffer on the Christian Life 88%
A German theologian left American safety for Nazi Germany. The cross gave him no choice.
by Stephen J. Nichols 2013
4.21
244 ratings
Gentle and Lowly
by Dane C. Ortlund • 2020
When Jesus revealed his deepest heart, he didn't name holiness or power. He named tenderness.
4.49
65k+
Gentle and Lowly Summary
Gentle and Lowly 88%
When Jesus revealed his deepest heart, he didn't name holiness or power. He named tenderness.
by Dane C. Ortlund 2020
4.49
65k+ ratings
Love Walked Among Us
by Paul E. Miller • 2001
Jesus' compassion was active, honest, and free from self-righteousness. Here's how to learn it.
4.26
1k+
Love Walked Among Us Summary
Love Walked Among Us 88%
Jesus' compassion was active, honest, and free from self-righteousness. Here's how to learn it.
by Paul E. Miller 2001
4.26
1k+ ratings
Following Jesus
by N.T. Wright • 1994
Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.
4.26
1k+
Following Jesus Summary
Following Jesus 88%
Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.
by N.T. Wright 1994
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Yoga of Jesus
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2007
A master decodes the Gospels as a yoga manual, revealing Jesus's lost path to Christ mind.
4.40
1k+
The Yoga of Jesus Summary
The Yoga of Jesus 88%
A master decodes the Gospels as a yoga manual, revealing Jesus's lost path to Christ mind.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2007
4.40
1k+ ratings
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun • 2005
A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.
4.41
1k+
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Summary
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook 88%
A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun 2005
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Naked Now
by Richard Rohr • 2009
God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.
4.26
5k+
The Naked Now Summary
The Naked Now 88%
God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.
by Richard Rohr 2009
4.26
5k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence
by James W. Goll • 2006
Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.
4.22
281
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence Summary
The Lost Art of Practicing His Presence 88%
Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.
by James W. Goll 2006
4.22
281 ratings
Secret Treasures from Psalms
by Rachel Ryan • 2022
Psalms 1-24: a hidden map to God's protection, favor, and unbreakable promises for your daily life.
Secret Treasures from Psalms Summary
Secret Treasures from Psalms 88%
Psalms 1-24: a hidden map to God's protection, favor, and unbreakable promises for your daily life.
by Rachel Ryan 2022
The Ignatian Adventure
by Kevin O'Brien • 2011
A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.
4.53
550
The Ignatian Adventure Summary
The Ignatian Adventure 88%
A 32-week way to experience Ignatius's retreat without leaving your family, job, or home.
by Kevin O'Brien 2011
4.53
550 ratings
Upon Waking
by Jackie Hill Perry • 2023
A 60-day devotional that dismantles self-help spirituality and hands you something far more solid.
4.70
4k+
Upon Waking Summary
Upon Waking 88%
A 60-day devotional that dismantles self-help spirituality and hands you something far more solid.
by Jackie Hill Perry 2023
4.70
4k+ ratings
Time for God
by Jacques Philippe • 2005
Mental prayer is received, not mastered. The one shift that transforms dry prayer into communion.
4.60
3k+
Time for God Summary
Time for God 87%
Mental prayer is received, not mastered. The one shift that transforms dry prayer into communion.
by Jacques Philippe 2005
4.60
3k+ ratings
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