Faithful Presence Books | Summaries & Audio

A Creative Minority

by Jon Tyson • 2016

Losing the culture war could save the church. Without power, love becomes the only influence left.

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🎨 Cultural Engagement 🏛️ Post-Christendom 📖 Missional Theology 🤝 Covenantal Community 🌱 Spiritual Formation

A Creative Minority 92%

Losing the culture war could save the church. Without power, love becomes the only influence left.

by Jon Tyson 2016

4.33

811 ratings

🎨 Cultural Engagement 🏛️ Post-Christendom 📖 Missional Theology 🤝 Covenantal Community 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Jesus Over Everything

by Lisa Whittle • 2020

Nine daily choices that simplify life: put Jesus first and everything else finds its place.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Daily Discipleship 🧭 Simplifying Faith 💬 Authentic Faith ⚔️ Countercultural Faith

Jesus Over Everything 90%

Nine daily choices that simplify life: put Jesus first and everything else finds its place.

by Lisa Whittle 2020

4.18

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Daily Discipleship 🧭 Simplifying Faith 💬 Authentic Faith ⚔️ Countercultural Faith

Kingdom Principles

by Myles Munroe • 2006

Stop chasing survival: prayer becomes permission and scripture becomes a governing charter.

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👑 Kingdom Theology 🔭 Biblical Worldview 🗝️ Stewardship ⚡ Spiritual Authority 🔥 Authentic Faith

Kingdom Principles 89%

Stop chasing survival: prayer becomes permission and scripture becomes a governing charter.

by Myles Munroe 2006

4.55

544 ratings

👑 Kingdom Theology 🔭 Biblical Worldview 🗝️ Stewardship ⚡ Spiritual Authority 🔥 Authentic Faith

Outlive Your Life

by Max Lucado • 2010

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

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🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living 💛 Compassion Ministry 🏠 Radical Hospitality

Outlive Your Life 89%

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 💛 Compassion Ministry 🏠 Radical Hospitality

Love Does

by Bob Goff • 2012

You don't need more faith. You need to do something with what you have.

4.31

103k+

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏃 Active Faith ⛰️ Adventurous Faith 🤍 Authentic Faith 🎁 Grace And Redemption

Love Does 89%

You don't need more faith. You need to do something with what you have.

by Bob Goff 2012

4.31

103k+ ratings

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏃 Active Faith ⛰️ Adventurous Faith 🤍 Authentic Faith 🎁 Grace And Redemption

The Pursuit of God

by A.W. Tozer • 1948

The one requirement is the one thing Christians think they've finished: pursuing God.

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88k+

🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Practicing The Presence 🪶 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Christian Mysticism

The Pursuit of God 89%

The one requirement is the one thing Christians think they've finished: pursuing God.

by A.W. Tozer 1948

4.39

88k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Practicing The Presence 🪶 Spiritual Detachment ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Uncommon Ground

by Timothy J. Keller • 2020

Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.

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🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🕊️ Religious Pluralism ☮️ Peacemaking 📖 Narrative Theology 🧘 Virtue Ethics

Uncommon Ground 89%

Christians are exiles, not occupiers. The post-Christian world is soil, not a battlefield.

by Timothy J. Keller 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🕊️ Religious Pluralism ☮️ Peacemaking 📖 Narrative Theology 🧘 Virtue Ethics

Letters by a Modern Mystic

by Frank C. Laubach • 1937

One man's experiment in asking God's will every waking minute, and the heaven it unlocked.

4.40

971

🕊️ Practicing The Presence ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📝 Spiritual Memoir 👁️ Constant Awareness

Letters by a Modern Mystic 89%

One man's experiment in asking God's will every waking minute, and the heaven it unlocked.

by Frank C. Laubach 1937

4.40

971 ratings

🕊️ Practicing The Presence ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 📝 Spiritual Memoir 👁️ Constant Awareness

Disruptive Witness

by Alan Noble • 2018

Modern life makes God feel optional. The problem isn't arguments; it's eroded attention.

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🛡️ Cultural Apologetics 🌐 Secularism And Faith 📱 Attention And Technology 🙌 Embodied Worship 💬 Evangelism Methods

Disruptive Witness 89%

Modern life makes God feel optional. The problem isn't arguments; it's eroded attention.

by Alan Noble 2018

4.22

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Cultural Apologetics 🌐 Secularism And Faith 📱 Attention And Technology 🙌 Embodied Worship 💬 Evangelism Methods

Vertical Church

by James MacDonald • 2012

The modern church has lost something: the lived reality of God at work. What brings it back.

3.96

750

⛪ Church Renewal 🔥 God's Presence 🙌 Corporate Worship 📖 Preaching 🌌 Transcendence

Vertical Church 89%

The modern church has lost something: the lived reality of God at work. What brings it back.

by James MacDonald 2012

3.96

750 ratings

⛪ Church Renewal 🔥 God's Presence 🙌 Corporate Worship 📖 Preaching 🌌 Transcendence

Dream Big, Think Small

by Jeff Manion • 2017

Great lives are built on small habits, a sustainable pace, and a weekly stop to refuel.

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✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Faithful Habits 📖 Daily Devotions 🛑 Sabbath Rest

Dream Big, Think Small 89%

Great lives are built on small habits, a sustainable pace, and a weekly stop to refuel.

by Jeff Manion 2017

4.34

235 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Faithful Habits 📖 Daily Devotions 🛑 Sabbath Rest

The Great Omission

by Dallas Willard • 2006

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

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3k+

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Great Omission 89%

The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.

by Dallas Willard 2006

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Christian Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🧠 Faith And Reason

The Simplest Way to Change the World

by Dustin Willis • 2017

An open door does more gospel work than Christians realize, and your house already has one.

4.21

854

🏡 Radical Hospitality 🌍 Missional Living 🌱 Everyday Mission 🔄 Countercultural Faith 📅 Practical Rhythms

The Simplest Way to Change the World Summary

The Simplest Way to Change the World 89%

An open door does more gospel work than Christians realize, and your house already has one.

by Dustin Willis 2017

4.21

854 ratings

🏡 Radical Hospitality 🌍 Missional Living 🌱 Everyday Mission 🔄 Countercultural Faith 📅 Practical Rhythms

Loving God

by Charles W. Colson • 1983

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

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🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Loving God 89%

Why warm feelings miss the point: the love God demands is complete, costly obedience.

by Charles W. Colson 1983

4.31

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Costly Discipleship ⚖️ Faith And Justice 🔄 Repentance 😇 Holiness

Revise Us Again

by Frank Viola • 2010

Stop the pious talk that hides your no, and other hidden patterns that stall your faith.

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217

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Authentic Faith 👂 Hearing God 👁️ Spiritual Blindness 🫶 Christian Unity

Revise Us Again 89%

Stop the pious talk that hides your no, and other hidden patterns that stall your faith.

by Frank Viola 2010

4.19

217 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🎭 Authentic Faith 👂 Hearing God 👁️ Spiritual Blindness 🫶 Christian Unity

Gospel Fluency

by Jeff Vanderstelt • 2017

Stop reciting scripts. Learn to weave the truths of Jesus into the real moments of everyday life.

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🕊️ Christian Discipleship ✝️ Gospel Centered Living 👂 Listening Evangelism 🤔 Faith And Unbelief 🆔 Identity In Christ

Gospel Fluency 89%

Stop reciting scripts. Learn to weave the truths of Jesus into the real moments of everyday life.

by Jeff Vanderstelt 2017

4.28

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Discipleship ✝️ Gospel Centered Living 👂 Listening Evangelism 🤔 Faith And Unbelief 🆔 Identity In Christ

Hidden in Plain Sight

by Mark Buchanan • 2007

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

4.04

208

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

Hidden in Plain Sight 89%

Eight virtues that only work in order. Most believers skip the one that carries the rest.

by Mark Buchanan 2007

4.04

208 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🧱 Character Development ⛪ Practical Theology

Bridging the Great Divide

by Robert Barron • 2004

Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.

4.23

📿 Catholic Theology ⛪ Liturgical Theology 🙏 Embodied Faith 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🕊️ Nonviolence Theology

Bridging the Great Divide 89%

Left vs. right is a trap. Christianity's genius is holding both extremes at once, undiluted.

by Robert Barron 2004

4.23

26 ratings

📿 Catholic Theology ⛪ Liturgical Theology 🙏 Embodied Faith 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🕊️ Nonviolence Theology

What We Talk about When We Talk about God

by Rob Bell • 2012

The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.

3.91

8k+

📖 Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Emergent Church 🧩 Faith Deconstruction ✨ Divine Presence 🕊️ Grace Theology

What We Talk about When We Talk about God Summary

What We Talk about When We Talk about God 89%

The old words stopped working. A God who is closer, kinder, and always pulling you forward.

by Rob Bell 2012

3.91

8k+ ratings

📖 Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Emergent Church 🧩 Faith Deconstruction ✨ Divine Presence 🕊️ Grace Theology

Loving the City

by Timothy J. Keller • 2016

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

4.28

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🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

Loving the City 89%

Four ways the church engages culture. Each is half-right, each is dangerous. The center is ancient.

by Timothy J. Keller 2016

4.28

242 ratings

🏙️ Cultural Engagement 🏗️ Urban Ministry 🌍 Post-Christian Society 🖼️ Image Of God 🌐 Missional Theology

Presence and Encounter

by David G. Benner • 2014

The sacred hides in ordinary encounters. The barrier is never distance; it is always distraction.

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🕯️ Contemplative Christianity 🙏 Christian Mysticism 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 🧘 Presence Practice 🤝 Interpersonal Encounter

Presence and Encounter 89%

The sacred hides in ordinary encounters. The barrier is never distance; it is always distraction.

by David G. Benner 2014

4.11

149 ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Christianity 🙏 Christian Mysticism 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 🧘 Presence Practice 🤝 Interpersonal Encounter

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church

by Mark Dever • 1997

A healthy church isn't the biggest in town. The biblical yardstick measures what attendance cannot.

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⛪ Church Health 📚 Ecclesiology 📖 Expositional Preaching ⚖️ Church Discipline 🤝 Church Membership

Nine Marks of a Healthy Church 89%

A healthy church isn't the biggest in town. The biblical yardstick measures what attendance cannot.

by Mark Dever 1997

4.29

5k+ ratings

⛪ Church Health 📚 Ecclesiology 📖 Expositional Preaching ⚖️ Church Discipline 🤝 Church Membership

A Meal with Jesus

by Tim Chester • 2011

Jesus's most radical act was pulling up a chair. How shared meals became his mission strategy.

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🍞 Table Fellowship 🏠 Gospel Hospitality 🗣️ Everyday Evangelism 🍽️ Food And Faith 🤲 Embodied Faith

A Meal with Jesus 89%

Jesus's most radical act was pulling up a chair. How shared meals became his mission strategy.

by Tim Chester 2011

4.12

2k+ ratings

🍞 Table Fellowship 🏠 Gospel Hospitality 🗣️ Everyday Evangelism 🍽️ Food And Faith 🤲 Embodied Faith

Do You Believe?

by Paul David Tripp • 2021

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

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682

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Do You Believe? 89%

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

by Paul David Tripp 2021

4.56

682 ratings

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Jesus Calling

by Sarah Young • 2003

When Jesus speaks to you directly each morning, anxiety slowly loses its hold.

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📖 Daily Devotionals 🕊️ God's Presence 🙌 Trust And Surrender 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🛡️ Fear And Faith

Jesus Calling 89%

When Jesus speaks to you directly each morning, anxiety slowly loses its hold.

by Sarah Young 2003

4.46

82k+ ratings

📖 Daily Devotionals 🕊️ God's Presence 🙌 Trust And Surrender 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🛡️ Fear And Faith

The Allure of Gentleness

by Dallas Willard • 2014

Defend your faith without winning: a philosopher's gentle path from combat to genuine help.

4.18

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🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism And Witness 😔 Suffering And Theodicy

The Allure of Gentleness 89%

Defend your faith without winning: a philosopher's gentle path from combat to genuine help.

by Dallas Willard 2014

4.18

961 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🧠 Faith And Reason 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism And Witness 😔 Suffering And Theodicy

The Wisdom Pyramid

by Brett McCracken • 2021

A biblical hierarchy for your information diet: why scripture and nature belong above the scroll.

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📱 Digital Discipleship 🧠 Attention And Formation 🌸 Beauty And Transcendence 🌿 General Revelation 🗣️ Post-Truth Culture

The Wisdom Pyramid 89%

A biblical hierarchy for your information diet: why scripture and nature belong above the scroll.

by Brett McCracken 2021

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2k+ ratings

📱 Digital Discipleship 🧠 Attention And Formation 🌸 Beauty And Transcendence 🌿 General Revelation 🗣️ Post-Truth Culture

Loyalty & Disloyalty

by Dag Heward-Mills • 2004

Loyalty matters more than talent. The eight-step path to betrayal, and how to stop it.

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⛪ Church Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 📋 Ministry Guides 🤝 Organizational Loyalty 🔄 Team Dynamics

Loyalty & Disloyalty 89%

Loyalty matters more than talent. The eight-step path to betrayal, and how to stop it.

by Dag Heward-Mills 2004

4.33

352 ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 📋 Ministry Guides 🤝 Organizational Loyalty 🔄 Team Dynamics

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find?

by Philip Yancey • 2000

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

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🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary

Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 89%

What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?

by Philip Yancey 2000

4.17

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Spirituality ❓ Doubt And Faith 🌧️ Suffering And Faith 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 God's Silence

Garden City

by John Mark Comer • 2015

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

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🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Garden City 89%

Work and rest are partners, not enemies. Your exhaustion proves you have been treating them wrong.

by John Mark Comer 2015

4.45

17k+ ratings

🙏 Faith And Work Integration 😴 Sabbath Practice 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🤲 Servant Leadership ✨ Craftsmanship

Center Church

by Timothy J. Keller • 2012

Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.

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3k+

🏙️ Urban Ministry ⛪ Missional Theology 🌐 Contextualization 💼 Faith And Work 🎭 Cultural Engagement

Center Church 89%

Most churches are built for the suburbs. Cities demand a different gospel logic entirely.

by Timothy J. Keller 2012

4.43

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry ⛪ Missional Theology 🌐 Contextualization 💼 Faith And Work 🎭 Cultural Engagement

The Spirit of Our Politics

by Michael Wear • 2024

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

4.19

290

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Spirit of Our Politics 89%

Politics is a soul problem, not a strategy problem. The case for spiritual formation as the fix.

by Michael Wear 2024

4.19

290 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏛️ Public Discipleship 👑 Kingdom Ethics 🌱 Virtue Formation 🧭 Polarization

The Dangerous Act of Worship

by Mark Labberton • 2007

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

3.93

340

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Dangerous Act of Worship 89%

The test of worship is not the music but the justice that follows. Most congregations fail.

by Mark Labberton 2007

3.93

340 ratings

⛪ Liturgical Theology 🔥 Prophetic Imagination 🌿 Sabbath Keeping ✝️ Radical Discipleship ⚖️ Biblical Justice

The Deeply Formed Life

by Rich Villodas • 2020

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

The Deeply Formed Life 89%

Hurry is a spiritual problem. The rhythms that slow you down and anchor you in Christ.

by Rich Villodas 2020

4.21

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧘 Contemplative Prayer 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🤝 Racial Reconciliation ❤️ Emotional Health

Culture Making

by Andy Crouch • 2008

Christians are trained to critique culture. The biblical calling is to create it.

4.03

3k+

📖 Cultural Theology 💼 Faith And Work 🎨 Cultural Creation ✨ Creative Vocation 🌍 Cultural Engagement

Culture Making 89%

Christians are trained to critique culture. The biblical calling is to create it.

by Andy Crouch 2008

4.03

3k+ ratings

📖 Cultural Theology 💼 Faith And Work 🎨 Cultural Creation ✨ Creative Vocation 🌍 Cultural Engagement

The Rule of Love

by Jonathan Leeman • 2018

Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.

4.21

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🏛️ Ecclesiology ⛪ Local Church 📜 Church Polity ❤️ Biblical Love 📋 Church Membership

The Rule of Love 89%

Love and authority are partners, not enemies. The church teaches this by drawing lines.

by Jonathan Leeman 2018

4.21

159 ratings

🏛️ Ecclesiology ⛪ Local Church 📜 Church Polity ❤️ Biblical Love 📋 Church Membership

Follow Me

by David Platt • 2013

Most churchgoers assume they follow Jesus. The real path demands death, not just belief.

4.19

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✝️ Radical Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📣 Evangelism 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Follow Me 89%

Most churchgoers assume they follow Jesus. The real path demands death, not just belief.

by David Platt 2013

4.19

8k+ ratings

✝️ Radical Discipleship 📜 Reformed Theology 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📣 Evangelism 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

The Spirit of the Disciplines

by Dallas Willard • 1988

You can't think your way into Christlikeness. The body must be trained, and here is how.

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🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🙌 Embodied Spirituality ⚖️ Grace And Effort 🧠 Practical Theology

The Spirit of the Disciplines 89%

You can't think your way into Christlikeness. The body must be trained, and here is how.

by Dallas Willard 1988

4.15

11k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🙌 Embodied Spirituality ⚖️ Grace And Effort 🧠 Practical Theology

Secrets of the Secret Place

by Bob Sorge • 2000

The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.

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2k+

🕯️ Christian Devotion 💞 Intimacy With God 👂 Hearing God 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines

Secrets of the Secret Place 89%

The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.

by Bob Sorge 2000

4.49

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Christian Devotion 💞 Intimacy With God 👂 Hearing God 🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🏋️ Spiritual Disciplines

Crazy Love

by Francis Chan • 2008

God demands everything, not just Sunday mornings. A pastor's unsettling call to real faith.

4.16

204k+

✝️ Christian Living 🛋️ Comfortable Faith 🔥 Wholehearted Devotion ⏳ Eternal Perspective 🎁 Sacrificial Living

Crazy Love 89%

God demands everything, not just Sunday mornings. A pastor's unsettling call to real faith.

by Francis Chan 2008

4.16

204k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🛋️ Comfortable Faith 🔥 Wholehearted Devotion ⏳ Eternal Perspective 🎁 Sacrificial Living

Dangerous Jesus

by Kevin "KB" Burgess • 2023

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

4.48

1k+

🔥 Radical Discipleship 😴 Spiritual Complacency ⚖️ Biblical Justice 👑 Kingdom Theology 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism

Dangerous Jesus 89%

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 👑 Kingdom Theology 🇺🇸 Christian Nationalism

The Sacrifice of Praise

by Herman Bavinck • 2013

The greatest enemy of bold faith isn't persecution but the shame that silences you.

4.61

🗣️ Confession Of Faith 🧱 Reformed Theology 🏛️ Covenant Theology 📢 Public Testimony ⚖️ Grace And Works

The Sacrifice of Praise 89%

The greatest enemy of bold faith isn't persecution but the shame that silences you.

by Herman Bavinck 2013

4.61

87 ratings

🗣️ Confession Of Faith 🧱 Reformed Theology 🏛️ Covenant Theology 📢 Public Testimony ⚖️ Grace And Works

Jesus Now

by Frank Viola • 2014

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

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✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Jesus Now 89%

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

by Frank Viola 2014

4.35

128 ratings

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Hearers and Doers

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer • 2019

A pastor's guide to building a disciple-making church that out-forms the stories of a secular age.

4.20

411

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🌐 Cultural Exegesis 👣 Discipleship Models ✝️ Reformed Theology

Hearers and Doers 89%

A pastor's guide to building a disciple-making church that out-forms the stories of a secular age.

by Kevin J. Vanhoozer 2019

4.20

411 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🌐 Cultural Exegesis 👣 Discipleship Models ✝️ Reformed Theology

The Power of a Whisper

by Bill Hybels • 2010

God still speaks. How to quiet the noise, test every prompting, and act with courage.

4.10

1k+

⛪ Christian Living 🗣️ Divine Guidance 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Evangelicalism

The Power of a Whisper 89%

God still speaks. How to quiet the noise, test every prompting, and act with courage.

by Bill Hybels 2010

4.10

1k+ ratings

⛪ Christian Living 🗣️ Divine Guidance 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Evangelicalism

The Contemplative Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

4.38

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🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

The Contemplative Pastor 89%

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.38

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

The Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 2011

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

4.46

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🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

The Pastor 89%

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

by Eugene H. Peterson 2011

4.46

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

The Year of Living like Jesus

by Edward G. Dobson • 2009

A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.

3.47

549

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Churches default to moralism. The reset is grace received as news you never stop needing.

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⛪ Pastoral Theology 🔄 Church Renewal 📜 Reformed Theology 🕊️ Sanctification ✝️ Justification By Faith

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Churches default to moralism. The reset is grace received as news you never stop needing.

by Timothy J. Keller 2016

4.36

336 ratings

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The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

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Friendship at the Margins 89%

The most radical move in Christian mission: stop helping and start befriending.

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4.18

372 ratings

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