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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 89%
What if salvation and discipleship are not two steps but a single, total surrender?
by A.W. Tozer 2018
4.44
509 ratings
Hollywood Heroes
by Frank Turek • 2022
Why every superhero movie keeps retelling a single story from two thousand years ago.
4.37
338
Hollywood Heroes Summary
Hollywood Heroes 88%
Why every superhero movie keeps retelling a single story from two thousand years ago.
by Frank Turek 2022
4.37
338 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 87%
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
Silence and Beauty
by Makoto Fujimura • 2016
Japanese Christians trampled Christ's image to survive. The worn faces became his truest portrait.
4.16
805
Silence and Beauty Summary
Silence and Beauty 87%
Japanese Christians trampled Christ's image to survive. The worn faces became his truest portrait.
by Makoto Fujimura 2016
4.16
805 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 87%
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
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 87%
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
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 87%
The panorama Christ saw from the Cross: Jerusalem, the Temple, His mother, made yours.
by Antonin Sertillanges 1930
4.26
299 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 87%
Why the Christian response to suffering starts not with an argument, but with a body.
by Kelly M. Kapic 2017
4.35
568 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 87%
The cross was a victory, a payment, and the only transaction that could absorb divine wrath.
by Donald MacLeod 2014
4.18
116 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 87%
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
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 87%
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
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 87%
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 Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
by Jeremiah Burroughs • 1648
Contentment is needing less, not getting more: a 1648 Puritan guide to the quiet heart.
4.37
6k+
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment Summary
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment 87%
Contentment is needing less, not getting more: a 1648 Puritan guide to the quiet heart.
by Jeremiah Burroughs 1648
4.37
6k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
A German theologian left American safety for Nazi Germany. The cross gave him no choice.
by Stephen J. Nichols 2013
4.21
244 ratings
Surprised by Jesus
by Dane C. Ortlund • 2011
The four Gospels share a single scandal: insiders are out, outsiders in, and the King wins by dying.
4.51
1k+
Surprised by Jesus Summary
Surprised by Jesus 87%
The four Gospels share a single scandal: insiders are out, outsiders in, and the King wins by dying.
by Dane C. Ortlund 2011
4.51
1k+ ratings
Suffering is Never for Nothing
by Elisabeth Elliot • 2019
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
4.67
8k+
Suffering is Never for Nothing Summary
Suffering is Never for Nothing 87%
Pain is not meaningless. A widow twice over shows where God is when He seems absent.
by Elisabeth Elliot 2019
4.67
8k+ 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 87%
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
God's Hostage
by Andrew Brunson • 2019
An American pastor arrested as a spy. Twenty-two months as Turkey's hostage. One faith to break.
4.41
810
God's Hostage Summary
God's Hostage 87%
An American pastor arrested as a spy. Twenty-two months as Turkey's hostage. One faith to break.
by Andrew Brunson 2019
4.41
810 ratings
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy J. Keller • 2013
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
4.49
6k+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 87%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
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
51k+
The Cost of Discipleship Summary
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
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 87%
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
Fool's Talk
by Os Guinness • 2015
Holy folly opens minds arguments harden: recovering the lost art of Christian persuasion.
4.19
1k+
Fool's Talk Summary
Fool's Talk 87%
Holy folly opens minds arguments harden: recovering the lost art of Christian persuasion.
by Os Guinness 2015
4.19
1k+ ratings
Sovereignty
by Ryan Michler • 2018
Christian ethics aims not to tell you what's good but to undo your need to ask.
4.25
1k+
Sovereignty Summary
Sovereignty 87%
Christian ethics aims not to tell you what's good but to undo your need to ask.
by Ryan Michler 2018
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Insanity of God
by Nik Ripken • 2012
He went to study the persecuted church and discovered his own faith was failing the test.
4.56
12k+
The Insanity of God Summary
The Insanity of God 87%
He went to study the persecuted church and discovered his own faith was failing the test.
by Nik Ripken 2012
4.56
12k+ 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 87%
Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.
by Malcolm Muggeridge 1976
3.94
268 ratings
Fight
by Preston Sprinkle • 2013
For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.
4.31
1k+
Fight Summary
Fight 87%
For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.
by Preston Sprinkle 2013
4.31
1k+ ratings
Finding Your Way through Loneliness
by Elisabeth Elliot • 1988
Loneliness is not a void but an offering. A Christ-centered guide to making it sacred.
4.50
2k+
Finding Your Way through Loneliness Summary
Finding Your Way through Loneliness 87%
Loneliness is not a void but an offering. A Christ-centered guide to making it sacred.
by Elisabeth Elliot 1988
4.50
2k+ ratings
My Sisters the Saints
by Colleen Carroll Campbell • 2012
Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.
4.35
4k+
My Sisters the Saints Summary
My Sisters the Saints 87%
Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.
by Colleen Carroll Campbell 2012
4.35
4k+ ratings
Faith Under Fire
by Andrew White • 2011
The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.
4.16
137
Faith Under Fire Summary
Faith Under Fire 87%
The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.
by Andrew White 2011
4.16
137 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 87%
Christianity is a person, not a system. Restore him to the center, and joy replaces exhaustion.
by Michael Reeves 2014
4.60
1k+ ratings
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
My Religion - What I Believe Summary
My Religion - What I Believe 87%
Jesus didn't teach about an afterlife. He taught nonresistance, poverty, and building heaven now.
by Leo Tolstoy 1884
4.08
812 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 87%
Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.
by N.T. Wright 1994
4.26
1k+ 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 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
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With
by John Andrew Bryant • 2023
Forgiveness, he found in the psych ward, is for those bound, not just the guilty.
4.49
500
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With Summary
A Quiet Mind to Suffer With 86%
Forgiveness, he found in the psych ward, is for those bound, not just the guilty.
by John Andrew Bryant 2023
4.49
500 ratings
Tramp for the Lord
by Corrie ten Boom • 1971
She survived Ravensbrück and traveled the world. Then a former camp guard reached out his hand.
4.50
26k+
Tramp for the Lord Summary
Tramp for the Lord 86%
She survived Ravensbrück and traveled the world. Then a former camp guard reached out his hand.
by Corrie ten Boom 1971
4.50
26k+ ratings
In the Presence of My Enemies
by Gracia Burnham • 2003
Captured by Abu Sayyaf on their 18th anniversary, she survived 376 days. Her husband did not.
4.30
8k+
In the Presence of My Enemies Summary
In the Presence of My Enemies 86%
Captured by Abu Sayyaf on their 18th anniversary, she survived 376 days. Her husband did not.
by Gracia Burnham 2003
4.30
8k+ 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 86%
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
Song of the Nightingale
by Helen Berhane • 2009
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
4.35
173
Song of the Nightingale Summary
Song of the Nightingale 86%
Her captors beat her until the stick broke. She still refused to recant.
by Helen Berhane 2009
4.35
173 ratings
The Insanity of Obedience
by Nik Ripken • 2013
Persecution follows obedience like a shadow. Most global believers know this. The West forgot.
4.36
2k+
The Insanity of Obedience Summary
The Insanity of Obedience 86%
Persecution follows obedience like a shadow. Most global believers know this. The West forgot.
by Nik Ripken 2013
4.36
2k+ ratings
The Day the Revolution Began
by N.T. Wright • 2016
The crucifixion was a revolution, not a transaction. God overthrew the powers enslaving the world.
4.30
2k+
The Day the Revolution Began Summary
The Day the Revolution Began 86%
The crucifixion was a revolution, not a transaction. God overthrew the powers enslaving the world.
by N.T. Wright 2016
4.30
2k+ ratings
Enough about Me
by Jen Oshman • 2020
The self was never meant to carry this weight. A gospel path from exhaustion to lasting joy.
4.29
830
Enough about Me Summary
Enough about Me 86%
The self was never meant to carry this weight. A gospel path from exhaustion to lasting joy.
by Jen Oshman 2020
4.29
830 ratings
Deeper
by Dane C. Ortlund • 2021
Tired of trying to be a better Christian? The change you want begins where your own efforts end.
4.58
8k+
Deeper Summary
Deeper 86%
Tired of trying to be a better Christian? The change you want begins where your own efforts end.
by Dane C. Ortlund 2021
4.58
8k+ 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 86%
Spiritual maturity demands you give away the things that matter most, including your final breath.
by Ronald Rolheiser 2014
4.43
1k+ ratings
Live No Lies
by John Mark Comer • 2021
Your peace is under attack from three directions. The ancient practices that disarm each one.
4.46
15k+
Live No Lies Summary
Live No Lies 86%
Your peace is under attack from three directions. The ancient practices that disarm each one.
by John Mark Comer 2021
4.46
15k+ ratings
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
194
The Power of Humility Summary
The Power of Humility 86%
Pride hides in your virtues: the diagnostic tools and spiritual practices that expose it.
by R.T. Kendall 2011
4.36
194 ratings
Radical
by David Platt • 2010
The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.
4.17
70k+
Radical Summary
Radical 86%
The American dream promised comfort. The gospel promises something better: a life worth losing.
by David Platt 2010
4.17
70k+ ratings
The Gospel According to Job
by Mike Mason • 1993
Job lost everything without cause. His friends' easy answers failed. His only hope was a mediator.
4.49
230
The Gospel According to Job Summary
The Gospel According to Job 86%
Job lost everything without cause. His friends' easy answers failed. His only hope was a mediator.
by Mike Mason 1993
4.49
230 ratings
The Spiritual Man
by Watchman Nee • 1928
Sin forgiven, self untouched: the half-gospel that keeps Christians in spiritual shallows.
4.51
1k+
The Spiritual Man Summary
The Spiritual Man 86%
Sin forgiven, self untouched: the half-gospel that keeps Christians in spiritual shallows.
by Watchman Nee 1928
4.51
1k+ 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 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
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