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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?
4.17
3k+
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? Summary
Reaching For The Invisible God - What Can We Expect To Find? 90%
What if doubt isn't weak faith, but the framework faith needs to stay alive?
by Philip Yancey 2000
4.17
3k+ ratings
The Book of Job
by Anonymous
A righteous man loses everything and demands to know why his friends call it justice.
4.22
5k+
The Book of Job Summary
The Book of Job 89%
A righteous man loses everything and demands to know why his friends call it justice.
by Anonymous
4.22
5k+ ratings
Hope in the Dark
by Craig Groeschel • 2018
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
4.38
3k+
Hope in the Dark Summary
Hope in the Dark 89%
Doubt is not faith's enemy: your hardest questions can lead you closer to God.
by Craig Groeschel 2018
4.38
3k+ ratings
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools
by Tyler Staton • 2022
The raw, rhythmic, secret prayer that begins in silence and makes a life look foolish.
4.57
16k+
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools Summary
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools 89%
The raw, rhythmic, secret prayer that begins in silence and makes a life look foolish.
by Tyler Staton 2022
4.57
16k+ ratings
Invitation to Solitude and Silence
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2004
Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.
4.35
3k+
Invitation to Solitude and Silence Summary
Invitation to Solitude and Silence 89%
Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2004
4.35
3k+ ratings
It Happens After Prayer
by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2013
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
4.29
251
It Happens After Prayer Summary
It Happens After Prayer 88%
Prayer is a command and a privilege. How to keep praying when nothing seems to happen.
by H.B. Charles Jr. 2013
4.29
251 ratings
Man Is Not Alone
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
4.41
690
Man Is Not Alone Summary
Man Is Not Alone 88%
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951
4.41
690 ratings
The Power of Silence
by Robert Sarah • 2016
We use noise to hide from ourselves. A cardinal's case for silence as the way back.
4.41
3k+
The Power of Silence Summary
The Power of Silence 88%
We use noise to hide from ourselves. A cardinal's case for silence as the way back.
by Robert Sarah 2016
4.41
3k+ 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
Blessed Are the Misfits
by Brant Hansen • 2017
Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.
4.56
3k+
Blessed Are the Misfits Summary
Blessed Are the Misfits 88%
Feelings dry, prayers wandering, doubts circling: exactly the kind of person Jesus recruited.
by Brant Hansen 2017
4.56
3k+ ratings
Silence
by Shūsaku Endō • 1966
A captured Jesuit in 17th-century Japan must renounce Christ or let believers die. God stays silent.
4.10
40k+
Silence Summary
Silence 88%
A captured Jesuit in 17th-century Japan must renounce Christ or let believers die. God stays silent.
by Shūsaku Endō 1966
4.10
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
A Praying Life
by Paul E. Miller • 2009
Why helplessness, not discipline, unlocks prayer, and how cynicism quietly kills it.
4.35
19k+
A Praying Life Summary
A Praying Life 88%
Why helplessness, not discipline, unlocks prayer, and how cynicism quietly kills it.
by Paul E. Miller 2009
4.35
19k+ ratings
Invitation to Retreat
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2018
The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.
4.44
981
Invitation to Retreat Summary
Invitation to Retreat 88%
The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2018
4.44
981 ratings
None Like Him
by Jen Wilkin • 2016
Ten attributes of God that dismantle our drive to control and invite us into humble rest.
4.52
14k+
None Like Him Summary
None Like Him 88%
Ten attributes of God that dismantle our drive to control and invite us into humble rest.
by Jen Wilkin 2016
4.52
14k+ 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 87%
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
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
The Sin of Certainty
by Peter Enns • 2016
The Bible's most faithful people were its biggest doubters, and God didn't rebuke them for it.
4.25
5k+
The Sin of Certainty Summary
The Sin of Certainty 87%
The Bible's most faithful people were its biggest doubters, and God didn't rebuke them for it.
by Peter Enns 2016
4.25
5k+ ratings
Whisper
by Mark Batterson • 2017
God speaks through closed doors, restless nights, and the hunches you keep dismissing.
4.43
4k+
Whisper Summary
Whisper 87%
God speaks through closed doors, restless nights, and the hunches you keep dismissing.
by Mark Batterson 2017
4.43
4k+ 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 87%
The oldest bet in Scripture: does anyone love God for nothing? Job's answer rewrites everything.
by Christopher Ash 2014
4.65
286 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 87%
Stop analyzing Scripture. The slow, daily practice that lets God's voice break through.
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1985
4.21
277 ratings
Trusting God in the Darkness
by Christopher Ash • 2004
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
4.53
314
Trusting God in the Darkness Summary
Trusting God in the Darkness 87%
Blameless suffering shatters clichés. Job trades explanation for a God who enters the storm.
by Christopher Ash 2004
4.53
314 ratings
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
by John C. Lennox • 2020
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
4.05
857
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 87%
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020
4.05
857 ratings
Theodicy of Love
by John C. Peckham • 2018
Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.
4.70
145
Theodicy of Love Summary
Theodicy of Love 87%
Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.
by John C. Peckham 2018
4.70
145 ratings
The Silent Life
by Thomas Merton • 1957
What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.
4.06
192
The Silent Life Summary
The Silent Life 87%
What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.
by Thomas Merton 1957
4.06
192 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
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
Hearing God
by Dallas Willard • 1984
God speaks through thoughts and circumstances. Recognizing his voice is a skill you can learn.
4.21
6k+
Hearing God Summary
Hearing God 87%
God speaks through thoughts and circumstances. Recognizing his voice is a skill you can learn.
by Dallas Willard 1984
4.21
6k+ ratings
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
9k+
Praying the Bible Summary
Praying the Bible 87%
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
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 87%
Relearn listening: how God speaks through dishwater, grief, and the strangers you avoid.
by Keith R. Anderson 2016
4.01
70 ratings
The Way of the Heart
by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1981
Three ancient desert practices that quiet the compulsive self, resurrecting a ministry that heals.
4.30
9k+
The Way of the Heart Summary
The Way of the Heart 87%
Three ancient desert practices that quiet the compulsive self, resurrecting a ministry that heals.
by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1981
4.30
9k+ 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 87%
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.58
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
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 87%
Why loud prayers are not the deepest: what the mystics knew about stillness and surrender.
by James W. Goll 2006
4.22
281 ratings
Redeeming Your Time
by Jordan Raynor • 2021
Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.
4.45
2k+
Redeeming Your Time Summary
Redeeming Your Time 87%
Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.
by Jordan Raynor 2021
4.45
2k+ ratings
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
Open and Unafraid Summary
Open and Unafraid 87%
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
The Orthodox Way
by Kallistos Ware • 1979
God is entered, not explained: an Orthodox introduction to the path into divine mystery.
4.41
4k+
The Orthodox Way Summary
The Orthodox Way 87%
God is entered, not explained: an Orthodox introduction to the path into divine mystery.
by Kallistos Ware 1979
4.41
4k+ ratings
Plan B
by Pete Wilson • 2010
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
4.08
1k+
Plan B Summary
Plan B 87%
When the life you planned collapses, the faith practices that rebuild from the rubble.
by Pete Wilson 2010
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Great Omission
by Dallas Willard • 2006
The missing piece in modern faith: how to train the soul toward Christ-like character, not belief.
4.24
3k+
The Great Omission Summary
The Great Omission 87%
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
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.
4.49
2k+
Secrets of the Secret Place Summary
Secrets of the Secret Place 87%
The daily private meeting with God: why it matters more than everything else you do combined.
by Bob Sorge 2000
4.49
2k+ 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 87%
Job lost everything without cause. His friends' easy answers failed. His only hope was a mediator.
by Mike Mason 1993
4.49
230 ratings
Reading Genesis
by Marilynne Robinson • 2024
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
4.01
2k+
Reading Genesis Summary
Reading Genesis 87%
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
by Marilynne Robinson 2024
4.01
2k+ 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 87%
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
God Does His Best Work with Empty
by Nancy Guthrie • 2020
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
4.48
2k+
God Does His Best Work with Empty Summary
God Does His Best Work with Empty 87%
Loss and loneliness are not signs of God's absence but the places he comes closest.
by Nancy Guthrie 2020
4.48
2k+ ratings
Prayer
by A.W. Tozer • 2016
Tozer’s insights on prayer: how to stop asking vaguely and start communing with God in everything.
4.35
719
Prayer Summary
Prayer 87%
Tozer’s insights on prayer: how to stop asking vaguely and start communing with God in everything.
by A.W. Tozer 2016
4.35
719 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 87%
A year of daily prayer through the Psalms, learning to pray honestly rather than piously.
by Eugene H. Peterson 1993
4.27
298 ratings
All That Is in God
by James E. Dolezal • 2017
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
4.47
986
All That Is in God Summary
All That Is in God 87%
God without parts, without change, without time: classical theism's case against a God who needs us.
by James E. Dolezal 2017
4.47
986 ratings
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
by John Mark Comer • 2019
Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.
4.50
99k+
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 87%
Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.
by John Mark Comer 2019
4.50
99k+ ratings
Ordering Your Private World
by Gordon MacDonald • 1983
Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.
4.20
6k+
Ordering Your Private World Summary
Ordering Your Private World 87%
Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.
by Gordon MacDonald 1983
4.20
6k+ ratings
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas
by Harold S. Kushner • 1981
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
4.03
20k+
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 87%
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
by Harold S. Kushner 1981
4.03
20k+ ratings
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