Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage
10 best books like Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage (Philip Yancey): Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong, More Than a Carpenter, Reflections on the Psalms, Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality, The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together, Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible, I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference, The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists, Why Pro-Life?: Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers (Today's Critical Concerns), The Connected Church: A Social Media Communication Strategy Guide for Churches, Nonprofits and Individuals in Ministry
| Author | Jonathan Wells |
| ISBN | 0895262002 |
How would you react if told that you and your children have been lied to in science lessons at school and university? Yet this is exactly what has been happening for decades, as Icons of Evolution' demonstrates.
The author, a Berkeley Ph.D in Biology, is not a creationist, but his book describes many...
| Author | Josh McDowell |
| ISBN | 0842345523 |
Someday, in heaven, I am going to thank the kind stranger who handed me this book one day. I was at the height of skepticism, embittered with religion and disillusioned with humanity in general. Christianity was the religion of optimistic but ignorant fools, in my opinion. I didn't even want to talk to...
Reflections on the Psalms
Some of my favorite things about this wonderful little book by my favorite author:
1. Right away, he takes on the difficult, hard-to-stomach psalms, the ones about such things as dashing the Babylonian babies against the stones. Hard stuff. I'm sure I would have avoided it.
2. This...
Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality
| Author | Wesley Hill |
| ISBN | 0310330033 |
"Gay," "Christian," and “celibate” don't often appear in the same sentence. Yet many who sit next to us in the pew at church fit that description, says author Wesley Hill. As a celibate gay Christian, Hill gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to wrestle firsthand with God's "No" to same-sex relationships....
The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together
| Author | Jared C. Wilson |
| ISBN | 0801018951 |
Too many discipleship books are written for clean, perfect people who know all the right Sunday school answers. The Imperfect Disciple is for the rest of us--people who screw up, people who are weary, people who are wondering if it's safe to say what they're really thinking.
For the believer...
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
| Author | E. Randolph Richards |
| ISBN | 0830837825 |
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example:
When Western readers hear Paul exhorting women to "dress modestly,"...
I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference
| Author | Thom S. Rainer |
| ISBN | 1433679736 |
Best-selling author and ministry leader Thom S. Rainer drew an exceptional response when he posted a 500-word declaration about church membership to his daily blog. "I Am a Church Member" started a conversation about the attitudes and responsibilities of church members -- rather than the functional...
The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists
| Author | Ravi Zacharias |
| ISBN | 0310282519 |
When you pray, are you talking to a God who exists? Or is God nothing more than your “imaginary friend,” like a playmate contrived by a lonely and imaginative child?When author Sam Harris attacked Christianity in Letter to a Christian Nation, reviewers called the book “marvelous” and a generation...
Why Pro-Life?: Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers (Today's Critical Concerns)
| Author | Randy Alcorn |
| ISBN | 1590523695 |
So much is at stake in the abortion debate. If pro-choicers are right, precious freedoms are in jeopardy. If pro-lifers are right, innocent children are being robbed of their most basic freedom—life. Though bumpersticker slogans prevail, the facts are rarely presented. We need clear and credible...
The Connected Church: A Social Media Communication Strategy Guide for Churches, Nonprofits and Individuals in Ministry
We are in a new era of communication. The internet and social media have changed the way we connect and communicate with each other. As the body of Christ, it is important that we understand these changes, so that we can effectively serve others. Whether you are an established organisation or an individual...
Breakthrough: Prophecies, Prayers Declarations
| Author | Shawn Bolz |
| ISBN | 1949709299 |
break•through
a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development.
an instance of achieving success in a particular sphere or activity.
an advancement through enemy lines.
a notable before and after moment of resolution or new beginning.
ONE...
Growing Up with God: Everyday Adventures of Hearing God's Voice
| Author | Shawn Bolz |
| ISBN | 1942306571 |
Growing Up with God is the story of Maria and Lucas, two best friends who are on the journey of discovering themselves in the very normal, but also epic journey of hearing from God’s heart. Maria has a life-changing moment at Summer Camp when she hears from God for the first time. He tells her something...
Finding Ultimate Reality: In Search of the Best Answers to the Biggest Questions (The Quest for Reality and Significance)
| Author | David W. Gooding |
| ISBN | 1912721066 |
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Living a Supernatural Life: The Secret to Experiencing a Life of Miracles
| Author | James W. Goll |
| ISBN | 0830767002 |
Many people have heard reports of healings, miracles and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit’s power but aren’t sure what to make of it all. Are signs and wonders something God intends for all believers? Living a Supernatural Life is a challenge for all Christ-followers to become more like...
Why There Almost Certainly Is a God: Doubting Dawkins
| Author | Keith Ward |
| ISBN | 0745953301 |
Richard Dawkins claimed that 'no theologian has ever produced a satisfactory response to his arguments'. Well-known broadcaster and author Keith Ward is one of Britain's foremost philosopher-theologians. This is his response. Ward welcomes all comers into philosophy's world of clear definitions,...
Being Truly Human: The Limits of our Worth, Power, Freedom and Destiny (The Quest for Reality and Significance) (Volume 1)
| Author | David W. Gooding |
| ISBN | 1912721015 |
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It's Okay Not to Be Okay: Moving Forward One Day at a Time
| Author | Sheila Walsh |
| ISBN | 0801078008 |
We've all experienced that moment where we wish we could start all over again. Failed marriages, lost friends, addictions, lost jobs. This is not the life we imagined. Yesterday can sometimes leave us stuck, sad, shamed, scared, and searching. Sheila Walsh encourages readers to face the pain head...
Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe
| Author | Max Lucado |
| ISBN | 0718000900 |
What if you could ask God anything? What would you ask? And how would He answer?
Chelsea Chambers is on her own. After a public split from her NFL superstar husband, Chelsea takes a bold step out of the limelight and behind the counter of the Higher Grounds Cafe, an old-fashioned coffee shop in...
