Religious and spiritual Books

This book is a biography of R. A. Torrey and his associate, Charles M. Alexander, two prominent Christian figures of the 20th century. The book chronicles the lives of these two men, detailing their spiritual journeys and their contributions to the...

This book serves as a biography of Samuel Clarke, tracing his theological and philosophical contributions from his early life to his career as a renowned scholar and commentator on important theological and ethical issues. The author engages with...

This biography tells the story of Hsi, a Chinese Christian leader who worked among the poor and marginalized in the late 19th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...

First published in 1830, The Dairyman's Daughter is a timeless tale of Christian faith and devotion. Written by Legh Richmond, a prominent evangelical minister of the early 19th century, this book tells the story of a young woman's journey from humble...

Travel back in time to the early 19th century with this vivid account of a pioneering American missionary. Sarah Emily Waldo York's memoirs are packed with fascinating details about life in Greece, from the customs of the locals to the challenges faced...

ABOUT THE AUTHORAndrea Jenkins is a God-inspired writer who has gained wisdom and insight through experiencesand lessons that God has used to direct her path, and in return which she shares with others.Andrea's goal is simple: to share her...

On an island in Eastern Indonesia, lived a semi-nomadic group of hunters and gatherers with a fearsome reputation that made many unwilling to even step foot into their territory. In 1982, a small group of outsiders took that very step. In this gripping...

Terracotta Travellers is the eighth Stories of Life anthology, brimful of ordinary people's brushes with the divine. Sometimes God reveals glimpses of his backstage machinations in the course of our daily grind. This is a collection of forty-one such...

Linwood Detweiler is a retired pastor with a remarkable memory, a deep concern for the spiritual welfare of others, and a profound love for the Lord and for His Word.As a boy and as a young man, Linwood Detweiler broke the Ten Commandments despite...

One Of The Whosoevers tells the story of a young man growing up in the hills of Kentucky, who from a very young age had only dreams and aspirations of being a minister of the Gospel. He went from these humble beginnings with this one desire in his...

Have you ever felt unwanted? Uncool? Unworthy? Unfaithful? Unloved?Don't worry. So have I. We all have. We live in a broken world, and sometimes the only example of Jesus Christ that we have, the Church and its people, fails to do its job.This book is a...

"The writer of this book gathered most of the material for this book directly from his personal talks with Swami Yoganandaji himself, as well as from personal talks with Yoganandaji's childhood companion Satyanandaji and Swamiji's relatives, friends and...

The early decisions made in Marion Kline's life set the focus for her development. The actual "call" was to general Christian service while a Baptist. It was when she was a Youth Worker in a Methodist Church that the pastor recognized her potential and...

Finding Grace in the Moment is a collection of Fr. Simeon's writings--some personal, some whimsical, some heartfelt--but all filled with the insight and wisdom learned from his lifetime journey as a monk and a lover of the written word. The collection...

Always wearing an easy smile, Hasidic rabbi Haskel Besser spreads joy wherever he goes, enriching the lives of his many friends and congregants with his profound understanding of both Orthodox Judaism and humannature.With warmth and admiration,...

God has had His hand on the author's life throughout her days. He has never let her go, no matter the depths of darkness to which she has descended. From her early life loss of her birth father to her marriage to the love of her life and her eventual...

The Misawa Baptist Mission was located in Misawa, Japan, a city in the Aomori Prefecture in the northern region of Honshu, and adjacent to the Misawa Air Base, which is a joint operation by the U.S. and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. This work is an...

Note that this book wasn't written to take the place of your Bible! Your Bible is your roadmap to get to Heaven. You will need it! Jesus Christ is the doorway that you must pass through to get into Heaven. This book, God's Making of an Evangelist, is an...

"Know your value" and "Find your voice" are two popular motivational recommendations promoted by advocates who want to help aspiring men and women attain a more prominent, influential, and better compensated role in society. Whether in business,...

In September 2012, sixteen members of the Amish community in Bergholz, Ohio, were sentenced to federal prison for the hair- and beard-cutting crimes committed against members of other Amish communities. Linda Shrock, a daughter of the Bergholz community...

What is a neviah and why is God calling one now? This book describes the early life of Neviah Gwen: her search for God and thirst for the Bible, her call to become a minister, and the training she undertook at seminary and as an associate pastor.

Die erste deutschsprachige Lutherbiographie - geschrieben anno 1565 von Luthers langjährigem Freund und Mitarbeiter Johann Mathesius.Diesem Buch liegt die 1817 anlässlich des Reformationsjahrs von Achim von Arnim herausgegebene Ausgabe zugrunde.

They Lived the Faith is a truly unique work, combining the biographies of numerous Catholic lay leaders in the 19th and 20th century to illustrate the singular theme of Catholic Action in both social and political life. While many books focus on clerical...

T.B. Joshua - een man van gebed, een vriend van Jezus, een controversiële beïnvloeder, een profeet van Bijbelse proporties, een liedschrijver, een vader voor wezen, een weldoener aan weduwen, geconsulteerd door presidenten, en de oprichter van de immens...

One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the secret inner workings of the powerful organization in this remarkable memoir.'A flamethrower of a read' JOHN SWEENEY'Candid and deeply felt' LAWRENCE WRIGHT'Gripping and harrowing' LEAH...

This unique collection of pictorial materials and illustrations relates to Benjamin Wills Newton (1807-1899). He was an evangelical Christian leader and expositor who at times ministered to large congregations in England in the nineteenth century. ...

There is no better way to escape the prejudices and blindspots of the church today than to study the lives of faithful Christians who have gone before us. In Witnesses to the Word, Victor Shepherd introduces us to fifty faithful servants of Jesus Christ...

How are the world's religions responding to terrorism conducted in God's name? Part adventure story, part intriguing memoir, A Bishop's Quest is the chronicle of one man's work among many toward a productive vision of inter-religious cooperation and...

While many are acquainted with the writings of Richard Sibbes, few know much of his life. Frequently called "the heavenly Sibbes", Sibbes was admired both for his preaching and his godly life. Izaac Walton, author of The Compleat Angler, wrote...

Dov Elbaum, one of Israel's leading cultural figures, seeks to understand his spiritual journey and to grasp its consequences for his conception of God and spiritual life today. A revealing work, both deeply personal and strikingly universal.

The reason I wrote God, People, and the Things around It is because I wanted to write about the things that we as people deal with in our everyday lives, regardless of our religion. Every day we face situations at our job, households, and in our everyday...

After facing a life-changing cancer diagnosis, Phil Volker started walking a circuitous route around his ten-acre backyard. It was a chance to exercise, which his doctors had encouraged, but also created a sacred space to think and pray. Realizing that...

If you have lost a child or have a child with special needs and your marriage is falling apart all around you, this book is for you. The author experienced all three and shares the battles she went through to overcome the grief she experienced. She bares...

This is the story of an ordinary girl's journeys through life. Her travels and adventures all set to rhyme in a creative way. This book takes the reader on a melodic journey and at times humorous one because of the creativity of rhyming everything. My...

Daily, we experience the reality we aren't who we portray ourselves to be. We live in the brokenness of a fallen world with the affects taking root in the deepest parts of who we are. Rather than hide and mask the many weaknesses and frailties we...

This is the story of a good girl whose childhood is scarred by Alcoholism. Teenage girl meets boy and the story gets complicated. After many years of hearbreak and prayer there is a happy ending. Her faith in God grows, giving her determination to...

At age thirteen, Destiny B. Sincere came to a heartbreaking conclusion that God did not love or care about her. Ironically, just months before this setback, she had been water baptized, a monumental event that prompted the mistaken belief that everything...

God is real and works in your darkest moments. No, you don't have to do wrong to be saved. Those people are the ones that are praying and waiting for you. "A strong woman has faith that for the journey she'll have enough, no matter how uneven the...

This devotional is a record of sorts of how the Lord has helped us heal after our 18 year old son, Chandler's passing. After the initial shock wore off, I'd get up early every morning and get into the Word of God and without fail, He would give me...

Huyendo del dolor, comenzamos a construir muchas murallas alrededor de nuestro corazón con el fin de lograr protegernos del dolor producido por el abandono, traición y rechazo. Comenzamos a sentirnos atrapados por años, por las mismas circunstancias. Es...

This exciting book will take you through some of the dark challenges spiritual warriors can face as they seek to go deeper into ministry outside the walls of the church. From spiritual attacks, miraculous events, and answered prayers, you will go through...

I was seriously minding my own business when I had a supernatural encounter with God, which seemed like out of a Steven Spielberg movie. I no longer can consider myself agnostic after that.

The title tells the whole story. I didn't know that my battles and my struggles were my promotion in the things of God; from the age seven to seventy, I was being blessed while God was crushing me. Everything that is so greatly anointed has also been...

A good portion of my life was spent looking at life through, what seemed to be, tragic circumstances over which I had little control. Societal sorrows clouded my vision, like peering through a glass partition clouded by smoke. I never saw clearly how I...

This is a story of a young man with problems. Poor eye sight, poor self-image, bad choices, and many lost job opportunities all before the age of thirty. He makes a vow to never marry again and to never care about anyone because he feels no one cares...