Resource category: Book recommendations

The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts

A 1992 book by Gary Chapman that outlines five general ways that romantic partners express and experience love, which Chapman calls “love languages”. They are acts of service, gift-giving, physical touch, quality time, and words of affirmation. The book helps couples identify, understand, and speak their spouse’s primary love language and offers practical steps to […]

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Kingdom of Happiness

In this encouraging, easy-to-read book, Father Jeffrey Kirby offers hope to the tired, overburdened, and unhappy. He reminds us that we are made for happiness. But he goes beyond that, showing us the path to achieving happiness. It’s not a new path. In fact, Jesus showed us the way in the Beatitudes, but Kingdom of Happiness reveals how these aren’t merely […]

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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

A 2010 New York Times best-selling Christian book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. The book documents the report of a near-death experience by Burpo’s three-year-old son Colton, who claims he visited heaven and met Jesus, angels, and his deceased relatives. The book is available through Amazon and […]

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90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

90 Minutes in Heaven is the runaway bestseller about one man’s experience with death and life. As Baptist minister Don Piper drove home from a conference, his car collided with a semi-truck that had crossed into his lane. Piper was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, he experienced the glories of […]

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Jesus Calling for Graduates

Learn what Jesus has to say to you during this major life transition. During times of transition and unknown next steps, it is more important than ever to cling to the promises of God and to tune your ear to hear what Jesus has to say. This encouraging compilation of devotions comes from Sarah Young’s […]

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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson

A 1997 memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS. The book recounts the lessons that Morrie teaches Albom about life, death, love, and happiness. The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Best-Sellers List for 23 […]

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Mother Theresa: A Simple Path

Known around the globe for her indefatigable work on behalf of the poor, the sick, and the dying, Mother Teresa has devoted her life to giving hope to the hopeless in more than one hundred and twenty countries. She inspires us all to find a way to translate our spiritual beliefs into action in the […]

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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

A 2002 bible study book written by Christian pastor Rick Warren and published by Zondervan. The book offers readers a 40-day personal spiritual journey and presents what Warren says are God’s five purposes for human life on Earth: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and mission. The book is based on over 1,200 scriptural quotes and references […]

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