Religious

Eldest daughter Shari Franke reveals the shocking true story behind the viral 8 Passengers family vlog and the hidden abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother, and how, in the face of unimaginable pain, she found freedom and healing.

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom....

From a renowned National Book Award–winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world.

At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell.....

In this New York Times bestselling biography, Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life—the theologian and the spy—and draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil.

In Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, now expanded with new bonus content, Nabeel Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, complete with friendships, investigations, and supernatural dreams along the way....

Live in Love is a deeply personal memoir that offers inspiring guidance for anyone looking to keep romance alive, balance children and marriage, express true faith, and live a life of purpose....

As a leader in teaching, training, and transforming boys in Detroit, Jason Wilson shares his own story of discovering what it means to “be a man” in this life-changing memoir....

How did the faith and prayers of a humble coal miner affect the course of World War II? Rees Howells’ updated biography by Norman Grubb tells the story of one man who progressed in faith until his prayers even altered world events....

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the 20h century....

The story of Preston Perry’s path toward God. A hope-filled apologetics and evangelism book written by the popular cohost of the podcast, With the Perrys. Includes a foreword by Jackie Hill Perry.

As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself undercover for God....

At a time when society is more fractured than ever before, beloved Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle invites us to see the world through a new lens of connection and build the loving community that we long to live in—a perfect message for fans of Anne Lamott, Mary Oliver, and Richard Rohr.

He Leadeth Me is a deeply personal story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse.

This is the work that introduced Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the Western world....

Eight women from eight different countries shared similar experiences of hardship and persecution, all for their faith in Christ. Yet they all emerged from adversity as heroines.

In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially mixed, and he was a leader in the early civil rights movement. Eventually, Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to northern California.

Founder of the largest indigenous Christian church in American history, Joseph Smith published the 584-page Book of Mormon when he was 23 and went on to organize a church and found cities....

A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth....

Experience the riveting true stories of five men and women who changed the world by following Christ in their careers—and discover practical applications for how you can, too.

A life-changing spiritual awakening freed Brian "Head" Welch from a stranglehold of drugs and alcohol and prompted him to leave the highly successful nu-metal band KoRn in 2005....

Widely hailed as a spiritual classic, this inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk....

In this hilarious memoir, a social media star and podcast host shares about her time deeply entrenched in Christian Nationalism and how she left it behind to better follow Jesus.

From being raised in a home without the foundation of the gospel to the early days of his marriage and the stress of medical school to his last open-heart surgery in China, President Russell M. Nelson took advantage of every opportunity to learn and become more.

Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry: True Stories of Padre Pio Book I, written by Diane Allen and published by Padre Pio Press, features 55 chapters and is a glimpse into the life and spirituality of St. Pio of Pietrelcina....

Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work in The Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores the biggest subject of all, Jesus. In Miracles and Wonder she sets out to discover how a poor young Jewish man inspired a religion that shaped the world.

He Leadeth Me is a deeply personal story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse. Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent some twenty-three agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia. In He Leadeth Me, he relates how it was only through an utter reliance on God’s will that he managed to endure.

The Dalai Lama has had to contend with the People’s Republic of China for about his entire life. He was sixteen years old when Communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, only nineteen when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao in Beijing, and twenty-five when he was forced to escape to India and became a leader in exile. In the decades since, he has faced Communist China’s leaders—Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping—in his efforts to protect Tibet and its people.

For thirty years, John Bishop was a pastor. Along the way, he learned that everyone does stupid things. We lie to our families. We lie to ourselves. We take long lunch breaks and sneak cigarettes when we said we’d quit. Sometimes, we take a sabbatical from our nice, comfortable life as a pastor and start running drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel, then get caught and spend five years in federal prison.

A Life in the Spirit chronicles beloved author and speaker Ralph Martin’s journey from the early days of the Catholic charismatic renewal to become one of the most courageous voices defending the truth of the Gospel during an age of dissension and disbelief.

Most believers know about God the Father. They understand Jesus Christ. But the Holy Spirit? He remains a mystery—spoken of in hushed tones, misunderstood, and too often ignored. Yet, He is the power behind every transformation, the voice behind every revelation, and the unseen force that turns faith from theory into reality. This book strips away the confusion and brings clarity to one of the most vital aspects of the Christian life. Whether you are new to faith or have walked with God for years, you will discover how the Spirit moves, speaks, and empowers believers to live with ...

Religious involvement has been declining in the West for decades—and, though men have historically outnumbered women among the disaffiliated in the U.S., a greater share of the young adults leaving religion today are women. A young, secular Kelsey Osgood would have been surprised to hear that she would be among those moving in the opposite direction. And yet, after the conversion to Orthodox Judaism that transformed her life, she began to wonder about the other contemporary women who, like her, had been startled to find a home in organized religion.

The greatest sermon ever preached wasn’t delivered in a stadium. It wasn’t broadcast to millions. It was spoken on a quiet mountainside to a handful of ordinary people—yet it changed the world. The Beatitudes are more than poetry; they are a blueprint for a life of deep joy, resilience, and purpose. But in an age of self-promotion, conflict, and uncertainty, do they still matter? This book takes Jesus’s revolutionary teachings and makes them accessible for today’s world. It strips away the clichés and gets to the heart of what it really means to be blessed. What if true happiness...

Pill Popping Preacher: A Story of Addiction, Redemption, and God’s Relentless Grace From the pulpit to prison, from ministry to the streets—this is the raw and powerful true story of a man who lost everything to addiction but found redemption in the relentless love of God. Christopher Goyd was a passionate preacher, a man of faith, and a devoted family man. But behind the scenes, he was battling a growing addiction to pain pills—a struggle that eventually led him down a dark path of crime, incarceration, and complete brokenness.

What if the storms in your life are more than just accidents of fate? In Serving God in the Rain, Dakota Lynch invites you into his deeply personal journey of discovering God’s providence in the face of brokenness, loss, and unanswered questions. From childhood trauma to the profound joy of connecting with his father after 31 years, Dakota’s story showcases the redemptive power of God’s love and the beauty He brings from even the darkest circumstances. Whether you’re grieving, searching, or struggling to see God’s purpose in your pain, this book will strengthen your faith and renew your hope.

In I Became the Man I Never Met, Ignacio Pizano Sr. takes listeners on an inspiring journey of resilience, faith, and transformation through fatherhood. As he reflects on his life, Ignacio shares how he rose from a broken past to become the loving, supportive father he never knew. Driven by his faith and the deep desire to break generational cycles of abandonment, he chose to become the man who could turn his heart toward his children and, in doing so, forge a path of love, strength, and guidance."Being a father is the most fulfilling opportunity a man can have.

La Lucha Contra El Infierno es el extraordinario relato autobiográfico de Cheryl Remington, una mujer cuyo extraordinario viaje la transformó de una niña inocente a la Última Profeta de Dios. Esta serie abarca 70 años increíbles y captura las profundas pruebas, revelaciones y triunfos que han definido su vida. A través de una narración vívida, Cheryl comparte las lecciones íntimas, la sabiduría y la guía divina que recibió, ofreciendo a los lectores una visión poco común de la vida de una elegida por Adonai.

Over decades, University of Rome professor Roberto de Mattei has produced a wealth of incisive analyses about the Catholic world’s collapse and charted an authoritative path back to health and sanity. He has now written a compelling and powerful biography of Pope Pius V, widely recognized as one of the boldest and most courageous popes of the past millennium, who decisively defeated the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto and fought head-on the Protestant Reformation, which had assailed the Church. The life of every Christian is a battle, and St.

Keeble spent fifty-five years as a full-time evangelist using his remarkable gifts, steadfastness, toughness, and tactical navigation of the Black/White divide to baptize as many as forty thousand people. He planted and raised over three hundred congregations and mentored powerful sons and grandsons in the faith, including Fred Gray, the famous civil rights attorney. Gray, the famous civil rights attorney. Keeble's message was simple, but his life is more complicated than many have thought.

We all want to be loved, to be included, and to be safe. Often, life puts us in positions of deep pain, betrayal, and open vulnerability directly at the mercy of the cold, stiff, and unrelenting people with power. It is in these times that we have a choice—to lean into God or to grasp for worldly coping mechanisms to help us get through. Raped but Not Forgotten shows us how God meets us in the secret places and ministers to us in our deep need. Through the eloquent exploration of her own personal story and the biblical stories of sexual abuse, Jessie calls us to a closer trusting in God.

In this captivating Christian memoir, Tika McCoy shares her deeply personal journey of loss, grief, and divorce, revealing the raw emotions of tears and anger that consumed her. But amidst the chaos, McCoy discovered God’s presence sustaining her during the storm. As the tears dry up and her life is restored, she realizes that it is God who has been steadfastly by her side all along.

How does a kid raised by atheists end up in a convent? In her forties, Celia McBride abandoned her worldly life to follow a “sense of call” and explore the idea of becoming a Catholic nun. There was only one problem: she wasn’t Catholic. Discerning the call to become something she wasn’t turned into the greatest spiritual challenge of her life, as she was forced to confront her deepest values and beliefs and make a humble decision.

Grace in Motion: Discovering God on the Run is a captivating spiritual memoir that blends the rhythm of running with the profound journey of faith. Written by Fr. Vincent F. Pineda, a Catholic priest and endurance runner, this inspiring book explores how physical movement becomes a pathway to deeper spiritual understanding and connection with God. Through four compelling parts, Fr. Vince shares his personal story, beginning with his discovery of running at age 47 and drawing parallels between ancient biblical runners—like Moses and Jonah—and modern spiritual journeys.

"Topics of Heavenly Proportion" is an inspiring memoir by Diane Lyons-Frasco that intertwines personal anecdotes with profound spiritual insights. This heartfelt narrative begins with Diane's childhood in 1950s rural Massachusetts, where her father's career as a radio technician led the family to a modest ranch home in Ludlow. Here, Diane recounts her first spiritual vision of a white puppy and a charcoal gray doghouse, a vision fulfilled nineteen years later, demonstrating her belief in the divine timing of prayers.

Natalie Boonstra was diagnosed with Madelung’s Deformity at just ten years old. The corrective surgery for this painful, one-in-two-million congenital wrist disorder was successful but left the very visible daughter of a well-known public figure with emotional scars, insecurity, and self-doubt. Both arms are noticeably short in proportion to the rest of my body, and this physical difference caused a great deal of insecurity and self-doubt. But then I realized who Jesus says I am.

My Journey Through the Cross is an autobiography about a woman's journey from growing up with fragmented memories of her childhood, not knowing who she was and why she was here, to encountering deep struggles in her marriage which led her desperately to seek closeness with the Lord. Through many gut-wrenching ordeals breaking out of spiritual chains, he comes to find a deep, meaningful and satisfying relationship with Him which gives her the courage she needs to face the issues in her marriage.

Discover the extraordinary life of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam whose leadership transformed the early Muslim world. From his dramatic conversion to Islam to his decade of revolutionary rule, this definitive biography explores how Umar expanded the Islamic empire, established groundbreaking administrative systems, and lived with legendary justice and humility.

A spiritual biography set in southern France during the late 17th century to early 18th century. Step back in time to an era of spiritual enlightenment and ecclesiastical turmoil, where the life of François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon unfolds against the majestic backdrop of southern France. This captivating narrative weaves the highs and lows of Fénelon's journey, exploring his deep commitment to faith, the trials he faced, and the profound impact he had as a theologian and spiritual reformer during a pivotal time in history. Born into nobility in 1651, Fénelon's early thirst for ...

When we grow up Christian, it is always in a small place. At first, we don't even know it is a small place. It's just our place, and it feels like home. We launch out from this small place, and we discover that the Christian way is longer and richer than we ever knew. Noted theologian Leonard Allen's story begins at age eight in his father's bookroom—and with an emerging cluster of questions about the faith he inherited. The search for answers led him on a long journey, including a harrowing desert season, then a season of newness he had not imagined.

Published with the assistance of BePublished.org, The Blessed Blessing is Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza’s 22nd published book. A motivational speech, this work implores listeners to change a particular personality trait that the author explains causes more harm than good. In The Blessed Blessing, Mylia talks about the importance of the lesson she learned of being a person who is able to accept blessings from others without any resistance or efforts to recompense.