Books like In His Steps
12 books with a reading profile close to In His Steps by Charles Monroe Sheldon. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Christy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, classic literature
In 1912, nineteen-year-old Christy Huddleston leaves her comfortable home to teach at a mission school in Cutter Gap, a poverty-stricken community in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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The Celestine Prophecy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational
Set in the tropical rainforests of Peru, this adventure story follows a nameless protagonist searching for an ancient manuscript containing nine spiritual insights.
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The Pursuit of Holiness
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational
Jerry Bridges argues that Christian sanctification requires a synergistic cooperation between divine grace and personal discipline.
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The Art Spirit
by Robert Henri
Also inward-looking · inspirational, classic literature
Robert Henri presents a collection of letters, lectures, and studio notes that formulate a philosophy of creative living rather than a technical manual.
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The little flowers of the glorious Messer St. Francis and of his friars
by Francis of Assisi, Heywood, William, 1857-1919
Also inward-looking · inspirational, classic literature
This collection of legends and anecdotes captures the early history of the Franciscan order, centering on the ministry of Saint Francis and his close companions like Brother Leo and Brother Bernard.
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Don't Waste Your Life
by John Piper
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational
John Piper argues that the greatest tragedy a human can experience is spending their years on comfort, security, and worldly diversion.
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Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational
John Eldredge argues that modern Christian culture has stifled masculinity by demanding men be passive and polite.
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The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational
John Mark Comer argues that chronic busyness is the primary threat to modern spiritual life, functioning as a form of "violence" against the soul.
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Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
by Francis Chan
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational
Francis Chan argues that modern Christian practice frequently ignores the active presence of the Holy Spirit, treating the third person of the Trinity as a theological concept rather than a functional guide.
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The Practice of the Presence of God
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · inspirational, classic literature
Brother Lawrence, a seventeenth-century lay brother in a Carmelite monastery, suggests that spiritual devotion belongs in the kitchen and the garden as much as the chapel.
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The Imitation of Christ
Also inward-looking · inspirational, classic literature
Written as a set of instructions for the inner life, this text posits that spiritual progress requires the systematic rejection of worldly vanity and the active suppression of the ego.
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