Below are some recommended books and other media related to each chapter.
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Chapter 1: Go to An Unknown Land
The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior
By Steven Garber
Life Questions Every Student Asks: Faithful Responses to Common Issues
Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber
Chapter 2: In Transition
Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes
By William Bridges
Leaving Egypt: Finding God in the Wilderness Places
By Chuck DeGroat
Chapter 3: Stronger Than You Think
Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering
By Timothy Keller
On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living
By Alan Noble
Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
By Tish Harrison Warren
RISE Road Map to Resilience
PDF Guide by Pepperdine University RISE Team
Chapter 4: From Fear and Indecision to Freedom
On hearing God and practicing his presence:
The Practice of the Presence of God
By Brother Lawrence
The Cultivated Life: From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy
By Susan S. Philips
Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God
By Dallas Willard
On biblical decision making:
Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will
By Kevin DeYoung
The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making
By Elizabeth Liebert
Step by Step: Divine Guidance for Ordinary Christians
By James Petty
Chapter 5: Beyond the Quad
Life Together: A Discussion of Christian Fellowship
By Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life
By Henri Nouwen
‘The Anti-Social Century’: America’s Epidemic of Solitude and How to Fix It
Plain English Podcast Episode hosted by Derek Thompson
Chapter 6: No Perfect Church
Reason to Return: Why Women Need the Church and the Church Needs Women
By Ericka Andersen
Go to Church, Change the World: Christian Community as Calling
By Gerald J. Mast
How to Walk into Church
By Tony Payne
Chapter 7: The Discipleship of Diversity
Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference
Edited by Timothy Keller and John Inazu
Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World
By Richard J. Mouw
Living in Color: Embracing God’s Passion for Ethnic Diversity
By Randy Woodley
Undivided
Video Series
Chapter 8: Family Matters
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No—to Take Control of Your Life
By Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers: Finding Freedom from Hurt and Hate
By Leslie Leyland Fields and Jill Hubbard
First in the Family: Biblical Truths for Cycle-Breakers
By Felicia Harris
Chapter 9: Twenty-Something Relationships
On singleness and celibacy:
Single, Just Because: A Pilgrimage into Holy Aloneness
By Bridget Gee
On sex, dating, and marriage:
Real Sex: The Naked Truth About Chastity
By Lauren Winner
Sex and Dating: Questions You Wish You Had Answers To
By Mindy Meier
Chapter 10: On Purpose
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good
By Steven Garber
Here I Am: Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing?
By Quentin Schultze
Chapter 11: A Faith That Works: Adjusting to Our Jobs, Connecting Them to Christ
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work
By Timothy Keller with Katherine Leary Alsdorf
Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World
By Michaela O’Donnell
Theology of Work Project
Website
Chapter 12: Financial Faithfulness: Stewarding Money with Wisdom and Generosity
Managing God’s Money: A Biblical Guide
By Randy Alcorn
Redeeming Money: How God Reveals and Reorients Our Hearts
by Paul David Tripp
Faith Fi
A free app that helps users integrate faith with their finances
YNAB: You Need a Budget
A personal budgeting tool that helps users manage their money
