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Chapter 1: Go to An Unknown Land

The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior

By Steven Garber

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—and How to Make the Most of Them Now

By Meg Jay

Life Questions Every Student Asks: Faithful Responses to Common Issues

Edited by Gary M. Burge and David Lauber

After IV: Navigating Life After Graduation

Podcast

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

Dare to Bloom: Trusting God Through Painful Endings and New Beginnings

By Zim Flores

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

Spiritual Friendship: Finding Love in the Church as a Celibate Gay Christian

By Wesley Hill

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

Single, Gay, Christian: A Personal Journey of Faith and Sexual Identity

By Gregory Cole

Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life

By Ed Shaw

On sex, dating, and marriage:

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

By Timothy Keller

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

Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good

By Amy Sherman

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

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