Our Favorite Spiritual Growth Resources

January is the perfect time of the year to start new habits, and what better habit to foster this year than your spiritual growth! We have a great list of spiritual growth recommendations on our Resources page, and today, we’re sharing our favorite books, podcasts and resources to jump start your year.

Devotion books:

• Purpose In You: 50 Devotionals for Tween and Teen Girls on Placing Their Purpose in God: A devotional written by Millie Thomas, a long-time Greystone camper and counselor! This devotional focuses on our purpose in Lord amidst real-life struggles. We can’t recommend this enough!

• New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional: One of our team favorites! New Morning Mercies is a great devotional that we come back to year after year. A wonderful daily reminder of the Lord’s new mercies every morning.

• The Blue Book: A Devotional Guide for Every Season of Your Life: A Young Life classic, this is a great daily devotional for high schoolers. This year-long guide is designed to offer space and structure, Scripture and prayers, as well as readings and reflections for your daily time with God

• Fighting Words Devotional: 100 Days of Speaking Truth into the Darkness: You know her and you love her! In this devotional, Ellie Holcomb invites you to dive in the living Word and watch as it brings about life and flourishing.

Books:

• Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey: This beautiful book has become a favorite of our year-round team! In it you will find liturgies for every occasion imaginable.

• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer: This book has been transformative for so many people we know! John Mark Comer makes the case for slowing down to avoid the “hurry sickness” we all feel these days.

• None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing): This book comes highly recommended! Jen Wilkin invites us to celebrate the freedom that comes when we rest in letting God be God.

Podcasts and websites:

• Well-Watered Women Co: This website (with a Greystone Girl connection!) is full of resources and studies to guide your time in scripture. Their “how to study the Bible” guide would be a great place to start!

• She Reads Truth Podcast: So many of our campers and counselors love the She Reads Truth devotionals, and the weekly podcast goes along with what the community is reading at that time.

• The WHOA That’s Good Podcast: This counselor-recommended podcast by Sadie Robertson Huff is full of encouragement and wisdom as she asks Christian authors and speakers for their best advice.

• RYM Bible Studies: These are really great, free downloadable bible studies for high schoolers!

Journal and bible study resources:

• Bible Study Schoolhouse: They have lots of different resources, including studies and scripture cards. A few people on our team use their Bible Study Journal and Book By Book fieldguide.

• Tiny Theologians: Another great company with resources like journals, family devotion cards, and Lunchbox scripture notes.