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Title: Extravagant Love: Exploring God's Passion for Us

Author: Carole Engle Avriett

Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Release date: May 16, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Have you ever been loved with “skimpy love”? Or has your love for someone else seemed to shrivel? Enter the world of God’s extravagant love: It is beyond measure. Careful study of God’s Word, along with delving into ancient customs and symbols from Biblical times, helps us understand His passionate love for all He has created. If we call someone extravagant, we’re usually thinking about his spending habits and luxurious way of life. So to use that word for a homeless man who had only one change of clothes—an itinerant teacher who depended on others for food and shelter—seems a stretch. Yet Jesus was the most extravagant person who ever lived. Carole Engle Avriett invites you to redefine your notion of “extravagant.” In this study of ancient customs and ways of life, you’ll gain an understanding of the cultural context of the Scriptures and of twelve key characteristics of God's nature, giving you a new appreciation of God's love in all its fullness. You may think you know what love is, but not until you've experienced His extravagant love will you understand what it's like to be loved by a King . . . the unrestrained and lavish God whose passion draws souls into eternity.

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Title: Lutero y la Reforma: Cómo un monje descubrió el evangelio

Author: R.C. Sproul

Narrator: Ulises Cuadra

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Release date: May 16, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Un viaje de las tinieblas a la luz Hoy en día, Martín Lutero es conocido como el hombre que se enfrentó a papas y emperadores en defensa del evangelio. ¿Qué llevó a este solitario monje alemán a desafiar a la Iglesia católica romana? No fue la arrogancia ni la ignorancia. Lutero sabía lo que significaba vivir en la oscuridad de una culpa no resuelta. Una vez que descubrió que su aceptación ante Dios es un don recibido por la fe sola en los méritos de Cristo solo, Lutero fue liberado, y no descansaría hasta que la luz de esta verdad se extendiera por el mundo. En este libro, el Dr. R.C. Sproul nos guía a través de varios momentos de crisis en la vida de Martín Lutero que lo llevaron a recuperar el evangelio revelado en las Escrituras. La justificación por la fe sola fue una verdad liberadora para Lutero y los demás reformadores protestantes, y es una buena noticia que debemos valorar hoy.

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Title: She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up

Author: Joanna Sawatsky, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, Sheila Wray Gregoire

Narrator: Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, Sheila Wray Gregoire

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Release date: May 16, 2023

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

What if the goal of raising a Christian girl was about more than keeping her virginity intact? What if it was about raising a strong, independent young woman who knows who she is, uses her voice, and confidently steps into the life God has for her? From the authors of The Great Sex Rescue comes this evidence-based book grounded on surveys of over 28,000 women to offer moms a fresh, freeing, and biblically grounded message of sexuality and self-worth for their daughters that is less about the don'ts and more about the dos. This isn't your average parenting book: no pat answers or overly broad principles here. No cliché prescriptives or toxic teachings that your daughter will have to unpack and recover from as an adult, like so many of us have. Instead, you'll find data-driven insights about how to raise a woman who is resilient, knows her strength, and has the discernment skills needed to make good choices. By reframing (and sometimes replacing) common evangelical messages to teen girls, this book will equip you to raise a girl who can navigate the difficult waters of growing up while still clinging tight to the God who created her on purpose, for a purpose.

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Title: Recovering the Reformed Confession: Our Theology, Piety, and Practice

Author: R. Scott Clark

Narrator: George W. Sarris

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

Release date: May 16, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Much of what passes as Reformed among our churches is not. As a class of churches that profess allegiance to Reformed theology, practice, and piety, we have drifted from our moorings. This book is written to facilitate change, specifically reformation according to God's Word as summarized in the Reformed confessions.

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Title: Why Baby Boomers Turned from Religion: Shaping Belief and Belonging, 1945-2021

Author: Abby Day

Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Release date: May 16, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Mocked, vilified, blamed, and significantly misunderstood—the 'Baby Boomers' are members of the generation of post–WWII babies who came of age in the 1960s. Parents of the 1940s and 1950s raised their Boomer children to be respectable church-attendees, and yet in some ways demonstrated an ambivalence that permitted their children to spurn religion and eventually to raise their own children to be the least religious generation ever. The Baby Boomers studied here, living in the UK and Canada, were the last generation to have been routinely baptized and taken regularly to mainstream, Anglican churches. So, what went wrong—or, perhaps, right? This study, based on in-depth interviews, is the first to offer a sociological account of the sudden transition from religious parents to non-religious children and grandchildren, focusing exclusively on this generation of ex–Anglican Boomers. The Boomers featured here make sense of their lives and the world they helped create. They discuss how they continue to disbelieve in God yet have an easy relationship with ghosts, and how they did not, as theologians often claim, fall into an immoral self-centered abyss. They also reveal here the values, practices, and beliefs they transmitted to the future generations, helping shape the nonreligious identities of Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z.

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Title: Ordinary Discipleship: How God Wires Us for the Adventure of Transformation

Author: Jessie Cruickshank

Narrator: Jessie Cruickshank

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Release date: May 9, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

God wired your brain for transformation. Jesus told his followers, “Go and make disciples of every nation,” but a lot of us stop before we start―because we feel like we don’t have what it takes. But Jesus didn’t ask spiritual superstars to make disciples. He invited ordinary people into the adventure of following Him. Jessie Cruickshank learned how to be a disciplemaker in the wilderness. When she connected her training in outdoor adventure ministry with her Harvard degree in neuroeducation, God showed her a pathway for ordinary disciples of Jesus to experience profound spiritual growth. - You can help someone choose to go somewhere they have never gone before and to be brave enough to choose to change. - You can model a new way of living. - And you can share your own hard-fought wisdom on the journey of faith. Jessie Cruickshank will help you navigate the terrain, be inspired by the vast sky, and move toward the hope to which you are called. With Joseph Campbell’s iconic hero’s journey framework as a guide, you’ll discover how a spirit of adventure, brain science, and passionate faith can equip you for the greatest adventure of all.

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Title: GirlDad: A Father/Daughter Duo Discuss Truths that Impact a Girl's Heart, Mind and Spirit

Author: Rae Anne Payleitner, Jay Payleitner

Narrator: Rae Anne Payleitner, Jay Payleitner

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Release date: May 9, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The relationship between a father and daughter is profound. Jay and Rae Anne Payleitner share their own insights into this sometimes complicated but ultimately fulfilling relationship. Rooted in Scripture and full of stories, this book will deepen dads’ and daughters’ appreciation for one another.   The relationship between a father and daughter can be uniquely close and utterly mystifying. But an active and prepared father can make all the difference in a growing daughter's life. This book helps a father see not only the princess in his daughter, but the person, the sinner, the friend, the stranger, the challenger, enabling him to accompany her on her life’s journey.

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Title: The Path to Wholeness: Managing Emotions, Finding Healing, and Becoming Our Best Selves

Author: Mark Mayfield

Narrator: Mark Mayfield

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Release date: May 9, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Emotions are confusing, frustrating, and scary, but they don’t have to be. Everyone experiences emotions―some easy, some difficult. Dealing with them should be common sense, and yet it isn’t. Even though emotions are not uncommon to the human experience, we lack the language to fully understand and express them. This failure to understand can often lead to frustration and broken relationships. In The Path to Wholeness, Dr. Mark Mayfield teaches readers how to slow down and explore the way our emotions develop. He examines the toll unexpressed emotions take on an individual and highlights the importance of paying attention to them. Start your journey to emotional wholeness and be transformed. This book will challenge you to - look inward at your own experience and your own history; - reflect on how these things have shaped, informed, and influenced you, your family, and your relationships; - dissect your current understanding of emotions, your emotional vocabulary, and your emotional responses; and - follow practical and actionable steps to rethink and rework how you see and experience emotions

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Title: The Secret of the Bethlehem Shepherds

Author: Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Narrator: Dwight Longenecker

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Release date: May 9, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

St. Luke's story of 'shepherds in the fields keeping watch over their flocks by night' echoes in the hearts and minds of millions who have heard the story told and retold year after year. Like most well-loved tales, the account of the shepherds has grown and developed over the ages. Extra traditions have attached themselves to it. Charming characters and details have become part of the story. Beautiful preaching points have illuminated the tale and unlocked the story's deeper meanings. Many of these 'extras,' however, were conditioned by later cultural assumptions and colored by devotions removed from historical reality. What are the true circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ? What was Bethlehem like at the time of Jesus' birth? How did Joseph and Mary meet, and why did they travel to Bethlehem? Who were the shepherds, and why were they so important? After completing The Mystery of the Magi—his study of the wise men—Fr. Dwight Longenecker took a sabbatical in Jerusalem to study the ancient texts and the geography, history, politics, and culture. He added his own firsthand visit to present-day Bethlehem shepherds in order to unlock 'the secret of the Bethlehem shepherds.'

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Title: The Spirituality of Grief: Ten Practices for Those Who Remain

Author: Fran Tilton Shelton

Narrator: Susan Hanfield

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Release date: May 9, 2023

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Grief is all-consuming. Shattering. After the death of a loved one, we ask questions about the meaning of life, the whys of death, and how to carry our sorrow. The Spirituality of Grief honors the complex nature of grief and offers simple comfort: we are not alone, and there is no one right way to grieve. Author Fran Tilton Shelton, cofounder of the nonprofit Faith & Grief, walks us through the questions that gather in the wake of a loved one's death: Why are we exhausted? What do we do with guilt? How do we take care of ourselves? And when will we get over our grief? Each chapter offers a spiritual practice, emerging from a variety of religious traditions, for those who remain. From breath prayers and nature walks to the examen and sacred reading, Shelton guides listeners through each spiritual practice and its potential for sustaining hope and connecting us to God. All who love will eventually grieve. Universal and particular, shared and solitary, grief rearranges every aspect of life. But by bringing the resources of spirituality to bear on our losses, we can carry our sorrows rather than silence them. Within the rhythms of spiritual practices, we find what we need to make it through the week, the day, the hour. We don't move on when a loved one dies, but grace can help us sustain our love for them and their love for us.