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Title: Nervous Breakthrough: Finding Freedom from Fear and Anxiety in a World That Feeds It

Author: Christy Boulware

Narrator: Christy Boulware

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Release date: June 25, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Exhaustion and hurry aren't a badge of honor. Fear and anxiety rage in our world—a weight we carry, producing profound physical consequences. We hustle hard and strive more each day, our priorities mismatched with our Savior's—struggling to surrender our lives to his will. We believe our superwoman tendencies are amazing when they are in fact alarming. What will it take to rock the boat enough to awaken our souls? A total nervous breakdown? A diagnosis of severe panic and anxiety disorder answered that question for Christy Boulware. Her fast-paced, highly driven, misprioritized life finally caught up with her. Eventually she went from being superwoman to staring at guns on her bedroom floor. Through her journey to recovery, Christy learned how to overcome fear and anxiety in a world that feeds both emotions. Whether you're on the verge of a breakdown, in the middle of one, or worried you're headed toward one—this book will show you how a breakdown can lead to a breakthrough. We have wasted enough time living in fear; let's start living in freedom!

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Title: Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized

Author: Jenai Auman

Narrator: Jenai Auman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Release date: June 25, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

God's people are meant to be a blessing to others. Yet in the Scriptures, throughout history, and in our own times we too often see the people of God causing harm to people on the margins. Rather than caring for the widowed and the orphaned or loving the sojourner, too often we see abuse of power that breaks spirits and inflicts lasting harm. For anyone who has felt left out or pushed out of the church, Othered is your invitation to find spiritual rest and belonging in a God who loves, restores, and blesses the outcast and the marginalized. Jenai Auman draws on her experience growing up as a biracial kid in the American South as well as working within toxic ministry environments to reveal a hopeful, trauma-informed way forward. This book illuminates how hurt and betrayal in the church are longstanding problems that God neither sanctions nor tolerates. It offers holistic responses to the grief, anger, and trauma that come with being ostracized or oppressed by the church. And it shows how God provides shelter and provision in the midst of the wilderness. Because God sees, hears, and loves you—even if the church has failed you.

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Title: Sacred Scars: Resting in God's Promise That Your Past Is Not Wasted

Author: Dr. Michelle Bengtson

Narrator: Susan Hanfield

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Release date: June 25, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

We all endure trials, pain, and hardship in this life. The enemy often uses those experiences to convince us that our brokenness disqualifies us from ever being used by God again—that we can no longer be a testimony because of our emotional or physical scars. The truth is, your past pain and brokenness actually serve as preparation for what God wants to do in you and through you, if you will but surrender to and trust in him. In Sacred Scars, neuropsychologist and fellow sufferer Dr. Michelle Bengtson helps you ● understand suffering through a biblical perspective ● discover how the trials of your life serve a purpose ● reflect on the healing that God has accomplished ● comfort others with the comfort God has given you Just as Jesus's scars didn't disappear after his resurrection, our scars tell our story and lend credence to our testimony of the love and power of God. If you are ready to turn your past pain into present comfort and future hope, let Dr. Bengtson be your compassionate guide.

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Title: The Method of Our Mission: United Methodist Polity & Organization

Author: Laceye C. Warner

Narrator: Emma Faye

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Release date: June 18, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Theology shapes who we are and how we organize to transform the world. Especially written for required United Methodist classes, this accessible book uses a Wesleyan theological frame—connection—to help listeners understand United Methodism's polity and organization as the interrelationship of our beliefs, mission, and practice. The book is organized into four parts—United Methodist beliefs, mission, practice, and organization. Polity and organization are primary embodiments of The United Methodist Church. Functional in nature, these aspects of the denomination facilitate our mission to make disciples for the transformation of the world. This book connects denominational governance and organization to our beliefs as well as our mission. A clear understanding of our identity—as Methodists with Wesleyan roots in connection—and our purpose—to make disciples for the transformation of the world—can help students of United Methodism navigate this treacherous landscape as present and future leaders. Warner also addresses the estrangement between theology and institutional structures and practice by framing governance practices and organizational structure within a Wesleyan theology of connection. This book has been updated with changes from the 2016 General Conference.

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Title: Hope After Church Hurt: How to Heal, Reengage, and Rediscover God's Heart for You

Author: Joe Dobbins

Narrator: Asa Siegel

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Release date: June 18, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The people of God hurt you—but the heart of God is to heal you. Written for anyone wounded in a place of worship, and unsure how to move forward in their faith, this powerful book is an insightful and honest guide into eight unique types of church hurt—and how to heal from them. Having helped thousands move from anger, distrust, apathy, and heartache to safely reengaging in their faith—and local church—Pastor Joe Dobbins offers compassion, wisdom, and practical advice to help you understand why church hurt is so potent and hard to address; break free from bad beliefs, self-defeating patterns, and cycles of pain; discover the way to inner healing; release your pain and reframe your story; find the courage to reengage in a faith community; and protect yourself in the future. The pain of church hurt is real. But so is the hope of healing—and that healing can begin today.

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Title: Life in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Perseverance

Author: Robert Shank

Narrator: William Sarris

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 17 hours 22 minutes

Release date: June 18, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

A deep study on the doctrine of eternal security Does one moment of faith secure a person's eternal destiny with God—even if that person later stops following and trusting in Jesus? Or does a person have to keep on trusting and following Jesus to remain in a saving relationship with God? Now expanded with new chapters and research, this landmark book continues to offer one of the most penetrating studies on the controversial doctrine of eternal security, perseverance, and apostasy in the New Testament. Calling into question the popular 'once saved, always saved' belief, internationally respected pastor and scholar Dr. Robert Shank reveals that the question we should be asking is not, 'Is the believer secure?' but rather, 'What does it mean to be a believer?' Straightforward, thorough, and grounded in biblical understanding, this book warns Christians about dangers that could potentially lead a believer to become an unbeliever (falling away from faith) and share in the unbeliever's eternal condemnation.

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Title: The Life of Peter: Molded in the Master's Hands

Author: Derek W.H. Thomas

Narrator: Jacob Murray

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 28 minutes

Release date: June 15, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

“God uses flawed people to accomplish His purpose.” —Derek Thomas It isn’t hard for Christians to identify with the Apostle Peter. As he sought to follow after Jesus, his life was punctuated by bold moments and momentous blunders alike. Yet in spite of Peter’s sins, he was the Apostle who confessed the Christ, to which Jesus replied, “On this rock I will build my church” (Matt. 16:16, 18). The Lord would use this vessel of clay to bring the hope of the gospel to the world. In this book, Dr. Derek Thomas offers an encouraging portrait of Peter from the Gospels and the book of Acts, with insights from Peter’s own writings later in life. At every stroke, our eyes are drawn beyond the disciple to his gracious Master, who fashions stumbling believers into stalwarts of faith.

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Title: On Teaching and Learning Christian Ethics

Author: D. Stephen Long

Narrator: Tom Parks

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

An expansion of the discipline of ethics demonstrates that Aquinas's 'infusing of virtue' makes better sense of the moral life than finding a method to guide action While teaching ethics is universally applauded, how one goes about it is much more difficult and contested than is often recognized. On Teaching and Learning Christian Ethics addresses what it means to teach and learn ethics through a thorough comparison of two ethicists, Henry Sidgwick and F. D. Maurice. Where Sidgwick understood ethics as developing a method for guiding voluntary action to what is right, Maurice maintained that ethics concerns life as a whole, and that requires placing it within a metaphysical and theological realm in which the good is much more definitive than right. This comparative history argues that Maurice's use of Thomas Aquinas's 'infusing of virtue' makes better sense of the moral life of ordinary persons than the specialized, academic discipline Sidgwick bequeathed. Long expands the discipline of ethics through the central theme of his work: that moral life is a gift rather than an achievement. He provides a clear argument in favor of a more holistic approach to teaching ethics.

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Title: Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities

Author: Brenda Salter Mcneil

Narrator: Brenda Salter Mcneil

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

'An inspiring starting point for Christians looking to put their beliefs into action.' —Publishers Weekly Political and cultural wars are tearing communities apart. Issues such as immigration, racism, and guns are driving wedges between people and hampering Christians' impact in the world. In Empowered to Repair, Brenda Salter McNeil looks to the biblical story of Nehemiah for answers. There, she finds an action-based model for repairing and rebuilding our communities and transforming broken systems. McNeil goes beyond theories, offering practical tools Christians need for organizing, empowering, and activating people to join in God's work of equality, reparations, and justice. She provides strategies to drive systemic changes that go beyond superficial diversity and teaches the skills needed to engage in this important work long-term, such as organizing people, leveraging resources, and avoiding burnout through rest, prayer, and self-care. Learning from Nehemiah, listeners will be emboldened to go out and help build congregations, organizations, and communities where all people can flourish and reach their full, God-given potential.

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Title: Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace

Author: Kathy Izard

Narrator: Nan Mcnamara

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Ever feel like it's easier to believe we'll meet God in the afterlife than it is to feel God at work in this life, with its chores and schedules and messes and unrealized dreams? The truth is, God is at work every day of our lives, but because this work is quieter than we expect, we so often dismiss it as coincidence or chance. What if we could clearly understand those divine whispers? What if listening to them is the beginning of living out our truest story and purpose? In Trust the Whisper, Kathy Izard shares compelling true stories that help you connect the 'God Dots' in your life. Sharing her own and others' experiences of moving from a place of doubt that a higher power even exists to being certain about the divine weave in the world, Kathy offers you the courage to recognize God's guidance in your own life. She helps you ask the right questions, trust your deepest intuition, be powerfully present, embrace the unexpected, and risk believing in the dreams God is quietly urging you to follow.