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Title: Blessed Are the Rest of Us: How Limits and Longing Make Us Whole

Author: Micha Boyett

Narrator: Micha Boyett

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Release date: June 11, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

When Micha Boyett's son was born with Down syndrome and later diagnosed with autism, she was drawn into the ancient teachings of the Beatitudes. There, she found an invitation to honor her limits in a world that values performance, perfection, and strength. Jesus instead calls his followers to embrace meekness, mercy, and the longing for justice. The Beatitudes helped Boyett discover her wholeness in God's love rather than in her own accomplishments. In Blessed Are the Rest of Us, Boyett shares her insights with listeners—especially those who are burned out, tired of performing, living with grief, feeling exhausted, or powerless. She invites them into an understanding of God and themselves centered on belovedness rather than accomplishment. Here is her message: in God's dream for the world, blessing has nothing to do with ease; it's about flourishing, and Jesus promises we find flourishing in our limits and in our longing to see the world made whole. Each chapter centers on the refreshing good news of one beatitude, poetically woven with stories of Boyett's life. Beautifully reassuring and liberating, this book calls listeners to rest in God's rich and abundant love.

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Title: Wordless Prayer: How God Hears and Answers Your Groans and Tears

Author: Tammie Southerland

Narrator: Nan Mcnamara

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Release date: June 4, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The Most Powerful Prayers Don't Need Words Spurred to prayer by tragedy, pain, frustration, or raw hunger for God, you've felt it: the joyful anguish, the grief-longing, the burden for mercy, reformation, revival, justice—even Christ's return. Your heart is gripped, and words cannot express all that is churning deep in your soul. It's here, in this holy ground beyond human language, where mysteries are unveiled, authority is imparted, and the most powerful prayers are birthed—not by you, but by the Holy Spirit within you. Through biblical insight, prophetic impartations, and fiery encouragement, intercessory leader Tammie Southerland empowers you to yield to the Spirit's perfect prayers when you have no words left; intercede with Christ according to the will of heaven; live as a faithful witness and bold messenger who moves in the miraculous; and bear eternal fruit in crisis, setbacks, and persecution. You've been gripped for a purpose. Step into the transformative dimension of wordless prayer and become a lightning rod for heaven to manifest on earth.

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Title: The Gift of Thorns Audio Study: Jesus, the Flesh, and the War for Our Wants

Author: A. J. Swoboda

Narrator: A. Swoboda

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Release date: May 28, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The Gift of Thorns Audio Study dives deep into some of the hardest questions we wrestle with in the war for our wants: - What do God's desires and Satan's desires have to do with us? - Which desires did God place in our hearts at creation and why? - What can we do when we start losing our desire for God? - Why do some unwanted desires persist after we start following Christ? - Is it possible to want a good thing too much? - How can we discern which desires to crucify and which to nurture? This video study provides examples of the theme of 'thorns' that pops up over and over throughout the Bible. How will these thorns be, in the words of God, 'for you' (Gen. 3:18)? A world where we do not get all that we want is the greatest gift ever. Join A. J. Swoboda in a personal exploration of the human problem, What do I do with my desire? Session Titles and Runtimes: 1 - God's Desire (26 min) 2 - Human Desire (24 min) 3 - Satan's Desire (17 min) 4 - Fleshly Desire (18 min) 5 - Waning Desire (16 min) 6 - Undesired Desire (14 min) 7 - Killing Desire (15 min) 8 - Nurturing Desire (16 min) 9 - Ordering Desire (19 min) 10 - Resurrecting Desire (15 min) 11 - Longing Desire (17 min)

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Title: Science and Faith in Harmony: Contemplations on a Distilled Doxology

Author: Sy Garte PhD

Narrator: Adam Barr

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Release date: May 28, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Rather than discord between science and Christian faith, there is a harmony as grand as any choral masterpiece The idea that Christianity and science are inextricably in conflict is a relatively recent conception. However, with each new scientific discovery and scriptural insight, it's an idea that's being proved to be insupportable. Sy Garte has immersed himself in both science and faith and knows they work beautifully together to sing of the greatness of God. Now this respected scientist shares how God's world (nature and science) and God's word (made flesh in Christ) are bound together in loving harmony. In Science and Faith in Harmony, Garte examines modern scientific concepts and what they can teach us about theological truths, such as the dual nature of Christ. He explores the ways in which the terminology and language of science and faith consistently match each other. Despite his deep dives into theology and science, Garte does not get overly technical in his writing. Instead, he is personal and passionate, speaking directly to listeners with a tone of joy and wonder, inviting them to join the chorus of praise to the Lord.

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Title: A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry

Author: Michael Mcgarry

Narrator: Brandon Pollock

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Release date: May 28, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Youth ministry today has fallen on hard times. Many churches continue to employ the same methods that have become entrenched over the last few decades, while others are questioning the need for youth ministry at all. Michael McGarry explores the foundation of youth ministry in the Old and New Testaments and brings that together with Church history in a compelling way. This contemplative and well-researched book provides a careful critique of youth ministry along with practical guidance for those serving in ministry. The author directs the listener toward a new era of youth ministry where parents and intergenerational ministry play a more significant role. McGarry shares five pillars of gospel-centered youth ministry and reminds listeners of the spiritual priority of parents. This work includes an excellent list of essential building blocks for youth ministry along with practical advice for creating a bridge-building ministry connecting church and home.

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Title: Persuasive Apologetics: The Art of Handling Tough Questions Without Pushing People Away

Author: Jeffrey M. Robinson

Narrator: Sean Jackson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

Release date: May 28, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

We cannot love others well without speaking the truth Loving our neighbors well includes engaging in robust conversations that destabilize false belief systems. In addressing the mind, will, and emotions of actual, complex people, Christian believers must develop various approaches to meet diverse personalities and multiple connection points. In Persuasive Apologetics, pastor and professor Jeffrey M. Robinson explores what's below the surface of intellectual-sounding objections to Christianity. He shows what it means to contend for the truth through real-life examples of communicating with those who hold differing beliefs. Robinson covers foundational and practical issues, such as the importance of demeanor in being persuasive; various apologetic approaches; the influence of worldview presuppositions; using undercutting defeaters to expose faulty thinking; causes of nonbelief; the historical Jesus compared with figureheads of competing belief systems; the hope that Jesus offers. Persuasive Apologetics will challenge serious seekers to peel back the layers of skeptical arguments and equip committed Christians looking to hone their apologetics skills.

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Title: Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality

Author: Cassidy Hall

Narrator: Cassidy Hall

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Release date: May 28, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The world of contemplative Christianity has yielded to the same voices for far too long, many of whom are from centuries before our time, with lives unlike our own, and often from experiences disconnected from marginalization, oppression, and what it feels like to be an outsider. Cassidy Hall, an LGBTQIA+ Christian contemplative scholar and podcast host, takes us on a journey to queer the contemplative tradition. As queerness reawakened her own contemplative life, Hall discovered that queering and questioning the tradition allowed her to listen more closely to voices that are queer, marginalized, and oppressed. In showing us the way, she helps us envision what contemplative faith can look like, what spiritual spaces we can reclaim for welcome—and how queering contemplation, and lifting up queer contemplative voices, frees us to seek the infinite possibility of our own identity and engage our spiritual lives with open hearts and open hands. Whether you're queer or want to queer your own perspectives, Hall throws open the doors of contemplative spirituality for all, bringing us to contemplation in very new, sometimes old, but always queer ways.

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Title: Prayers for a Widow's Journey

Author: Gayle Roper

Narrator: Gayle Roper

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Release date: May 28, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

'I don't want a future, Lord. I want my past. But ahead lie Your plans. Ahead lies life.' Life after a husband's death is full of grief, uncertainty, and loneliness. Who can possibly understand the heavy ache of this new life that must be lived alone? Only someone who has lived this experience too. In Prayers for a Widow's Journey, a collection of more than 100 reflective prayers, author Gayle Roper talks to the Lord about what it feels like to be caught in the unsought solitude of widowhood. Each prayer is accompanied by a verse from Scripture that grounds the prayer not in self-pity, but in an awareness of the boundless care of the God of all comfort. Rather than explaining grief away, Gayle acknowledges the pain and invites you to trust God even in these darkest of days.

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Title: The Understory: An Invitation to Rootedness and Resilience from the Forest Floor

Author: Lore Ferguson Wilbert

Narrator: Rachel Perry

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Release date: May 24, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

'Walk in the woods with me.' That's the invitation award-winning author Lore Ferguson Wilbert extends to listeners in The Understory. On this journey, Wilbert shares her story of alienation and disorientation after years of religious and political unrest in the evangelical church. In doing so, she looks to an unlikely place—the forest—to learn how to live and even thrive when everything seems to be falling apart. What can we learn from eroding soil, the decomposition process, the time it takes to grow lichen, the beauty of fiddlehead ferns, the regeneration of self-sowing seeds, and walking through the mud? Here, among the understory of the forest, Wilbert discovers rich metaphors for living a rooted and flourishing life within the complex ecosystems of our world. Her tenderness and honesty will help listeners grieve, remember, hope, and press on with resilience.

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Title: How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts--Not Just Arguments

Author: Preston Perry

Narrator: Preston Butler

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Release date: May 21, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 6

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The story of Preston Perry’s path toward God. A hope-filled apologetics and evangelism book written by the popular cohost of the podcast, With the Perrys. Includes a foreword by Jackie Hill Perry. In this compelling and gripping book, Preston tells the story of how God chased him. The streets of Chicago were his home, and it was there that he encountered all sorts of people who had their own versions of the truth―from Jehovah Witnesses to Mormons to Hebrew Israelites. That is where Preston discovered not only the importance of the truth but how to tell the truth in a way that speaks to someone’s heart. Sharing our faith is not about winning arguments; it’s about winning hearts. And the way we do that is by engaging with friends, neighbors, and coworkers around us about our beliefs with truth, dignity, and respect. With How to Tell the Truth, you will: - be inspired by Preston’s own incredible story about how God transformed his life forever by showing him the very heart of what it means to be a Christian; - be equipped with practical and easy ways to reach your friends and your neighbors with the truth of the gospel with kindness and love; - be challenged to respond to God’s call to be bold. Eternity is at stake. This book is like no other book you’ve read. Preston’s own story, including his successes and failures, is woven throughout the book to help us see how urgent our task is―and how powerful our God is.