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Title: The Divine Conspiracy

Subtitle: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

Author: Dallas Willard

Narrator: Dallas Willard

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-12-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

In an era when many Christians consider Jesus a beloved but remote savior, Willard argues compellingly for the relevance of God to every aspect of our existence.

Christians, Willard says, for the most part consider the primary function of Christianity to be admittance to heaven. But, as Willard clearly shows, a faith that guarantees a satisfactory afterlife, yet has absolutely no impact on life in the here and now, is nothing more than "consumer Christianity" and "bumper-sticker faith".

Willard refutes this "fire escape" mentality and offers a practical plan by which we can become Christ-like. He challenges us to step aside from the politics and pieties of contemporary Christian practice and inspires us to reject the all too common lukewarm faith of our times by embracing the true meaning of Christian discipleship.

Critic Reviews:

"Willard gives an eloquent reading of the difference between critical moral thinking and the discernment of moral truths. With a wise kind of warmth, he calls our attention to the pitfalls of intellectual and psychological approaches to God, and invites us to find the spiritual integrity we need to live Christ's teachings." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Great advice about your Christian walk

This book has same sobering advice regarding living out your Christian walk. Tough part is the narration is a little monotone, so it was hard for me to listen to.

A phenomenal must

Dallas Willard is true thinker, a lover of the gospel, and a loving embracer of the true. I am on my third listen in a row. In this age where religious debate is nearly absurd (the selfish gene or aqua buddha) The Divine Conspiracy points us to a great and serious goal of God, to form His image in us. I loved hearing the author read the book in person.

Good book.

Great for those who want to get to know Jesus and God on another level. A personal level. this is a good book also for those just getting to know God and their purpose on this earth.

Clear Concise Capture of Full Book

Dallas does a great job summarizing the unabridged version of the same title. Great as a refresher if you've read the original title or if you have limited time and just want Dallas' key thoughts on this subject.

Great presentation of how God's kingdom, the kingdom He has entrusted to you, and His reality all function now and into eternity is presented.

Rich and Deep

Wonderfully presented, uniquely rich. Not to be heard by a hurried heart or a mind seeking easily accessed entertainment.

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Title: Getting to Know Jesus

Author: George MacDonald

Narrator: Lloyd James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-10-04

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 81 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

MacDonald stressed the necessity of salvation and the importance of combining Christian faith with obedience to Jesus' teachings. He also believed that God's universal grace would eventually save everyone. Though written in the mid-19th century, these sermons, including "Mirrors of Christ", "Glorified through Trouble", "Salvation from Sin", and "The Giver of Rest", continue to provide contemporary followers with the spiritual guidance they seek.

For those who wish to know Jesus better, this is a book you will want to hear.

Members Reviews:

Why do we call him

...but don't do what he says?

I got this audio book with some reservation, fearing that it would be more of the conservative, yet insubstantial, rhetoric that fills Christian book stores. Not so. George Macdonald's message is simple, "Hear Jesus. Do what he says." And yet he says it convincingly and persuasively. This book should appeal to conservative and liberal Christians alike, because it doesn't spend time being dogmatic or undercutting dogma. Macdonald points us straight to Jesus.

The narrator is also excellent. You can tell he really spent time with these sermons, getting to know their inner workings. His reading brings out the emotion behind every word as if they were his own, without going overboard on drama.

New way of looking at Jesus

I was a little afraid to get this book because of what one reviewer posted but after listening to it, I am so glad I did. For the investment of five or so hours of my time, I gained nothing less than an entirely new perspective on Jesus. This is a life-changing book. This author truly knows Him, and wants to share Him with you. I count myself a Christian and am familiar with the Gospels, but I never knew this Jesus. There is no conservative or liberal slant to this book. This author doesn't discuss doctrine, he only cares about getting at the Truth, and he rejects doctrine that seems to him unworthy of a truly loving God.

As to the comment that the author is full of himself, and condescending to his listeners, I found no basis whatsoever for this charge. The reader is pretty good, although I wish he would have paused a little between chapters.

A magnificent book. Well worth your time.

awesome

A huge Lewis fan myself, I downloaded this based on Lewis's praise for MacDonald. The sermons were even better than I imagined. Lewis says that MacDonald was the closest in spirit to Christ that he knew. I now see why he said this. Yes, MacDonald does preach with conviction and can seem to 'talk down' to his audience. Do you think Christ would pat us on the back for being anything but perfect, though? I recommend this to everyone!

Life Changer

I have listened to this recording probably 10 times. Wonderful narration and some of the best words ever written. I would love to hear Lloyd narrate Unspoken Sermons.

Thought-provoking

Excellent material in each sermon. A new way to see some things. Lloyd James brought the words and even MacDonald's personality to life for me.

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Title: In Pursuit of Peace

Subtitle: 21 Ways to Conquer Anxiety, Fear, and Discontentment

Author: Joyce Meyer

Narrator: Pat Lentz

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-03-04

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 89 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

In today's world, peace is hard to come by. It seems everywhere we look we see turmoil and disorder and all the things that combine to make our existence a very stressful one. To make matters worse, we often blindly follow our own paths, trying to create a perfect environment for ourselves. But we end up failing miserably.

How then can we find the calm and quiet we need to be truly content? By seeking for and immersing ourselves in God. In her latest book, best-selling author Joyce Meyer discusses 21 ways in which we can rediscover "the peace that passes all understanding." Through a diligent analysis of Scripture, as well as words of wisdom and candid insights from her experiences, she inspires us to begin our own pursuit for lasting serenity. Journey with her and learn how to:

God tells us over and over in the Bible that we must seek peace in everything we do. Here, with these 21 steps, Joyce Meyer shows us how to actively pursue and live in it, as God intended. The choice is ours to make, she says. Are you ready?

Members Reviews:

Great book, good listen

In Pursuit of Peace is an excellent book, on par with Joyce's other recent books, including How to Hear from God, Seven Things That Steal Your Joy, and Knowing God Intimately. Like her other books, this book addresses the subject implied by the title in a pure, inspired and unrelenting approach; i.e. no fluff or filler. For me, Joyce is the most inspired, and inspiring, Christian author alive today. Read this book, do what she says, and you will truly have more peace.

The only problem I have with this book is that it isn't read by Joyce Meyer. Pat Lentz is an excellent reader, but the book is often written in the first person. If you know Joyce, you surely know her voice, and it seems like an imposter is reading it! To hear this voice, lovely as it is, talk about "my husband Dave" and "I was led by God" when you know it isn't the same person,is distracting. Why they decided to change their successful formula of having Joyce do the reading, as was the case in the other three books I mention above, is a mystery. Joyce obviously has a gift of teaching, and her speaking is part of that gift. Had this book been read by Joyce, I would have given it five stars. Still, it is a good listen, and it accomplishes exactly what the author intended.

Best Book Ever!!!!

The second greastest blessing of a book, second to the Bible of course!

Wished Joyce would've read it herself

After listening to How to Hear from God, Seven Things That Steal Your Joy, and Knowing God Intimately, I was very much looking forward to this book. However, like the previous reviewer stated, part of Joyce's anointing is in her voice, and having a stranger reading her book is like having a stranger preaching her sermons. It doesn't feel right. I hope Joyce would consider in reading her own books again.

Not really Joyce....

I love to hear Joyce preach but this audio book was not done by Joyce. It would have made a big difference if Joyce were the actual narrator. The material is fine - it just lacks the impact Joyce brings to preaching. It was a bit of a let down.

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Title: The Applause of Heaven

Author: Max Lucado

Narrator: Max Lucado

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-06-01

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Max Lucado believes that the Beatitudes provide what we need to discover the joy of God. "This joy is not cheap," he cautions. "What Jesus promises is not a gimmick to give you goose bumps nor a mental attitude that has to be pumped up at pep rallies. It is, instead, a radical reconstruction of the heart." The Applause of Heaven, a best selling classic, leads the searcher to an encounter with the source of joy. It shows that the peace of God is within your reach. And the applause of heaven is nearer than you think.

©1990, 1996 by Max Lucado

Members Reviews:

Get a better narrator.

I liked the story very much. But the narration was like a drone. It was hard to listen to, but I did because I liked the story. The narrator sounded bored, and tired.

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Title: Angels

Author: Billy Graham

Narrator: Tom Dooley

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-01

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 53 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

"An angel," Dr. Graham says, "is a spiritual creature without a body created by God for the service of Christendom and the church." As world crises seem to deepen on every hand there is continuing need for Christians to take comfort from the fact that, with the host of angels at God's call, we are not alone.

Members Reviews:

A look at angels

Excellent Biblical truth about angels, including the fallen. I would always recommends sitting under the tutelage of Billy Graham.

Excellent book on angels and their purpose!

It's comforting to know that we as Christians are always being watch and protected by not only the Holy Spirit but the angels that are assigned to us.

to be experienced

Would you try another book from Billy Graham and/or Tom Dooley?

Such a wonderful subject. Angles are to be experienced as part of our relationship with God.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Would have added more scriptures

What aspect of Tom Dooleys performance would you have changed?

He did well.

Do you think Angels needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

would not be a bad idea, could add more scripture

Truly Encouraging

This book is filled with encouraging accounts and Scripture to back up the general concept and the incident it self. The book teaches the truth about Angels, they are not who we are to worship, they are His servants.

time well spent

I read the hardcover book many years ago. This time I chose the abridged audio version. The voice is good, but not excellent. Dr. Graham gives an informative and enjoyable sermon or lesson on the subject of angels, both good and evil.

At the end he explains salvation. This book would be a suitable gift for someone who is seeking Jesus Christ and does not yet know Him.

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Title: Connecting

Author: Larry Crabb

Narrator: Larry Crabb

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-12-01

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 56 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Dr. Crabb envisions a day when communities of God's people - ordinary Christians whose lives connect as husband to wife, brother to sister, friend to friend - will accomplish most of the healing that they now depend on mental health professionals to provide.

God has deposited you within the power to heal soul-disease, and that power is released to do its work as you relate to others in revolutionary new ways. In challenging, practical language, Dr. Crabb shows you how.

Critic Reviews:

"...the culmination of Larry Crabb's life work. It took great courage for him to write it - will the church have courage to follow?" - (Philip Yancey)

Members Reviews:

Great book! I wish it wasn't abridged!

The book was fantastic! Larry Crabb has some incredible insight.

You can pick up on a few background noises or him stutter on a couple words. But otherwise it's not too noticable.

Critical Read

I've recommended this book to anyone who'll listen, and not one has responded in disappointment. This is a needed, critical read for people wanting to find meaning in relationships.

Read the reviews more closely

The book got a 4.75 rating so I thought it would be a good book on psychotherapy. Wow! Was I wrong. It was about religion. Had I read the reviews I would not have purchased the book.

Incredibly insightful

Really equipping to our Christian walk, undoing the false beliefs that so often hinder our connection to God and the power of Christ within us through the Holy Spirit. Thank you Dr Larry Crabb.

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Title: The Way of Saint Francis

Subtitle: Teachings and Practices for Daily Life

Author: Father Murray Bodo

Narrator: Father Murray Bodo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-99

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 72 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Who was medieval Italy's Francis of Assisi? Millions knew him as the saint who first received the stigmata of Christ, as a champion of the poor, and as a mystic who possessed a divine rapport with the natural world. But few know that Saint Francis also created an extraordinary system of practices to radiate a joyfulness of spirit inward to the soul and outward to the world. On

The Way of Saint Francis, scholar and friar Murray Bodo reveals the life of this celebrated saint and shares specific meditations, prayers, and teachings to cultivate the 5 great keys of Franciscan spirituality: Silence, how to use inner and outer quietude to prepare a sacred dwelling place within; Purification, true forgiveness, the secret to purifying the heart; Openness, how to embrace your deeper suffering and simpler joys in the manner and spirit of Saint Francis; Response, the way of the Poor Christ, a life made rich through prayer, contemplation, and selfless service; Time, how we enter the state of the timeless divine. You will learn how to use each of these miraculous keys to open the door to the cell within - a sacred inner space of stillness and strength available to you at any time and in any situation - and to transform yourself into a true instrument of peace.

(P)1998 by Murray Bodo; 16 9

Members Reviews:

Good for inspiration

What did you love best about The Way of Saint Francis?

This book provides many inspiring insights using the life of St. Francis. It blends biography with meditations for changing one's daily life to reflect the compassion practiced by St. Francis.

What about Father Murray Bodos performance did you like?

Father Murray Bodo, tends to read very slowly, which takes some getting used to at first but his style becomes quite relaxing once you get into it.

Informative and entertaining story.

Father Murray speaks with compassion and great knowledge on Saint Francis, a wonderful human being. Father Murray's presentation is objective without being dogmatically religious. There are great teachings here to benefit anyone interested in a life of serving others with humility. I have heard this book many times over and find it a comforting and grounding way to quieten my mind in this busy world. Thank you Father Murray and thank you Saint Francis!

Very inspiring

I learned to be more like St. Francis because of this book. Help me to look closer and deeper it myself and to want to follow the way of St. Francis closer.

Way of St. Francis

A depth I have not received in other Franciscan presentations. Thanks to Br. Bodo for his work.

Making it all real

This is a great teaching that will absolutely open your mind as to the need for brotherhood & sisterhood. It could only be divine intervention that caused all of St Francis to creat a movement enjoyed the lesson

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Title: What's So Amazing About Grace?

Author: Philip Yancey

Narrator: Philip Yancey

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Zondervan

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 65 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

The author of 6 Gold Medallion Award-winning books challenges Christians to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, what's so amazing about grace? Philip Yancey gives the listener a probing and impassioned look at grace: what it looks like - but more importantly, what it doesn't look like. Yancey contends that grace is a concept at the heart of God's plan for salvation, and that it is the responsibility of every Christian to reveal the grace the world is searching for.

©1997 Philip D. Yancey; Snow Photograph ©1995 Mark Tomalty; Tree Photograph ©1997 Garry Black

Critic Reviews:

"At a time when the actions of Christians holding extreme positions can inoculate many against the Gospel and the claims of Christ, Philip draws us back to the gift of grace." (Dr. Robert A. Seiple, President, World Vision)

Members Reviews:

Another Gem from Yancy

Yancy is set far apart from cliche American Christian writing I've come to loathe. Consciously shunning clubby neo-pious "insider" dialogue, Yancy approaches issues of faith with a journalist's integrity to honesty, balance, and scope. As a Christian, I find much in today's Christian pop culture outright embarrassing -- Yancy is one of the shining exceptions of intellectual integrity. This book is certainly among his best works.

Amazing is Right!

Alternate title for the book: Everything you ever wanted to know about God's Grace but never knew to ask.

Grace tasks us to be "gracious" to everyone including sinners, enemies, and "different people". But the world and even some churches have taught us to give them "un-grace" instead.

Truly inspiring.

I found this book to be truly inspiring. He uses wonderful stories that are great illustrations of God's grace. The most basic message of Christianity (we are saved by grace, through faith) is powerfully delivered.

A fresh read for those who are thirsty

A fresh read for those who are thirsty.

Made me stop and think

Very thoughtful insights as to grace and the wonderful aspects of how God and Jesus have given us a gift that is priceless. Provoked me to think of ways I could apply it to every day life and my relationships with my kids, my wife and my friends ... and especially people I don't like.

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Title: St. Augustines Confessions: The Arc of Conversion

Author: Prof. James Wetzel PhD

Narrator: Prof. James Wetzel PhD

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-17

Publisher: Now You Know Media Inc.

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

As with any great work of the literary imagination, the Confessions of Saint Augustine defies categorization. It is part spiritual autobiography, part theological meditation - but above all, it is one of the most superb masterpieces ever written.

In St. Augustine's Confessions: The Arc of Conversion, you will join leading Augustine expert and award-winning professor James Wetzel in exploring this timeless work anew. You will come to see how the Confessions is both his most personal and universal work - one that has had incalculable influence in the history of Christianity and Western philosophy. Studying his text closely, you will look at its structures, context, metaphors, themes of conversion, and enduring power to inspire.

Whatever your level of familiarity with Augustine, you will plumb new depths of meaning in these erudite, insightful lectures. While Augustine is a master of words and an artist of affections, you will discover that it is precisely these gifts that he must dispossess to become receptive to the voice of God. Above all else, a confession demands humility, a virtue that can only be offered, never claimed. As you "pick up and listen" to this spiritual masterwork, you will become the reader of another soul and discover the divine generosity that shines through it. These lectures will lead you into the restless heart of which Augustine speaks, one that is startled by grace and desiring of peace.

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Title: Rebuild the Church

Subtitle: Richard Rohr's Challenge for the New Millennium

Author: Richard Rohr

Narrator: Richard Rohr

Format: Original Recording

Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-05-10

Publisher: St. Anthony Messenger Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Western civilization is undergoing a crisis of meaning, and the Christian community needs to find new value, identity, and purpose through hope, says Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. In lectures and homilies he describes both the crisis and cure. In the 13th century, he tells us, St. Francis was called by the Lord to rebuild my Church. Anguished by the fragmentation in the Church today, Rohr invites us to rebuild the Church in the 21st century.

Rohr says we need to tap into our historical roots, both European and American, to recover from spiritual exhaustion. He explains limits, challenges any attitude of arrogance that insists it has all the answers, and reminds us that paganism still rules in our time, with its focus on power, prestige, and possessions. True religion gives us the way through the darkness of life, not around it. There has been too much talk of loving Jesus without suffering, he says. He offers remedies to grow beyond our false worldview and narrow individualism that have destroyed our values and traditions. Rohr proposes a Reconstruction Creed that focuses on Gods movement in history.