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Title: Angels and Saints: Who They Are and Why They Matter (Engaging Catholicism)

Author: Mcgrath Institute For Church Life, Elizabeth Klein

Narrator: Nan Mcnamara

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Release date: August 13, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

We often pray with the saints in our Catholic practice or see paintings of angels by famous artists, but who are they really? What do they do? Can they really intercede for us? Elizabeth Klein, assistant professor of theology at the Augustine Institute, leads us through a soul-inspiring exploration of Catholic teaching on angels and saints and why they matter to us as individuals and to the Church. Throughout the book, Klein answers common questions about the angels and saints in order to give us a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role they play in our lives, the Mass, and in the life of the Church. She also equips us to better discuss with non-Catholics what we believe about angels and saints. In Angels and Saints, Klein explains that these heavenly companions are gifts from God. They are our friends and are joined to us in the mystical Body of Christ. They invite us to love God and each other perfectly as they do.

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Title: Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio: Daily Reflections for Advent

Author: Susan De Bartoli

Narrator: Tom Parks

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Release date: August 13, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

St. Pio of Pietrelcina had a deep devotion to the Christ Child. The man more commonly known as Padre Pio also possessed extraordinary and unique mystical gifts: Jesus often came to him in the form of a little child. In Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio, stories about the saint known for his stigmata and ability to bilocate are woven with scripture and prayer to help you experience Advent with greater hope and joy. Each day of Advent you will hear an account from someone who knew Padre Pio, including ● his Capuchin brothers' amazement as they witnessed Padre Pio walking the halls of the monastery, cradling an apparition of the Christ Child; ● the miraculous healing of Vera Marie Calandra, who was blessed by the Franciscan monk as an infant and whose parents later founded the National Centre for Padre Pio; and ● examples of the extraordinary spiritual gifts of this holy confessor This book contains daily readings for Advent. Each day includes a quotation from Padre Pio, a short story about the saint, a scripture reflection, and prayer to help you follow this extraordinary saint's example and welcome the Christ Child into your home and heart during Advent.

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Title: I Have My Doubts: How God Can Use Your Uncertainty to Reawaken Your Faith

Author: Philip Graham Ryken

Narrator: Philip Graham Ryken

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Release date: August 13, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

10 Bible Stories of Faith and Doubt to Encourage Believers through Uncertainty  Will God do what he says he promises? Can we trust his intentions? Is he even good? Without guidance, these doubt-filled questions can hinder spiritual progress and lead to discouragement. Thankfully, the Bible offers encouraging examples of men and women who remained faithful to God even through seasons of uncertainty.  Based on a series of Wheaton College chapel messages, this encouraging guide explores 10 Bible stories on the topic of faith and doubt to reassure readers that doubt is normal for Christians. These stories cover a wide range of questions and doubts that most Christians experience at some point in their faith journey—doubts about God's power, protection, justice, healing, and more. Ultimately, readers will better understand the dynamic of faith and doubt, helping them renew their faith in God even through times of uncertainty. - Encouraging: This book bolsters faith in God and his word amid inevitable times of doubt - Scriptural Study: Explores 10 stories of biblical believers who experienced doubt yet remained faithful to God  - Written by Philip Ryken: President of Wheaton College and author of Beauty Is Your Destiny; Is Jesus the Only Way?; and Loving the Way Jesus Loves.

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Title: Lead Like the Real You: Wisdom for Women on Finding Your Voice, Pursuing God's Calling, and Leading with Courage

Author: Amy Orr-Ewing

Narrator: Amy Orr-Ewing

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Release date: August 13, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Amy Orr-Ewing has learned a lot of lessons the hard way. As an internationally known speaker, theologian, and apologist, she has navigated through many challenges: battling abuse, finding and using her voice, building a lasting ministry, leading with confidence, thriving in friendship, relying on God in hard times, and more. Now, she's sharing the wisdom she has gained over twenty-five years with other women so they, too, can grow in Christian leadership. In Lead Like the Real You, Orr-Ewing pens a deeply personal and engaging collection of letters that explore the unique challenges women face. Rooted in honesty, practicality, and biblical guidance, these letters speak to women who lead in the workplace, classroom, church, and home, as well as those who support them. This book empowers the next generation of Christian women who hope to change the world to live and lead well, knowing they are not alone.

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Title: The Mind of the Maker

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrator: Jane Mcdowell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Release date: August 12, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

An investigation into the nature of God and creativity from the author of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, with an introduction by Madeleine L’Engle. The Mind of the Maker will be relished by those already in love with Dorothy L. Sayers and those who have not yet met her. A mystery writer, a witty and perceptive theologian, culture critic, and playwright, Dorothy Sayers sheds new, unexpected light on a specific set of statements made in the Christian creeds. She examines anew such ideas as the image of God, the Trinity, free will, and evil, and in this text, a wholly revitalized understanding of them emerges. She finds the key in the parallels between the creation of God and the human creative process. She continually refers to each in a way that illuminates both. This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing mediation on language; a piercing commentary on the nature of art and why so much of what we read, hear, and see falls short; and a brilliant examination of the fundamental tenets of Christianity. From the opening of Genesis, it is clear that God and man share one vital trait: the ability to create great works out of nothing. More than any other group, artists feel impelled to create, and this urge brings them closer to God. By contemplating the creative drive of humanity, we can better understand the works of God, and by listening deeply into the tenets of Christianity, we can better understand the creative spirit of man. In this searching, wide-ranging treatise, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century shows us what it means to be an artist—and what it takes to make humankind. This book is masterfully narrated by UK narrator and actor Jane McDowell. Fans of Dorothy L. Sayers may recognize Jane's clear soprano voice from other recordings of Sayers's works. ©1941, 1968 Anthony Fleming. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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Title: Open Mind, Open Heart: 20th Anniversary Edition

Author: Thomas Keating

Narrator: Joel Richards

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Release date: August 12, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

First published in 1986, Open Mind, Open Heart remains one of the best introductions to contemplative prayer. Father Thomas Keating discusses the history of contemplative prayer in the Christian tradition, and introduces the reader to the practice of centering prayer as a spiritual discipline. Each chapter concludes with questions and answers that provide useful information in his signature informal and straightforward style. Open Mind, Open Heart is an excellent resource for anyone starting a centering prayer practice. This brand new audio edition is beautifully narrated by Joel Richards, a listener favorite. ©1986, 1992 St. Benedict's Monastery. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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Title: Hope for an Aching Heart: Uplifting Devotions for Widows

Author: Margaret Nyman

Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Release date: August 8, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Women who are facing the reality of widowhood are often connected by a common thread of grief and uncertainty. Hope for an Aching Heart offers encouragement to help readers handle the challenges of each day with God’s grace. Sharing from a widow’s heart, author Margaret Nyman weaves personal stories, Scripture, and prayers into 60 days of inspirational thoughts that motivate readers to draw closer to God. This heartfelt and engaging devotional helps to broaden women’s understanding of the depth of God’s love, His tender care, and His promise to always be with them. Hope for an Aching Heart: Uplifting Devotions for Widows is skillfully narrated by Sarah Zimmerman, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Audio engineering by Sam Platt.

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Title: Straight to the Heart: Communicating the Gospel in an Emotionally Driven Culture

Author: Daniel Blackaby, Michael Blackaby

Narrator: Jesse Abeel

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

Release date: August 6, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Our approach to apologetics needs to change when the very idea of “truth” is controversial. But as authors Daniel Blackaby and Mike Blackaby teach us, we can still reach people if we understand what they value most. This practical guide to our current landscape explores five effective communication pathways: Story: As people wired for narrative, we can speak through the stories we live and tell. Beauty: In an increasingly industrialized world, we can point people to “pockets of beauty” that reveal the attractiveness of God. Art: In a society that celebrates the arts, we can cultivate creativity in the church, then send artists out as cultural missionaries.  Desire: To a people motivated by love, identity, and purpose, we can show how Jesus is the perfect fulfillment of our deepest longings. Community: As relational creatures where connectivity is disappearing, we can offer a community of unified diversity. Culture may be in flux, but God’s Word remains true. Straight to the Heart helps us speak to the passions that drive our culture without compromising the life-changing truth of the gospel.

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Title: Portrait of God: Rediscovering the Attributes of God through the Stories of His People

Author: Jack Mooring

Narrator: Jack Mooring

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Release date: August 6, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Have you been struggling to see God lately? This beautiful weaving of biblical reflection and true stories from Jesus-followers turns our gaze again to the One who made us, loves us, and will never leave us. Each chapter in Portrait of God explores an attribute of God through a person in church history who radically experienced His nature. Here you’ll discover: - Faith: how an all-powerful God worked miracles in the life of Kathryn Kuhlman, - Holiness: what Augustine of Hippo’s life in a secular world teaches us about God, - Compassion: how William and Catherine Booth’s service to others radiated God’s love, - And more. Portrait of God includes a foreword from Michael W. Smith, thought-provoking questions, and a list of further reading about each faith leader. As author Jack Mooring writes, “The Christian life is less about learning and more about remembering.” When our spiritual life feels like a roller coaster, true stories of faithful Christians help us rediscover our wonder about the unchanging character of our Creator.

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Title: Where Have All the Church Members Gone: How to Avoid the Five Traps That Silently Kill Churches

Author: Thom S. Rainer

Narrator: Michael Beck

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

Release date: August 6, 2024

Genres: Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

Oliver, lead pastor of Connection Church, couldn’t put his finger on why he felt so unsettled. Everything seemed to be going right at Connection—that was until he asked a task force what had happened to one church member: Jill. Oliver couldn’t have known how his one simple question could lead to an unraveling of what was really happening within the church. In this book, respected church consultant, founder and CEO of Church Answers, and author of several church leadership books, Thom S. Rainer, shows how the trend of low church attendance is slowly undermining churches and sending many to the grave. With this leadership parable, Thom illustrates the five key dysfunctions that plague congregations and block healthy church growth. He demonstrates why church leaders need to pay more attention to core issues like unbelief, membership, and dedication to evangelism. Where Have All the Church Members Gone? will give you hope. The book will give you a plan on how to identify dysfunction and put your church on a path to renewal. - A story that illustrates common church dynamics: Follow Oliver and his Connection Church task force as they uncover the true reason for dwindling attendance; - A plan that uncovers the real reasons: Don’t let appearances deceive you. Discover ways to pinpoint the key causes of apathy in congregations; - A guide to the five typical dysfunctions: Find out why people are quietly quitting church and what you can do about it.