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ID: 647055

Title: Feed Yourself: Step Away from the Lies of Diet Culture and into Your Divine Design

Author: Leslie Schilling

Narrator: Leslie Schilling

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:12:29

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-23

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Diet & Nutrition, Disorders & Diseases

Summary:

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Dietitian and nutrition therapist Leslie Schilling turns diet culture on its head with a radical new message: We aren't designed to diet.

Diet culture is a system of oppression that values only certain types of bodies and equates thinness with health. It permeates American society and even lurks in our safest spaces, such as schools, medical offices, and places of worship. But when you begin to see its lies for what they are, you can fight back, build resilience and self-esteem, and trust your divine design.

Leslie Schilling has counseled hundreds of people every year who struggle with food, body image, chronic dieting, and disordered eating. She helps them understand diet-culture myths, fight the lies we've been told (and sold), and discover the truth about health, well-being, and how God sees our bodies—all bodies—as good.

In Feed Yourself, you'll learn how to:

- Identify the lies of diet culture.

- Understand that health is far more than what we eat or how we move.

- Escape the shame and guilt you may feel about your body.

- Trust your body and recognize its cues and needs.

- Find freedom in food and learn to define health on your own terms.

Discussion questions, charts to help you discern diet culture, and recommended readings are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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ID: 647052

Title: Free and Fully Alive: Reclaiming the Story of Who You Were Created to Be

Author: Karrie Garcia

Narrator: Karrie Garcia

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:52:45

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-23

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

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A dynamic, practical guide to embracing your past and discovering a deeper connection to yourself, God, and others so you can reclaim who God created you to be.

Many of us yearn for a sense of purpose, but we wonder how we can overcome the trauma and mistakes of our past. We keep doing and doing for God, hoping to erase our story so we can find our true calling.

Free and Fully Alive is a powerful reminder that our stories hold the key to our true purpose, and it's who we are in those stories, not what we do, that is the secret to living the abundant life God promises.

As author Karrie Garcia draws on her own experiences and her expertise as a life coach, she shows us why God's redemptive purpose for our lives doesn't begin once we're free from pain, and as we are vulnerable with God, ourselves, and others, we find that we are already who God created us to be.

A vibrant guide to getting unstuck, Free and Fully Alive equips you to:

- Ditch the behavior modification strategies and focus on true heart transformation

- Stop chasing external achievements when what you long for is internal change

- Silence that inner critic and find the voice of truth through the Word of God

- Realize that God's love for you has nothing to do with all you accomplish today

- Understand that your past does not disqualify you from God's purpose

 

Feel fully alive in the story you're living. You are meant to be here. In fact, that's the greatest purpose of all.

Diagrams and illustrations are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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ID: 584217

Title: What Falls from the Sky: How I Disconnected from the Internet and Reconnected with the God Who Made the Clouds

Author: Esther Emery

Narrator: Charity Spencer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:54:04

Language: English

Release date: 07-26-22

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Prayer, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Esther Emery was a successful playwright and theater director, wife and mother, and loving it all - until, suddenly, she wasn’t. When a personal and professional crisis of spectacular extent leaves her reeling, Esther is left empty, alone in her marriage, and grasping for identity that does not define itself by busyness and a breakneck pace of life. Something had to be done.

What Falls from the Sky is Esther’s fiercely honest, piercingly poetic account of a year without Internet - 365 days away from the good, the bad, and the ugly of our digital lives - in one woman’s desperate attempt at a reset. Esther faces her addiction to electronica, her illusion of self-importance, and her longing to return to simpler days, but then the unexpected happens. Her experiment in analog is hijacked by a spiritual awakening, and Esther finds herself suddenly, inexplicably drawn to the faith she had rejected for so long.

Ultimately, Esther’s unplugged pilgrimage brings her to a place where she finally finds the peace - and the God who created it - she has been searching for all along.     

What Falls from the Sky offers a path for you to do the same. For all the ways the Internet makes you feel enriched and depleted, genuinely connected and wildly insufficient, What Falls from the Sky reveals a new way to look up from your screens and live with palms wide open in a world brimming with the good gifts of God.

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ID: 570581

Title: Beautiful People Don't Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans

Author: Scott Sauls

Narrator: Mark Smeby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:06:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-14-22

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Find the freedom from regret, hurt, and fear that God wants for you while discovering joy, relief, and hope as you become the beautiful human he created you to be.

We all carry regret, hurt, and fear. These are burdens that weigh us down and make us feel trapped.

In twenty-five years of pastoral ministry, Scott Sauls has come alongside countless individuals and communities through weary seasons and circumstances. From his own seasons of regret, hurt, and fear--including battles with anxiety and depression--he knows what it's like to be unfinished and on the mend under Jesus' merciful, mighty healing hand.

Beautiful People Don't Just Happen reads like a field guide that can help you: 

- Find hope in how God is drawn toward you, not appalled by you, in your sin and sorrow.

- Practice emotional health with joy, gratitude, and lament.

- Quiet shaming, wearying thoughts with God's divine counter-voice.

- Discover how the defining feeling of faith is not strength but dependent weakness.

- Learn what the Bible calls 'the secret of being content' in every circumstance.

Dare to embrace the contentment, hope, and fullness God wants for you--offered to all who will receive it.

A key quotes guide is included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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ID: 509669

Title: Made for This Moment: Standing Firm with Strength, Grace, and Courage

Author: Madison Prewett Troutt

Narrator: Madison Prewett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:36:34

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment, Biblical Studies, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

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A single moment can change your life forever. When that moment arrives, will you be ready?

In this deeply personal book, Madison Prewett invites you into the moments that shaped her so that you can learn how to stand firm in your own convictions before your big moment comes along.

When Madison appeared on season 24 of The Bachelor, she quickly earned a reputation for her ability to stay rooted in her convictions in the face of uncertainty. Again and again, she proved that she was fully prepared to stand up for what she believed in—even in the most challenging moments.

If you're eager to learn how to keep your standards high and your roots deep so that you can make decisions you're proud of, Madi's authentic vulnerability and real-life challenges will help you live a life of integrity, grace, and courage.

In Made for This Moment, Madi uses the biblical story of Esther to help you find the encouragement you need to:

- Decide who you want to be before you step into your Big Moments

- Claim your confidence so you can get out of the comparison game

- Learn strategies for dealing with your past so it won't hinder your present

- Break free from the labels others put on you

- Learn how to respond to offense with grit and grace

- Discover how to be true to yourself no matter what

 

No matter what stage of life you're in, Made for This Moment will help you navigate the complex realities of living in an age of social media and confusing standards. God's timing is not a mistake—you were made for this exact moment.

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ID: 647051

Title: Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship

Author: Justin Whitmel Earley

Narrator: Justin Earley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:50:28

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-23

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

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Discover the art of fostering life-giving, life-long friendships and the individual habits that make them possible.

Loneliness is deadly. We know this psychologically and spiritually. Sin wants us to be alone, and it often feels like today's world is tailor-made to keep us that way.

In Made for People—by bestselling author of The Habits of the Household—Justin Whitmel Earley explains why God made us to experience deep friendship and how we can cultivate them despite a culture of busyness, disconnection, and fear of vulnerability.

Through personal stories, research, and biblical wisdom, Justin paints of a picture of God's design for 'covenant friendships.' This book will teach you:

- How loneliness points to our God-given needs.

- Why vulnerability is the beginning of real friendship.

- How to deepen the friendships we already have.

- Key habits that create a lifestyle of friendship.

 

Isolation may be the norm of modern life, but it doesn’t have to be the story of yours, and it isn’t what you were made for. In fact, you were made to be among people who know you fully and love you anyway.

Leave behind loneliness and build the life of deep connection you long for.

Images and tables to help form covenant friendships are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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ID: 441535

Title: Wounded by God's People: Discovering How Gods Love Heals Our Hearts

Author: Anne Graham Lotz

Narrator: Anne Lotz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:52:08

Language: English

Release date: 10-27-20

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Tucked into Abraham's biography is the story of Hagar, a young Egyptian slave with whom Abraham had a son named Ishmael. Hagar stood out because she was wounded--not physically, but in ways that were as emotionally and spiritually painful as any injury to a body would be. Some wounds were provoked by her own bad behavior, but others were inflicted by those who considered themselves God's people.

Anne Graham Lotz too has been wounded by God's people. Some wounds have been deeper than others, some have come out of nowhere, and still others have been provoked by her own behavior, but all of the wounds have been deeply painful. They seemed to hurt even more when the wounders wrapped their behavior in a semblance of religion or piety.

As Hagar's story unfolds, you will discover that wounded people often become wounders themselves. While Anne identifies with the wounded, the unpleasant reality is that she also identifies with the wounders, because she has been one, too.  She knows from experience that wounding is a cycle that needs to be broken. And by God's grace, it can be.

Many have had similar experiences. And perhaps you are among those who have been so deeply hurt that you have confused God's imperfect people with God. Maybe you have even run away from God as a result. Or perhaps you have been a wounder to the extent that you are living in a self-imposed exile, believing you are unworthy to be restored to a warm, loving relationship with God or with God's people. Whatever your hurts may be, Wounded by God's People helps you to begin a healing journey--one that enables you to reclaim the joy of God's presence and all the blessings God has for you.

God loves the wounded. And the wounders.

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ID: 442873

Title: Searching for Enough: The High-Wire Walk Between Doubt and Faith

Author: Tyler Staton

Narrator: John Mark Comer, Tyler Staton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:06:28

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Searching for Enough will help you see doubt not as an emotion to fear but as an invitation to discover the truth that God’s presence is enough to hold us in space between faith and disillusionment.

Do you ever find yourself thinking, 'I'm not enough, and I'm never going to be. And I know I'm not supposed to say this, but God's not enough for me either.'

Whether or not we attend church, deep down we wonder if the biblical story of faith is really enough for the complexity of the world in which we live. We fill our lives with other things, hoping that maybe the next experience or accomplishment will complete us. Yet with every goal we reach, we still feel discouraged and anxious.

In Searching for Enough, Pastor Tyler Staton draws on ancient and modern insights to introduce us, as if for the first time, to Jesus' disciple Thomas: history's most notorious skeptic. Like Thomas, we are caught between two unsatisfying stories: We want to believe in God but can't reconcile his presence with our circumstances and internal struggles.

But what if there's a better story than shame? What if there's redemption so complete that there's nothing left to hide? What if there is a God who can heal your resentments, fears, and loneliness in such a profound way that you feel whole?

From a place of spiritual companionship and deep authenticity, Tyler shows us that it is not an empty tomb that will change our lives, but the presence of the living God. Whether you are a distant skeptic, an involved doubter, or a busy but bored Christian, Searching for Enough invites you to find enough in a God who offers the only promises that never disappoint.

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ID: 383304

Title: Daily Guideposts 2020: A Spirit-Lifting Devotional

Author: Guideposts

Narrator: Bill Russell, Ginny Welsh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:43:31

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-19

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Prayer, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Daily Guideposts, America's bestselling annual devotional, is a 365-day devotional from the Editors of Guideposts that will help listeners grow in their faith every day of the year.

Daily Guideposts 2020 centers on the theme 'He Performs Wonders,' based on Job 5:9, and is filled with brand-new devotions from fifty writers. Each day listeners will enjoy a Scripture verse, a true first-person story told in an informal, conversational style, which shares the ways God speaks to us in the ordinary events of life, and a brief prayer to help focus the listener to apply the day's message. 

Enjoy favorite writers like Debbie Macomber, Edward Grinnan, Elizabeth Sherrill, Patricia Lorenz, Julia Attaway, Karen Barber, Sabra Ciancanelli, Mark Collins, and Rick Hamlin. 

In just a few minutes a day, Daily Guideposts helps listeners find the spiritual richness in their own lives and welcomes them into a remarkable family of over one million people brought together by a desire to grow every day of the year.

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ID: 386698

Title: Tap Code: The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything

Author: Carlyle S. Harris, Sara W. Berry

Narrator: Ginny Welsh, Henry O. Arnold

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:39:03

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-19

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, Military, Religious & Inspirational

Summary:

Discover never-before-told details of POW underground operations during the Vietnam War told through one airman's inspiring story of true love, honor, and courage.

Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison--nicknamed the 'Hanoi Hilton.' For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs--including John McCain and George 'Bud' Day--suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse.

It was there that Smitty covertly taught many other POWs the Tap Code--an old, long-unused method of communication from World War II. Using the code, they could softly tap messages of encouragement to lonely neighbors and pass along resistance policies from their leaders. The code quickly became a lifeline during their internment. It helped the prisoners boost morale, stay unified, communicate the chain of command, and prevail over a brutal enemy.

Meanwhile, back home in the United States, Harris's wife, Louise, raised their three children alone, unsure of her husband's fate for seven long years. One of the first POW wives of the Vietnam War, she became a role model for other military wives by advocating for herself and her children in her husband's absence.

Told through both Smitty's and Louise's voices, Tap Code shares the riveting true story of:

- Ingenuity under pressure

- Strength and dignity in the face of a frightening enemy

- The hope, faith, and resolve necessary to endure even the darkest circumstances

Praise for Tap Code:

'Tap Code is an incredible story about two American heroes. Col. 'Smitty' Harris and his wife, Louise, epitomize the definition of commitment--to God, to country, and to family. This tale of extreme perseverance will restore your faith in the human spirit.'

--Brigadier General John Nichols, USAF

'The incomprehensibly long ordeal of the Harris family is agonizing. Their love, faith, loyalty, and courage epitomize all that is good about America.'

--Lt. Col. Orson Swindle, USMC (ret.), POW, Hanoi, 11/11/1966 to 3/4/1973

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