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Publisher's summary
In this encouraging book, Pope Francis explores the meaning of true joy and offers an inspiring message: even in dark times, the light of hope can shine bright.
The past few years have been extremely challenging, but even in dark times, the light of joy can shine bright.
True joy, says Pope Francis, is not a fleeting sentiment or a short-term solution to suffering; it springs from a solid hope that nothing and no one can take away.
A Gift of Joy and Hope is an invitation to embrace authentic beauty and a reminder to be open to encountering God, even in the midst of challenges. In this inspiring collection, Pope Francis encourages listeners to change attitudes that exclude others; to reveal the deep dissatisfaction we all hide; and to overcome life’s challenges with courage and faith. He also challenges listeners to hope without pessimism or doubt, to hope even in the midst of anxiety, to recognize the beauty all around us, and to let God show us how to deal with your doubts and fears.
This book aims to encourage listeners to look outside themselves and believe that hope is still possible and that joy always has the last word.
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- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
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It can be easy to have a heart filled with worship on a Sunday morning as the church band is playing your favorite song. But then comes Monday morning's commute and Tuesday afternoon's pile of laundry. How do we maintain a heart of worship in the daily grind? Darlene Zschech has spent her life thinking and teaching about worship. With wisdom and contagious joy, she shares her thoughts on what worship truly is and how it should invade every facet of our being.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This was an amazing book!
- By Reero on 02-02-24
By: Darlene Zschech
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The One Year Daily Insights with Zig Ziglar
- By: Zig Ziglar, Dr. Ike Reighard
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you want to make the most of your life? Zig Ziglar, one of today’s most respected motivational speakers and authors, sincerely hopes and believes that you do. In this audio book, you will find a selection of Zig’s favorite Scriptures, an insightful message, thoughtful questions to lead you to a deeper application of the message, and an inspirational quote to motivate you each day of the year.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal Wisdom, Exceptionally Motivating
- By V on 01-15-12
By: Zig Ziglar, and others
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The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica
- By: Raymond Arroyo
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 33
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Following a string of three New York Times best sellers comes the most powerful work of Mother Angelica, who shares publicly for the first time her most private thoughts and prayers. More powerful and intimate than any of her previous books, this is the book that her millions of admirers have been waiting for. In this special work, listeners are brought inside her spiritual life through her private prayers and reflections.
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5 out of 5 stars
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most excellent prayer book
- By JimmiRae Garland on 10-23-21
By: Raymond Arroyo
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Ragamuffin Gospel
- By: Brennan Manning
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat ourselves up over our failures and, in the process, pull away from God because we subconsciously believe He tallies our defects and hangs His head in disappointment. In this new edition - now with a foreword by Michael W. Smith, testimony by Rich Mullins and the author's own epilogue, "Ragamuffin Ten Years Later," Brennan Manning reminds us that nothing could be further from the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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JUST AS WE ARE, NOT AS WE 'SHOULD' BE
- By Kindle Customer...Tony Chiarilli on 08-30-12
By: Brennan Manning
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The Way of Saint Francis
- Teachings and Practices for Daily Life
- By: Father Murray Bodo
- Narrated by: Father Murray Bodo
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 94
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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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Way of St. Francis
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Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light
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- By: Brian Kolodiejchuk M.C.
- Narrated by: Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg, Paul Smith, Greg Friedman O.F.M., and others
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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This book includes correspondence (and context for understanding it) from Mother Teresa's early years in religious life and throughout her years as founder of a new religious community. This correspondence reveals Mother Teresa's struggles, doubts and her sense of abandonment by God. These revelations can encourage and strengthen us as she reveals her abiding faith despite darkness and trials.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing book, narration didn't feel right
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Make Your Voice Heard in Heaven
- How to Pray with Power
- By: Barry C. Black
- Narrated by: Daxton Edwards
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Based on the keynote message that so moved government leaders at the 2017 National Prayer Breakfast, US Senate Chaplain Barry Black's Make Your Voice Heard in Heaven shows us how to pray prayers that God will hear. Sometimes it feels as if we're never going to be heard and nothing will ever change. Known for his powerful prayers, Chaplain Black challenges us, individually and collectively, to make ourselves heard in a way that really changes things - by calling upon the one who holds ultimate power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolute Blessing
- By D M BOYCE on 04-15-19
By: Barry C. Black
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When God's Ways Make No Sense
- By: Dr. Larry Crabb
- Narrated by: Tom Hatting
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
It doesn't take too much living before we realize that life never goes quite the way we want it to. But when things get hard and we don't understand what God is doing, what is our first impulse? Is it to resist him and run away like Jonah? Or is it to trust him even while trembling in fear of suffering like Habbakuk? In this powerful exploration of God's often mysterious and counterintuitive ways, Dr. Larry Crabb challenges listeners to seize the opportunities for growth and maturity that come our way when we experience troubles and failures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent read
- By Michael Black on 10-25-19
By: Dr. Larry Crabb
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The Return of the Prodigal Son
- A Story of Homecoming
- By: Henri J. M. Nouwen
- Narrated by: Dan Anderson O.F.M.
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- Unabridged
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 664
This powerful meditation illuminates the parable of the prodigal son found in Luke's Gospel. Nouwen discovers anew the reality that God's love is unconditional and shares his own spiritual journey with us. In this audiobook, Nouwen shares his own experience as the wayward son as well as the vengeful older brother and the compassionate father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Are You the Younger or Older Brother?
- By Kindle Customer...Tony Chiarilli on 07-27-12
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Defiant Joy
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In her new book, Stasi Eldredge meets listeners in their painful realities and offers an invitation to a joy that is defiant in the face of this broken world. This joy does not Pollyannaish-ly ignore life's heartache; rather, it insists that sorrow and loss do not have the final say. This kind of joy is present to both goodness and grief and interprets them in the light of heaven.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Christian Tract
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Wrestling with God
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In Wrestling with God, Ronald Rolheiser offers a steady and inspiring voice to help us avow and understand our faith in a world where nothing seems solid or permanent. Drawing from his own life experience, as well as a storehouse of literary, psychological, and theological insights, the beloved author of Sacred Fire examines the fears and doubts that challenge us. It is in these struggles to find meaning, that Rolheiser lays out a path for faith in a world struggling to find faith, but perhaps more important, he helps us find our own rhythm within which to walk that path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Still Wrestling
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The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus
- By: Brennan Manning
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story5 out of 5 stars 35
Is God a wrathful judge? A gentle healer? A father? Brother? Friend? In The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, Brennan Manning brings you to a deeper understanding of the true nature of God. Through poignant and unforgettable stories and challenging observations, Manning helps you stretch your mind and reject simplistic explanations of who God really is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful, Poetic, Convincing
- By Elizabeth Doonan on 12-03-22
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Momentum
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- By: Colin S. Smith
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
Do you know how you want to change but not how to accomplish it? Does the personal transformation you seek feel like a pipe dream? Does the gulf between who you are and who you want to be feel overwhelming? If you are a believer in Christ but feel stuck in your Christian life, this book is for you. Respected pastor and speaker Collin Smith explains how the beatitudes, when rightly understood, are key to making progress in the Christian life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life-giving principles shared in a compelling way
- By Sabrina E. on 01-30-19
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Fear Not Tomorrow, God Is Already There
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Best-selling author Ruth Graham, daughter of Billy and Ruth Bell Graham, tackles the fear listeners face during times of change, uncertainty, and crisis and reveals how to replace these fears with hope and anticipation through the discovery of God and his power. Graham empathizes with listeners who feel inadequate, overpowered, or even beyond hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a blessing!!
- By Crochetaway on 06-21-14
By: Ruth Graham
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- Cory
- 12-31-23
Awsome! Understanding the man, the media has him totally wrong. Wow just beautiful.
He speaks completely different then every news channel or movie you ever seen or watched. If you really want to start on a journey to being holy for real, start here.
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- John A.
- 09-27-22
A great and powerful book
A wonderful book that I found to be developmental and maturative for a young man coming of age such as myself.. I found this book to be incredibly inspirational and a true gift. I found the intonations and inflections to be increasingly and the message unparalleled. I found such great relation with the story and I further highly recommended this book.
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