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Beautiful People Don't Just Happen
- How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans
- Narrated by: Mark Smeby
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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Publisher's 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.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 131
Best-selling author John Ortberg dispels the myth that eternal life is something way out in outer space that we can only hope to experience after we die - and that being saved is merely about meeting the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven. Instead, John unpacks the reality that the moment we trust Christ, we are initiated into “eternal living” with God as a here and now reality, one that will continue beyond our life on this earth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Speaker
- By Karla J Altman on 06-14-20
By: John Ortberg
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What Are You Afraid Of?
- Facing Down Your Fears with Faith
- By: David Jeremiah
- Narrated by: David Jeremiah, Todd Busteed
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story5 out of 5 stars 99
For many people worry, anxiety, and fear are constant companions: fear of death, fear of danger, fear of disease. And too often these fears are crippling, keeping us from the lives God has called us to live. But it doesn't have to be that way, says Dr. David Jeremiah. As Christians we have been given all we need in order to face down even the most frightening, unexpected, and overwhelming obstacles in life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Necessary! it is necessary we face our fears!
- By Rosa Lydick on 09-24-19
By: David Jeremiah
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Worship Changes Everything
- Experiencing God's Presence in Every Moment of Life
- By: Darlene Zschech
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story5 out of 5 stars 19
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 Way of Serenity
- Finding Peace and Happiness in the Serenity Prayer
- By: Father Jonathan Morris
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Father Jonathan Morris has seen firsthand how our day-to-day lives are consumed with anxiety and stress as we focus on our failures and troubles while peace feels unattainable. When he rediscovered the Serenity Prayer, he realized that this little prayer can be a powerful road map for our spiritual journey toward God. As he began to share this prayer with others, he saw that living these simple lines became a source of profound peace and happiness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read!
- By Todd on 04-10-15
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What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life
- By: Brian Zahnd
- Narrated by: Kelly Ryan Dolan
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
In What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life, Brian Zahnd reveals the steps you must take to recover and to recover all. In this audiobook you will hear about David, a man who wept but did not get bitter. You'll listen in as David reorients his vision and regains his passion. Throughout this journey you will be reminded that God's great work in David's life was not an odd, one-off miracle but rather a pattern of faith for you when you face the worst day of your life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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If you are having the worst day of your life, please pick up Tim Keller’s “Walking with God through pain and suffering”
- By Yolkb on 04-18-19
By: Brian Zahnd
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When the Darkness Will Not Lift
- Doing What We Can While We Wait for God - and Joy
- By: John Piper
- Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 196
John Piper examines depression from a spiritual perspective, guiding and encouraging those for whom joy seems to stay out of reach.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brief points of “when I Don’t Desire God”
- By Allison on 02-28-18
By: John Piper
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Momentum
- Pursuing God's Blessings Through the Beatitudes
- By: Colin S. Smith
- Narrated by: Colin S. Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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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
By: Colin S. Smith
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Becoming Myself
- Embracing God's Dream of You
- By: Stasi Eldredge
- Narrated by: Stasi Eldredge
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 289
God has dreams - just for you. Becoming Myself is a hope-filled audiobook for anyone who wonders if her life will ever change - if she will ever change. In Stasi Eldredge’s most intimate work yet, she shares her own struggles with self-worth, addiction, and her past as she shows listeners how God is faithfully bringing us to a life of freedom and wholeness. God desires to restore us, and he is able to restore us - the real us. As he heals our inner life he calls us to "rise to the occasion" of our lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful!!
- By Rick on 01-25-14
By: Stasi Eldredge
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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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He Loves Me!
- Learning to Live in the Father's Affection
- By: Wayne Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Wayne Jacobsen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story5 out of 5 stars 168
Do you find yourself picking through circumstances like children plucking daisy petals attempting to figure out whether or not God loves you? If you find yourself least certain of his love in those critical moments when you most need to trust him, there is hope for you. Where? At the one event in human history that forever secured your place in the Father's heart - the cross where Jesus allowed sin and shame to be consumed in his own body so that you could freely embrace a relationship with his Father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Amazon Customer on 04-30-12
By: Wayne Jacobsen
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Living the Cross Centered Life
- Keeping the Gospel the Main Thing
- By: C. J. Mahaney
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
Have the extremities taken over and left the core of your faith forgotten? Do you get confused by what you feel versus what is real? Let dynamic pastor C. J. Mahaney strip away the nonessentials and bring you back to the simplest, most fundamental reason for your faith: Jesus Christ.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tech issues are very distracting!
- By Lorax on 04-28-18
By: C. J. Mahaney
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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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Befriend
- Create Belonging in an Age of Judgment, Isolation, and Fear
- By: Scott Sauls
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Is real friendship too risky? We live in a world where real friendship is hard to find. Suspicious of others and insecure about ourselves, we retreat into the safety of our small, self-made digital worlds. Tragically, even the church can become a place that reinforces this isolation. Jesus models a much richer vision of friendship. Scott Sauls, pastor and teacher, invites you to see the breadth of Christ's love in this audiobook, Befriend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great post election therapy.
- By Manoli on 12-20-16
By: Scott Sauls
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9 Common Lies Christians Believe
- And Why God's Truth Is Infinitely Better
- By: Shane Pruitt
- Narrated by: Shane Pruitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
Pastor and speaker Shane Pruitt guides listeners in identifying the Christian cliches we've all heard that are actually unbiblical lies. He then counters with the truths about God as presented in the Bible - truths that bring encouragement and freedom for our lives. God won't give you more than you can handle. Really? Pastor and speaker Shane Pruitt shines a light on this and other Christian cliches that upon further inspection are actually unbiblical lies that keep far too many believers stuck in spiritual immaturity.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The "conclusion" chapter was unnecessary and cheap
- By Amazon Customer on 01-22-24
By: Shane Pruitt
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Let Go
- Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship
- By: Casey Cole OFM
- Narrated by: Casey Cole OFM
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 33
"What must I do to gain eternal life?” The rich man who asked this of Jesus was told to sell all he had and give to the poor. But, more importantly, he was told, “Come, follow me!” Franciscan Casey Cole challenges us to let go of something more difficult than material wealth: expectations, anxiety, comfort, wounds, enemies, power - and our very selves. Speaking from both personal and pastoral experience, he outlines the stumbling blocks that turn us away from following Jesus as true disciples. The response to “What must I do?” is simple but not easy: Let go. Now.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Truly a good listen
- By Anonymous User on 12-23-22
By: Casey Cole OFM
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Who Does He Say You Are?
- Women Transformed by Christ in the Gospels
- By: Colleen C. Mitchell
- Narrated by: Colleen C. Mitchell
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
In Who Does He Say You Are?, Catholic missionary and speaker Colleen Mitchell captures the confessions of 12 more women from the Gospels and shows how their stories answer this crucial question of identity: "Who does he say you are?" Holding up Mary as the ultimate example of intimate, transforming union, Mitchell weaves together moving anecdotes of her own search for identity as a Catholic woman along with 12 accounts of women in Scripture that are at once fresh yet familiar.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The prayers she writes are worth the price alone!!
- By Rosie on 08-27-17
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- amy kd
- 11-28-22
You need this encouragement.
We all need this reminder of God’s love and care for us in this world of pain, struggles, disappointments, temptations. Joyful tears now as I finish the book and look forward to the continuous renewal and joy of the the REAL, “Chapter One” life to come.
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