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Ignite a deeper, more vibrant relationship with God that impacts not just your spiritual life, but every aspect of your daily life.
John Ortberg calls readers back to the dynamic heartbeat of Christianity - God's power to bring change and growth - and reveals how and why transformation takes place.
The Life You've Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. But it is more than just a book about things to do to be a good Christian. It's a road map toward true transformation that starts not with the individual, but with the person at the journey's end - Jesus Christ.
As with a marathon runner, the secret to finishing a race lies not in trying harder, but in training consistently - training with the spiritual disciplines. The disciplines are neither taskmasters nor ends in themselves. Rather they are exercises that build strength and endurance for the road of growth. The fruit of the spirit - joy, peace, kindness, etc. - are the signposts along the way.
Paved with humor and sparkling anecdotes, The Life You've Always Wanted is an encouraging and challenging approach to a Christian life that's worth living - a life on the edge that fills an ordinary world with new meaning, hope, change, and joy.
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- Tim
- 01-10-05
Easy to Identify with - Good Practical Examples
This a really good book, not only for those young in their Christian faith, but also for those who've been around and need to "re-focus". Ortberg's presentation on the spiritual disciplines was challenging, but in a way that inspires rather than discourages. He also helps the reader to set reasonable goals for prayer and meditation on scripture.
While I tend to be suspicious of most of the "positive thinking" type books, this book does a good job of addressing the perpective that God intends for us to enjoy many of the "ordinary" things in life rather than live a life of misery. But at the same time, he doesn't downplay our call to obedience and role of suffering in the Christian's life.
Overall, I thought this was a very balanced book and worth the read. It would also serve well as a devotional read on the way to work each morning.
A few of the stories were so funny I was laughing out loud in my car.
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- Wilson
- 08-27-06
Sort of a modern
I found Celebration of Discipline a great blessing when we did it our our adult small group, and I'm always looking for more edifying content to listen to while driving, at the gym and doing chores. This book is I suppose a bit of a dumbing down compared to "Celebration", but in a lot of ways it will resonate more for people like myself who struggle to integrate our faith daily and are a long way from being able to do spiritual retreats regularly or fasting, etc.
The author shares a lot of personal examples, which are either very helpful and human or a tad narcissistic depending on one's mood and personality. For me, I found it generally helpful and after having listened to it carefully once or twice, I now listen to parts of it at least once a week so as to remind myself of what I should be working on it my life.
In short, the book is a blessing for the younger or modern person, as it challenges us to be Christ-like in real, North American day-to-day life.
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- phil jurson
- 08-29-04
Excellent book on Christian spiritual dicisplines
Good direction for someone who would like to grow in faith and maturity.
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- Wendel
- 08-30-04
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Excellent. Easy to read. Entertaining, yet very profound!
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- Mike Henry Sr.
- 05-29-05
Great intro to spiritual growth
This is my second book by John Ortberg. I really appreciate his style and humor. He provides wonderful insight into the spiritual disciplines and growth as a Christian. I highly recommend!
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- S_T_N
- 01-09-13
Read it.
Where does The Life You've Always Wanted rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This was the first audible book I listened to, and I had nothing to compare it with. It was easy to listen to.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Life You've Always Wanted?
I love how the author relates his point with a story that the listener can identify with.
What about Jay Charles’s performance did you like?
He did a great job of reading.
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- AK from Cali
- 01-03-13
Amazing! Just what I needed!
What made the experience of listening to The Life You've Always Wanted the most enjoyable?
Down-to-earth, spiritual teachings for everyday people to become more deeply rooted in God. Just an AWESOME book. Soul-stretching stuff!
What about Jay Charles’s performance did you like?
One of the best narrator's I have ever heard.
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- Jeremy
- 10-26-21
Worth Reading
I really appreciated the practical advice found within this book. The reading performance was very well done.
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- martha
- 01-11-21
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Chapters 8 through 11 are missing. I did a return and reordered it and it still has those chapters missing .
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- S. Denise
- 06-09-18
Wonderful
This is one of the best books I have listened to in a very long time. John takes some basic principles and puts s new and refreshing twist to them. He feels very authentic and he held my attention so I would want to listen. I truly respect his honesty and humanness. Thank you!
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- Steve H
- 01-03-18
Very similar to “soul keeping”
It was a good book but very similar in a number of chapters to John Ortberg’s book Soul Keeping.
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- YEMURAI
- 06-01-23
The best teaching on real life matters
I really enjoyed the reading and taken a lot for my life and ministry. I believe I can be the vessel God desired me to be and have started implementing changes by His grace and guidance
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By: John Ortberg
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Soul Keeping
- Caring for the Most Important Part of You
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Tommy Cresswell
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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When is the last time you thought about the state of your soul? Best-selling author John Ortberg guides you through several practices to restore your soul so you can experience a life of wholeness, balance, and hope. The health of your soul isn't just a matter of saved or unsaved. It's the hinge on which the rest of your life hangs. It's the difference between deep, satisfied spirituality and a restless, dispassionate faith.
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Dallas Willard for Dummies
- By Marty Villa on 06-29-15
By: John Ortberg
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The Me I Want to Be
- Becoming God's Best Version of You
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: John Ortberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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The Me I Want to Be will help you discover spiritual vitality like never before as you learn to "live in the flow of the spirit." Pastor and best-selling author John Ortberg first helps gauge your spiritual health and measure the gap between where you are now and where God intends you to be. Then he provides detailed tasks and exercises to help you live in the flow of the Spirit, circumventing real-world barriers - pain and sorrow, temptations, self-doubt, sin - to flourish even in a dark and broken world.
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Have listened several times
- By Thomas on 03-20-11
By: John Ortberg
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If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, "Come"? Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The experience is terrifying. It's thrilling beyond belief. It's everything you'd expect of someone worthy to be called Lord.
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The Most Annoying Narrator, EVER
- By Reza Molavi on 03-08-11
By: John Ortberg
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Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Jay Charles
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Community is more than just a word; it is one of our most fundamental requirements. So how do flawed, abnormal people such as ourselves master the forces that can drive us apart and come together in the life-changing relationships God designed us for? In Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them, teacher and best-selling author John Ortberg zooms in on the things that make community tick. You'll get a thought-provoking look at God's heart, at others, and at yourself. Even better, you'll gain wisdom and tools for drawing closer to others in powerful, impactful ways.
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The need for community
- By phil jurson on 08-31-04
By: John Ortberg
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The Spirit of the Disciplines
- Understanding How God Changes Lives
- By: Dallas Willard
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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Dallas Willard, one of today's most brilliant Christian thinkers and the author of The Divine Conspiracy ( Christianity Today's 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life.
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Drivel
- By Amazon Customer on 07-09-18
By: Dallas Willard
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God Is Closer Than You Think
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: John Ortberg
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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The Bible is filled with examples of an intimate God, a God keenly interested in connecting with ordinary people. He promises to be with us. He says he will personally guide us. Yet somehow, intimacy with God eludes us. Caught up in the mainstream of life, we know we're missing something vital. But how do we attain it?
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Great listen again and again
- By Leslie on 09-18-07
By: John Ortberg
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Living in Christ's Presence
- Final Words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God
- By: Dallas Willard, John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Dallas Willard
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Dallas Willard and John Ortberg explore what it means to live well now in light of God's kingdom. They reflect on the power of the Trinity in our lives, the meaning of knowledge, the importance of spiritual disciplines and much more. Dallas Willard offers poignant thoughts about what it will be like to transition into the very presence of Christ in heaven. This audiobook is adapted from the talks given at the February 2013 Dallas Willard Center "Knowing Christ Today" conference in Santa Barbara, California.
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Let Go of Control
- By taylor storey on 09-21-14
By: Dallas Willard, and others
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Eternity Is Now in Session
- A Radical Rediscovery of What Jesus Really Taught About Salvation, Eternity, and Getting to the Good Place
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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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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Speaker
- By Karla J Altman on 06-14-20
By: John Ortberg
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Who Is This Man?
- The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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Best-selling author John Ortberg shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact humanity today. Jesus' impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn't connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name.
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NOT narrated by John Ortberg, sadly
- By T. Harris on 08-15-12
By: John Ortberg
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The Divine Conspiracy
- By: Dallas Willard
- Narrated by: Thomas Penny
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
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In an era in which many Christians consider Jesus a beloved but remote savior, Willard argues compellingly for the relevance of God to every aspect of our existence. Masterfully capturing the central insights of Christ's teachings in a fresh way for today's seekers, he helps us to explore a revolutionary way to experience God by knowing him as an essential part of the here and now, rather than only as part of the hereafter.
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Incredible Book
- By Tom Ewald on 09-07-07
By: Dallas Willard