Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed - Bryan M. Litfin

Out of the Black Shadows - Stephen Lungu

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Out of the Black Shadows Author: Stephen Lungu Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Length: 11:06:08 Language: English Release date: 09-30-2025 Publisher: Christianaudio.com Genres: Biography & Memoir, Religious & Inspirational Summary: Stephen Lungu was the oldest son of a teenage mother, married off to a much older man by her parents, and living in a black township near Salisbury, Zimbabwe. When he was seven his mother ran away, leaving him, and his younger brother and sister, in the reluctant care of an aunt. By eleven Stephen too had run away, preferring life on the streets. To survive, he slept under bridges and scavenged food from white folks' dustbins. As a teenager he was recruited into one of the urban gangs, called the Black Shadows, which ran a program of theft and thuggery with a half-focused dream of revolution. When a traveling evangelist came to town, Stephen was sent to fire bomb the event, carrying his bag of bombs and mingling with the crowd. Instead of throwing bombs he stayed to listen . . . What followed was better than fiction.

Justice of Jesus: Reimagining Your Church's Life Together to Pursue Liberation and Wholeness - Joash P. Thomas

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Justice of Jesus: Reimagining Your Church's Life Together to Pursue Liberation and Wholeness Author: Joash P. Thomas Narrator: Joash P. Thomas Format: Unabridged Length: 6:14:17 Language: English Release date: 09-30-2025 Publisher: Christianaudio.com Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity Summary: The history of the Western church is stained by injustice. The impulse to resist justice and look the other way has harmed the church and the people it aims to serve. But a different future is possible. In The Justice of Jesus, Joash Thomas surveys the history of injustice and colonization in the Global South at the hands of the Western church. He shows that in addition to harming colonized peoples, colonization has limited Western Christians' understanding of the gospel, leading us to devalue the pursuit of justice for our neighbors on the margins. A St. Thomas Christian born and raised in India, Thomas reflects on his experience in churches across denominations in both the Global South and the Global North. He challenges the status quo, examines beliefs that keep the church from pursuing liberation and wholeness, and explores the relationship of justice to our budgets, pulpits, and theology. The Justice of Jesus is both a prophetic diagnosis and a hopeful prognosis. Listeners will be encouraged with fresh ideas for prioritizing justice through prayer, partnerships, and advocating for the vulnerable in their communities and around the world.

You Bet Your Stretch Marks: Finding Beauty and Worth in the Ways Motherhood Marks Our Bodies and Souls - Abbie Halberstadt

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: You Bet Your Stretch Marks: Finding Beauty and Worth in the Ways Motherhood Marks Our Bodies and Souls Author: Abbie Halberstadt Narrator: Abbie Halberstadt Format: Unabridged Length: 7:03:09 Language: English Release date: 09-30-2025 Publisher: Christianaudio.com Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity Summary: Bestselling author Abbie Halberstadt offers encouragement and insight for mamas struggling to remain engaged and hopeful amid the challenges of motherhood. It's easy to be grateful for motherhood when your child is writing 'best mama ever' on your birthday card or giving you a great, big hug. But how about when you're scrubbing crayon marks off the wall for the third time in a week or tussling with your teen about curfew . . . again? The all-in enterprise called parenting will test your patience and stretch your capacity like nothing else, but mama-of-ten Abbie Halberstadt is here to remind you that having children is a calling you should never, ever regret or apologize to anyone for. With her trademark candor, relatable humor, and biblically based insight, Abbie will help you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus as you navigate the sometimes-murky waters of motherhood. Even with an eyes-up approach, will you still struggle? Yep. Will it be painful and hard at times? Without a doubt. But will it be worth it? For you? For them? You bet your stretch marks!

Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed - Bryan M. Litfin

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed Author: Bryan M. Litfin Narrator: James R. Cheatham Format: Unabridged Length: 5:30:13 Language: English Release date: 09-30-2025 Publisher: Christianaudio.com Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity Summary: Christians believe in the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Yet many would be hard-pressed to explain why they believe this, or even where it might be found in Scripture. But that doesn't mean we're blindly following a merely human tradition. It just means we don't know the story of how the early church came to understand the triune nature of our God—or why it matters to believers today. In engaging, accessible prose, The Story of the Trinity relates the settings, characters, and conflicts that led to the creation of the Nicene Creed, a simple yet beautiful statement of faith that helped early Christians express their beliefs. Rather than getting bogged down in dry semantics, this book recounts the dynamic story of how the one God revealed himself as trifold in both biblical testaments. The Trinity emerges from the pages of Scripture itself. Litfin unfolds this core doctrine of the church so that it not only makes sense, but it brings glory to God and expresses the true nature of the gospel. If you've struggled to understand this essential yet often overlooked doctrine, The Story of the Trinity invites you to discover one of the most beautiful expressions of God's love for us, laid out in one of the church's most elegant and edifying creeds.

Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask the Economic Struggle of Everyday Americans - Gene Ludwig

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free [https://hotaudiobook.com/free] Title: Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask the Economic Struggle of Everyday Americans Author: Gene Ludwig Narrator: Gene Ludwig, John Hopkinson Format: Unabridged Length: 3:47:23 Language: English Release date: 09-30-2025 Publisher: Bookwire Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Social Science Summary: 'A hard-hitting indictment of the data underpinning federal economic policies.' —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Mismeasurement of America reveals, at long last, why public perceptions of the economy differ so drastically from prevailing statistics. The truth turns out to be disconcerting: The statistics are misleading. Here we find the roots of growing public resentment. Despite headlines heralding growth and prosperity, most Americans have fallen behind. They're working harder year upon year not to get ahead but merely to stay apace. For them, the American Dream appears to be slipping further and further away. Beneath the resentment is something else: The misleading statistics that shape our understanding of reality are steering powerful policymakers to make misguided decisions at the federal, state, and local levels alike. And, for most Americans, the results continue to be catastrophic. How did we get here? Having spent the better part of the last forty years working on economic policy, former US Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig walks readers through the research done by the economic team at the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity. In the process, we see how outdated definitions have skewed our perceptions of: - Unemployment - Wages - Inflation - Upward mobility and growth The Mismeasurement of America presents new and better ways to understand what's really happening in the American economy. To save the American Dream, we need good economic indicators. In these pages, Gene Ludwig shows us how to get there.