Peace in the Dark: Faithful Practices as We Wait for the Light by Jessica Herberger

Church on Trial: How to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis by Phil Cooke

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813878 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813878] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Church on Trial: How to Protect Your Congregation, Mission, and Reputation During a Crisis Author: Phil Cooke Narrator: Phil Cooke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 31, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: In the ministry world where unpredictability is the only certainty, church leaders face a unique challenge—navigating the upheaval precipitated by crises. From unforeseen scandals to disruptive emergencies, leaders must be equipped with grounded solutions to manage them with confidence and poise. That is why Phil Cooke's Church on Trial is a must-listen. An essential guide for maintaining integrity and preserving the good standing of your church in the face of a crisis, you will learn how to maintain and earn congregational trust and unity; safeguard your church's reputation preemptively and proactively before it crashes and burns; implement best practices for crisis prevention and recovery; build relationships and collaborate with trusted legal advisors; and gracefully handle negative media attention and publicity. Crises do not have to break your church. Rather, your church can be built to weather the storms they bring.

Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations by Bryan M. Litfin

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813880 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813880] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations Author: Bryan M. Litfin Narrator: Tyler Boss Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 17, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Personal narratives are powerful instruments for teaching, both for conveying information and for forming character. The martyrdom accounts preserved in the literature of early Christianity are especially intense and dramatic. However, these narratives are not readily available and are often written in intimidating prose, making them largely inaccessible for the average reader. This introductory work brings together key early Christian martyrdom stories in a single volume, offering new translations and expert commentary. An introduction and explanatory notes accompany each translation. The book not only provides a vivid window into the world of early Christianity but also offers spiritual encouragement and inspiration for Christian life today.

Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up by Tiffany Bluhm

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812305 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812305] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up Author: Tiffany Bluhm Narrator: Tiffany Bluhm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 17, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: 'A welcome book offering an important wake-up call to the Christian community and beyond.' —Gail Eubanks, Library Journal Tiffany Bluhm wishes this wasn't her story to tell. Yet like many women today who are taking action against sexual harassment and sexual assault, it is. Bluhm explores the complex dynamics of power and abuse in systems we all find ourselves in. With honesty and strength, she tells stories of how women have overcome silence to expose the truth about their ministry and professional leaders—and the backlash they so often face. In so doing, she empowers others to speak up against abuses of power. Addressing men and women in all work settings—within the church and beyond—popular author and podcast host Tiffany Bluhm sets out to understand the cultural and spiritual narratives that silence women and to illuminate the devastating emotional, financial, and social impact of silence in the face of injustice. As listeners journey with Bluhm, they will be moved to find their own way, their own voice, and their own conviction for standing with women. They'll emerge more ready than ever to advocate for justice, healing, and resurrection.

Peace in the Dark: Faithful Practices as We Wait for the Light by Jessica Herberger

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/815551 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/815551] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peace in the Dark: Faithful Practices as We Wait for the Light Author: Jessica Herberger Narrator: Ann Richardson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 10, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: How do we stay faithful as we wait on God? The time after Good Friday but before Easter Sunday is one of the most overlooked portions of the Bible. We tend to rush ahead to the empty tomb seeking to find the resurrected Lord, but our lives don't come equipped with a fast-forward button. We all face seasons of waiting where we long for a new or better future. Peace in the Dark invites you to look again and acknowledge the reality of Holy Saturday. The example of the early disciples in those in-between hours offers a depth of wisdom about what to do when things have gone wrong. Their practices can serve us as we face our own disappointments, trials, and even traumatic experiences. There is a way to not just live but to experience peace when God seems silent. Rooted in Scripture, nature, and her personal experiences of years of trial, Jessica Herberger guides us through what was happening on that day, why it matters, and how we can approach our Holy Saturdays with hope and faithfulness.

Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins by Jacob L. Wright

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813422 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/813422] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins Author: Jacob L. Wright Narrator: Jim Denison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 10, 2024 Genres: Christianity Publisher's Summary: Why did no other ancient society produce something like the Bible? That a tiny, out of the way community could have created a literary corpus so determinative for peoples across the globe seems improbable. For Jacob Wright, the Bible is not only a testimony of survival, but also an unparalleled achievement in human history. Forged after Babylon's devastation of Jerusalem, it makes not victory but total humiliation the foundation of a new idea of belonging. Lamenting the destruction of their homeland, scribes who composed the Bible imagined a promise-filled past while reflecting deeply on abject failure. More than just religious scripture, the Bible began as a trailblazing blueprint for a new form of political community. Its response to catastrophe offers a powerful message of hope and restoration that is unique in the Ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman worlds. Wright's Bible is thus a social, political, and even economic roadmap—one that enabled a small and obscure community located on the periphery of leading civilizations and empires not just to come back from the brink, but ultimately to shape the world's destiny. The Bible speaks ultimately of being a united yet diverse people, and its pages present a manual of pragmatic survival strategies for communities confronting societal collapse.