Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols in Antarctica and Other Unexpected Places by Madeleine L'Engle

The Voice: Listening for God’s Voice and Finding Your Own by Sandi Patty

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332403 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332403] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Voice: Listening for God’s Voice and Finding Your Own Author: Sandi Patty Narrator: Kathie Gifford, Sandi Patty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 6, 2018 Genres: Counseling & Inspirational Publisher's Summary: Christian music icon and forty-time Dove award winner Sandi Patty has long astounded listeners with her powerful voice. And yet, off the stage, Sandi struggled to have a voice at all. Journey with Sandi and discover the tools you need to listen for God's voice and find your voice along the way. With a history of sexual abuse, infidelity, divorce, and crises of self-image, Sandi lived much of her life feeling unworthy of love or value. Like so many of us, she coped by living through the voices of others, allowing other people to prescribe her identity. As she performed around the world, Sandi met others just like her who hid their wounds behind quiet smiles and struggled to live with fractured identities. Through deeply intimate stories of her life and the empowering spiritual truths she's learned, Sandi offers readers wisdom to navigate the journey from voicelessness to discovering the voice God has given you, teaching you to: - Embrace your true self - Share your story - Become the person God created you to be Sandi's warm and invitational writing will draw you to the voice of the God who sings over your life, saying you are seen, you are loved, and your voice is worth hearing. With timeless wisdom, The Voice will help you uncover your God-given identity and a voice of your very own. Praise for The Voice: 'I've known Sandi for more than a quarter of a century. I'm one of the millions who have been blessed by her voice and touched by her words of wisdom. Her story is one of grace, hope, and second chances. May it impact all who read it.' --Max Lucado, pastor and New York Times bestselling author 'My favorite kind of spiritual leader is the one who tells the truth and gives others permission to tell the truth. I don't need shiny, polished, or tidy. I need genuine. Sandi, my dear friend, whom I love wholeheartedly, has given us this and more in The Voice.' --Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author

Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols in Antarctica and Other Unexpected Places by Madeleine L'Engle

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336795 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336795] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols in Antarctica and Other Unexpected Places Author: Madeleine L'Engle Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 18, 2018 Genres: Counseling & Inspirational Publisher's Summary: Despite protests and warnings from friends and family, author Madeleine L’Engle, at the age of seventy-four, embarked on a rafting trip to Antarctica. Her journey through the startling beauty of the continent led her to write Penguins and Golden Calves, a captivating discussion of how opening oneself up to icons, or everyday “windows to God,” leads to the development of a rich and deeply spiritual faith. Here, L’Engle explains how ordinary things such as family, words, the Bible, heaven, and even penguins can become such windows. She also shows how such a window becomes an idol–a penguin becomes a “golden calf”–when we see it as a reflection of itself instead of God. With delightful language, insightful metaphor, and personal stories, L’Engle brings readers to a deeper understanding of themselves, their faith, and the presence of God in their daily lives.

The Rock That Is Higher: Story as Truth by Madeleine L'Engle

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336792 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336792] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rock That Is Higher: Story as Truth Author: Madeleine L'Engle Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 18, 2018 Genres: Counseling & Inspirational Publisher's Summary: We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes… –Madeleine L’Engle, from The Rock That Is Higher Story captures our hearts and feeds our imaginations. It reminds us who we are and where we came from. Story gives meaning and direction to our lives as we learn to see it as an affirmation of God’s love and truth—an acknowledgment of our longing for a rock in the midst of life’s wilderness. Drawing upon her own experiences, well-known tales in literature, and selected narratives from Scripture, Madeleine L’Engle gently leads the way into the glorious world of story in The Rock That Is Higher. Here she acknowledges universal human longings and considers how literature, Scripture, personal stories, and life experiences all point us toward our true home.

Letters to the Church by Francis Chan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332493 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332493] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letters to the Church Author: Francis Chan Narrator: Ramon De Ocampo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Counseling & Inspirational Publisher's Summary: Millions are satisfied to sit through hour-long, weekly religious services. Millions more have left the church, brokenhearted and cynical. But God is waking up His people—people who will risk everything and sacrifice anything to become the dynamic, powerful Church seen in Scripture.   We Are Church calls Christ-followers, young and old, to hold fast to their biblical roots while seeking radical change. Scripture promises an exuberant and unstoppable Church. That wondrous early church of Acts can be our reality today—but not until we devote ourselves to her original priorities.   Read this book and be challenged, guided, and encouraged to passionately pursue God’s magnificent and beautiful vision for His Church. Come and claim your part in this body of believers that is not just possible—it’s promised.

Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not by Craig Groeschel

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336907 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/336907] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not Author: Craig Groeschel Narrator: Van Tracy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 21, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.8 of Total 5 Genres: Counseling & Inspirational Publisher's Summary: Can God be good when life is not? Rediscover faith in the character, power, and presence of God. Even in the questions. Even in the hurt. 'I want to believe, I want to have hope, but . . .' Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel hears these words often and has asked them himself. We want to know God, feel his presence, and trust that he hears our prayers, but in the midst of great pain, we may wonder if he really cares about us. Even when we have both hope and hurt, sometimes it's the hurt that shouts the loudest. In Hope in the Dark, Groeschel explores the story of the father who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus, saying, 'I believe! Help my unbelief!' In the man's sincere plea, Jesus heard the tension in the man's battle-scarred heart. He healed not only the boy but the father too, driving out the hopelessness that had overtaken him. He can do the same for us today. As Groeschel shares his pain surrounding the health challenges of his daughter, he acknowledges the questions we may ask in our own deepest pain: - 'Where was God when I was being abused?' - 'Why was my child born with a disability?' - 'Why did the cancer come back?' - 'Why are all my friends married and I'm alone?' He invites us to wrestle with such questions as we ask God to honor our faith and heal our unbelief. Because in the middle of your profound pain, you long for authentic words of understanding and hope. You long to know that even in overwhelming reality, you can still believe that God is good. Hope in the Dark is also available in Spanish, Esperanza en la Oscuridad.