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Rhinestone Jesus: Saying Yes to God When Sparkly, Safe Faith Is No Longer Enough

Rhinestone Jesus: Saying Yes to God When Sparkly, Safe Faith Is No Longer Enough

by Ann Voskamp and Kristen Welch

In high school, Kristen Welch wore a big, sparkly rhinestone “Jesus” pin to school every day and carried her Bible wherever she went. (Yes, she was that girl.) But she didn’t realize her faith, though sincere, was shallow; much like her artificial accessory, it would one day tarnish, no longer a true fit for who she was. As real life catapulted Kristen… Read more…

Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption

Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption

by Donald Miller, Claire Diaz-Ortiz and Samuel Ikua Gachagua

Sammy Ikua Gachagua had lost his father to illness, his mother to abandonment, and his home to poverty. By age ten, he was living in a shack with seven other children and very little food. He entered an orphanage seeing it as a miracle with three meals a day, a bed to sleep in, and clothes on his back.When Claire Diaz-Ortiz arrived in Kenya at the end of an … Read more…

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revolución pacífica: Los cambios que el papa Francisco ha comenzado en la Iglesia Católica

revolución pacífica: Los cambios que el papa Francisco ha comenzado en la Iglesia Católica

by Mario Escobar

La agenda del nuevo Papa está cargada de cambios urgentes y necesarios para la Iglesia Católica. En este primer año se han producido algunos de esas transformaciones. ¿Cuáles son esos cambios y cómo se han producido? ¿Qué cambios quedan aún por realizar? En La revolución pacífica se e… Read more…

Raw Faith: What Happens When God Picks a Fight

Raw Faith: What Happens When God Picks a Fight

by Matt Chandler, Lauren Chandler and Kasey Van Norman

As a respected Bible teacher, Kasey Van Norman had dedicated her life to sharing God’s Word and encouraging women to trust in God during times of crisis. Then, just as her ministry was poised to explode, Kasey was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that shattered her spirit and rocked her faith to its core. Sick, frightened, and in pain, Kasey sud… Read more…

No Greatness without Goodness

No Greatness without Goodness

by Randy Lewis

Randy Lewis bet his career that he could create an inclusive workplace at one of America’s biggest corporations—a place where people with disabilities could not just succeed but thrive. No Greatness without Goodness is the powerful story of a corporate executive who, after watching the world through the eyes of Austin, his own child with autism, realized… Read more…

Betty Greene: Wings to Serve
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Betty Greene: Wings to Serve

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

Betty Greene coaxed her Grumman seaplane to two thousand feet... Suddenly, silence - total silence. The plane engine had stopped! Her passengers gasped, but Betty knew she must remain calm. They had only one slim chance for survival: the twisting jungle river below them. As a young girl growing up on the shores of Lake Washington, Betty Greene had t… Read more…

Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World
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Captain John Smith: A Foothold in the New World

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

The mainsail cracked above them in the ferocious wind as a group of red-faced men descended on John. "You have brought a curse on us. Overboard with you," one of the men yelled. A chorus of cheers went up. It was the last sound John heard before he was dumped over the side of the ship and engulfed by the dark, roiling ocean." Thrown overboard, ensla… Read more…

David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer
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David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

With the heart of an explorer and the passion of an evangelist, David Livingstone mapped vast, unexplored areas of Africa, sharing the gospel with whomever he encountered. His stamina, perseverance, and dogged determination created the legacy of a trailblazing explorer with an undying hunger to make Christ known wherever his steps led him. David Liv… Read more…

Ben Carson: A Chance at Life
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Ben Carson: A Chance at Life

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

Ben visited Maranda's family the night before the young girl's brain surgery. He spoke to her parents, outlining the risks one last time. "The surgery should take about five hours. There's a strong likelihood that Maranda could bleed uncontrol… Read more…

Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose
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Jim Elliot: One Great Purpose

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

Jim and Pete turned to see the Auca men, their deadly spears raised, running toward Nate, Ed, and Roger. Jim stood in the river, his hand on his pistol. Should he defend himself? He already knew the answer. Each man had promised the others that he would not save himself by killing those they had sought out in Jesus' name. Jim Elliot and his cowo… Read more…

William Carey: Obliged to Go
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William Carey: Obliged to Go

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

William's amazing journey to India would prove to be just the beginning of a missionary quest filled with hardship and heartache as well as tremendous victories. Often referred to as "the father of modern missions," William Carey displayed a single-minded determination to set his face like a flint to the task of bringing the gospel to those lost… Read more…

Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China
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Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China

by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge

Narrated by Benge, Janet

With the heart of an explorer and the passion of an evangelist, David Livingstone mapped vast, unexplored areas of Africa, sharing the gospel with whomever he encountered. His stamina, perseverance, and dogged determination created the legacy of a trailblazing explorer with an undying hunger to make Christ known wherever his steps led him. David Liv… Read more…


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