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Everything is Spiritual
- Finding Your Way in a Turbulent World
- Narrated by: Rob Bell
- Length: 7 hrs
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Publisher's summary
This program is read by the author.
From Rob Bell, the New York Times best-selling author of Love Wins
This audiobook is an invitation to see your life in a new way. Because we each have a story we're telling - about who and where we come from, what we've been through, and what it all means - or doesn't mean. These stories we tell can easily feel disjointed and fragmented, like an endless series of events are happening to us without any particular coherence or point. Just, you know, life. But for thousands of years there's been another way of understanding this experience we're all having here, one that goes directly to the heart of those age-old questions: Who are we? And what are we doing here? And what does it all mean?
In this compelling and surprisingly subversive memoir, Rob shows us this ancient wisdom, taking us through his history and the history of the universe to show us something about our histories - how all of it matters, how everything we've been through forms a connected whole, and how it's all been headed somewhere the whole time.
From the farthest reaches of the universe to the smallest cells in our bodies, Rob invites us to see that there's something more going on here, something bringing us together and guiding us into greater and greater wonder and awe at our own existence, showing us how this world we call home is way more dynamic and mysterious and meaningful than we ever realized.
If you've every found yourself thinking, "There's got to be me more than this", this audiobook is for you. Can your life get more fascinating, more meaningful, filled with more and more possibilities surprising you year after year after year? This book says yes. Because everything is spiritual.
Barnes & Noble Best New Books of the Year - 2020
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Essentials
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- What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?
- By: Jonathan Martin
- Narrated by: Jonathan Martin
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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In Prototype, Jonathan Martin creates a vivid understanding of what it means to be God's beloved. To completely trust, as Jesus did, that God loves us. To live without fear, confident in our identity and purpose. To handle life's wounds as Jesus did, and to wake every day with a deep awareness of God's presence. Martin reveals a startling truth at the heart of the gospel: Jesus is our prototype. And as we discover how the knowledge of being God's beloved changed everything for Jesus - how it set Him free to live out His purpose and love God, others, and the world - it will begin to do the same for us.
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A Game Changer
- By Atalie on 08-09-13
By: Jonathan Martin
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The Lifetimes When Jesus and Buddha Knew Each Other
- A History of Mighty Companions
- By: Gary R. Renard
- Narrated by: Gary R. Renard, Gavin Leighton, Elysia Skye
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Two and a half decades ago, Ascended Master Teachers Arten and Pursah appeared to Gary Renard and held a series of conversations with him that elaborated on the teachings of two spiritual classics, The Gospel of Thomas and A Course in Miracles. Gary immortalized what he learned in the books of his best-selling series. This fourth book, a companion to the original trilogy, explores six of the lifetimes in which the incarnations of Jesus and Buddha lived together, beginning in 700 BC when they were known as Saka and Hiroji.
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Your hatred of Trump, Republicans & pretty much half the country just guarantees dozens more “lifetimes”
- By Rak on 04-07-19
By: Gary R. Renard
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Death to Deconstruction
- Reclaiming Faithfulness as an Act of Rebellion
- By: Joshua S Porter, John Mark Comer - contributor
- Narrated by: Joshua S Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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This book is more than Porter's own story. It also invites those who may be in the deconstruction process themselves to consider the perspective of someone who was tempted to leave his faith—yet stayed. And it provides theological insight and pastoral support to those who worry that everyone is bailing out on the church.
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Beautiful
- By Anonymous User on 05-10-23
By: Joshua S Porter, and others
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Marrow
- A Love Story
- By: Elizabeth Lesser
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to yourself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones you love. But when her sister, Maggie, needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love.
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“ Love came first “
- By marie on 03-26-18
By: Elizabeth Lesser
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Living the Braveheart Life
- Finding the Courage to Follow Your Heart
- By: Randall Wallace
- Narrated by: Matt Baugher
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Part autobiography, part master class, Living the Braveheart Life invites us to explore five major archetypes in Braveheart that resonate not only in Randall's life but in the modern-day lives of both men and women: the father, teacher, warrior, sage, and outlaw. Join blockbuster film director Randall Wallace on the journey of his creative and personal life.
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Braveheart has a valable message!
- By Mrs.Bushy on 04-28-21
By: Randall Wallace
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Soul Shifts
- Transformative Wisdom for Creating a Life of Authentic Awakening, Emotional Freedom & Practical Spirituality
- By: Dr. Barbara De Angelis
- Narrated by: Dr. Barbara Deangelis
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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There are pivotal moments in the lives of all seekers when we realize that we've been traveling on our path of growth toward happiness and fulfillment, but, simply put, we want to go faster. How we have been living, working, and loving just isn't enough or even acceptable anymore. We know we're being called to something more significant and expanded - we can feel it. At these times what's needed is not simply more change or an adjustment in our outer life but profound transformation.
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Inspirational chatter from a boastful person
- By Mary Murrey on 06-17-15
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The Second Mountain
- How People Move from the Prison of Self to the Joy of Commitment
- By: David Brooks
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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Author David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose.
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Pursue meaning, reject hyper-individualism
- By Adam Shields on 05-07-19
By: David Brooks
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Love Has Forgotten No One
- The Answer to Life
- By: Gary R. Renard
- Narrated by: Gary R. Renard
- Length: 8 hrs
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Join Gary Renard, the best-selling author of The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality, for the final installment of his trilogy: a fascinating roller-coaster ride to the mysterious truth behind the modern spiritual masterpiece A Course in Miracles. His teachers, Ascended Masters Arten and Pursah, will take you on a whirlwind tour of the afterlife; teach you a method that will, with practice, melt away all of your past bad karma; and reveal the "missing ingredient" to the popular self-help techniques of today.
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Far too opinionated on politics and other mundane policies
- By Lorenza on 07-20-20
By: Gary R. Renard
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The Sin of Certainty
- Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our "Correct" Beliefs
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
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- By Adam Shields on 05-26-16
By: Peter Enns
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The Great Work of Your Life
- A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
- By: Stephen Cope
- Narrated by: Kevin M. Connolly
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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To know your true calling - your dharma, as the yogis say - is perhaps the greatest desire within each of us. And yet, few can say we know our purpose with absolute certainty. Fortunately, there is a time-tested guide - an ancient map - for discovering and fulfilling your unique calling. In The Great Work of Your Life, Stephen Cope walks you through each step of the journey.
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Jungian Zen Psychoanalytical Retired Meditation Teacher
- By Glenn Guillory, SFO on 06-13-20
By: Stephen Cope
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I'd Like You More If You Were More like Me
- Getting Real About Getting Close
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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I'd Like You More If You Were More like Me takes on one of life's most important questions: How can I get closer to God and other people? We were created for deep connections. When people have deep connections, says John Ortberg, they win in life. When they don't have deep connections, they cannot win in life. I'd Like You More If You Were More like Me offers help in overcoming one of the biggest obstacles to making deep connections: the fact that we're so different. Different from God and different from each other.
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Terrible Title Fabulous Book!
- By 3boymama on 10-03-18
By: John Ortberg
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
- By: anonymous
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Lyle Lovett, J. Smith-Cameron
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. Fans around the world are drawn to Her Grace's voice, her wit, her life-affirming love for all humanity, and the fun and friendship of the community that's sprung up around her.
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Oh Dear Duchess!
- By Rebecca Lindroos on 07-20-20
By: anonymous
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"We have to test everything. I thank God for anybody anywhere who is pointing people to the mysteries of God. But those people would all tell you to think long and hard about what they are saying and doing and creating. Test it. Probe it. Do that to this book. Don't swallow it uncritically. Think about it. Wrestle with it. Just because I'm a Christian and I'm trying to articulate a Christian worldview doesn't mean I've got it nailed. I'm contributing to the discussion. God has spoken, and the rest is commentary, right?" (Rob Bell)
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There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to their building. Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too long ago about a study revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty. This is a book about those two numbers. It's a book about faith and fear, wealth and war, poverty, power, safety, terror, Bibles, bombs, and homeland insecurity, It's about what happens when Christians support, animate, and participate in the very things Jesus came to set people free from.
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Rob and Kristin Bell introduce a startling new way of looking at marriage, The Zimzum of Love. Zimzum is a Hebrew term where God, in order to have a relationship with the world, contracts, creating space for the creation to exist. In marriage, zimzum is the dynamic energy field between two partners, in which each person contracts to allow the other to flourish. Mastering this field, this give and take of energy, is the secret to what makes marriage flourish.
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The best book on marriage, yet.
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Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion by teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be answered within the rigid framework of his religious instruction nor be accepted among the conservative evangelical community.
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Popular level look at how we understand scripture
- By Adam Shields on 04-21-15
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Out of Sorts
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In Out of Sorts, Sarah Bessey, award-winning blogger and author of Jesus Feminist, helps us grapple with core Christian issues using a mixture of beautiful storytelling and biblical teaching. As she candidly shares her wrestlings with core issues - such as who Jesus is, what place the church has in our lives, how to disagree yet remain within a community, and how to love the Bible for what it is rather than what we want it to be - she teaches us how to walk courageously through our own tough questions.
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Sounded like a robot reading this!
- By KNimblett on 02-23-16
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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
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Life throws us “curve balls”—from devastating personal losses to world tragedies. These events often leave us doubting God, the Bible, and our faith. But instead of pushing away our reservations, we should embrace them, Peter Enns argues. A leading biblical scholar and Christian mentor, Enns has never been afraid to question the Bible or Christian beliefs. Such thoughtful inquisitiveness, he argues, is part of God’s plan. He wants us to question, because doing so actually leads to a stronger, lasting faith.
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A personal testimony
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- M Goldman
- 09-29-20
The connection
Knowing we are all tied together and to everything that has ever existed is good information to bring us peace in all aspects of our lives.
No matter how we feel, we belong. Good stuff...
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- JRH
- 12-17-20
Rob never disappoints
Rob Bell’s story telling is always enthralling. Come along for the ride. Everything is spiritual.
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- Peggy Langford
- 09-22-20
Everything it’s supposed to be
Few authors do what Rob does. I feel included, affirmed, energized by his ideas and presentation skills. Hats off to your many mentors, Rob. You are a fine human being and thanks for listening to the voice inside you.
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- Laurence Martins
- 09-26-20
the sum of being...
the newness and fAmiliarity of this work speaks to me and filled me with awe and wonder.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-07-20
Best book ever
One of the best books I've ever listened to in my entire life. The end.
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- Cathy J. Jones
- 02-09-22
WOW
This is mind boggling, challenging and perhaps even life changing! I feel that Pastor Rob Bell, (yes, I still will give him credit for that previous role) just opens up an incredible window to a simplistic and mystical arena of how we should think of and live our Christianity out. Wow…just WOW! Thank you VERY much Pastor Rob Bell for sharing this journey of yours with us, that is similarly available to all.
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- Kenneth Groves L
- 12-16-21
blah! blah blah
Don't waste your time like I did. He just goes on and on about nothing. Useless words.
I wrote my review half way through chapter 6. I finished the book and the review still stands. He uses so many words to say nothing.
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- Charisse Morrell
- 02-22-22
Less of a Read, More of a Ride
I really enjoyed listening to this book and don't know if I would have had the same experience physically reading it. Rob has a talent for turning the mundane into the magical and listening to his words made it even more magical.
This was my first Rob Bell book - I actually had never even heard of him before this so I went in with completely neutral expectations.
The whole book feels like one, big, long sermon, but I honestly am not even mad at that. I'm also not mad about the various biblical references, even as a ex-Christian. In fact, I found his perspectives on Jesus and stories from the Bible really refreshing - I wish more followers of Jesus thought and acted like Rob.
In his own words, he describes this book as "less of a read, more of a ride" and that was absolutely accurate for me. There were many times I wondered where he was going and how it was all going to tie together - I think that's part of his point, though.
I know it's cliche, but I definitely had a spiritual experience with this book. Rob's conversational and intimate voice in which he writes feels incredibly personal and makes it more inviting to join him in vulnerability.
I really enjoyed the book and am really glad I read it. Do I agree with everything he said? No.
I am not a proponent of the "everything happens for a reason" and the "there's a lesson behind every struggle" narratives. However, Rob's ability to connect the dots between the cosmos, the divine, and the ordinary is incredible and I walk away from this book with a refreshed perspective on life, purpose, creation, and death.
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- D. Frazier
- 08-12-21
Loved it!
Beautiful, smart, encouraging, fun to read. I once believed Rob Bell was some sort of radical heretic but now nothing he says feels “out there” to me…he’s talking about and teaching ideas people have pondered for centuries. He’s showing us how to ask questions and embrace the big-ness of God. How is that heretical? It’s not!
Thank Goddess I left fundamentalism. One of the best decisions of my entire life.
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- Karen Wedinger
- 10-18-20
Meaty
This is a book best listened to in chunks so you can ponder what you just heard.
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