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God Can't
- How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils
- Narrated by: Thomas Jay Oord
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's summary
Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth God loves everyone all the time. God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful doesn't prevent evil.
Author Thomas Jay Oord says God’s love is inherently uncontrolling. God loves everyone and everything, so God can't control anyone or anything. This means God cannot prevent evil single-handedly. God can’t stop evildoers, whether human, animal, organism, or inanimate objects and forces.
God Can't was written in understandable language. Thomas Jay Oord's status as a world-renowned theologian brings credibility to the book’s radical ideas. He explains these ideas through true stories, illustrations, and scripture.
God Can't is for those who want answers to tragedy, abuse, and other evils that make sense!
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- By Tina on 05-19-18
By: David Stoop
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9 Common Lies Christians Believe
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- By: Shane Pruitt
- Narrated by: Shane Pruitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
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Pastor and speaker Shane Pruitt guides listeners in identifying the Christian cliches we've all heard that are actually unbiblical lies. He then counters with the truths about God as presented in the Bible - truths that bring encouragement and freedom for our lives. God won't give you more than you can handle. Really? Pastor and speaker Shane Pruitt shines a light on this and other Christian cliches that upon further inspection are actually unbiblical lies that keep far too many believers stuck in spiritual immaturity.
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The "conclusion" chapter was unnecessary and cheap
- By Amazon Customer on 01-22-24
By: Shane Pruitt
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The Present Perfect
- Finding God in the Now
- By: Gregory A. Boyd
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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Experience true spiritual transformation: Invite God's presence into your life! Popular author, theologian, and pastor Gregory Boyd shows you how - simply, practically, and effectively - in this thoughtful and accessible book. Join Boyd on this transformational journey of a lifetime!
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practical, yet deeply thoughtful
- By nick larson on 05-03-17
By: Gregory A. Boyd
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Finding God in the Waves
- How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science
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In Finding God in the Waves, "Science Mike" draws on his personal experience to tell the unlikely story of how science led him back to faith. Among other revelations, we learn what brain scans reveal about what happens when we pray; how fundamentalism affects the psyche; and how God is revealed not only in scripture but in the night sky, in subatomic particles, and in us.
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For those wrestling with the Christian faith
- By steve on 09-14-16
By: Mike McHargue
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Breathing Under Water
- Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
- By: Father Richard Rohr OFM, Anne Lamott - foreword
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We all suffer from unhealthy dependencies that we continually return to in hopes of having a better life. But after yet another TV show is streamed or another drink is swallowed, we find we once again feel worse, not better, than we did before. Where is the hope for that fully awakened life we long to live?
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NOT JUST FOE 12-STEPPERS!!!!!
- By Musical Theatre Fan on 04-16-23
By: Father Richard Rohr OFM, and others
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In this mini-audiobook collection of essays, prominent atheist author Greta Christina offers secular ways to handle your own mortality and the death of those you love. Blending intensely personal experience with compassionate, down-to-earth wisdom, Christina (Coming out Atheist and Why Are You Atheists So Angry?) explores a variety of natural philosophies of death.
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Nothing I hadn't thought of myself
- By Neuron on 03-12-15
By: Greta Christina
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Forgotten God
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- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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A follow up to the profound message of Crazy Love, Pastor Francis Chan offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit's direction in our lives. "In the name of the Father, the Son, and ... the Holy Spirit." We pray in the name of all three, but how often do we live with an awareness of only the first two?
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The Spirit: the Power of Christ in Us
- By Greg on 02-16-12
By: Francis Chan
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Wrestling with God
- Finding Hope and Meaning in Our Daily Struggles to Be Human
- By: Ronald Rolheiser
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
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In Wrestling with God, Ronald Rolheiser offers a steady and inspiring voice to help us avow and understand our faith in a world where nothing seems solid or permanent. Drawing from his own life experience, as well as a storehouse of literary, psychological, and theological insights, the beloved author of Sacred Fire examines the fears and doubts that challenge us. It is in these struggles to find meaning, that Rolheiser lays out a path for faith in a world struggling to find faith, but perhaps more important, he helps us find our own rhythm within which to walk that path.
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Still Wrestling
- By Joseph B Oberting on 10-13-20
By: Ronald Rolheiser
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Changes That Heal
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- By: Henry Cloud
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Many of us struggle with anxiety, loneliness, and feelings of inadequacy. We know that God created us in his image, but how can we be loving when we feel burned out? How can we be free when we struggle with addiction? Will we ever enjoy the complete healing God promises? Combining his professional expertise and personal experience, renowned psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud guides us through four basic ways to become joy-filled, mature followers of Christ.
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Terrible production, excellent book
- By R. Carlson on 10-05-08
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When God's Ways Make No Sense
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It doesn't take too much living before we realize that life never goes quite the way we want it to. But when things get hard and we don't understand what God is doing, what is our first impulse? Is it to resist him and run away like Jonah? Or is it to trust him even while trembling in fear of suffering like Habbakuk? In this powerful exploration of God's often mysterious and counterintuitive ways, Dr. Larry Crabb challenges listeners to seize the opportunities for growth and maturity that come our way when we experience troubles and failures.
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Excellent read
- By Michael Black on 10-25-19
By: Dr. Larry Crabb
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- Vance
- 04-18-20
paradigm game-changer!
having been both a former Catholic, ex atheist, now just a loving Christian, this book has helped tremendously! my trauma I experienced with the Evangelical community was deep-seated and destructive. cult-like almost. I have been through extensive counseling that still had not seemed to get at the root of the problem, but this book finally addressed all the dirty issues I faced and dealt with.
It will change your views of God, but I promise you, it will change them for your and God's betterment!
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- Lindsey Greene
- 05-29-24
Healing for sexual abuse survivor
I had heard several podcasts with Thomas Jay Oord sharing about his book God Can't and it brought me a lot of peace when thinking about my own abuse and where was God. I turned to atheism from the pain but have slowly turned back towards the idea of a God. This book has helped bring me back, I have hope again. The pain is still there from the abuse but I am deeply comforted. I sent a copy of this book to my mom even.
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- Pam R
- 03-31-20
Great truths that will make trusting God possible.
There are so many lies that the church has taught us about God’s character that makes it not really possible to trust God or to want to be close to Him. This book is awesome at resolving so many of those issues so we can live a life in the arms of a truly loving God. Thank you Thomas Jay Oord!
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- Sandora Davidson
- 04-18-19
A book that changes everything we thought we knew about God
If you are seeking to understand one of the most perplexing theological questions...this book is essential listening. Masterfully written and narrated ...Oord is able to make a compelling case for why God can’t do anything alone to intervene in the evils of the world.
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- Yoshihiko Kamada
- 12-08-22
At last, I understand the Lord’s Prayer !
Nothing less, but nothing more.
As I was listening to the authors very convincing talk, I none the less kept repeating the question, “than how are you supposed to pray to God?”. To a “God who can’t.” (I have been praying this prayer every day the past number of years, sometimes multiple times a day, and the recent years in Greek. I am a Christian of 58 years. ) What the author is saying makes real sense. Listening to the very last word, and repeating the Lord’s Prayer, I suddenly realized, this is the prayer that the real loving Jesus (God) taught us to pray, and this is the perfect prayer, nothing more but nothing less.
Your insight is profound, and life changing Dr. Oord. I can’t thank you enough! (John K.)
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- MM
- 02-19-20
Thought Provoking
An excellent read that expands the discussion on the nature of God and suffering. The thoughts and ideas set forth in this book deserve consideration alongside the others that propose a reconciliation between a loving God and a suffering world. I have struggled with this question for over ten years and am always interested to find something like this that takes an honest approach to answering the question. Now that I have the basic premise, I'll be reading his other books to gain a bit more depth and explanation. My mind is not made up, but this has definitely given me a new perspective.
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- Victoria
- 01-02-24
Clear explanation of a relational theology
I liked the accessibility of this book for the general population. I think he provides food for thought to the hurting as his purpose states. I am a student of theology and appreciate his example of putting a heady subject in pastoral terms. Readers certainly do not have to agree with all he says. If he presents a logical case that is understandable. Chew on it!
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- Vince Flippo
- 03-19-19
Embracing the Mystery
Thank you for helping me to see God more lovingly and compassionately. As a pastor of many who have grieved immensely, I have agonized over much of my own faith. This helps. Vince Flippo
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- Mia
- 08-14-21
Answering big questions about faith and God’s love
I first heard of your books on the Peacing it Altogether Podcast. This book is incredibly helpful to faith pushers on all paths of our journey. I have passed this book along to many others asking big questions about God, God’s love, and God’s “control.”
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- Liz W.
- 11-23-20
Well reasoned
It was well reasoned, simple to understand and makes a lot of sense. I think that Christianity would benefit from incorporating this idea into the religion. I listened on 1.3 speed because he talked a little slow for me.
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