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Harold S. Kushner
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From the beloved author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, deeply moving and illuminating reflections on what it means to live a good life.
As a congregational rabbi for half a century and the best-selling author of 12 books on faith, ethics, and how to apply the timeless wisdom of religious thought to everyday challenges, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner has demonstrated time and again his understanding of the human spirit. In this compassionate new work, his most personal since When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Kushner relates how his time as a 21st-century rabbi has shaped his senses of religion and morality. He elicits nine essential lessons from the sum of his teaching, study, and experience, offering a lifetime's worth of spiritual food for thought, pragmatic advice, inspiration for a more fulfilling life, and strength for trying times.
With fresh, vital insight into belief ("there is no commandment in Judaism to believe in God"), conscience (the Garden of Eden story as you've never heard it), and mercy (forgiveness is "a favor you do yourself, not an undeserved gesture to the person who hurt you"), grounded in Kushner's brilliant readings of Scripture, history, and popular culture, Nine Essential Things I've Learned About Life is compulsory listening from one of modern Judaism's foremost sages.
Distilling the wisdom of an extraordinary career, this profoundly inspiring yet practical guide to well-being is truly the capstone to Kushner's luminous oeuvre.
©2015 Harold S. Kushner (P)2015 Random House AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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What is my purpose in life? What is a good life? Why is there so much wrong with our world? What can I do to help make it right? These are some of the big questions that everyone must answer. And any lasting change in our lives will start with a change to one or more of our answers to these questions. Jesus changed the life of every person he met in the Gospels, through powerful experiences and words that led them to unexpected and transforming answers to their big questions. These conversations can still address our questions and doubts today.
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Very deep
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The Unshakable Truth
- How You Can Experience the 12 Essentials of a Relevant Faith
- By: Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
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Know why you believe. Pass on what you've experienced. Many Christians are unsure about what they believe and why. They may wonder if their faith is meaningful and credible. Because of this, they struggle with passing on a relevant Christianity to their families and friends. That’s why Josh McDowell and his son, Sean, have created this comprehensive yet easy-to-understand handbook.
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Use what they give you.
- By Jon on 08-10-11
By: Josh McDowell, and others
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Secret Message of Jesus
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- By: Brian McLaren
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
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In The Secret Message of Jesus, McLaren clears away the dust of 2,000 years of the Christian religion to get to the most important questions facing Christendom: Could it be that the church has misunderstood or, in some cases, intentionally distorted Jesus' core message?
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What's the Secret???
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Patience with God
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Frank Schaeffer has a problem with Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Dennett, and the rest of the New Atheists—the self-anointed “Brights.” He also has a problem with the Rick Warrens and Tim LaHayes of the world—the religious fundamentalists. The problem is that he doesn’t see much of a difference between the two camps. As Schaeffer puts it, they “often share the same fallacy: truth claims that reek of false certainties.
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A Very Personal Book
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Jesus' Alternative Plan
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Richard Rohr Rohr goes through the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, explaining the historical and cultural context of each verse and offering guidance for what it means for Christians today.
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Updated Version
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When God Doesn't Make Sense
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Every person who lives long enough will eventually encounter circumstances that are difficult to explain theologically. From years of counselling experience, Dr. James Dobson offers assurance of God's constant care, even when human suffering is beyond our comprehension.
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Good book for difficult times
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This series of reflections reveals the importance of gratitude in helping us see beyond the immediate to a broader and deeper reality. The discovery of this perpetual alleluia will help you discover what you are, become who you are, and grow with gratitude into the unknown.
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Spiritual platform for left-wing ideology
- By John Glemby on 06-29-19
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Learning to Speak God from Scratch
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In this groundbreaking book, one of America's premier religion writers revives ancient expressions through cultural commentary, vulnerable personal narratives, and surprising biblical insights. Both provocative and liberating, Learning to Speak God from Scratch will breathe new life into your spiritual conversations and lure you into the embrace of the God who inhabits them.
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New in sight into stale old language
- By Fyodor Dostoyevsky on 09-01-18
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Strangers in a Strange Land
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From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar, comes Strangers in a Strange Land, a fresh, urgent, and ultimately hopeful treatise on the state of Catholicism and Christianity in the United States. America today is different in kind, not just in degree, from the past. And this new reality is unlikely to be reversed.
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A Must Read
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The Problem of God is written by a skeptic who became a Christian and then a pastor, all while exploring answers to the most difficult questions raised against Christianity. Mark grew up in an atheistic home, and after his father's death, began a skeptical search for truth through exploring science, philosophy, and history, asking the big questions of life, and eventually finding answers in Christianity. In a disarming, winsome, and persuasive way, The Problem of God responds to the top 10 questions people raise against God, and Christianity.
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Very Convincing and Quite Good
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Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To
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Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To is a guidebook on how to pray effectively. All over the world, people are shaking their heads in frustration and asking, "Why doesn't God answer me when I cry out to him?" In light of all the problems we face in life, we want to know why God is so often "silent" when we pray. Anthony DeStefano knew there had to be an answer to this mystery, so he set out to find prayers that God says "yes" to all the time.
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Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes to
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- Michael Mendell
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THERE IS A JEWISH FUTURE.
An awakening for the future of American Judaism. When conceptualized will open a door to the melinials in search of meaning in their culture.
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- Julian Cohen
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What a wonderful read!
I enjoyed and learned and started applying some of the ideas on this book.
Thank you very much for sharing your learning.
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- Jessica
- 03-12-18
Reminds your heart that life just is
One of those books that should listen to/read once every one to two years...you have new experiences each day and the frame of mind this book will give you will allow you to reframe your experiences into lessons that allow you to breathe deeper and love harder.
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- Lemiel Pierre
- 06-29-23
An excellent human being
I love everything the Rabbits produces since teach us much and guide us through difficult times and situations.
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- Morgan
- 10-08-24
MUST READ
This book I picked up because of something my Rabbi said in our Rosh HaShanah services. I never thought that I would learn how to be a better mother, wife, worker, and build my faith. I am going to buy the hard copy for my teenagers to read before leaving for college. I think everyone, regardless of religious background, should read this. There is something for everybody to get from here.
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- Barbara
- 03-03-20
Another thought provoking and inspiring book by Rabbi Kushner.
As an agnostic, I find it difficult to find books that address the spirituality of human beings that I can relate to. The Rabbi ‘s theology is never off-putting. His wisdom shines through in this book.
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- 10-10-17
Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned About Life
I believe this book will forever change the way I look at my life. Rabbi Kushner has brought a new prospective to me. I’m looking forward to reading another of his books. This book is for anyone, agnostic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, it doesn’t matter. Let it sink in and hear the Word.
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- NinaSchatzkamerMiller
- 11-14-17
Enlightenment
Thank you Rabbi for these 9 important lessons. I will try to remember what you’ve taught me in these hours of listening and live my life accordingly. There were wise words for those who doubt and those with faith. Those who despair and they who are happy. As aren’t we all these at one time or another?
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- Mangum5
- 11-28-20
Man's definition of God
I gave this a star because there are a few nuggets of truth. Otherwise, I basically learned that this is a Jewish Rabbi who doesn't like the God of the Torah. He, instead, has decided he would like to define God for himself and goes on and on about why the God of scriptures shouldn't be a god. So far the only essential lesson I have gotten from him is, "Harold Kushner doesn't like the God of scripture"- which doesn't really help me. I wish I had spent my money on another book.
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