
The Familiar Stranger
(Re)Introducing the Holy Spirit to Those in Search of an Experiential Spirituality
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Christians today are hungry for authentic spiritual experiences, yet all too often they don't have the knowledge of or relationship with the Holy Spirit that is the key to a fully alive spirituality. In The Familiar Stranger, pastor and author Tyler Staton draws on Scripture, tradition, and spiritual practices to help you step into a genuine relationship with the Holy Spirit.
For a generation searching desperately for an experiential spirituality, there's good news: the Holy Spirit's indwelling presence to empower and transform is freely available. Unfortunately, confusion and unfamiliarity surround the Person of the Holy Spirit, leading too many Christians either to sideline him or misunderstand what he means for their spiritual lives.
In The Familiar Stranger, Staton reintroduces this oft-neglected Person of the Trinity, tracing the story of the Holy Spirit as it unfolds throughout the Bible, and inviting believers to close the gap between what Scripture reveals about the Holy Spirit and their lived experience. Along the way, listeners will:
- Dig into key biblical images and metaphors that reveal the Holy Spirit's nature, roles, and personality
- Learn about common misperceptions that keep believers and churches from experiencing the fullness of the Holy Spirit's power and presence
- Discover how the Spirit brings discernment and access to miraculous power to partner with God in the work he's doing in the world
- Reckon with the indispensable role of spiritual experience for walking with God
- Understand how both Word and Spirit (too often separated in some church traditions) work together to draw people into a vibrant, intimate knowledge of God
The Familiar Stranger will challenge, inform, and encourage believers from every background to become more deeply acquainted with the Person and work of the Holy Spirit--and experience his transformative, life-giving power in their lives.
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God Has a Name
- What You Believe About God Will Shape Who You Become
- By: John Mark Comer
- Narrated by: John Mark Comer
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways. God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way.
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The practices to be more like God towards the end of the book.
- By SKW on 12-03-24
By: John Mark Comer
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The Scandal of the Kingdom
- How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God
- By: Dallas Willard, John Mark Comer
- Narrated by: Bill Brooks
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Drawing from his extensive teachings on spiritual formation, Willard illuminates the timeless wisdom contained within each parable, revealing their profound relevance to contemporary life. With clarity and depth, he guides readers through the subversive messages embedded within these seemingly simple stories, urging us to break free from the grip of worldly values and embrace the radical teachings of Jesus. The Scandal of the Kingdom is not just a book—it's a call to action.
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Inspiring to action
- By laura on 11-18-24
By: Dallas Willard, and others
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Experience Jesus. Really
- Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder Through Everyday Encounters with God
- By: John Eldredge
- Narrated by: John Eldredge
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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In this present age we are all becoming disciples of the Internet. We are addicted to distraction. We idolize our instant access to a never-ending avalanche of information. We think we're finally holding the keys to a better life. But if that's true, why are we wrestling with ever-increasing levels of anxiety, dissatisfaction, and despair? John Eldredge presents a powerful alternative to the soulless, disenchanted world we find ourselves living in today: the path of the ordinary mystic.
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Learning to commune with the Spirit of Christ with in you.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-06-25
By: John Eldredge
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Garden City
- Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human.
- By: John Mark Comer
- Narrated by: John Mark Comer
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
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In Garden City, popular pastor and speaker John Mark Comer gives a surprisingly countercultural take on the typical "spiritual" answer of the church. Comer explores Scripture to discover God's original intent for how we are meant to spend our time, reshaping how you view and do your work, rest, and life.
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Such a beautiful take on work
- By S. Tanner on 01-05-23
By: John Mark Comer
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The Narrow Path
- How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls
- By: Rich Villodas
- Narrated by: Rich Villodas
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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We live in a culture that wants it all. More is seen as better. For those chasing this way of life, “narrow” seems negative. Who wants to narrow their options . . . or be seen as narrow-minded? Which is why the most well-known talk in the history of the world—the Sermon on the Mount—is also the most paradoxical one. In it, Jesus holds up the narrow path as the most spacious . . . and the broader path as the more confining one. Rich Villodas, bestselling author of The Deeply Formed Life, explores what today’s broad and narrow paths look like so you can discern which one you’re on.
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Good Stuff
- By Randall Gray on 04-14-25
By: Rich Villodas
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How to Hear God
- A Simple Guide for Normal People
- By: Pete Greig
- Narrated by: Pete Greig
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Having addressed God's silence in God on Mute, and then How to Pray in his previous bestseller, Pete Greig is back to bring wisdom and guidance to one of the most pressing and perplexing aspects of universal Christian experience—How to Hear God. Exploring the story of Christ's playful, poignant conversation on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection, Pete draws deeply from the insights of a wide range of Christian traditions.
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An Imperative Classic
- By Jay C Powers on 05-12-23
By: Pete Greig
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Practicing the Way
- Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.
- By: John Mark Comer
- Narrated by: John Mark Comer
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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We are constantly being formed by the world around us. To be formed by Jesus will require us to become his apprentice. To live by what the first Christian disciples called a Rule of Life—a set of practices and relational rhythms that slow us down and open up space in our daily lives for God to do what only God can do—transforms the deepest parts of us to become like him.
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This is New Age in sheep's clothing.
- By Anonymous User on 10-22-24
By: John Mark Comer
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Now I Become Myself
- How Deep Grace Heals Our Shame and Restores Our True Self
- By: Ken Shigematsu
- Narrated by: Ken Shigematsu
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The experience of shame is more common than we think. It isn't confined to those who have failed or gone through trauma or who have been told as children they would never amount to anything. People who are immensely successful also struggle with a sense they are deficient in some way. Drawing on a wide range of sources including scripture, spiritual formation classics, psychology, and relational neuroscience, and using a rich variety of stories from his own life, Ken Shigematsu shows how a deep, experiential encounter with the love of God can heal us of our shame and make us whole.
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Rest in the POWERFUL truth of God’s love
- By Kathy Thompson on 06-19-23
By: Ken Shigematsu
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Beholding
- Deepening Our Experience in God
- By: Strahan Coleman, John Mark Comer -Foreword
- Narrated by: Strahan Coleman, John Mark Comer -Foreword
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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How can time with God be a source of peace in a loud and distracting world? In Beholding, spiritual director and poet Strahan Coleman invites listeners to discover the joy of being with God, not just working for Him. As they inhabit the art of resting in God’s presence, prayer becomes not only a place of seeking, but becoming.
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rest for your souls
- By shayla on 06-22-23
By: Strahan Coleman, and others
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Loveology
- God. Love. Marriage. Sex. And the Never-Ending Story of Male and Female.
- By: John Mark Comer
- Narrated by: John Mark Comer
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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In Loveology, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer helps you understand what the Bible has to say about sexuality, romance, singleness, and what it means to be male and female.
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Can't Trust The Author. Stopped Listening.
- By Victoria on 06-12-14
By: John Mark Comer
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God on Mute
- Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer
- By: Pete Greig
- Narrated by: Pete Greig
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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What do you do when God meets your prayers with silence? The acclaimed author of Red Moon Rising wrestles with the hard side of prayer, how to respond when there seem to be no answers, and how to cope with those who seek to interpret our experience for us. For those struggling with prayer, God on Mute brings a message of hope and comfort, but also a better understanding of how we communicate with our Creator.
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One of the most important books you will ever read.
- By Madison on 10-16-20
By: Pete Greig
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Live No Lies
- Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace
- By: John Mark Comer
- Narrated by: John Mark Comer
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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We are at war. Not with a foreign government or domestic terrorists or a creepy new artificial intelligence hell-bent on taking over the world. No, it’s a war we feel deep inside our own chests: we are at war with lies. The problem isn’t so much that we tell lies but that we live them. We let them into our bodies, and they sabotage our peace.
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Is this a political book?
- By Kickngrass on 11-30-21
By: John Mark Comer
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- Amanda Smith
- 04-28-25
Speaks like a human 🙏🏽
10/10 — the most needed mental head-on-straight listen, has been the catalyst to many honest perspective shifts and I’m sincerely grateful. May God continue to bless you and your family, Tyler!
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- L&H
- 03-04-25
Well done Pastor Tyler
We are very grateful for your wisdom, honesty, vulnerability, transparency, authenticity… Bridgetown has been a place of healing for us. Looking forward to the next stage of the journey as we engage in our first Bridgetown community group.
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- Camille L Shirk
- 01-30-25
Incredible!
By far Tyler’s best book yet! I really needed it. The American church really needs it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-29-25
A MUST read for those wanting to be used by God to advance His Kingdom!
A good mix of theology, history, and personal stories of everyday believers being used by the power of the Holy Spirit to impact the lives of people in their realm of influence. Tyler will challenge you to get out of your comfort zone and to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit to edify others. Highly recommended for those wanting to preach the gospel as it was done in the Book of Acts!
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- Nancy
- 03-06-25
Love this book
Tyler is thoughtful, deep and inspiring. I am so glad I pre-ordered this book. it's life changing
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- Anonymous User
- 02-16-25
Tyler is a profoundly gifted writer/speaker! His biblical knowledge plus real-life examples, lead me closer to Jesus.
I love this book! Tyler’s writing, truthfully and brilliantly, strengthens my faith, encourages me to keep seeking God‘s kingdom and loving others. Thank you Tyler Staton!
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- carmela r. hargraves
- 05-02-25
Couldn’t put the book down!!!
It was an answer to what I have been praying for. Wanting to know more about the Holy Spirit.
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- Chase
- 01-31-25
Beautiful and Practical
Tyler provides great insight for those of us who grew up without a good model for understanding and embracing the Holy Spirit. He is a wonderful example of how to suffer well and rejoice in our sufferings, and that really comes through in his writing. I am encouraged and inspired to see someone enduring many trials and being formed by them (rather than being defined by them) for God’s glory.
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- Carianne
- 04-10-25
Beautiful!
Tyler Staton never disappoints. Beautifully written, encouraging, thoughtful and Biblically accurate teachings on the Holy Spirit. I can’t wait to read it again.
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- Kristin Stehben
- 03-14-25
Genuine, transparent, helpful, beautiful
Powerful book, if you listen, listen through the tender acknowledgements, which endeared me even more to the humility of the author. The book itself is motivational and revealing.
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