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Up from Dust

By: Heather Kaufman
Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
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Martha of Bethany is no stranger to adversity. After her mother’s untimely death, Martha shoulders the responsibility of raising her siblings—quiet and studious Lazarus, and wild and rambunctious Mary. She finds solace in friendship and the beginnings of first love, but just as Martha begins to imagine a new future, hardship strikes again and her dreams crumble into dust.

Ten years later, Martha’s friend pleads for the new teacher, Jesus of Nazareth, to come and heal her husband. When Martha discovers that the carpenter-rabbi is connected to her past, she’s not sure she can trust him with her future. But as he continues to perform miracles, the invitation to believe becomes harder to resist, renewing Martha’s hardened heart, even as she faces an unknown future.

“A biblical story with a heart for today’s world, pulling out an array of joy and hope, sorrow and loss.”—Mesu Andrews, award-winning author

©2024 Heather Kaufman (P)2024 Recorded Books
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Up from Dust

I loved the voice of the narrator. The story of Martha’s life was truly interesting and full of hardships.

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Interesting background story for Martha Lazarus Mary

I thought the story presented an interesting and plausible scenario for the first half but by the end I almost turned it off.
One big turn off was how it ended trying to mix a love story with Jesus last week on earth, including the crucifixion -

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Love of Jesus

My heart is full and I feel hope, faith and relief from strain. A story of not just human love, but that of our God and Father. I admire Martha’s strength and reading about her encouraged me to strive to be mindful of my own strifes to overcome. To not worry so much. To let the pain go.

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Beautifully written to teach the reader more about Mary and Martha and how their lives could have been

I loved this book and how Mary and Martha were portrayed. Beautiful women of God.

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always love too hear from Rachel Bachchan

thanks be To God For the inspiration given To his servant, with leaps and bond's I waited for this Beautiful written book, gives me a yearning for G_D's word thank you for this long awaited book It's exceeded my expectation, Always love to hearing from Rachel B,. Love has she puts it into character and how she positive to words.

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Grateful

That we are all human and even in His presence, due to the pressures of life, we experience doubt. Give ourselves grace and be thankful He bore it all, already, just because of love.

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I truly enjoyed the story that was told.

I really can't think of anything I didn't like. I think it differed from the actual story but then history doesn't tell us much of these characters after Jesus rose from the dead.

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Jesus is the Son of God

I liked the whole story and wouldn’t change anything. The narrator is one of my favorites.

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A beautiful, inspiring story! Perfect for the Easter season!

It’s been a long time since I’ve loved a book this much! It was a beautiful, well-written book that kept me engaged & intrigued!!! It was the perfect ending of my Lent sacrifice-to only read & listen to books about Jesus. It prepared my heart for Easter this Sunday! I can’t wait for more books to come out in the series! This book is on my tops favorite lists of all time!

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Martha's Story

Having already read this book, I wasn't sure how I would feel about the audio. I am so glad I listened. I gained new insights and a deeper love for Jesus.
The narrator did a marvelous job with different character portrayal.
I highly recommend it.

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