29 Best Inspirational, Biography & Autobiography Books
Inspirational, Biography & Autobiography is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Inspirational, Biography & Autobiography audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Inspirational, Biography & Autobiography audiobooks below.
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Rush of Heaven
- By: Ema McKinley
- Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 02, 2014
- Language: English
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4.59(564 ratings)
4.59(564 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USD“Ema, give me your hand.” These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve–the night¬†He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility. Easter weekend, eighteen years earlier, an“Ema, give me your hand.” These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve–the night¬†He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility.
Easter weekend, eighteen years earlier, an ordinary workday turned into a nightmare when Ema McKinley passed out and was left hanging upside down in the storage room.
Rather than improving, Ema’s body became progressively bent and disfigured. Doctors diagnosed Ema with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), an extremely painful trauma-induced disease which led to Ema’s hand and foot deformities, painful sores, insomnia, gastrological distress, curvature of the neck and spine, heart and lung failure, and permanent confinement to a wheelchair.
Once an athletic, powerhouse woman with multiple jobs and volunteer positions, Ema became a modern-day Job who lost everything except her faith and desire to trust God more fully. Ema wrestled with pain, anger, and unforgiveness, but now takes the reader on a healing miracle encounter of Biblical proportions.
Rush of Heaven will ignite readers’ passion for Jesus and help them walk hand-in-hand with Him through life’s darkness. It will open hearts to embrace the impossible.
“Jesus gave me this miracle for you too!”¬†– Ema McKinley
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Walking Through Fire
- By: Vaneetha Rendall Risner
- Narrator: Vaneetha Rendall Risner
- Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: January 19, 2021
- Language: English
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4.58(295 ratings)
4.58(295 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThe astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace and joy. Vaneetha Risner contracted polio as an infant, was misdiagnosed, and livedThe astonishing, Job-like story of how an existence filled with loss, suffering, questioning, and anger became a life filled with shocking and incomprehensible peace and joy.
Vaneetha Risner contracted polio as an infant, was misdiagnosed, and lived with widespread paralysis. She lived in and out of the hospital for ten years and, after each stay, would return to a life filled with bullying. When she became a Christian, though, she thought things would get easier, and they did: carefree college days, a dream job in Boston, and an MBA from Stanford where she met and married a classmate.
But life unraveled. Again. She had four miscarriages. Her son died because of a doctor’s mistake. And Vaneetha was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, meaning she would likely become a quadriplegic. And then her husband betrayed her and moved out, leaving her to raise two adolescent daughters alone. This was not the abundant life she thought God had promised her. But, as Vaneetha discovered, everything she experienced was designed to draw her closer to Christ as she discovered “that intimacy with God in suffering can be breathtakingly beautiful.”
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War Story
- By: Steven Elliott
- Narrator: Chris Abell
- Length: 9 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.49(45 ratings)
4.49(45 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDEvery soldier has a war story. Steven Elliott’s opens with the death of American hero Pat Tillman by “friendly fire” in Afghanistan–when Army Ranger Elliott pulled the trigger, believing he and his fellow soldiers were firingEvery soldier has a war story.
Steven Elliott’s opens with the death of American hero Pat Tillman by “friendly fire” in Afghanistan–when Army Ranger Elliott pulled the trigger, believing he and his fellow soldiers were firing on the enemy.
Tormented by remorse and PTSD in the aftermath of Tillman’s death, Elliott descended into the depths of guilt, alcoholism, and depression; lost his marriage and his faith; and struggled to stay alive. The war that began on foreign soil had followed him home.
A must-listen for veterans and their loved ones, War Story is an explosive look at the chaos of war–and the battle for life in its aftermath. It confronts some of life’s biggest questions: Why do we choose to fight for a country or a cause? What happens when the cost of that fight overwhelms and destroys? Can we forgive and be forgiven? How do we find hope? At its core, War Story is a dramatic personal encounter with war and faith, love and tragedy, and ultimate renewal.
All of the author’s proceeds from the writing of this book will be donated to organizations serving the mental health needs of the active duty and veteran community.
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People Like Us
- By: Sandra Harnisch-Lacey
- Length: 8 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.45(11 ratings)
4.45(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USD“I want to die fully alive so my soul’s got extended capacity for heaven.”—Rob LaceyPeople Like Us is the story of Rob Lacey, poet, actor, and award-winning author of The Street Bible. It is so much more than Rob“I want to die fully alive so my soul’s got extended capacity for heaven.”—Rob LaceyPeople Like Us is the story of Rob Lacey, poet, actor, and award-winning author of The Street Bible. It is so much more than Rob Lacey’s biography.People Like Us is the passionate and poetic account of an artistic soul enamored with God, and of the woman who loved him. It is a love story of two people, a writer and a dancer, born to be together for all eternity.People Like Us is the memoir Rob Lacey would have written himself.He never got the chance. In May 2006, Rob went to be with the God he adored. Foregoing medical treatment for cancer, he squeezed every last drop out of life that he possibly could, right up to the end. That’s just how Rob Lacey was.Now his wife and best friend, Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, shares Rob’s story, her story, their story. Vibrant with laughter and moistened with tears, People Like Us is a memoir of faith, hope, and love that endures forever.
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The Rescuer
- By: Jason Sautel
- Narrator: Jason Sautel
- Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: September 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.43(247 ratings)
4.43(247 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDHe helped save people every day–but he had no idea how to save himself. Jason Sautel had it all. Confident in his abilities and trusted by his fellow firefighters, he was making a name for himself on the streets of Oakland, California. HisHe helped save people every day–but he had no idea how to save himself.
Jason Sautel had it all. Confident in his abilities and trusted by his fellow firefighters, he was making a name for himself on the streets of Oakland, California. His adrenaline-fueled job even helped him forget the pain of his childhood–until the day he looked into the eyes of a jumper on the Bay Bridge and came face to face with a darkness he knew would take him down as well.
In the following months, a series of traumatic emergency calls–some successful, others impossible-to-forget failures–drove Jason deeper into depression. Even as he continued his lifesaving work, he realized he could never rescue everyone, and he had no idea how to save himself.
In the end, Jason was forced to confront the truth: only the relentless power of love could pull him back from his own deadly fall. Action-packed, spiritually honest, and surprisingly romantic, The Rescuer transports listeners inside the pulse-pounding world of firefighting and into the heart of a man who needed to be broken before he could finally be made whole.
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This Life I Live
- By: Rory Feek
- Length: 6 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: February 14, 2017
- Language: English
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4.42(2721 ratings)
4.42(2721 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USD**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey’s life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory.
By inviting so many into the final months of Joey’s life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple way they chose to live; and how they loved each other every step of the way. But there is far more to the story.
“My life is very ordinary,” says Rory. “On the surface, it is not very special. If you looked at it, day to day, it wouldn’t seem like much. But when you look at it in a bigger context—as part of a larger story—you start to see the magic that is on the pages of the book that is my life. And the more you look, the more you see. Or, at least, I do.”
In this vulnerable book, he takes us for the first time into his own challenging life story and what it was like growing up in rural America with little money and even less family stability.
This is the story of a man searching for meaning and security in a world that offered neither. And it’s the story of a man who finally gives it all to a power higher than himself and soon meets a young woman who will change his heart forever.
In This Life I Live, Rory Feek helps us not only to connect more fully to his and Joey’s story but also to our own journeys. He shows what can happen when we are fully open in life’s key moments, whether when meeting our life companion or tackling an unexpected tragedy. He also gives never-before-revealed details on their life together and what he calls “the long goodbye,” the blessing of being able to know that life is going to end and taking advantage of it. Rory shows how we are all actually there already and how we can learn to live that way every day.
A gifted man from nowhere and everywhere in search of something to believe in. A young woman from the Midwest with an angelic voice and deep roots that just needed a place to be planted. This is their story. Two hearts that found each other and touched millions of other hearts along the way.
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The Voice
- By: Sandi Patty
- Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 06, 2018
- Language: English
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4.41(188 ratings)
4.41(188 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDChristian music icon and forty-time Dove award winner Sandi Patty has long astounded listeners with her powerful voice. And yet, off the stage, Sandi struggled to have a voice at all. Journey with Sandi and discover the tools you need to listen forChristian music icon and forty-time Dove award winner Sandi Patty has long astounded listeners with her powerful voice. And yet, off the stage, Sandi struggled to have a voice at all. Journey with Sandi and discover the tools you need to listen for God’s voice and find your voice along the way.
With a history of sexual abuse, infidelity, divorce, and crises of self-image, Sandi lived much of her life feeling unworthy of love or value. Like so many of us, she coped by living through the voices of others, allowing other people to prescribe her identity. As she performed around the world, Sandi met others just like her who hid their wounds behind quiet smiles and struggled to live with fractured identities.
Through deeply intimate stories of her life and the empowering spiritual truths she’s learned, Sandi offers readers wisdom to navigate the journey from voicelessness to discovering the voice God has given you, teaching you to:
- Embrace your true self
- Share your story
- Become the person God created you to be
Sandi’s warm and invitational writing will draw you to the voice of the God who sings over your life, saying you are seen, you are loved, and your voice is worth hearing. With timeless wisdom,¬†The Voice¬†will help you uncover your God-given identity and a voice of your very own.
Praise for The Voice:
“I’ve known Sandi for more than a quarter of a century. I’m one of the millions who have been blessed by her voice and touched by her words of wisdom. Her story is one of grace, hope, and second chances. May it impact all who read it.”
–Max Lucado, pastor and New York Times bestselling author
“My favorite kind of spiritual leader is the one who tells the truth and gives others permission to tell the truth. I don’t need shiny, polished, or tidy. I need genuine. Sandi, my dear friend, whom I love wholeheartedly, has given us this and more in The Voice.”
–Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author
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Stranger No More
- By: Annahita Parsan
- Length: 6 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: November 14, 2017
- Language: English
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4.41(158 ratings)
4.41(158 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThere will be pain ahead, and trouble and problems that I won’t be able to fix on my own. But in them all, I know God will be there, calling me to look to him. Inviting me to take the next step toward his open arms. And I will say yes. AndThere will be pain ahead, and trouble and problems that I won’t be able to fix on my own.
But in them all, I know God will be there, calling me to look to him. Inviting me to take the next step toward his open arms.
And I will say yes.
And yes.
And yes.
Annahita Parsan was born into a Muslim family in Iran and grew up with the simple hope of one day finding a good husband, having children, and doing some good in the world. Married and a mother before she turned eighteen, Annahita found herself unexpectedly widowed and trapped for years in an abusive second marriage that she later fled—discovering instead a God who might love her.
Stranger No More is the remarkable true story of Annahita’s path from oppression to the life-changing hope of Jesus. Fleeing Iran across the mountains into Turkey, she spent months in the terrifying Agri prison before a miraculous release and flight to Europe, where she and her two children knelt in a church and prayed, “God, from this day on we are Christians.”
Filled with unthinkable circumstances, miraculous rescues, and the quietly constant voice of Jesus, Stranger No More leads readers deep into the heart of God and draws them toward the same call that Annahita heeds today: using her past to save others from theirs. As the leader of two congregations in Sweden, Annahita has baptized hundreds of former Muslims since her own conversion, has seen firsthand the powerful ways God is at work among those who have left Islam behind, and is reminded every day that saying yes to God is always worth the risk.
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Signs of Hope
- By: Amy Wolff
- Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: April 06, 2021
- Language: English
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4.41(34 ratings)
4.41(34 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDChanging the world–or at least your corner of it–is easier than you think. Includes audiobook-exclusive bonus commentary from the author! With so much suffering in our communities and in the world, it can feel impossible to make anChanging the world–or at least your corner of it–is easier than you think.
Includes audiobook-exclusive bonus commentary from the author!
With so much suffering in our communities and in the world, it can feel impossible to make an impact. “What good can I possibly do?” we ask.¬†
Amy Wolff, a busy mom and small business owner, often felt this way–and didn’t feel qualified to connect and uplift others. But one day, after hearing about several suicides and suicide attempts in her community, she printed 20 yard signs with hopeful messages and anonymously placed them throughout her city. This small action sparked a global movement of encouragement, hope, and love, which spread to 50 states and 27 countries in just 18 months.¬†
Signs of Hope is an intimate collection of stories from Amy’s personal¬†life, as well as people impacted by the¬†movement, about the power of hope and love in the midst of suffering.¬†This book discusses:
- The drain of compassion fatigue
- Why we should show up imperfectly to help others
- How to claim hope for ourselves
- Practical ideas of how to respond to suffering
- Strategies of how to love people who are “different”
- Resilience when love-spreading efforts backfire
- How to raise a compassionate generation
- The science of hope
Signs of Hope is your catalyst for doing something today . . . because there’s no perfect time to help others. The time is now.
Reflection questions are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Me, Myself, and Bob
- By: Phil Vischer
- Length: 8 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: September 27, 2022
- Language: English
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4.37(1718 ratings)
4.37(1718 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDRead by the author. This is a story of dreaming big and working hard, of spectacular success and breathtaking failure, of shouted questions, and, at long last, whispered answers. In Me, Myself, and Bob, Phil Vischer, founder of Big Idea and creatorRead by the author.
This is a story of dreaming big and working hard, of spectacular success and breathtaking failure, of shouted questions, and, at long last, whispered answers.
In Me, Myself, and Bob, Phil Vischer, founder of Big Idea and creator of VeggieTales, will:
- give a behind-the-scenes look at his not-so-funny journey with the loveable veggies.
- share his story of trial and ultimate triumph as God inspired him with one big idea after another.
- detail how his dream of creating high-quality Christian entertainment came into fruition
While Vischer accepts the blame for the collapse (“my strengths built Big Idea, and my weaknesses brought it down”), he also details various unnamed executives’ incompetence. One question haunted him: if he was doing God’s work, why didn’t God rescue his company?
Concluding his story of spiritual inspiration and heartbreak, Me, Myself, and Bob draws lessons from Vischer’s experience for anyone who has ever lost a dream.
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Miss Brenda and the Loveladies
- By: Brenda Spahn
- Narrator: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2014
- Language: English
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4.33(292 ratings)
4.33(292 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDOne woman’s fight to provide hope for the hopeless… Seven ex-cons who changed her heart forever… For Brenda Spahn, entrepreneur and businesswoman, wealth was a lifestyle–until a brush with the law threatened to send her toOne woman’s fight to provide hope for the hopeless… Seven ex-cons who changed her heart forever…
For Brenda Spahn, entrepreneur and businesswoman, wealth was a lifestyle–until a brush with the law threatened to send her to prison. In those dark moments, Brenda made a promise to God.
Spared incarceration, a renewed Brenda glimpsed into the lives of women serving time in one of the worst places in America–the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama. What she saw prompted a God-inspired vision.
With a heart to help and a will that couldn’t be crushed, Brenda fought the system and overcame tremendous obstacles to take ex-cons into her home and help them navigate the alien world of life on the outside.
This is the story of Brenda’s journey from rags to riches to redemption. It’s the story of the first unlikely year of her “Whole Way House” and of the extraordinary lives of the first seven women who came to call her “Miss Brenda.” It’s a story that testifies to the power of faith and how God changes hearts every day.
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Joni and Ken
- By: Ken Tada
- Narrator: Ken Tada
- Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: April 02, 2013
- Language: English
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4.32(974 ratings)
4.32(974 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDGod’s Immeasurable Grace. It’s the most important ingredient for the perfect love story. Tragic circumstances often stretch relationships to their breaking point. But God’s grace is always more than enough. For Ken and JoniGod’s Immeasurable Grace. It’s the most important ingredient for the perfect love story.
Tragic circumstances often stretch relationships to their breaking point. But God’s grace is always more than enough. For Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada, enduring quadriplegia, chronic pain, cancer, and depression only made their love more vibrant through thirty years of marriage. Discover a bond that has seen the worst and claimed the best. With sixteen pages of photos, peek into Joni and Ken’s challenges firsthand. Discover God’s immeasurable grace along the way, as their story inspires and enriches your own relationships.
A love untold. Until now.
Ken underestimated the challenges of marrying a woman with quadriplegia. Even the honeymoon wasn’t easy. Through their years together, Ken becomes increasingly overwhelmed by the unceasing demands of caring for a woman with chronic, extreme, nightmarish pain. He sinks into depression. Though living under the same roof, they drift apart. In the midst of their deepest struggles with depression and pain, Ken and Joni return to the one true answer to their struggles. One that is far from a denial of Joni’s diagnosis or thoughts of how wonderful a quick exit to heaven would be. In their darkest hour, Ken and Joni encounter a heavenly visitation that changes their lives–and maybe yours too–forever.
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The Master
- By: John Pollock
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 6 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.28(95 ratings)
4.28(95 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDThis absorbing narrative brings the New Testament story into fresh focus as seen through the eyes of the disciple John. Marvel anew at the miracle of the incarnation and its ever unfolding effects on earth, as John meets Jesus in Galilee, watchesThis absorbing narrative brings the New Testament story into fresh focus as seen through the eyes of the disciple John. Marvel anew at the miracle of the incarnation and its ever unfolding effects on earth, as John meets Jesus in Galilee, watches him die in Jerusalem, and then experiences the thrill of the empty tomb on that glorious first Easter morning.
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Dangerous Prayers
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrator: Susan Hill
- Length: 2 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: May 18, 2021
- Language: English
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4.21(27 ratings)
4.21(27 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDWorld-changers. Rebels. Rejecters of the status quo. Throughout history, Christians were never meant to have a safe faith. Highlighting people throughout the millennia, this book is a compilation of faith and facts that celebrate the prayer lives ofWorld-changers. Rebels. Rejecters of the status quo. Throughout history, Christians were never meant to have a safe faith. Highlighting people throughout the millennia, this book is a compilation of faith and facts that celebrate the prayer lives of spiritual giants and invigorate your faith.
Dangerous Prayers is an inspiring collection of prayers from people who have changed the world. This audiobook features:
- the exploration of 50 dynamic prayers from historical figures, cultural icons, political leaders, saints, and martyrs
- biographical information on the 50 people featured–from St. Francis of Assisi to Harriet Tubman to Billy Graham
This valuable resource is perfect for:
- men and women interested in learning more about prayer, the Christian faith, and spiritual discipline
- homeschooling families or parents wanting to teach their children about historical Christianity
- gifting to loved ones who enjoy biographies and history
No matter your age, position, or status, praying dangerous prayers will change your life–and likely the world around you as well.
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Let the World See You
- By: Sam Acho
- Narrator: Sam Acho
- Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 13, 2020
- Language: English
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4.16(154 ratings)
4.16(154 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDNFL linebacker, speaker, podcaster, and humanitarian Sam Acho gives a blueprint for taking off our masks and living lives of genuine authenticity. Most of us hide. We play small and don’t live up to our full potential. Sam Acho was one ofNFL linebacker, speaker, podcaster, and humanitarian Sam Acho gives a blueprint for taking off our masks and living lives of genuine authenticity.
Most of us hide. We play small and don’t live up to our full potential. Sam Acho was one of those people. As an NFL linebacker, for example, he earned his MBA but told no one because he was afraid of what people might think if they found out that he cared about things that weren’t “normal” for his profession. After many years of hiding himself, the person he had become had no connection to the real Sam. Only when he lost a friend and a mentor did he realize he was doing it all wrong–just like many us do, when we try to become someone we’re not. All the while, we ignore the unique gifts and talents and personality we truly possess.
But there is another way of living: Let the world see you. Your quirks, your passions, and your inner desires were not given to you by accident. And the world needs your gifts.
In Let the World See You, Sam Acho shares lessons from his own life as well as stories from others to reveal how you can overcome your fears and discover your true selves. Being the real you pays big. No one else has what you have. No one else can share what you share. Let the World See You helps crack the shell of people who are in hiding and reveals the benefits of a lifestyle lived on purpose.
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Five Years in Heaven
- By: John Schlimm
- Narrator: John Schlimm
- Length: 6 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.14(142 ratings)
4.14(142 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDWhat is heaven on earth? The answer lies in this true story of one young man’s journey to find hope and purpose with the help of an unlikely teacher–a compassionate and wise old nun, whom the world had long-forgotten. By the timeWhat is heaven on earth? The answer lies in this true story of one young man’s journey to find hope and purpose with the help of an unlikely teacher–a compassionate and wise old nun, whom the world had long-forgotten.
By the time Harvard-educated John Schlimm turned thirty-one years old, he had worked with some of the biggest superstars in Nashville and served under the most powerful people in the White House. But something was missing. His life had come to a standstill, lost in a whirl of questions about belonging, faith, rejection, and purpose. He soon decides to return to his small-town roots in search of a new beginning.
Returning home, John meets eighty-seven-year-old Sister Augustine, the beguiling self-taught artist-in-residence at the ceramic shop on the sprawling grounds of the local 150-year-old convent. John is instantly bowled over by Sister’s quiet grace and vision. Before long, his weekly visits to Sister’s shop become a master’s class in the meaning of life, love, humility, and second chances. As she directed him on the road to self-discovery and salvation, John returned the favor by putting Sister Augustine on the front page of newspapers and showing his friend that her life still had one very important and unexpected final chapter yet to go.
In Five Years in Heaven, John shares the wisdom, humor, grace, and inspiration he experienced during his hundreds of visits with Sister Augustine. Five Years in Heaven reminds us that we can find love and joy in the most unlikely of places, and that the building blocks of peace and happiness are always within our reach.
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Heaven Changes Everything
- By: Todd Burpo
- Length: 3 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: October 08, 2012
- Language: English
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4.13(876 ratings)
4.13(876 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDHow does a visit to heaven change your life? Todd and Sonja Burpo’s almost-four-year-old son Colton made an unforgettable trip to heaven and back during the darkest, most stressed-out days of their lives. Times were tough, money was scarce,How does a visit to heaven change your life? Todd and Sonja Burpo’s almost-four-year-old son Colton made an unforgettable trip to heaven and back during the darkest, most stressed-out days of their lives. Times were tough, money was scarce, and the bills, frustrations, and fears were piled high. How did Colton’s visit to heaven change things for them individually and as a family? And what does any of this mean for you and your life? Todd, and for the first time ever Sonja and Colton, from their perspectives, share what has happened since the release of their New York Times bestseller, Heaven Is for Real. Through their own experiences, and after hearing from thousands of the more than eight million readers who have shared how the story has affected them, they show you how believing heaven is for real will help you survive hardships here on earth, including the death of a loved one or the loss of a child through tragedy, miscarriage, or even abortion. Todd, Sonja, and Colton answer questions such as: (1) Is it really okay to struggle with and question God? Really?; (2) What hope is there for me if I’ve lost a child or a loved one to death? Will I ever see them again?; (3) What does heaven feel like?; (4) Can I know for sure that I’m going to heaven?; and (5)Does God really hear me when I pray? They also explain how their story can help you keep thoughts of eternity in mind in the midst of your own overly busy, stressed-out lives. Heaven truly is for real, and believing it changes everything!
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The Rejected Stone
- By: Al Sharpton
- Narrator: Al Sharpton
- Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.12(116 ratings)
4.12(116 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USDLord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs, but he’s come out bigger and better than ever—though the host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues thatLord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs, but he’s come out bigger and better than ever—though the host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues that matter most, he’s learned that the only way we can get right as a nation is by getting right from within.
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In his instant New York Times bestselling book, Rev. Al will take you behind the scenes of some unexpected places–from officiating Michael Jackson’s funeral, hanging out with Jay-Z and President Barack Obama at the White House, to taking charge of the Trayvon Martin case. And he will discuss how he came to his unexpected conclusions in such areas as immigration, gay rights, religion, and family. But the heart of the book is an intimate discussion of his own personal evolution from street activist, pulpit provocateur, and civil rights leader to the man he is today–one hundred pounds slimmer, and according to The New York Observer “the most thoughtful voice on cable.” The Rev. Al you met ten years ago isn’t the same man you’ll meet today. And he has a simple promise: We can transform this nation and we can all lead better lives if we’re willing to transform our hearts and transform our minds. -
Death on Hold
- By: Burton W. Folsom
- Length: 5 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: August 11, 2015
- Language: English
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4.1(66 ratings)
4.1(66 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDIn January 1983 Burt Folsom read a story in Time¬†about Mitch Rutledge, a man on death row with an IQ of 84 who said he was sorry for what he did. “Forget him,” the last line of the story read. But Burt wrote Mitch a letter andIn January 1983 Burt Folsom read a story in Time¬†about Mitch Rutledge, a man on death row with an IQ of 84 who said he was sorry for what he did. “Forget him,” the last line of the story read. But Burt wrote Mitch a letter and discovered a man more interesting and intelligent than the article revealed.
Burt and his wife, Anita, began a  friendship with Mitch and saw him become a leader and role model for others in prison, teaching himself to read and write (starting with copying down the spelling of items he knew from TV commercials) and becoming a national spokesman on prison life.
Death on Hold is the amazing story of their friendship, and of grace, reconciliation, and redemption for a man without hope who was given a future.
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Chasing Heaven
- By: Crystal McVea
- Narrator: Crystal McVea
- Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.1(129 ratings)
4.1(129 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller, Waking Up in Heaven, comes an extraordinary story about Crystal McVea’s personal transformation after visiting heaven and how readers can experience heaven themselves–and live a moreFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller, Waking Up in Heaven, comes an extraordinary story about Crystal McVea’s personal transformation after visiting heaven and how readers can experience heaven themselves–and live a more meaningful life.
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On December 10, 2009, Crystal McVea was being treated in a hospital for pancreatitis. Her heart stopped pumping for nine minutes before doctors managed to revive her. In those nine minutes, she went to heaven, stood with God, and was forever changed.
Ever since Crystal’s incredible experience, her life has been profoundly different. She has become a brand new person in every conceivable way–heart, mind, soul, and spirit. By dying, Crystal learned how to live. Crystal realized that heaven is real and our true home, but we are still meant to have meaningful lives full of passion and purpose right here on earth. She believes we have to chase heaven while we are still alive and allow God to turn our lukewarm love into a firestorm of faith. Chasing Heaven is the story of how God called to Crystal, what He told her, and how she found a way to get closer to Him again here on earth.
Crystal assures us that we don’t have to die and go to heaven in order to ignite our faith. We also don’t have to abandon the lives we have in order to experience God and heaven. Chasing Heaven is about following the path to the Lord, and discovering your spiritual destiny.
The journey that followed Crystal’s time in heaven has been difficult, complicated, and surprising–full of twists and turns, setbacks and triumphs, drama and comedy, and everything that makes life so messy and beautiful. -
Cold Tangerines
- By: Shauna Niequist
- Narrator: Shauna Niequist
- Length: 5 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: January 04, 2008
- Language: English
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4.09(9402 ratings)
4.09(9402 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDShauna Niequist calls us to see the beauty, hope, and dimension in our ordinary days through the life-giving practice of celebration. Cold Tangerines is beautiful narration of Shauna’s journey as a young writer, wife, and mom making peaceShauna Niequist calls us to see the beauty, hope, and dimension in our ordinary days through the life-giving practice of celebration.
Cold Tangerines is beautiful narration of Shauna’s journey as a young writer, wife, and mom making peace with herself and crafting a life that celebrates the extraordinary moments hidden in the everyday. Throughout each story echoes the heartbeat message that the normal, daily life ticking by on our streets and sidewalks, at our dinner tables and in our late-night talks–is the most precious thing any of us will ever experience.
With her signature warmth and vulnerable storytelling, Shauna offers a feast of thoughtful reflections on the small moments that make up the human experience, the spiritual life, and things that seem ordinary but just might be sacred after all. She invites us into a new way of living with the awareness of God’s movement gracing every part of our day.
Both a voice of challenge and song of comfort, this gallery of celebration encourages us to turn our attention to the marvelous life happening right under our noses. Join Shauna in this heartfelt and hopeful call upward to a new way of being, where there’s room to breathe, to rest, to break down, and break through to the best possible life.
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Fly Into the Wind
- By: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney
- Narrator: Lt Colonel Dan Rooney
- Length: 5 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 17, 2020
- Language: English
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4.08(169 ratings)
4.08(169 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USD“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” –Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times“Lt Colonel Dan Rooney transcends the best of the American Warrior Spirit. Fly Into the Wind is a powerful read that will absolutely help you discover your destined path and unlock your best life.” –Sean Hannity, #1 New York Times bestselling author
F-16 fighter pilot, American hero, Folds of Honor founder, and family man Dan Rooney delivers a code for living–an inspirational call to action to help ordinary people ascend to their highest level in life.
CAVU is an Air Force acronym that stands for “ceiling and visibility unrestricted.” It describes the perfect conditions for flying a fighter jet, when steel-blue skies invite pilots to spread their wings like supersonic eagles. Fighter pilots cherish CAVU days because they know tomorrow can bring challenging conditions. Life is no different.
From the outside, it looked like the American dream: Lieutenant Colonel Dan “Noonan” Rooney was an F-16 fighter pilot, PGA Professional, husband to his college sweetheart, and father of five daughters. His position in life should have been a blessing. But a near-tragic mishap while piloting his F-16 triggered an ominous life storm that altered his trajectory and filled him with self-doubt.
A jet takes off into the wind because it requires resistance over its wings to fly. Embracing this outlook, Lt Colonel Rooney’s attitude toward the resistance in his life changed from resentment to humble introspection. It was then that he began to apply CAVU to his personal life. In Fly Into the Wind, he shares a code of living that combines powerful tenets and the ultimate belief in God to help you discover and seize your best life. Hyper-focused on the precise areas that are immediately under your control, CAVU is a disciplined approach to each day that will help you reshape, motivate, prioritize, and ultimately thrive–in the time-honored spirit of the fighter pilot. Rooney has broken down CAVU into ten unique lines of effort (LOE), with each LOE building upon the previous one to provide a positive vector toward a new way of living. Along this enlightened path, readers will discover a renewed belief in themselves and the art of the possible.
Part spiritual guide and part call to action, Fly Into the Wind combines Lt Colonel Rooney’s Air Force fighter pilot stories with his discovery of faith and purpose in order to help each reader achieve CAVU. In this world of identity politics, PC police, misplaced morals, and external noise, Rooney’s book will show how all of us are connected by God in more ways than we realize, and that the path to fulfillment begins with changing ourselves in order to better one another.
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Mistaken Identity
- By: Don & Susie Van Ryn
- Narrator: Lillian Thayer
- Length: 6 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.06(5 ratings)
4.06(5 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.95 USDA grief reversed. A hope deferred. Mistaken Identity tells the unprecedented story of Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, and the other in a coma being cared for by the wrong family.Five lives were lost in a tragic carA grief reversed. A hope deferred. Mistaken Identity tells the unprecedented story of Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, and the other in a coma being cared for by the wrong family.
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Five lives were lost in a tragic car accident, and the sole survivor was rushed to the hospital, where she remained in a coma for five weeks. Everyone believed that Laura Van Ryn was in a coma, and that Whitney Cerak had died in the crash—until Whitney woke up.
This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness, resentment, and guilt? In Mistaken Identity, the Van Ryn family and the Cerek family describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found.
Mistaken Identity weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstances imaginable. -
No Greater Glory
- By: Dan Kurzman
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 6 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.03(108 ratings)
4.03(108 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDDuring the night of February 3, 1943, a torpedo shattered the side of the SS Dorchester off the coast of Greenland. The 904 men aboard, who would certainly have drowned, were saved, thanks to the tremendous bravery of the four chaplains aboard: theDuring the night of February 3, 1943, a torpedo shattered the side of the SS Dorchester off the coast of Greenland. The 904 men aboard, who would certainly have drowned, were saved, thanks to the tremendous bravery of the four chaplains aboard: the Reverend George L. Fox (Methodist), the Reverend Clark V. Poling (Dutch Reformed), Father John P. Washington (Roman Catholic), and Rabbi Alexander Goode (Jewish) who distributed life jackets to the troops, including, in the end, their own. No Greater Glory is a riveting story of four men of God who came from different backgrounds but found common ground in courageously serving God and country.
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Waking Up in Heaven
- By: Crystal McVea
- Narrator: Crystal McVea
- Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.99(2144 ratings)
3.99(2144 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDAn inspirational memoir of near-death experience, rebirth, divine mercy, and finding faith.On December 10, 2009, McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother of four, went to the hospital for a routine procedure. While undergoing treatment, her face suddenlyAn inspirational memoir of near-death experience, rebirth, divine mercy, and finding faith.
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On December 10, 2009, McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother of four, went to the hospital for a routine procedure. While undergoing treatment, her face suddenly turned a dark shade of blue, then black. Her mother screamed for help, and a nurse tried to revive her…to no avail.
Today, Crystal does not remember what happened in that hospital room during the nine minutes she was unconscious and unable to breathe on her own. She has no memory of the panic and the rushing nurses and the loud cries of “Code Blue.”
She only remembers drifting off…and waking up in heaven.
This unexpected meeting of a self-described sinner and skeptic with her God changed everything. Raised Christian, she had left her faith behind after childhood abuse and the subsequent struggles and suffering of her troubled teens and early adulthood. She longed to believe but felt abandoned, broken, and undeserving.
A moving autobiographical testament to the power of divine love and forgiveness, Waking Up in Heaven shares the message of hope, healing, and compassion McVea brought back from her brush with God.
This brave, honest account of years lost to shame and guilt will inspire those who’ve stumbled along their own spiritual journey, with the uplifting reminder that no one is beyond the reach of grace and redemption, and that, in the words of the author, “God is real. Heaven is real. And God’s love for us is the realest thing of all.” -
The Other Side of Suffering
- By: John Ramsey
- Narrator: John Ramsey
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 14, 2012
- Language: English
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3.98(287 ratings)
3.98(287 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.98 USDThe untold story of how John Ramsey survived unspeakable tragedy and learned to hope again. Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all-wealthy, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many ofThe untold story of how John Ramsey survived unspeakable tragedy and learned to hope again.
Like the biblical Job, John Ramsey had it all-wealthy, social position, a loving family. And like Job, Ramsey was destined for great affliction, as many of the most precious things in his life were cruelly taken from him.
First came the death of his eldest daughter in a car accident in 1992. Then, four years later, his beloved six-year-old, JonBenet, was murdered; Ramsey was the one who discovered her body, concealed in the basement of his family’s home. The case drew international media attention, and-compounding Ramsey’s woe-suspicion unfairly focused on Ramsey and his wife, Patsy. Although they were ultimately cleared of any connection with the crime, Ramsey’s sorrows did not end. In 2006, Patsy died, at 49, of ovarian cancer.
In this remarkable book, Ramsey reveals how he was sustained by faith during the long period of spiritual darkness, and he offers hope and encouragement to others who suffer tragedy and injustice.
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On the Bright Side
- By: Melanie Shankle
- Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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3.93(2251 ratings)
3.93(2251 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDBig Mama blog founder and New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle helps us sort through our questions about being true to ourselves in a world gone crazy and what matters the most in the end. These days, so many voices tell us whatBig Mama blog founder and New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle helps us sort through our questions about being true to ourselves in a world gone crazy and what matters the most in the end.
These days, so many voices tell us what to do, what to think, and what kind of parent or friend or spouse to be that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and defeated. Somewhere in the midst of online arguments and crazy politics and the ups and downs of life, we’ve lost sight of the gifts that are all around us: kindness, love, mercy, and joy.
In¬†On the Bright Side,¬†Melanie Shankle reminds us of the unchanging principles we can count on in a changing world. These are lessons that Melanie has learned along the way about how to find all the joy that life has to offer–and why encouragement is never something to keep to ourselves.
Melanie invites us to lead with love in all areas of our lives, exploring topics such as:
- Finding your people
- Giving up on comparing and competing
- Aging (kind of) gracefully
- Believing in ever after
- Staying mostly sane while raising kids
- Thinking before speaking
- Making decisions
- And more!
This delightful memoir highlights the joys of life told in Melanie’s down to earth, relatable, and totally enjoyable style.¬†On the Bright Side¬†is a how-to guide to knowing–and living–what matters most.
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Found Art
- By: Leeana Tankersley
- Length: 3 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 03, 2009
- Language: English
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3.92(103 ratings)
3.92(103 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDFound Art is a memoir of the year author Leeana Tankersley lived in the Middle East with her Navy SEAL husband during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a whirlwind courtship, a move across the world, and the unexpectedly difficult re-entryFound Art is a memoir of the year author Leeana Tankersley lived in the Middle East with her Navy SEAL husband during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a whirlwind courtship, a move across the world, and the unexpectedly difficult re-entry from a year overseas, Leeana finds her life (and her soul) has been changed forever.With an artist’s eye, Tankersley uses each chapter to piece together moments and memories from her journey—a handwritten note from Kuwait, a braid of fringe from a Persian rug, an original poem, a bit of basting thread, a swatch of black silk from a borrowed abaya, a mesquite leaf, a Navy SEAL trident, a receipt from the Russian-Georgian restaurant on Louisiana Street—to create a work of unexpected beauty.Found art emerges … a literary collage created from salvaged stories of loss, hope, and belief that just might change your soul, too.
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The Plain Choice
- By: Sherry Gore
- Narrator: Sherry Gore
- Length: 5 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: August 25, 2015
- Language: English
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3.89(359 ratings)
3.89(359 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDRaised in a broken family and emotionally overlooked, Sherry Gore grew up without a solid foundation, a prisoner of her own poor choices, and at times without hope. A series of terrible mistakes left her feeling wrecked and alone and a suddenRaised in a broken family and emotionally overlooked, Sherry Gore grew up without a solid foundation, a prisoner of her own poor choices, and at times without hope. A series of terrible mistakes left her feeling wrecked and alone and a sudden tragedy threw Sherry into an emotional tailspin too powerful to escape.
Sherry hangs by a thread, unable to see how she can go on living, until it happens: on a morning of no particular significance, she walks into a church and BAM the truth of Jesus’ forgiving love shatters her world and cleaves her life in two: She goes to bed stunned; she wakes up a Christian.
Unwilling to return to the darkness of her former life, Sherry attacks her faith head on. Soon the life Sherry Gore remakes for herself and her children as she seeks to follow the teachings of the Bible features head coverings, simple dress, and a focus on Jesus Christ. Only then does she realize, in a fit of excitement, that there are others like her. They are called Amish and Mennonite, and she realizes she has found her people.
The plain choice that Sherry makes is not easy – and life still brings unexpected pain and heartache – but it changes everything for her, as she becomes one of the few people on earth to have successfully joined the Amish from the outside.
She has found her place. And her story proves that one can return from the darkest depths to the purest light with the power of God.
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