Miracles and Other Reasonable Things

A Story of Unlearning and Relearning God

De: Sarah Bessey

Narrado por: Erin Moon

“This book - the fullness, depth, and beauty of Sarah Bessey’s faith and artistic genius - is a miracle” (Glennon Doyle, number one New York Times best-selling author of Love Warrior) and an unforgettable and life-affirming exploration of how trauma can strengthen your faith and miracles can be found in unexpected places.

In the brief instant Sarah Bessey realized that her minivan was, inevitably, going to hit the car on the highway on the bright, clear day of the crash, she knew intuitively that it would have life-changing consequences. But as she navigated the winding path from her life before the accident - as a popular author, preacher, and loving wife and mother - to her new life after, inhabiting a body that no longer felt like her own, she found that the most unexpected result was how it shook her deeply rooted faith, upending everything she thought she knew and held so dearly. Weaving together theology and memoir, Sarah delivers “a well-written reminder of seeing the miracles in life’s highs and lows” (Library Journal). The road of healing leads to Rome, where she met the pope (it’s complicated) and encountered the Holy Spirit in the last place she expected. She writes about her miraculous healing, learning to live with chronic pain, and the ways God makes us whole in the midst of suffering. She invites us to a path of knowing God that is filled with ordinary miracles, hope in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and other completely reasonable things.

Insightful, profound, and unexpected, “Sarah’s writing is so breathtaking, sometimes you think you are reading poetry. The story is so thrilling, sometimes you think you are devouring a novel. And the Spirit she describes is so compelling, you’ll swear you experienced a revival. You won’t put it down once until you close the last page” (Jen Hatmaker, New York Times best-selling author).

©2019 Sarah Bessey (P)2019 Simon & Schuster

Good for a season of despair.

This is my first book by Sarah. I'm not sure what I expected. Sarah's emotions can be felt all throughout this book. Her love for God and people are present. I'm not sure that I had any "WOW" moments but maybe they will come later when something makes me think of the book and I realize the God moment taking place before me. It could also be that I'm not in the same season as she is while she writes this book. If you are in a season of despair this book is likely just what you will want to hear.

Loved it

Loved it and will I'm definitely reading it again.. Reminds me that God can show himself in different ways. Don't put God in a box

Story of hope and healing

breathtaking. My cynical heart broke open. It is a combination of theology and storytelling with a splash of preaching , but mostly it's like sitting with a friend on the edge of your seat hearing where they've been after a long separation.

Beautiful story!!

Real, honest, and beautiful story. The narrator did perfectly. She performed every voice and accent. I was worried going into it that the book wasn't read by Sarah Bessey, but I quickly forgot about that!! I definitely recommend this book and this narrator!!!

oh Sarah bessey I love you!

Shis book was so good for my heart. I was touched by the honesty and the beauty of Sarah's writing. Humbling, inspiring, empowering in the most gentle, everyday kind of way. Thank you friend.

(the ONLY way I could love it more is with Sarah's own narration, but wow it was beautifully and tenderly written and read.)

Unlearning and relearning God is good.

The stories Sarah shares uplift and challenge me. I am no longer allowed to be a "Faith Snob". God uses his children, all of them, to share his love with this broken world.

so many bookmarks!

this is a book I will listen to again. it was so profound and expressed in words what I've been meaning to but couldn't. there is so much to think about here, and I feel hope about the thinking for once in a long time.

life changing

Sometimes I finish an audible book and realize I'm also going to need to buy the print version so I can digest it both ways. This is one of those times. I loved hearing the story because Sarah is a storyteller in the best kind of way. I felt like I was hearing a novel but it is also a memoir but it is also rich in theology...and I also want to read the story so I can slow down and reflect on some of the questions Sarah asks and some of the truths God has been teaching her.

A Balm yo my Soul

Short of having Sarah read her book Erin is amazing. I plowed through this book. Sarah’s words were healing and vulnerable. This is a must listen to book.

Beautifully Written

I loved this book! Would highly recommend this book and now ANYTHING by Sarah Bessey. Next time Sarah, please narrate it yourself so we can hear your voice! (Erin did a great job but it would be nice to hear you speak your own story)