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Karen Ireland
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What does it mean to pray without ceasing? Is it really that important to pray as the early Church did?
In this installment of The Ancient Practices series, Robert Benson presents a structure for our lives where we can live in continued awareness of God’s presence and reality. A pattern for worship and prayer that is offered to God at specific times throughout the day, the daily office is meant to be prayed by all the faithful so the Church may be continuous and God’s work in this world may be sustained. Yet it is highly personal too—an anchor between the daily and the divine, the mundane and the marvelous.
Says author Robert Benson, “At some point, high-minded discussion about our life of prayer has to work its way into the dailyness of our lives. At some point, we have to move from talking about prayer to saying our prayers so that the marvelous that is possible has a chance to appear.”
In Constant Prayer is your gateway to deeper communion with God. Expect something new to unfold before you and within you while heeding this ancient call.
The Ancient Practices
There is a hunger in every human heart for connection, primitive and raw, to God. To satisfy it, many are beginning to explore traditional spiritual disciplines used for centuries . . . everything from fixed-hour prayer to fasting to sincere observance of the Sabbath. Compelling and listenable, the Ancient Practices series is for every spiritual sojourner, for every Christian seeker who wants more.
Appendixes, a study guide, and a glossary are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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The renowned and beloved New York Times best-selling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to Walk in the Dark recounts her moving discoveries of finding the sacred in unexpected places while teaching the world’s religions to undergraduates in rural Georgia, revealing how God delights in confounding our expectations.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narrator’s use of a “Southern Accent” was extremely distracting
- By Mary Pat on 03-13-19
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My Life With the Saints
- By: James Martin SJ
- Narrated by: James Martin SJ
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 363
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 364
Be inspired by saints like never before in My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ. This best-selling memoir of spiritual self-discovery is an homage to the saints who have accompanied Fr. Martin throughout his life. From a lukewarm childhood Catholicism, to the Wharton School of Business, to the executive fast track at General Electric, to the Jesuits, to a media career in Manhattan, Martin has relied on the saints to intervene in and guide his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The title describes the book
- By Richard K. on 12-09-10
By: James Martin SJ
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How God Hauled Me Kicking and Screaming into the Catholic Church
- By: Kevin Lowry
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story5 out of 5 stars 41
Author Kevin Lowry's journey to Catholicism is fascinating, often funny, and demonstrates God's unfailing, patient love for all of us. A preacher's kid at a Catholic university, Kevin Lowry settled into a double major in beer and billiards soon followed by uncomfortable run-ins with pious students, failing grades, increasing anxiety, a missing night, and the startling realization that some fellow students actually attended Mass the morning after a party instead of sleeping it off. After getting kicked out, Kevin got his act together, got the MBA, and also got the girl.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Struggling with your faith?
- By MICHAEL P. on 10-16-18
By: Kevin Lowry
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Out of Sorts
- Making Peace with an Evolving Faith
- By: Sarah Bessey
- Narrated by: Joell A. Jacob
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
In Out of Sorts, Sarah Bessey, award-winning blogger and author of Jesus Feminist, helps us grapple with core Christian issues using a mixture of beautiful storytelling and biblical teaching. As she candidly shares her wrestlings with core issues - such as who Jesus is, what place the church has in our lives, how to disagree yet remain within a community, and how to love the Bible for what it is rather than what we want it to be - she teaches us how to walk courageously through our own tough questions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sounded like a robot reading this!
- By KNimblett on 02-23-16
By: Sarah Bessey
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The Way I Was Made
- Words and Music for an Unusual Life
- By: Chris Tomlin
- Narrated by: Chris Tomlin
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Dance like there's no one watching. The Bible clearly shows that we have been uniquely created for a purposeful life, but it's not meant to be about us, or our career, or our fame. It's all about God, and His glory. That's the purpose of Chris Tomlin's first book: to get you to think of yourself as one of God's fame builders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Discovering Worship
- By Willem on 09-10-05
By: Chris Tomlin
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Strong Through the Storm
- How to Be a Christian in the World Today
- By: Jim Cymbala, Jennifer Schuchmann
- Narrated by: Jim Cymbala
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story5 out of 5 stars 20
In Strong Through the Storm, pastor and best-selling author Jim Cymbala speaks to every Christian who is concerned about the challenges the church is facing in America today. Using powerful stories of people who have been transformed by Christ, Cymbala offers hope, helping Christians to understand that a life surrendered to Christ will not be easily defeated, even in the midst of growing hostility toward Christians. No matter how much spiritual darkness encompasses the world, the light of the gospel cannot be suppressed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must Read!
- By Аmazon Customer on 07-12-20
By: Jim Cymbala, and others
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Love Kindness
- Discover the Power of a Forgotten Christian Virtue
- By: Barry H. Corey
- Narrated by: Wayne Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Dr. Barry Corey, president of Biola University, believes we tend to devalue the importance of kindness, opting instead for caustic expressions of certainty that push people away. We forget that the essence of what God requires of us is to "love kindness". In this book, filled with stories from his travels around the globe, Barry shows us the forgotten way of kindness. It is a life that calls us to put ourselves at risk. A life that calls us to hope. A life of a firm center and soft edges. It is the life Christ invites us to follow, no matter what the cost.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The book for our times
- By ThomasInSarasota on 08-28-16
By: Barry H. Corey
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God Speaks Your Love Language
- How to Express and Experience God's Love
- By: Gary Chapman
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Do you realize that the God of the universe speaks your love language, and your expressions of love for Him are shaped by your love language? Learn how you can give and receive God's love through the five love languages: words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service, and physical touch. Gary writes, "As we respond to the love of God and begin to identify the variety of languages He uses to speak to us, we soon learn to speak those languages ourselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great narration, excellent insight
- By Colleen Amerena on 11-02-24
By: Gary Chapman
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Does Jesus Really Love Me?
- A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America
- By: Jeff Chu
- Narrated by: Jeff Chu
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story5 out of 5 stars 51
Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America is part memoir and part investigative analysis that explores the explosive and confusing intersection of faith, politics, and sexuality in Christian America. The quest to find an answer is at the heart of Does Jesus Really Love Me? - a personal journey of belief, an investigation, and a portrait of a faith and a nation at odds by award-winning reporter Jeff Chu.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Is Where I Found Hope in '20/'21
- By Josh on 01-24-21
By: Jeff Chu
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Addicted to Busy
- Recovery for the Rushed Soul
- By: Brady Boyd
- Narrated by: Wes Bleed
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Are you busier than you want to be? Than you need to be? Than you are meant to be? It's time to break busy. We are all spread too thin, taking on more than we can handle, trying to do so much - almost as if we are afraid that if we were to take a moment of rest, we might discover that all our busyness is covering up an essential lack in our lives. But God never meant for us to be so busy. God desires for us peace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Speeding up to slow down... :)
- By Angie Monroe on 10-03-16
By: Brady Boyd
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The Seven Storey Mountain
- By: Thomas Merton
- Narrated by: Sidney Lanier
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,213
The Seven Storey Mountain is the extraordinary spiritual testament of Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a man who experienced life to its fullest in the world before entering a Trappist monastery. By the end of his life, he had become one of the 20th century's best-known and beloved Christian voices. This autobiography deals...not with what happens to a man, but what happens inside his soul.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Letter to Audible
- By Victoria A. McCargar on 08-06-17
By: Thomas Merton
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Prototype
- What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?
- By: Jonathan Martin
- Narrated by: Jonathan Martin
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
In Prototype, Jonathan Martin creates a vivid understanding of what it means to be God's beloved. To completely trust, as Jesus did, that God loves us. To live without fear, confident in our identity and purpose. To handle life's wounds as Jesus did, and to wake every day with a deep awareness of God's presence. Martin reveals a startling truth at the heart of the gospel: Jesus is our prototype. And as we discover how the knowledge of being God's beloved changed everything for Jesus - how it set Him free to live out His purpose and love God, others, and the world - it will begin to do the same for us.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Game Changer
- By Atalie on 08-09-13
By: Jonathan Martin
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What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?
- By: J.D. Greear
- Narrated by: J.D. Greear
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story5 out of 5 stars 70
J.D. Greear considers Jesus’ radical call to give your life away to the greatest cause of all. To view your life from the perspective of eternity. To start making decisions now that you’ll be glad you made. It’s time to put your “yes” on the table and let God put it on the map.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A convicting read
- By Hartley on 12-24-20
By: J.D. Greear
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What Is God Really Like?
- By: Craig Groeschel - editor, Andy Stanley, Francis Chan, and others
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Don Leslie, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 123
Craig Groeschel (lifechurch.tv) and his church have hosted an international multichurch campaign called One Prayer, a month-long concerted focus on unifying the many different, diverse churches participating by praying together and serving their local communities. This compilation book features chapters by seventeen passionate church leaders, including Andy Stanley, Francis Chan, Jentezen Franklin, Perry Noble, Steven Furtick, and others.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Content Good/Narration Weak
- By William on 05-31-11
By: Craig Groeschel - editor, and others
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I Give Up
- The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life
- By: Laura Story, Leigh McLeroy - contributor
- Narrated by: Jill Blackwood
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story5 out of 5 stars 80
Newlywed Laura Story thought she had control over the great life ahead of her. After all, she followed Jesus and had a promising new job as a worship leader. Why would God not want to fulfill her dreams? But when Laura and her husband, Martin, faced a brain tumor, infertility, and a son’s birth defect, she realized she’d been looking for a happiness that comes from circumstances, rather than a deeper joy that comes from God. Again and again, Laura had to surrender her vision for her life so she could embrace God’s vision.
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3 out of 5 stars
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1st book was better
- By Scott D. Christiansen on 06-18-20
By: Laura Story, and others
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Speak Life
- Restoring Healthy Communication in How You Think, Talk, and Pray
- By: Brady Boyd
- Narrated by: Wes Bleed
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
The most important conversation you'll have. Why do so many of our conversations with one another lead to misunderstanding and hurt feelings? Brady Boyd turns to the example of Jesus Christ to show that the health of our conversations can be only as vibrant as the health of our interactions with God. As Proverbs says, "The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Proverbs 12:18 niv).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book, so much wisdom
- By R. Smith on 01-16-24
By: Brady Boyd