The Alphabet of Grief
Words to Help in Times of Sorrow
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Narrated by:
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Karyn O'Bryant
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Andrea Raynor
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"I chose each word in this book based on the countless hours I have spent with grieving people. Not only have they have shared with me the pain of loss but they have taught me about the daunting and sometimes mysterious journey of living." (Andrea Raynor, The Alphabet of Grief)
Chaplain and spiritual counselor Andrea Raynor knows that when the funeral service is over, the friends leave, and the house grows quiet, grief can be overwhelming. In The Alphabet of Grief, she uses the letters of the alphabet as starting points for simple reflections on loss and hope. Each chapter concludes with a meditation and an affirmation - something to do and something to believe.
You are not alone. Find spiritual companionship in these brief but powerful thoughts on the sacred journey of grief.
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- By Barry Boecher on 01-22-15
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Walking Each Other Home
- Conversations on Loving and Dying
- By: Mirabai Bush, Ram Dass
- Narrated by: Ram Dass, Mirabai Bush
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 444
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Story5 out of 5 stars 369
We all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us - and we are all dying. But what if dying were perfectly safe? What if you could approach dying with curiosity and love? What if dying were the ultimate spiritual practice? Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying reunites lifelong friends Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush, who speak on the spiritual opportunities in the dying process. They share intimate personal experiences and timeless practices for every aspect of this journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow - the love comes through
- By Dan Lentine on 09-13-18
By: Mirabai Bush, and others
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Defiant Joy
- By: Stasi Eldredge
- Narrated by: Stasi Eldredge
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 159
In her new book, Stasi Eldredge meets listeners in their painful realities and offers an invitation to a joy that is defiant in the face of this broken world. This joy does not Pollyannaish-ly ignore life's heartache; rather, it insists that sorrow and loss do not have the final say. This kind of joy is present to both goodness and grief and interprets them in the light of heaven.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Christian Tract
- By Anonymous User on 03-23-20
By: Stasi Eldredge
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How, Then, Shall We Live?
- Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives
- By: Wayne Muller
- Narrated by: Wayne Muller
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
For thousands of years, these questions - which span all major spiritual traditions - have served as beacons for spiritual seekers: Who am I? What do I love? How shall I live, knowing I will die? What is my gift to the family of the Earth? As he guides us through these questions, Muller weaves poetry with true stories of love, courage, grief, and transformation in order to show how beauty and wisdom come to us at unexpected times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed this book.
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-18
By: Wayne Muller
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More Beautiful Than Before
- How Suffering Transforms Us
- By: Steve Leder
- Narrated by: Steve Leder
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 176
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 173
Every one of us sooner or later walks through hell. The hell of being hurt, the hell of hurting another. The hell of cancer, the hell of a reluctant, thunking shovel full of earth upon the casket of someone we deeply loved, the hell of betrayal, the hell of betraying, the hell of divorce, the hell of a kid in trouble...the hell of knowing that this year, like any year, may be our last. We all walk through hell. The point is not to come out empty-handed.... There is real and profound power in the suffering we endure if we transform that suffering into a more authentic, meaningful life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Learning from Pain
- By Dave on 02-20-19
By: Steve Leder
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Psychic Children
- Revealing the Intuitive Gifts and Hidden Abilities of Boys and Girls
- By: Sylvia Browne, Lindsay Harrison
- Narrated by: Jeanie Hackett
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Browne believes all children are gifted. These gifts have merely been either stifled or exploited by society over the centuries. The gifts usually appear at very tender ages; they are, in Browne's view, special blessings from God. The respected New York Times best-selling psychic shares profound stories of how children can be channels to the Other Side.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is not a manual
- By 1charlietee on 01-23-11
By: Sylvia Browne, and others
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The Louder Song
- Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament
- By: Aubrey Sampson
- Narrated by: Aubrey Sampson
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
When you’re in the midst of suffering, you want answers for the unanswerable, resolutions to the unresolvable. But there is a pathway through this suffering. It’s not easy, but God will use it to lead you toward healing. This path is called lament. In the midst of your darkest times, you will discover that lament leads you back to a place of hope - not because lamenting does anything magical, but because God sings a louder song than suffering ever could, a song of renewal and restoration.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You will grow up a little in this book
- By J. D. Jones on 06-16-21
By: Aubrey Sampson
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The Hardest Peace
- Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard
- By: Kara Tippetts
- Narrated by: Patty Fogarty
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story5 out of 5 stars 141
Finding grace in the everyday…Kara Tippetts knows the ordinary days of mothering four kids, the joy of watching her children grow . . . and the devastating reality of stage IV cancer. In The Hardest Peace, Kara doesn’t offer answers for when living is hard, but rather she asks us to join her in moving away from fear and control and toward peace and grace. Most of all, she draws us back to the God who is with us in the mundane and the suffering, and who shapes even our unmet expectations and pain into beauty.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This is a story about living more than dying.
- By vlSchlegel on 03-28-15
By: Kara Tippetts
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Fear Gone Wild
- A Story of Mental Illness, Suicide, and Hope Through Loss
- By: Kayla Stoecklein, Lysa TerKeurst - foreword
- Narrated by: Kayla Stoeklein
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 233
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 208
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Story5 out of 5 stars 206
Despite his deep desire to overcome mental illness and lead others out of their own pain, pastor Andrew Stoecklein died by suicide at the age of 30. In the wake of the tragedy, his widow, Kayla, embarked on a journey to better understand Andrew’s harrowing battle, come alongside those with similar struggles, and help the church overcome the stigma of suicide.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too religious
- By Jennifer W. on 05-10-21
By: Kayla Stoecklein, and others
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Still Waiting
- Hope for When God Doesn't Give You What You Want
- By: Ann Swindell
- Narrated by: Ann Swindell
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Most of us know what it's like to wait for God to change our circumstances. But whether we're waiting for physical healing, an emotional breakthrough, or better relationships, waiting is something we usually try to avoid. Why? Because waiting is painful and hard. The truth is it's also inevitable. In Still Waiting, Ann Swindell explores the depths of why God wants us to wait by chronicling her own compelling story of waiting for healing from an incurable condition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Raquel on 06-14-17
By: Ann Swindell
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Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife
- True Stories from People Who Have Glimpsed the World Beyond
- By: James L. Garlow, Keith Wall
- Narrated by: James L. Garlow
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
What happens when we die? What is heaven really like? When we arrive, will we know people? What role do angels play in our lives? Can the amazing experiences of everyday people reveal insights into life “on the other side”? Trusted pastor Jim Garlow and experienced journalist Keith Wall believe they can.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your time
- By Mary on 08-21-10
By: James L. Garlow, and others
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Faith
- Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience
- By: Sharon Salzberg
- Narrated by: Sharon Salzberg
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Story5 out of 5 stars 180
We tend to think of faith as a commodity you either have or you don't. But in many of the world's wisdom traditions, faith isn't something you possess; it's something you do. "Faith is a willingness to take the next step, to see the unknown as an adventure, to launch a journey," teaches Sharon Salzberg. Now this beloved meditation teacher and author shares her unique understanding of faith, distinguishing it from belief and dogma, to help you cultivate this profound force in your life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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on faith
- By Kasey on 11-18-16
By: Sharon Salzberg
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Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
- Finding Freedom from Hurt and Hate
- By: Jill Hubbard, Leslie Leyland Fields
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
"If our families are to flourish, we will need to learn and practice ways of forgiving those who have had the greatest impact upon us: our mothers and fathers." Through the authors' own compelling personal stories combined with a fresh look at the Scriptures, Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers illustrates and instructs in the practice of authentic forgiveness, leading you away from hate and hurt toward healing, hope, and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- By Amazon Customer on 07-28-16
By: Jill Hubbard, and others
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Marrow
- A Love Story
- By: Elizabeth Lesser
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 212
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 212
A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to yourself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones you love. But when her sister, Maggie, needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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“ Love came first “
- By marie on 03-26-18
By: Elizabeth Lesser
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Forgiven
- The Amish School Shooting, a Mother's Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace
- By: Terri Roberts, Jeanette Windle
- Narrated by: Pamela Klein
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
After a son does the unthinkable, how can a mother go on? On October 2, 2006, a gunman entered an Amish one-room schoolhouse, shooting 10 girls, killing five, then finally taking his own life. This is his mother's story. Not only did she lose her precious son through suicide, but she also lost her understanding of him as an honorable man. It was a trauma that no one should ever have to face.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If they can forgive you can too
- By Grandma B on 06-25-19
By: Terri Roberts, and others
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Loveable
- Embracing What Is Truest About You, So You Can Truly Embrace Your Life
- By: Kelly Flanagan
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story5 out of 5 stars 131
It's time to remember. Dr. Kelly Flanagan is known to millions for the letters he writes to his children and shares on his blog. Loveable is written to the little one in each of us, who is all too ready to be reminded: You are enough, you are not alone, and you matter. In Loveable, Dr. Flanagan reveals the core insight gleaned from his years of clinical work - you are here for a reason, yet you cannot truly awaken to it until you have first embraced your truest, worthiest self and then allow yourself to be truly embraced by others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rediscover YOU!
- By Hmm on 03-25-17
By: Kelly Flanagan