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Living a Life of Fire, by Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, is the amazing life story of one of the world's most successful promoters of the Christian message. Bonnke's name is known around the world - from Taiwan to Timbuktu, from Cape Town to Calgary - and is synonymous with gigantic gospel campaigns in Africa, where not just thousands or tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of people are won to Christ - in a single meeting.

Tim Chester invites a new generation to experience the Christian life as John Stott envisioned it - not simply a theological puzzle to be solved, but the daily practice of humble service and compassion found in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team - and facing the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again - coaches around the NFL wondered, Will he ever come back? After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 80 percent of the city underwater, many wondered, Will the city ever come back?

Welcome to where darkness meets light and broken becomes beautiful. I'm your host, Melissa Louise, an abstract artist whose paintings have been led by the Holy Spirit since my encounter with Jesus, and this podcast shares my ongoing testimony of how God transforms lives in the most unexpected ways.In 2022, I hit rock bottom—lost my job, battled despair, and tried filling the emptiness with everything except what I actually needed. That's when I had a life-changing encounter with Jesus that filled the void nothing else could touch.Each episode, I share my journey from new age practices to ...

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Welcome to the "This is HIS Story Ministry Podcast" - Ministries and God Stories you need to know. Listen to the stories of the men and women God is using for his Kingdom work and those pouring out God’s grace to hurting people around the globe. From Bible teachers to counselors to those that feed the hungry, pull people from dark places, and missionaries… we look into to the events, personalities, callings, and circumstances of those God is using as His hands and feet. As an Christian Executive, Todd Turner has spent his life helping Faith Based organizations build solid, ethical, online...

Welcome to “Compass in the Storm” a podcast where we explore how individuals found guidance, answers, and strength during the most challenging seasons of their lives, guided by the compass of God’s Word. I’m your host, Lana Bach, author, Christian speaker, Certified Grief Educator, and co-founder of Encouragement Ministries, Inc. a not-for-profit ministry. On my podcast I share Biblical principles of hope and healing that can help you navigate the troubled waters of life, God’s way!

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘A terrific book … It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I’ve read in many a year’ JAMES HOLLAND ‘Riveting … A brilliant account’ DAILY MAIL THE FIRST AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE SBS. Britain’s SBS – or Special Boat Service – was the...

The Missing Peace uncovers one man’s real-life tribulations and tells an inspiring story of hope, perseverance, strength, character, and of course, peace. Jared Nieman, a well-regarded pastor and motivational speaker, opens up about how his life wasn’t always perfect. He battled mental health issues such as feelings of hopelessness, loss and at one point, addiction. When he made the decision to find what was missing in his life, he was able to repair his way of thinking, be intentional about the daily choices he was making and genuinely grow in his relationship with God.

This deeply contextual biography centers on the tensions generated by the pope’s attempt to turn the Church away from power and tradition and outwards to engage humanity with God’s mercy. Through battles with corrupt bankers and worldly cardinals, in turbulent meetings and on global trips, history’s first Latin-American pope has attempted to reshape the Church to evangelize the contemporary age. At the same time, he has stirred other leaders’ deep-seated fear that the Church is capitulating to modernity.

Sie nannten ihn "Schmuggler Gottes". In einem VW-Käfer fuhr er Bibeln hinter den Eisernen Vorhang. Sein Name: Anne van der Bijl. Sein Pseudonym: "Bruder Andrew". Er gründete die Organisation Open Doors, deren Arbeit von Osteuropa bis hin nach China reicht. Er riskierte sein Leben für Gott und die Menschen, denen er die Gute Nachricht bringt. Ein authentischer Bericht über das Leben verfolgter Christen und den Gott, der Wunder tut.

The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God patiently arranged over a number of years. As you listen to this book, you will learn how the Lord used some people to plant the seeds of church reform long before October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther published his 95 theses. Luther's story is well-known; we trust you will find it interesting and instructive to hear about him and many others (John Knox, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Zacharias Ursinus, Willem Teellinck, et al.) who contributed to the Reformation.

Poucos homens deixaram uma marca tão profunda na humanidade quanto São Francisco, o humilde monge de Assis. Neste audiolivro, Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, extraordinário mestre da Kriya Yoga que reflete as muitas qualidades divinas de São Francisco, examina os valores que o grande santo adotou para alcançar o auge da realização divina. Com beleza, sensibilidade e precisão, Prajnananandaji elabora as formas de se incorporar esses princípios em nossas vidas diárias para que possamos acelerar a nossa própria evolução espiritual.

Dr. Kent and Amber Brantly (with David Thomas) tell of Dr. Brantly’s near-death encounter with the Ebola virus in Liberia. The first American diagnosed during the 2014 outbreak, Dr. Brantly’s ordeal—including his controversial evacuation to and hospitalization in the United States—received worldwide media attention.

Before May 31, 2008, September Vaudrey's life was beautiful. But on that day, with one phone call from the ER, her whole world - everything she knew and believed - was shaken to the core. Katie, her 19-year-old artist daughter, had been in a car accident and would not survive. How does a family live in the wake of devastating tragedy? When darkness colors every moment, is it possible to find light? Can God still be good, even after goodbye?

In many ways, Kasey Van Norman has suffered more heartbreak than one woman can bear. Growing up, she endured her parents' divorce, date rape, and years of addiction to sex and cutting. As an adult, she suffered the pain of an emotional affair, rejection by her friends and community, and her mother's death from cancer. But at the end of this twisting path of heartbreak, Kasey walked out of the wilderness and into a place of God's merciful and miraculous healing. In Named by God, Kasey shares her story.

Many recognize the blockbuster song “Eye of the Storm”, but few know about the arduous journey that took Ryan Stevenson from farm boy to acclaimed singer and songwriter. Here, Stevenson shares about the turmoil of his early life, the grief experienced during his mother’s long battle with cancer, the stress and burnout of his days working as a paramedic, and how an unexpected lightning storm would turn his life around. When the dark clouds roll in, Stevenson listens to that still, small voice - the voice of a trustworthy God who holds on to him even during the fiercest storms.

In Mother to Son, Jasmine Holmes shares a series of powerful letters to her young son. These are about her journey as an African American Christian and what she wants her son to know as he grows and approaches the world as a Black man. Holmes deals head-on with issues ranging from discipleship and marriage to biblical justice. She invites us to listen as she reminds Wynn that his identity is firmly planted in the person and work of Jesus Christ, even when the topic is one as emotionally charged as race in America.

Depois de ficar totalmente sem combustível, o avião da LaMia, voo 2933, no qual viajavam jogadores, dirigentes e convidados do clube de futebol Chapecoense, da Bolívia a Colômbia, se arrojou na madrugada de 29 de novembro de 2016 perto do Monte Gordo, quando se aproximava para pousar no Aeroporto Internacional José María Córdova. No acidente morreram 71 das 77 pessoas que embarcaram no avião. Sobreviveram três jogadores, dois tripulantes e um jornalista. Neto, um dos jogadores sobreviventes, conta aqui seu relato e experiência após alguns meses do acidente.

Twenty-year-old American gymnast Shawn Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist; a national- and world-champion athlete. Already a popular role model to all ages, in 2009 she captured the national spotlight again when she won on the widely popular Dancing with the Stars. Yet Shawn is no stranger to hard work and adversity.