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Jen Pollock Michel guides us on a journey of understanding who we are when we want and reintroduces us to a God who gives us the desires of our hearts. That same good God calls us into a new reality in which we seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and we discover our disordered desires burned away while our truest longings are happily fulfilled and purified. The disciples asked Jesus to "teach us to pray." This audiobook says, "Teach us to want."

In this encouraging and empowering audiobook, Deidra Riggs calls listeners to accept God's invitation to join him in making a difference right where they are, regardless of their current life stage. She shows listeners that they were created with a purpose and with the capacities to fulfill that purpose. And she reminds them that it's not up to us to fix the world, but it is up to us to join God - and the rest of his people - in his redemptive work.

Humorous. Authentic. Relatable. That's Carolanne Miljavac in a nutshell. And those qualities are just what her nearly half a million social media followers adore about her. Her Odd(ly) Enough is a message that your heart needs to hear: It's time to embrace the "you" God made you to be. Tune out the naysayers of the world, and jump into his loving arms. He'll walk alongside you as you passionately pursue your God-given purpose.

With the fast paced, high-tech entrance of the new century, common sense seems to be slowly sliding into the background. It’s not surprising that we, a lot of times, run in circles like a dog chasing its tail, desperately trying to find some balance. Uncommon Sense breaks the complex into the simple. It is a reality check that allows us to discover what really matters most in our lives.

In My Badass Book of Saints, Johnson shares her experience as a first-generation Cuban-American, educator of at-risk college students, and caregiver for a husband with Lou Gehrig's disease. Through humorous, empowering, and touching portraits of 24 spiritual mentors who inspired her, Johnson describes how their bravery, integrity, selflessness, perseverance, and hope helped her and can help others have courage to reach for a closer connection to God.

In each brief reading, best-selling author Shannon Ethridge leads you to consider Old Testament stories in a new light to learn how God interacts with His people and what that reveals about His character. Most important, as you discover more about God's true nature, you'll begin to recognize the ways He daily touches your life and draws you closer into His loving embrace.

What does God dream for you? Do you sometimes look at your circumstances or the disappointments you've had in life and wonder if your dreams will ever be realized? This gentle devotional takes you deep into the truth that you are whole and beautiful in God's eyes. Drawing from the insights she shared in Becoming Myself, Stasi Eldredge offers reflections, scriptures, and prayers that celebrate how God delights in seeing you become who you truly are.

The New Mom's Guide to Dealing with Dad helps moms understand the special pressures that new dads feel. It shows how you can help your husband find his own fathering style, how the two of you can stay connected during those chaotic days, and how you can put each other first. You can do this! The New Mom's Guides are here to help.

The crash and burn of a helicopter mom! Soap writer Dena Higley was all things to all people. A wife, mother of four, and head writer for Days of Our Lives, Dena ably hovered over the numerous people and responsibilities in her life, eager to right every wrong and fulfill every need. But when her very “normal” family began to spiral out of control, Dena soon became the central character in her own real-life drama, and a night spent in the ER made her realize that her pursuit of perfection was backfiring big time.

Do you wrestle with a sense of inadequacy, wondering how God could possibly use someone like you? Let this encouraging devotional serve as a daily reminder that God delights in using imperfect people to accomplish His perfect will. Packed with biblical insights and inspiration, Completely Forgiven looks at the biblical stories of people who plumb the depths of God's mercy and demonstrate His willingness to create beauty out of the ashes of our sorrows and regrets.

The Biggest Loser was just the beginning. Every week, more than nine million viewers watch.The goal for the 16 contestants is to shed the highest percentage of body weight and capture the grand prize waiting at the end of the grueling course. As Michelle Aguilar discovered, overcoming her own misconceptions about herself was the greatest challenge of all. What do you have to lose?

Best-selling author Stasi Eldredge celebrates the glorious design and beauty of a mother released to be all she was meant to be.

Our lives are made up of moments. Some we hope to remember forever and some we long to forget. But it's the tapestry of these moments that come together to write the story God is telling through each of our lives. In ETCHED . . . UPON MY HEART, Jill Kelly shares some of the unforgettable moments...

She provides women with a fresh and unique perspective on many of the hot issues women face today. Twenty-something single recording artist Rebecca St. James teams up with 40-something radio talk show host and mother of three Lynda Hunter Bjorklund to present a multigenerational look at why women feel out of control and vulnerable. She helps women understand how they can be safe, healthy, and empowered as they find their identity and security in God.

Women long for a meaningful prayer life but the demands of family, work, and home can get in the way of good intentions. Elizabeth George, best-selling author and popular teacher, leads women to deeper communication with God. Sharing from personal experience and biblical insights, Elizabeth encourages women to create, nurture, and grow a prayer life.

Powerful revelations about love and mercy like Shannon Ethridge received after accidentally killing a woman. The examples, advice, and questions for consideration give listeners tools for attaining a passionate, intimate connection with God.

Family life is an adventure in becoming real.... Jennifer Grant’s girlhood dream of being the perfect mom withered quickly once she got a real taste of the messy, creative, sometimes hilarious, and often taxing process of raising a family. With MOMumental, she presents a warm, compassionate audiobook filled with uncommon and amusing insights about being an intentional parent - and about realizing that family matters, no matter what yours is like.

Best-selling author, counselor, and life coach helps women lay down unrealistic goals, break free from the pressure to be perfect, and start living fully rather than simply trying not to fail.

From the woman fighting cancer to the man who has lost his child to the girl sinking into depression, so many of us are engaged in daily battles as we long for healing. When he walked the earth, Jesus said to an unwell man, "Do you want to be made well?" His invitation stretched beyond physical healing - he sought to restore the soul. The same invitation stands for us today. For anyone struggling on the journey toward wholeness, singer-songwriter Jenny Simmons offers a resting place and a friend along the way.

A sequel to Stories for the Heart, More Stories for the Heart offers up over 100 stories that hug listeners' hearts and encourage their souls. This treasury of timeless tales, written by some of the best Christian communicators today, offers a wealth of compassion and love certain to minister to multiple generations. Listeners will find themselves sharing these uplifting tales in conversation and letting the stories' wisdom inspire their thinking.