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This fast-paced, inspirational narrative reveals how God used one man of great courage, discipline, and humility to bring countless souls to Christ. God’s accomplishments through George Whitefield are to this day virtually unparalleled. In an era when many ministers were timid and apologetic in their preaching, he preached the gospel with aggressive zeal and undaunted courage. In the wake of his fearless preaching, revival swept across the British Isles, and the Great Awakening transformed the American colonies.

Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, best-selling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives. Whether you're seeking to improve your career or your intimate relationships, increase self-esteem or create harmony within yourself, this inspiring prescriptive guide will help you master anything you choose and achieve success in all areas of your life.

Discover the remarkable life of George Fox, the visionary founder of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). This engaging biography, narrated by Richard Vogel, explores his influence on spirituality and social reform.

George Herbert, one of the greatest spiritual poets of all time, influenced many of Christianity's most cherished writers including Richard Baxter, Charles Spurgeon, T. S. Eliot, and C. S. Lewis. His works, rich with vivid language, theological insight, and pastoral guidance, expand the listener's capacity to experience and delight in Christ. In this devotional volume, Stephen Witmer presents 40 of George Herbert's most impactful poems, favored for their brevity, accessibility, and relevance to contemporary Christians.

"I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." So wrote C. S. Lewis of George MacDonald, the Scottish pastor and novelist who had a profound impact on Lewis’ own literary and spiritual career. Here Lewis gathers 365 of...

Lightworkers Gotta Work is a practical manual for helping you to find, follow, and fulfill your life purpose of creating positive change in the world. It’s a call to action for spiritual teachers, healers, intuitives, artists, and spiritual entrepreneurs, who’ve heard the call to help heal the world, but are held back by fear, limiting beliefs, and a lack of clarity as to how to go about it.

Have you ever heard about transcendental meditation? You know that many stars, like the Beatles or Stevie Wonder, performed it, but you have no idea what is about? Do you know that meditation is much more than just Yoga and staying silent? This audiobook is the perfect way for beginners to approach this practice, because it allows them to discover meditation both theoretically and practically.

The George Hayes Radio Podcast is where faith, freedom, and prosperity come together in real conversations about life, personal responsibility, discipline, mindset, and success. Hosted by George Hayes, each episode challenges listeners to think clearly, live with purpose, put God first, and build a better life through strong values, better habits, and practical wisdom. If you care about faith, family, personal growth, financial discipline, and the kind of freedom that comes from doing the work, you’re in the right place.

In a tale woven with mystery and emotion, an unscrupulous baronet finds himself a widower, indifferent to the fate of his unattractive newborn heir. However, everything changes when a cold stepmother arrives, and the child is whisked away by a devoted nurse. What unfolds is a captivating journey filled with drama, love, and life lessons—hallmarks of MacDonalds remarkable storytelling. This gripping narrative serves as a sequel to Thomas Wingfold, Curate and Paul Faber, Surgeon. - Summary by HannahMary

George Pell was a Ballarat boy who studied at Oxford and rose through the Catholic Church ranks to become adviser to Pope Francis and Vatican treasurer. He has been expelled from the Pope's inner circle of trusted cardinals. As an outspoken defender of church orthodoxy, supported and championed by the powerful, Pell's ascendancy was remarkable and seemingly unstoppable.

Understand the importance and meaning of your life’s journey here on Earth—with the guidance and perspective of the souls in the hereafter. For nearly fifty years and more than thirty-five thousand sessions, George Anderson, widely considered the world’s greatest living medium, has...

Life changing teaching from the Bible

What do George Whitefield, Elisabeth Elliot, and J. Gresham Machen have in common? They were all Evangelical Heroes. In the Evangelical Heroes series, Joel Beeke and Douglas Bond present thirty biographical sketches of faithful evangelical leaders from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.

Hear the story of Jesus in everyday English; told in an informal, informative, and interesting way.

Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church. Some are familiar faces. Others are unexpected guests. But all, through their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires, uniquely illuminate our...

A leading Catholic intellectual explains why the teachings of the Second Vatican Council are essential to the Church's future—and the world's The Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) was the most important Catholic event in the past five hundred years. Yet sixty years after its opening on...

Scotland's beloved storyteller, George MacDonald, 19th-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to 20th century Christians by C. S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald's Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G. K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, "If we test the matter of originality of attitude, George MacDonald was one of the three or four greatest men of the 19th century."

When it comes to marriage these days, anything goes. No wonder you can find a book on marriage from every perspective - or no perspective. How can you experience a great marriage that lasts? What works? This audiobook answers that question by shining a light on the biblical design for marriage. In a world of sexual and relational confusion, isn't it time to consult the One who created marriage? 

Raw, authentic conversations diving into the interwoven nature of faith, addiction, mental health, and suicide prevention, recognizing that we are all navigating our own paths of recovery. George Wood, The Tattooed Pastor, brings a wealth of experience as a pastoral counselor, a person in long-term recovery, an inner-city missionary, and the founder of two recovery ministries. Having also survived trauma and suicide attempts, he offers unique insights into living out a trauma informed faith and recovery in profoundly transformative ways.

Coinciding with the 230 year anniversary of the establishing of the first Baptist church in Jamaica by the Ethiopian Baptist society and their brutal demise almost 150 years ago, Slavery's Heroes documents its pioneers; the men and women who, led by George Liele, advocated for a nation from enslavement to emancipation and beyond. This work offers insight into a people, a faith and a movement which demonstrated boldness, bravery and self-sacrifice.