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Of all the gods, gurus, and good people out there, why Jesus? Why follow some ancient carpenter-turned-philosopher from a Podunk town in the Middle East? A man whose own people didn't believe in him for the most part. It just doesn't make any sense.

In Listen Well, Lead Better, Steve and Becky Harling share 10 practices that will help you be a more effective listener and leader. Learn how to ask better questions, make people feel heard and valued, and create an open and positive culture. Strong listeners also enjoy greater credibility, navigate conflicts better, and foster more engaged teams. Above all, the lessons here will help you hear from God more clearly and gain his wisdom on all matters in life. Becoming a better listener will transform how you lead and relate to everyone. 

Is it possible for a news anchor to become a professional athlete? Can a disheartened architect build a new career as a luxury car designer? They can, and they have, says Martha Beck, whose advice is sought each month by over two million readers in O: The Oprah Magazine. Now, on Follow Your North Star, she teaches you how to recognize the cues from within that will tell you whether your job, relationship, environment (even your daily schedule) are leading you in the right direction.

HarperCollins and John C. Maxwell are celebrating the milestone anniversary of Maxwell’s bestselling The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, with the publication of a revised and updated 25th anniversary edition. Included are insights from Maxwell on each law and how they have impacted his life as a leader and mentor. There will also be stories from some of today’s most impactful leaders, like IT Cosmetics' Jamie Kern Lima, Maxwell Leadership CEO Mark Cole, and author and marketing expert Jeff Henderson, on how they have applied these laws to their own success journeys.

Do you ever feel that preparing for your weekly Come, Follow Me lesson falls short? Join hosts Hank Smith and John Bytheway as they interview experts to make your study for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Come, Follow Me course not only enjoyable but original and educational. If you are looking for resources to make your LDS study fresh, faithful, and fun--no matter your age--then join us every Wednesday morning. Show notes: https://followhim.co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowHimOfficialChannel Instagram: Instagram.com/followhimpodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/...

Nestled in a few verses in Luke's Gospel is a Jesus who would not have been tolerated today: He was not politically correct and He certainly did not try to save people's feelings. Steven Lawson unpacks these few verses, looking at the unashamed honesty, passion, and urgency with which Jesus explains the life-long cost involved in choosing to follow Him. True Christianity is the biggest sacrifice any person ever makes...but it is in pursuit of the most precious prize ever glimpsed.

Today we are told to be true to ourselves, look within for answers, and follow our hearts. But when we put our own happiness first, we experience record-breaking levels of aimlessness, loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Self-centeredness always fails to deliver the fulfillment we're seeking.

Have you ever wondered what you were created to do? You may think you have an idea but aren't positive that you are fulfilling the purpose for which God created you. First of all, you have to find the unique purpose that he created you for. In his new book, Andrew Wommack teaches you how to do just that.

Rifqa Bary grew up in a devout Muslim home, obediently following her parents' orders to practice the rituals of Islam. But God was calling her to freedom and love. He was calling her to true faith. He was calling her to give up everything.

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In this new audiobook, David Platt, author of the New York Times best-selling book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, contends that multitudes of people around the world culturally think they are Christians yet biblically are not followers of Christ.

Remember that small efforts do count. With patience, compassion, and commitment, you’ll soon find yourself making sounder decisions, developing more genuine relationships with others, and achieving your goals with sureness and ease!

Through the verses of the New Testament Gospels, Osho brings the teachings of Jesus to life, calling him a poet. "Jesus became a great milestone in the history of consciousness. It is not just coincidental that Jesus' birth has become the most important date in history. Before Christ, one world; after Christ, a totally different world has existed - a demarcation in the consciousness of man." (Osho)

Through the guidance of prayer and church teaching, Jonathon Vogel delivers this second instalment in this reflective series on God’s love for us. He explores what it means to truly live out the calling we all have to become saints in our everyday lives. Vogel mentions, “As I’ve continued this series on the Trinity, one profound realization I’ve learned is that everything begins and ends in love...I find the deepest peace, joy, and meaning in Jesus that I simply can’t find anywhere else (and believe me, I’ve tried).”

Starting new habits can be hard sometimes, especially when you're an adult. Spending time with God can feel like a chore sometimes, even though we know it isn't. Children pick up things very easily, that's why we've created this podcast - to help children get into the practice of starting and ending their day with God. Each week there will be two episodes - a morning and an evening. The morning episodes are designed for (you guessed it) the morning! They work whether you're getting up and ready, eating breakfast, at a breakfast/morning school club or even in the car! They are energetic, ...

The book you are listening to could be called the prequel and a sequel to Weapons of Mass Deliverance. It details a journey that is filled with hope and despair, joy and sorrow, pride and humility, sickness and health, abundance and lack, success and failure, fear and courage, mercy and justice, and most importantly, trust, surrender, and an act of obedience which changed the course of my life forever.

This book will help you discover your purpose and your reason for being here in life. This book also will help you discover your passion, your flow, and your superpower, inshallah. Once you know your purpose and passion, the book will guide you on how you can combine these two and serve your creator by serving people.

It wouldn’t matter how much reality will twist and turn, keep folding itself in front of your eyes, becoming more and more complex, artificial, seducing you into sleep there will always be the everlasting presence of the I AM with in you.The ONE that you are.You.Your Self.And that Self holds so much power, greatness, and luminosity.It calls you, in your depth. And you… long for it. Crave for it. You die for it, and live for it.This is how you want to live, with that light awakened within you, in your highest potential, free and vital, yet there are times, situations and circumstances that ...

Your "turning" or "conversion" is only a beginning, and no more. It is not the whole journey; it is merely the first step. You are a disciple, that is, one who is under teaching; but your teaching, your discipleship, has only just begun. Your life is a book; it may be a bigger or smaller volume, but conversion is only the title page or the preface. The book itself remains to be written, and your years, weeks, and days are its chapters, pages, and lines. It is a book written for eternity; make sure that it is written well.

 Originally written for monks, the principles in the Rule of St. Benedict may be applied by anyone — and in today’s hectic, changing world, following its principles offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of monastic life. This essential guide explains how people who live and work in “the world” are still invited to balance work with prayer, cultivate interdependence with others, practice hospitality, and otherwise practice their spirituality like monks.