Audiobooks narrated by Charles Ray

Saving the Saved: How Jesus Saves Us from Try-Harder Christianity into Performance-Free Love

White-knuckling can never get you where you want to go. But grace can. You already know because you've tried: repeated attempts to earn God's love and approval get you nowhere and leave you exhausted. When performance taints our relationship with him, the Christian life can turn into an unholy hustle. It was never meant to be like this. In Saving the Saved, Pastor Bryan Loritts reveals the astonishing truth that God doesn't want your spiritual scorekeeping. He simply wants your surrender. The punchline of the gospel of Matthew is just that-a message of grace and performance-free love to do-good, try-harder Jews who thought they had to earn their way into God's favor. It's an ancient message, yet it can be a lifeline to us today as we live in a world of performance metrics. Just as Matthew wrote to the Jews in his gospel, we were never meant to flounder under the pressures and anxieties of show Christianity. Make no mistake: we are called to live in obedience, but Jesus wants us to save us from the illusion that our actions can ever earn God's acceptance of us. In Pastor Bryan's relevant, uncompromising style, Saving the Saved proclaims the good news that once the pressure is off to perform, we are free to abide. Beyond the man-made rules and the red tape, there is a God who knows you by name. Come and meet him as you've never known him before.

Bryan Loritts (Author), Charles Ray (Narrator)

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A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining its History, Mission, and Message

Despite the civil rights progress he fought for and saw on the horizon in the 1950s and '60s, Martin Luther King Jr.-increasingly concerned by America's moral vision, admitted-'I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house.' In A Burning House, Brandon Washington contends that American Evangelicalism is a house ablaze: burning in the destructive fires of discrimination and injustice. The stain of segregation remains prevalent, not only in our national institutions, but also in our churches, and this has long tarnished the witness of Christianity and hampered our progress toward a Christ-like vision of Shalom-peace, justice, and wholeness-in the world. Common doctrine may unite black and white evangelicals, but rifts such as social ethics and cultural influences still separate us. Throughout this challenging but reconciliatory book, Washington gives a historical and theological appraisal of American evangelicalism to understand how we came to be where we are and what our response should be. Instead of calling the movement to become something new, he challenges it to live into what it has always been in Christ and strive for deliberate and sacrificial integration-the unity of believers of all ethnicities. A Burning House is a rallying call to a waning movement whose most public leaders have often turned a blind eye to, or even justified, the sin of racism-a movement whose theology is sometimes compromised by a secular anthropology. This is a call to both white and black evangelicals to better understand our past so that we can better embrace the unifying and comprehensive message of the gospel we preach.

Brandon Washington (Author), Charles Ray, Rick N. Jones (Narrator)

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Reset Your Life: Make a New Start

Do you need to make a new start? Sometimes we feel as if we need to start over, to allow God to do a "hard reset" of our lives. It is possible to return to God and reclaim your relationship with Him. In Reset Your Life: Make a New Start, Joseph W. Walker III uses eight "R's" (Reset, Return, Review and Recalculate, Reclaim, Redirect, Reinvigorate and Revive, Reinvest, and Reinvent) to teach how you can have a new beginning through faith in God. Reflection questions are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Joseph W. Walker Iii, Joseph W. Walker, Iii (Author), Charles Ray (Narrator)

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Love Outside the Lines: Beyond the Boundaries of Race, Difference, and Preference

Read by the author. Discover Jesus' goals of togetherness, oneness, and unity in an increasingly divided world. When you learn to confront the areas in your heart that might not love as Jesus loved, you can help build a flourishing, Christ-like culture. Throughout his ministry, Jesus specifically bridged the gap with the ostracized, outcast, and overlooked. He told his followers to do the same. The gospel message is for everyone-and our mission as believers is to make disciples of Jesus, not duplicates of ourselves. This requires us to live and love beyond our preferences, to build relationships with those who are different from us, and to go beyond the boundaries of unspoken rules and invisible lines. It's time to break the strongholds of division that have been passed down from generation to generation. In Love Outside the Lines, Jimmy Rollins will - expand the gospel message of Christ beyond the lines of cultural norms, - show us how to follow in Jesus' footsteps by moving away from racial stereotypes and moving toward things that unite us, - empower a culture of people willing to be part of the conversation on racial reconciliation, - help us embrace the kingdom truth that we are better together than we are divided, and - exemplify a life of dynamic diversity at church, work, and home. Join Jimmy on a powerful journey to rediscover the discipleship of diversity that leads to unity. Together, we will confront our comfort-zone barriers-both known and unknown-and take a detour to pursue the kind of diverse relationships and honest dialog that build a flourishing Christ culture. Reflection questions are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Jimmy Rollins (Author), Charles Ray, Rick N. Jones (Narrator)

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Godly Dating 101: Discover the Truth About Relationships in a World That Constantly Lies

How can you be sure you've found "the one"? How do you know when it's time to leave a relationship that's turning toxic? Godly Dating 101 answers these questions and more in a practical guide that will help young Christians develop authentic and healthy dating relationships. With more than three million followers across Godly Dating 101's social media accounts, Tovares and Safa Grey hear daily from hundreds of young adults looking for help in their current struggles regarding relationships and purity. Deep down, many Christian young adults are wondering if their relationships are drawing them closer to God or leading them back to the life from which Jesus freed them. Godly Dating 101 addresses what you hear from culture and contrasts it with Scripture. As the authors candidly cover topics like friends with benefits, pornography, masturbation, and other areas that affect future marriages, you gain an understanding that what's considered normal or "fun" from the world's perspective may not be God's will for your life. Discover: - You are not alone in your relationship struggles - God can extend grace and restoration to you no matter what - Scripture that points you back to Jesus and what He says about relationships - How to find and sustain a relationship that honors God This encouraging message will empower you to rise out of confusion, toxic environments, and sin so that you can follow Jesus passionately and experience abundant life in Him as you nurture and develop healthy relationships.

Safa Grey, Tovares Grey (Author), Charles Ray, Machelle Williams (Narrator)

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The 2% Way: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery

You don't have to change your life overnight--instead, you can make small changes that leave a lasting impact. In The 2% Way, discover the simple, revolutionary practice behind the against-the-odds success story of Dr. Myron L. Rolle. Dr. Rolle has led a remarkable life: from earning a scholarship to a prestigious private high school to becoming a top-rated recruit at Florida State University; from winning the Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford to playing football in the NFL and then becoming a neurosurgery resident at Harvard. In this inspiring book, Dr. Rolle tells the story of his incredible journey, revealing how a strong work ethic, deep faith, and the family values instilled by his Bahamian immigrant parents set the stage for the transformative life philosophy that enabled him to overcome adversity, defy expectations, and create a life of meaning and purpose. Whether you're struggling with your own obstacles, looking to improve yourself, searching for your purpose and identity, or seeking inspiration, Dr. Rolle's story will give you the encouragement and tools you need to: - Make incremental improvements that lead to long-lasting results - Build a life full of purpose and meaning - Tackle life with the assurance that you're moving in the right direction The 2% Way will change the way you think about self-improvement, proving that you have the power to make strides toward the life you've always dreamed of.

Myron L. Rolle (Author), Charles Ray (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Charles Ray