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Miracles and Other Reasonable Things
- A Story of Unlearning and Relearning God
- Narrated by: Erin Moon
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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“This book - the fullness, depth, and beauty of Sarah Bessey’s faith and artistic genius - is a miracle” (Glennon Doyle, number one New York Times best-selling author of Love Warrior) and an unforgettable and life-affirming exploration of how trauma can strengthen your faith and miracles can be found in unexpected places.
In the brief instant Sarah Bessey realized that her minivan was, inevitably, going to hit the car on the highway on the bright, clear day of the crash, she knew intuitively that it would have life-changing consequences. But as she navigated the winding path from her life before the accident - as a popular author, preacher, and loving wife and mother - to her new life after, inhabiting a body that no longer felt like her own, she found that the most unexpected result was how it shook her deeply rooted faith, upending everything she thought she knew and held so dearly. Weaving together theology and memoir, Sarah delivers “a well-written reminder of seeing the miracles in life’s highs and lows” (Library Journal). The road of healing leads to Rome, where she met the pope (it’s complicated) and encountered the Holy Spirit in the last place she expected. She writes about her miraculous healing, learning to live with chronic pain, and the ways God makes us whole in the midst of suffering. She invites us to a path of knowing God that is filled with ordinary miracles, hope in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and other completely reasonable things.
Insightful, profound, and unexpected, “Sarah’s writing is so breathtaking, sometimes you think you are reading poetry. The story is so thrilling, sometimes you think you are devouring a novel. And the Spirit she describes is so compelling, you’ll swear you experienced a revival. You won’t put it down once until you close the last page” (Jen Hatmaker, New York Times best-selling author).
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- R. Cole
- 07-09-2020
Love this book!
There is something so beautiful about the way Sarah tells a story. I was captive from page one. She held us close. It was like being with a friend while sitting with deep suffering and having them hold you, mother you and give you permission for rest. It was gentle and full and I wanted more. Until next time! Thank you Sarah x
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-10-2019
Story of hope and healing
breathtaking. My cynical heart broke open. It is a combination of theology and storytelling with a splash of preaching , but mostly it's like sitting with a friend on the edge of your seat hearing where they've been after a long separation.
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- Shawna Clingerman
- 18-02-2021
oh Sarah bessey I love you!
Shis book was so good for my heart. I was touched by the honesty and the beauty of Sarah's writing. Humbling, inspiring, empowering in the most gentle, everyday kind of way. Thank you friend.
(the ONLY way I could love it more is with Sarah's own narration, but wow it was beautifully and tenderly written and read.)
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- jennyw
- 30-11-2020
A gift 🥰
This book is such a gift! I bought it after reading that another author/speaker that I follow, Jen Hatmaker, read it in one sitting. I’m so glad I did, and I will definitely be listening to it again to absorb even more from Sarah’s story. Thank you Sarah!
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- Tammie M. Pope
- 28-08-2020
Truly a beautiful experience
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about faith and how it is woven into our lives whether we are on the hilltop or in the valley. It is beautifully written and I hated for it to end. It is truly a gift.
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- Jill
- 08-07-2020
Good for a season of despair.
This is my first book by Sarah. I'm not sure what I expected. Sarah's emotions can be felt all throughout this book. Her love for God and people are present. I'm not sure that I had any "WOW" moments but maybe they will come later when something makes me think of the book and I realize the God moment taking place before me. It could also be that I'm not in the same season as she is while she writes this book. If you are in a season of despair this book is likely just what you will want to hear.
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- jeff snively
- 23-04-2020
a book of healing and great insight
I could not put this down. this is actually written with a female audience in mind but I still loved it. made me think alot
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- Tree Hopper
- 16-02-2020
We are all connected.
Her personal story and thoughts often rang true and helped me remember my own times of wonder, love and feeling held by the Divine.
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- james rose
- 03-02-2020
Beautifully Written
I loved this book! Would highly recommend this book and now ANYTHING by Sarah Bessey. Next time Sarah, please narrate it yourself so we can hear your voice! (Erin did a great job but it would be nice to hear you speak your own story)
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- Emem-Obong
- 03-02-2020
Loved it
Loved it and will I'm definitely reading it again.. Reminds me that God can show himself in different ways. Don't put God in a box
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-01-2020
Amazing!!
Loved it! I can't breathe for the tears and the aww of insight!!! Thank You
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- Trevor Magee
- 02-01-2020
Exceptional of narrative real and spiritual life
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to anyone who is deconstructing and reconstructing faith and wants to find hope again
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