Looking for God in Messy Places: A Book about Hope Audiobook, by Jake Owensby Play Audiobook Sample

Looking for God in Messy Places: A Book about Hope Audiobook

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Read By: William Sarris Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666101027

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

17

Longest Chapter Length:

33:07 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

19 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

18:43 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Life is messy. We can get discouraged by setbacks, overwhelmed by busyness, and shaken by worry. Hope is the power that gets us out of bed in the morning and gives us the courage to face adversity. Looking for God in Messy Places by Jake Owensby is a book about hope. How to find it. How to practice it. How to grow in it. Hope begins when we recognize that God is in this mess with us.

This book is for anyone who has ever been frozen in place by loss or regret, anyone who has endured suffering, cruelty, or rejection. From word to word and page to page, listeners will experience themselves as God’s beloved—so that they can be hopeful.

Topics include: the power of love to give us hope; the ways that God shows up in our daily lives; recognizing God’s call in our lives; becoming your true self; having a sense of belonging; forming a friendship with Christ; and contemplative faith.

From the introduction:

"[This book is] For those whose struggles have been long and for those who are growing weary from heavy burdens. For those facing an unforeseen crisis or for those enduring a slow personal train wreck. For those whose throats have grown raw from crying for justice and for those whose wounds have gone unhealed. This is a book about hope, and I have written it especially for those who refuse to yield to discouragement and despair.”

Topics include:

  • The power of love to give us hope
  • The ways that God shows up in our daily lives
  • Recognizing God’s call in our lives
  • Becoming your true self
  • Having a sense of belonging
  • Forming a friendship with Christ
  • Contemplative faith



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“This is beautiful and brilliant stuff, profound and plain, incredibly human, wise and charming. I trusted and enjoyed every word.”

— Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author 

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About Jake Owensby

Jake Owensby is the author of four books, including A Resurrection Shaped Life. He is the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. Before his election as bishop in 2012, he served as dean of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Shreveport. Prior to that, he was rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Stephen’s in Huntsville, Alabama, and assistant rector for Christian Formation at St. Mark’s in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a graduate of the School of Theology at Sewanee and was ordained to the diaconate and the priesthood in the Diocese of Florida. He has three adult children and lives in Alexandria, Louisiana, with his wife, Joy, and rescue pup, Gracie.

About William Sarris

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, eleven internationally licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.