We continue our look at five tough questions which are asked about God when Christians begin to share their faith outside of the church building’s walls. This week’s question: If God is loving and just, why does he allow suffering and injustice? Listen for some answers.
Scriptures referenced in this podcast are:
Last week’s podcast challenged us to be a BLESS-ing by sharing how Jesus’ intersects our story. When we rise to that challenge, we’ll hear questions. Some easy. Some hard. Beginning with this episode, we examine five hard questions that people may ask you about God. How should you answer? Listen for some help with this question.
Scriptures referenced in this podcast are:
Most of the time we read passages like Luke 21 in light of an end-of-times narrative. However, I think that Jesus’ hearers – his disciples and apostles – would have heard this narrative in a different way. Jesus was preparing his disciples with instructions for survival in perilous times. In their day, Jerusalem was going to be destroyed, the church was to be scattered through persecution, and disciples would be killed. How would they get through those times?
In many ways, our times are not so different. There is persecution for believers in Jesus – some that leads to death. Churches are in trouble for various reasons. And times seem to be getting more difficult. How to God’s children cope?
In this podcast, I go back to Jesus’ instructions for His first followers from Luke 21:5-36. Let’s hear Jesus’ words as they might have heard them, not as an end-of-times narrative. What do we learn of coping in perilous times?
In The Roman’s Quest, by Anne Baxter Campbell, we meet Centurion Julius who has eyes for a young Jewish woman, Miriam. Miriam also has eyes for Julius, but a Roman is not who her father intends for her. Miriam is a pious Jewish girl, determined to do the right thing by her God and her parents, and she bows to her father’s wishes to betroth her to a Jewish fisherman, James ben Zebedee. Her heart yearns for the Roman; his heart yearns for her; but their love is impossible. Miriam’s mother lies close to death, and her last wish is to see her daughter wed. The marriage has to take place before it’s too late. Woven through this story is the presence of a new prophet on the scene; a man called Jesus.
Listen to some extended excerpts from this novel. The audiobook is coming soon from Helping Hands Press.
Links referenced in this podcast include:
The Roman’s Quest, by Anne Baxter Campbell (printed book form)
@NarrationByGeo (Narration by George on Twitter)
Narration by George on Facebook
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Did you know that God cries? There are two specific incidents in the scriptures which have startling similarities. I talk about those incidents and what they mean for you and especially for me as a Narrator of Audio Books! Join me for a short journey into the scriptures for a unique insight.
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This is the last of the review of the 41 audio books I have produced since Narration by George has started business. This week, you’ll hear some poetry, a fantasy, two science fiction excerpts, a western, and a non-fiction book. Quite a spread of genre’s to enjoy this time.
The links I reference in this podcast are:
All Narration by George podcasts
Tilting at Windmills and Words, by Regina Puckett
The Voice of Aedistamen, by Tony Hilling
The Web Surfer Series: Regineration, by Andrea J. Graham
The Web Surfer Series: The Digital Car, by Travis Perry
Wells Fargo Express: The Desperate Road, by Murray Pura
Alive and Whole: Amputation: Emotional Recovery, by Dee Malchow
We continue the celebration of my privilege to lend my voice to the work of some amazing authors. We’re looking at 41 books in 41 days. In this program, we look at four novels in the romance/life category. Three of these books are set in the same town. And we take a look at an unusual telling of the Christmas story.
The links mentioned in this week’s podcast are:
Blog Talk Radio (Thirsty Thursday Party)
Songs That I Whisper, by Regina Puckett
Sonrise in Sweetland, by Anne Baxter Campbell
Summer in Sweetland, by Kathi Macias, Anne Baxter Campbell, and Sue Badeau
Sweetwater River, by Peggy Blann Phifer
The Swaddling Clothes, by Amber Schamel
Narration by George on Facebook
Narration by George on Twitter
We continue sampling the 41 books that have become part of the Narration by George legacy of audiobooks. This week, there is a young adult book for fun, a couple of Romance/Life titles, a dystopian look at the future, and a book about a couple of angels (and one is not so angelic).
The links referred to in this week’s podcast are:
Blog Talk Radio (Thirsty Thursday Party)
Rats, Pumpkins, and Other Rumors, by Pamela Horner
Roots and Wings at Loonstone Lake, by Sue Badeau
The San Francisco Wedding Planner
Seasons of Change, by Michael Gardner
Sisters Divided, by Joy Ross Davis
Narration by George on Facebook
Narration by George on Twitter
We continue this excursion into the world of audiobooks produced by Narration by George by looking at the next group of books we’ve been featuring on Twitter (@narrationbygeo) and Facebook. Plus there is the announcement of an important new title and a special sale with only a few days left before it expires. Join me for this review of audiobooks with excerpts that are unique to this podcast!
The links to the books and specials mentioned in this podcast are here:
Alive and Whole: Amputation, Emotional Recovery, by Dee Malchow
My Words Into the Beyond, by Regina Puckett
The Name of the Hawk, Legion, by Murray Pura
Neighbors, New in the Neighborhood, by Patti J. Smith
Non-Prophet Murders, by Becky Wooley
Once Upon a Christmas Eve, by Anne Baxter Campbell
Helping Hands Press store
Christmas in July
The Outlaw Unchained, Bleeding Kansas, by C. Q. Scafidi
The Painted Sky, Rio Oro, by Murray Pura
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It’s week #3 for taking a look at a short synopsis and hearing a new sample from each of the audiobooks that I’ve recorded over the last couple of years. This week, we review a devotional book, a police mystery, some poetry, an action adventure series, and some historical fiction.
I also share some thoughts about the murderous rampage which took place last week in Chattanooga, my adopted home town.
Here are he links for this week’s book selections:
God, Me, & a Cup of Tea, by Michele Huey
Grave Obsessions-Volume 1: Chiseled Heart, by Patti J. Smith
Here Among the Ruins, by Regina Puckett
Knighthawke, by Jerry Mincew
Knighthawke: Vanishing Shadows, by Jerry Minchew
Let Freedom Ring-Volume 1: The Sutler of Petersburg, by Joy Ross Davis