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Inspired brings together the stories of eight very different individuals. Although their lives are unique, they all share the same thing: they are being used by God to share the gospel of hope around the world.

In the time it took to utter his name, Robert Prevost went from being a relatively unknown cardinal to one of the most famous people in the world. But who is this soft-spoken American who assumes the role of pope at a time of extraordinary global turbulence? In electing Leo XIV, the College of...

Thomas Arundel was a pivotal figure in English politics at the turn of the fifteenth century. His career began in 1373 when, at the age of just twenty, he was ordained as bishop of Ely. By 1396, he had become archbishop of Canterbury, but after being exiled for his opposition to Richard II he orchestrated a revolution in which he and Henry Bolingbroke overthrew the king. By the end of his life, he had begun the task of suppressing Lollardy and served as Chancellor of England on five separate occasions.

Read by the author. "You're doing so well," they tell you. "You're so strong." Meanwhile, you're standing in the middle of your living room, staring at a mountain of grown-man Legos, wondering if it's disrespectful to donate them or insane to keep them. You're on hold with AT&T for the third...

Aquinas at Prayer draws attention to important aspects of Aquinas's life and work which have been all too often overlooked or forgotten. Today Aquinas is almost exclusively regarded as an outstanding scholastic philosopher and theologian. But what is little known is that Aquinas was, first and last, a teacher of the Bible - a Master of the Sacred Page. Moreover there is a distinctly mystical character to his theology. And, as a writer, he was not only a poet but, arguably, the greatest Latin poet of the Middle Ages.

The unlikely story of an activist Greek Orthodox bishop in Chicago who helped abolish the death penalty in Illinois and whose ministry to HIV/AIDS patients helped changed religious perceptions of the LGBTQ+ community.

This acclaimed, accessible, and thoroughly researched biography documents the life of Ann Lee, a controversial, religious leader and early feminist figure. Lee established the Shaker movement in 1770 in Manchester, England. The core principles of the Shakers were radical: in an era when wives were the possession of their husband, Lee proclaimed the equality of men and women. The Shakers were dedicated to beliefs in absolute pacifism, equality of the sexes, absolute celibacy, and the cleansing of sin through dancing and chanting to shake away the past.

En Ave Negra, Elena Sada hace lo que nadie en la Legión de Cristo ha hecho: no sólo una descripción descarnada de lo que allí se vive cuando no hay público y se borran las sonrisas sostenidas con alfileres, obligatorias para los miembros cuando se enfrentan al mundo exterior, sino también un genuino mea culpa por las almas que a ella le tocaron en suerte como reclutadora estrella para el continente americano.

Read by the authors. Does gaining power, possessions, and popularity lead to happiness and fulfillment? Or does inner transformation and self-sacrificial love bring the most joy and satisfaction? New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford and scholar Bryan Litfin dive into these...

Kristen LaValley grew up a church kid through and through. She said “the sinner’s prayer” before she could write her name―and spent the next few decades trying to prove she meant it; in a body that couldn’t rest, with a mind she didn’t yet understand, under a God she was afraid to disappoint. She learned to perform the kind of faith that got praised: one that hid pain and swallowed questions. In Growing Up Saved, Kristen maps the slow undoing of a faith formed in certainty and what it took to find God in the middle of her unraveling.

As a 13-year-old, Rafiq Williams travelled the desolate, sometimes violent, always drug-laced streets of Philadelphia’s inner city. Those streets could easily swallow up the most stable, strong adult. As a child, he learned to navigate those streets on his own---and he buried so many secrets that could destroy him. Could he silence the overwhelming traumas he experienced? Could he ignore the panic, the anxiety, the fear? Laser-focused, Rafiq chose survival---at any cost. That dark side he knew, and the only person he could rely on was himself. Until he was accused of murder.

When Wall Street wealth manager Steve Abramowicz fled Seattle after his daughter's swim league forced biological boys into girls' lanes, he had no idea he'd become the voice of the voiceless. Five hundred podcast episodes later, he's interviewed the people mainstream media refuses to platform: doctors who questioned the narrative, scientists who lost everything, actors blacklisted by Hollywood, FBI whistleblowers, child trafficking rescuers, and moms fighting school boards.

The True and the Eternal is the result of the collaboration between two visionaries, Danish bestselling author and renowned mystic Lars Muhl and gifted intuitive Naleea Landmann. Together they have created a work of depth and insight, based on the testimony of Lars's decades-long spiritual exploration combined with Naleea's profound clarity, resulting in a book that is as inspiring as it is transformative.

Audiobook read by Voice Arts Award-winning narrator Edoardo Ballerini. The first American Pope’s words for the world reveal themes to his leadership: peace, hope, and unity. "I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, among all people, wherever they may be...

Read by the author. Faced with an unimaginable loss, Courtney Pray Duke invites you to discover that when life knocks you down, Jesus is nearer than ever, reaching out to help you get back up and stand strong. Have you found yourself wondering, Will I ever be able to make sense of the...

This Christian memoir is a testimony to God’s awesome power to redeem, restore and empower anyone who will turn to Jesus Christ for salvation. It is a personal testament of God’s power to heal and deliver from drug and alcohol addiction, or anything else that may have your soul bound up. Jesus came to set the captives free! I pray that it will inspire you to seek the Lord with all your heart and to trust Him no matter what comes your way. Over the years, many people encouraged me to put pen to paper after hearing my “God stories” about His redemption, faithfulness and provision.

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, from his medieval Umbria to the global impact of his charism today. It combines historical rigor with an approachable tone to narrate his restless youth, his radical conversion, the birth of the fraternity, internal tensions, and the expansion of the Franciscan family.

This autobiography of an American yogi is the story of the training of a Western scholar by a unique Himalayan Master, one of the greatest yogis of the era, Shri Swami Rama.

This historic work reveals the inner spiritual life of one of the most beloved and important religious figures in history. During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of...

A wonderful resource to guide admirers of the humblest of saints what it means to live out the Christian life with a Franciscan accent. In a little town in Italy, nearly 800 years ago, Francis of Assisi renounced everything he owned to follow Christ with passionate and single-minded abandon. Even today, centuries later, this simple saint draws people around the world to his story of living in humility, love, and joy.