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How We Learn to Be Brave
How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith | Mariann Edgar Budde
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An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. The decisive moments in life are those pivot points when were called on to push past our fears and act with strength. With How We Learn to Be Brave, Bishop Mariann Budde teaches us to respond with clarity and grace even in the toughest times. Being brave is not a singular occurrence; its a journey that we can choose to undertake every day. Here, Bishop Budde explores the full range of decisive moments, from the most visible and dramatic (the decision to go), to the internal and personal (the decision to stay), to brave choices made with an eye toward the future (the decision to start), those born of suffering (the decision to accept that which we did not choose), and those that come unexpectedly (the decision to step up to the plate). Drawing on examples ranging from Harry Potter to the Gospel According to Luke, she seamlessly weaves together personal experiences with stories from scripture, history, and pop culture to underscore both the universality of these moments and the particular call each one of us must heed when they arrive. With Bishop Buddes wisdom, readers will learn to live and to respond according to their true beliefs and in ways that align with their best selves. How We Learn to Be Brave will provide much-needed fortitude and insight to anyone searching for answers in uncertain times.
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swynn
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(2023) Author Budde recently became Internet famous for preaching mercy in the presence of Maga Jesus. Back in 2020, she responded to one of his stunts in which he brandished an inverted Bible for a photo-op outside a church in her diocese. This book is in part a response to conversations around the 2020 event: an extended meditation on bravery, what it is, opportunities to exercise it, and how exercising bravery can become a habit. I liked it

TiredLibrarian Waiting (im)patiently for my library hold on this to come in! 16h
swynn @TiredLibrarian I'll return my copy today, if that helps. 🙂 I was fortunate in that I got on my Library's catalog to see what they held as soon as I'd heard her sermon. There was one copy left, so I got it very quickly. Now? Twelve copies in use, with 39 holds outstanding. The demand for this deep in Maga country is encouraging. 16h
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So grateful that horrible and heartbreaking January is over! 😫 A bright spot in mine, though, was listening to this, which is every bit as wise and inspiring as you would imagine. I really liked the structure and how it blended memoir, reflection, and stories of other brave folks. The audio was beautifully narrated by the author. Reading this soothed me and made me more hopeful.

melissajayne I think the only way I can be brave is to focus on my own stuff at the moment. 5d
Christine @melissajayne Understandable, and that is enough. ❤️ 5d
Deblovestoread I‘m waiting on my copy through bookshop.org but I didn‘t think about doing audio. May have to do both! 5d
Readerann Stacked! 5d
BarbaraBB I am not religious but she was incredible and so brave!! 5d
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MamaMastracci
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January has been going on forever. Ready to start a new month and a new read.

TiredLibrarian Just requested this through the library. I have a feeling there might be quite a long wait! 1w
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