DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ A BOOK? LISTEN TO AN AUDIOBOOK AND MULTI-TASK!
Anyone who knows me well, knows that I listen to a lot of audiobooks. In fact, I have listened to over one hundred fifty books per year for the past three years. I do this while driving, riding my bike, doing the dishes, or through a myriad of other household tasks. You can pay for services like Audible or Christian Audio, however there are some free options: Hoopla and Overdrive. Both of these free options have websites and smartphone apps, all you need is a library card with a participating library. Dallas, Desoto, and Cedar Hill libraries are partners with these free options. Furthermore, I have discovered Hoopla has a lot of Christian titles, while Overdrive a few. Interestingly, even though you have the same library card, the majority of the books offered by Overdrive and Hoopla are different.
Obviously, there are many benefits to listening to books; you have heard it all before. On my end, I can confidently tell you that I have learned more and been exposed to more in the past three years than I have during any other period in my life. This includes the period I went to seminary. I never in a million years would have read: Paradise Lost, Pilgrims Progress, Moby Dick, or The Adventures of Robin Hood; however, I have listen to these classics and more while I was doing something else…it didn’t take me any extra time. You don’t have anything to lose.
Since this is a marriage blog, here are some great options available on Hoopla that I have really enjoyed and have impacted me positively:
General Marriage:
Obviously, there are many benefits to listening to books; you have heard it all before. On my end, I can confidently tell you that I have learned more and been exposed to more in the past three years than I have during any other period in my life. This includes the period I went to seminary. I never in a million years would have read: Paradise Lost, Pilgrims Progress, Moby Dick, or The Adventures of Robin Hood; however, I have listen to these classics and more while I was doing something else…it didn’t take me any extra time. You don’t have anything to lose.
Since this is a marriage blog, here are some great options available on Hoopla that I have really enjoyed and have impacted me positively:
General Marriage:
- Love & Respect, Emerson Eggerichs
- Sacred Marriage, Gary L. Thomas
- Real Marriage, Mark and Grace Driscoll
- You and Me Forever, Francis and Lisa Chan
- What Did You Expect, David Paul Tripp
- Things I Wished I’D Known Before We Got Married, Gary Chapman
- New Rules for Love, Sex, and Dating, Andy Stanley
- Preparing you a Heart for Marriage, Gary Thomas
- Sheet Music, Kevin Leman
- Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
- Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way, Gary Chapman
- Surviving in an Angry World, Charles Stanley
- Anger is a Choice, Tim Lahaye
- Every Man’s Marriage, Stephen Arterburn
- Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away, Gary Chapman
- Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Became Parents, Gary Chapman
- Sacred Parenting, Gary L. Thomas
by Michael Burner
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