Unoffendable is both written and narrated by brant hansen, the audiobook is published by tantor audio studios for the audible edition. The unoffendable message is given to the reader packed with humorous and heart touching stories told in hansens quirky, but charming way. Through the authors winsome, humorous, and conversational style, this book doesnt add another thing to do on a stressedout persons evergrowing list. What i found out as i approached the end of the book was that brant hansen is right. Unoffendable available for download and read online in other formats.
A person in a red sports car cuts you off in traffic and then reacts. How just one change can make all of life better ebook written by brant hansen. How just one change can make all of life better because, as you read it, youll have more opportunities to practice being unoffended. Theyll adjust their expectations to fit human nature and replace perpetual anger with refreshing humility and gratitude. Click download or read online button to get unoffendable book now. I remember the guy saying its a choice we can make, to just choose not to be offended. In the moment, everyones anger always seems righteous. How just one change can make all of life better and heres my interview with brant. I found this book after being invited to complete the companion 7day devotional on the bible app, and im glad i did. Read the sixth chapter of brant hansens new book, unoffendable, that explains how one change can make your entire life better. Early in the book, unoffendable, brant hansen tells the story of his friend, michael, who decided to open a downtown coffee shop in the midst of a very progressive neighborhood with a thriving arts scene. As a teaching pastor in a local church, there always seems to be a cluster of people who run a lowgrade fever of disappointment with me. How just one change can make all of life better 9780529123855 by brant hansen. And, although this is firmly a christian book, the world at large could do with a dose of being unoffendable.
How just one change can make all of life better hansen, brant on. Apr 14, 2015 and, although this is firmly a christian book, the world at large could do with a dose of being unoffendable. What i mean is that his view of grace, scripture, and even his view of humanity are all lutheran. Brant listed many words in the bible that are associated with anger. The ridiculous idea forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. He has a nationally syndicated radio show carried on over 200 stations in the united states, and is the storyteller for cure international, a network of charity. How just one change can make all of life better author brant hansen. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Unoffendable seeks to lift religious burdens from our backs and allow us to experience the joy of gratitude, perhaps for the first time, every single day of their lives. Unoffendable actually seeks to lift religious burdens from our backs and allow us to experience the joy of gratitude, perhaps. In spite of brant hansens friendly, easygoing style, i wouldnt be surprised if the content of this book offends a few people, but im wondering whether anyone will be brave enough to say so. The author, brant hansen, describes how he moved from being indignant or offended all the time to learning to put things in a new perspectivean eternal perspective. Jul 08, 2015 brant hansen says not only can we unoffendable, but we should be.
It is the number one problem in our societies today and, as dallas willard says, christians have not been taught out of it. Apr, 2015 dave has an interesting conversations with his friend and author brant hansen about his new book, unoffendable. How just one change can make all of life better by. Few other books exist with such a radical, provocative proposal to consider. Unoffendable by brant hansen audiobook listen online. Brant hansen says not only can we unoffendable, but we should be. Now, i not only know more about my brother in christ, but i know more about myself, too. Unoffendable actually seeks to lift religious burdens from our backs and allow us to experience the joy of gratitude, perhaps for the first time, every single day of our lives.
He has hosted the morning show on the national christian radio wayfm network and the afternoon show on the national christian radio network air1. Describe how you might react differently to the above situations if you consciously chose to be unoffendable. While we all know that we dont need to harbor anger, this book takes it a step further and says we should altogether forfeit our right to be offended. A friend sent me one of those, hey, i think youll like this notes and told me to listen. The title of this book is unoffendable and it was written by brant hansen. How just one change can make all of life better part 1, wait is this the same book. He planned to bring in christian musicians and speakers.
Dave has an interesting conversations with his friend and author brant hansen about his new book, unoffendable. Unoffendable devotional reading plan youversion bible. I recently read a book i got for my birthday called unoffendablehow just one change can make all of life better. This kind of anger and offense at everything permeates society right now. How just one change can make all of life better by brant hansen is very highly recommended life changing book. How just one change can make all of life better kindle edition. And christians arent much different but we ought to be. The book is a great read, as it addresses letting go of anger, frustration, and negative thinking, both present and past. Being unoffendable is a scary idea to most of us because its attached to pride and what we think is safety brant illustrates just how much better life can be without this burden, replacing it with a burden to just love people better. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The book is written from a christian conversational perspective, it is as if the author were speaking directly to the reader who are both sitting in the same room.
How just one change can make all of life better by brant. Brant page hansen born october 11, 1969 is an american radio personality and author. The author is brant hansena christian radio host who is both awesome and. Be honest and describe what your first reaction might be in one or all of these scenarios. Unoffendable is an outline of how god can use the things in life that have hurt us the most, to shape our confidence and help us become the people weve always wanted to be. How just one change can make all of life better brant hansen paperback. How just one change can make all of life better ebook 9780529123862 by brant hansen. How just one change can make all of life better by brant hansen 2,451 ratings. As it turns out, giving up our right to be offended can be one of the most freeing. The strategy of the enemy is to put distance between us and the people we love the most, one offense at a time.
Brants major thesis in this book is that christians can choose to be unoffendable and this is the very thing that we ought to do. Brant points out the personal and professional costs of carrying anger and grudges. He draws on christian authors and artists and isnt shy about picking on evangelical culture, as much as he does himself. I was first introduced to brant hansen through the brant and sherri podcast. I have a study guide for groups to study unoffendable. Unoffendable by brant hansen overdrive rakuten overdrive. I still dont agree with everything he said in this book, but at. What if christians were the most unoffendable people on the planet. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This was a good listen during my morning commute with short chapters and easytounderstand language. That is the central premise of hansens book unoffendable, which posits that rather than getting angry, irritated, or mad about everything going on around us, we should embrace a christlike attitude that doesnt embrace, justify, or. Through the authors winsome, humorous, and conversational style, this book doesnt add another thing to do on a stressedout persons ever. Unoffendable by brant hansen book read online scribd.
Instead, thank god that hes intervened in it, and hes going to restore it to everything it was meant to be. I was fortunate enough to get an advanced copy of the book. This is an eyeopening look at something most christians know at some level but need to take that knowledge to heart. Review of unoffendable by brant hansen borrowed light. Unoffendable download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Its time to be unoffendable and acknowledge that god is in charge. My experience with his new book, unoffendable, is very similar. Hansen, in a very accessible, conversational style full of selfdeprecating humor, draws the attention of christians to a biblical truth that we may be ignoring. Unoffendable completely changed my perspective on offense and unforgiveness. You might not want to read brant hansens unoffendable.
Unoffendable i was introduced to brant hansen in reading a weeks worth of his contributions to a daily inspirational book entitled men of integrity. Unoffendable by brant hansen audiobook download christian. Brant, thanks for showing the world its ok to be quirky, introverted, and different. Author bio brant hansen is a radio host who has won multiple national personality of the year awards. But its always good and important to be reminded that i need to forgive others regardless of whether theyre sorry. The book offers a unique viewpoint, challenging the idea that christians can ever. Humorous and easy to read, but also very challenging and thoughtprovoking. In this book, popular christian radio host brant hansen challenges us to be unoffendable, which really is a radical way of thinking, as its in direct. How just one change can make all of life better audiobook by brant hansen. And just as on his morning show, brant made me think.
Brant hansens book unoffendable, was one of the most lifechanging and freeing reads of 2015. Read unoffendable how just one change can make all of life better by brant hansen available from rakuten kobo. How just one change can make all of life better, i didnt know anything about brant hansen other than what was written on the back cover of the book. This book really helped me see things just a little bit more like jesus does. How just one change can make all of life better thomas nelson, 2015. If you just look at the title of brant hansens unoffendable how just one change can make all of life better, it appears to be another self help book designed to teach the reader how to develop a tough skin. The book is written from a christian conversational perspective, it is as if the author were speaking directly to the reader who are both sitting in. Few want to hear this but its true, and it can be enormously helpful in life. Do you believe, or have you believed in the past, that there is. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. I still love his sense of humori laughed several times throughout the book. Read unoffendable by brant hansen for free with a 30 day free trial. How just one change can make all of life better pdf. Brant hansen opens his book, unoffendable, with a story about being at a business meeting and hearing a speaker say, you can choose to be unoffendable.
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