Come, Sit, Stay, Ellen Vaughn
Come, Sit, Stay, Ellen Vaughn
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Come, Sit, Stay
An Invitation to Deeper Life in Christ

Author: Ellen Vaughn

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 6 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." -Matthew 11:28. Perhaps you’re like me. Perhaps you originally came to Jesus and felt great freedom as He eased your load. But maybe, over the course of the journey with Him, your burdens piled up and you lost your joy. It happens so easily: we unconsciously lose our focus on Christ and begin to look to ourselves. We distractedly go through the routines of the “Christian life,” whatever that is, depending on our own strength, discipline, and works. When that happens, the world goes gray. The bright colors and fun vitality of an intimate relationship with Jesus fade to an anxious, resentful, weary, and burdened religious life: the very thing Jesus came to free people from. Yet, embedded within Jesus’ call to “Come to Me” is a progression of verbs that actually lead to the result of rest. Wonderful, real rest for our souls. And if you have a strange brain like me, these verbs happen to sound a lot like dog commands. I’m not suggesting that we’re all retrievers or poodles or border collies . . . but I am saying that there is a certain frisky love, power, and freedom in obedience that is unleashed when we respond to Jesus’ invitation and learn to obey the commands of the Master. Come. Sit. Stay. When we obey these commands, the rich result is rest. This rest can change our lives. -Author Ellen Vaughn

About The Author

Ellen Vaughn collaborated with Mary Beth Chapman, wife of Steven Curtis Chapman, on her New York Times bestseller Choosing to SEE, and coauthored various award-winning books with Chuck Colson. She also collaborated on the New York Times bestseller It’s All about Him, the story of Denise Jackson, wife of country music superstar Alan Jackson. Vaughn’s solo books include Time Peace, Radical Gratitude, and The Strand. She lives in a Washington, DC, suburb with her husband, Lee, their three teenagers, and two dogs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol

Interesting "hook" And it caught me. I, being a dog person, was intrigued by the idea of a book about Christianity that was based on dog commands an training. It was an absorbing book and I enjoyed reading it. The style of the book was what I would call contemporary as Ellen writes much like she is h......more

Goodreads review by Candy

I now have a new motto: I can't, but He can. I now have a new prayer: "Trim away the things that suck me dry, and let me thrive in you." Really enjoyed this book and recommended it to my dr as she goes away on a vacation.......more