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    Unashamed
    Unashamed
    Unashamed
    Audiobook4 hours

    Unashamed

    Written by Lecrae Moore

    Narrated by Lecrae Moore

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    If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from their rejection. Two-time Grammy winning rap artist, Lecrae, learned this lesson through more than his share of adversity-childhood abuse, drugs and alcoholism, a stint in rehab, an abortion, and an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Along the way, Lecrae attained an unwavering faith in Jesus and began looking to God for affirmation. Now as a chart-topping industry anomaly, he has learned to ignore the haters and make peace with his craft. The rap artist holds nothing back as he divulges the most sensitive details of his life, answers his critics, shares intimate handwritten journal entries, and powerfully models how to be Christian in a secular age. This is the story of one man's journey to faith and freedom.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristianAudio.com
    Release dateMay 3, 2016
    ISBN9781633897779

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    • 5/5
      This man is just so transparent and real. loved everything about the book.

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    • 5/5
      I have come to respect this man even more. I am a huge fan of his music. I love how he takes me on a ride to understand his behind the scenes. It almost unreal the way I can relate to every word. Ride on big bro, you rock! Reading this book empowers me. You are a great role model. Someone brave enough to be transparent, and not ashamed to let others know you have experienced the same issues. I’m so glad I came in contact with this book. Cuz listening to his talks and interviews always has me hungry for more. I’m currently content but I’m sure I’ll ravenous for more very soon. Looking forward to the next book.

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    • 5/5
      great for shedding new light on lecrae. very interesting book

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    • 5/5
      I have come from a completely different background, bit still this book has a lot of things I can relate to. I am listening to Lecrae since his Rehab album and this book helps a lot to understand the transform he had in his carrier. The audiobook that he reads out makes it even more personal

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    • 5/5
      This book helped me reaffirm my stand in Christ and listening to the author narrate with so much emotions made me connect with it instantly. I highly recommend it

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    • 5/5
      Amazing book! Really opens your eyes of how Lecrae lived.

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    • 5/5
      Lecrae's story is simple yet authentic and anyone can relate to it.Unashamed is a book that is relevant to non christians.I love the fact that every chapter begins with a rap song.

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    • 5/5
      One word; incrediblyamazing! ??
      But it asked for 11 words to submit so. ?
    • 5/5
      This story was so raw and honest. I found a lot of strength in Lecrae’s transparency and testimony. That last chapter..wow. Really put things into perspective.
    • 5/5
      Truly inspiring and a must read for people struggling to navigate this world because of their faith.
    • 5/5
      Awesome work! Very encouraging!! Thanks for lending your voice and letting the rest of us know we are not alone in this struggle called life.
    • 5/5
      Beautiful story. So raw and real. I loved that he narrated his own book! Amazing!
    • 5/5
      What a wonderful autobiography! I've never heard a Christian be so raw and honest about his struggles and growth. Bravo to Lecrae Moore who is an awesome example to all of us. He also does a wonderful job reading the audiobook. Highly recommend.
    • 5/5
      The authenticity and vulnerability that Lecrae, brings portrays a journey in which one should not be ashamed of in the quest of truth, but a boldness in finding the presence and everlasting love of Christ.
    • 5/5
      Real...amazing aspect on what it means to be a Christian- not just for artists but for everyone. I was a fan before, but now I will be an even bigger supporter.
    • 5/5
      This was an amazing book and I enjoyed it and I think you would enjoy it too

    • 5/5
      unashamed this is an amazing book that every christian ought to read simply because the author is glorify God's name.
    • 5/5
      Wow. This was an amazing book. Definitely inspired me to think about my life and what it means to live with a biblical worldview. Lecrae's story was a little beautiful definition of the grace of God. I'll be sharing this title with all of my friends!
    • 5/5
      Inspirational.
    • 3/5
      I gave this book 3 stars, but that doesn't mean I think it is average. That rating simply reflects by torn mind about this book. On one hand it deserves 5 stars! On the other hand, it might scrape one star.On the positive side: Lecrae tells an honest story - gut-wrenchingly honest at points - of his rise to hip-hop stardom. Even more impressive than his honesty is his journey of grappling with the secular/sacred divide that has distorted the thinking of so many modern believers. Lecrae shares my viewpoint that such a divide compartmentalizes the Christian experience and does not recognize God's rule over all areas of life. I also love the references to Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch. I haven't read this book... yet. But I will. According to Crouch (as sited by Lecrae), Christians relate to culture in 4 primary ways: the blindly consume culture, they critique or condemn culture, they copy culture, or they create culture. Reading this book influenced Lecrae to move from being a "christian hip hop artist" to being a hip-hop artist who is a Christian. In my opinion, people who don't appreciate or understand that shift (usually Christians), are willfully and joyfully blind to the nasty underbelly of the "Christian" music industry. I love how Lecrae walks readers through the transition in his thinking.On the negative side, three primary things disturbed me about Unashamed. First, I felt like Lecrae's honest story-telling was too honest. In a book with 187 pages of content, roughly 122 of the pages document his pre-Lordship days. He borders, in my opinion, on glorifying his fallenness. It almost reads like he is grasping for "street cred." And, according to his book, this guy experienced everything! Sex, drugs, drug peddling, violence, abuse, selling drugs to highschoolers - you name it, he did it. After about 30 pages, I got the picture. Second, I'm confused (and worried that readers might be confused) by the language he uses on page 116. He writes, "I had been set free, but I was still living like a slave to my old life and old habits and old ways. I'd been liberated from slavery, but slavery had not been liberated from me. I saw Jesus as my Savior, but not my Lord" (emphasis added). Based on what I know of Lecrae's theology, I doubt that he would separate Lordship from salvation. I hope he wouldn't! But this one paragraph was enough of a flashing red light to make me wonder. Even if it is clear to him, I worry that it might not be clear to his readers. I realize my theological critique falls in the direction of what irked Lecrae so much about the Christian community. If he reads this (yeah, right?!), I hope he will hear my heart: I love you and your vision, bro! Lastly, and most cynically, most of the things in this book are in the "unverifiable" category. The majority of the book lies in a distant past place. The things that are on the more modern end of the spectrum are extremely subjective. The only reason I bring up this critique is that I am a child of the "Mike Warnke" era. Mike Warnke was a "Christian comedian" who totally fabricated a backstory to build an audience and extend his influence. When his deception was revealed it hurt a lot of people. I am not saying that Lecrae has done this. I'm simply saying that we can't know if he has; so much of his back story is anecdotal. I admit that this critique is probably (hopefully) unfounded. My past experience, however, has caused me to read biographical works through this skeptical lens.So, my overall opinion of Unashamed is mixed. I think it is spectacular at points (chapters 9 and 10 in particular); I think it is extremely and unnecessarily disturbing at other points. Still, you should read it. Better yet, listen to Lecrae's music - it's really good art. And I think that statement would make Lecrae happy despite my other concerns.