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Do you desire to do great things for God but feel like you're falling short? Does your life feel small, filled with endless demands, seemingly insignificant work, mundane responsibilities, or challenging relationships? If your desire to make an impact for God's kingdom collides with the limits and disappointments of everyday life, it's easy to feel discouraged. Scripture offers a better way. In one of Paul's letters, there's an unexpected, paradoxical call: ""Make it your ambition to live quietly . . ."" In The Quiet Ambition, Ryan P. Tinetti unpacks the rich spiritual wisdom of 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, showing how it can help you reimagine what following Jesus looks like. Tinetti explores four key postures for living out your Christian life: live quietly, tend your own business, work with your hands, and walk gracefully toward outsiders. This call to quiet ambition frees you to embrace God's presence in the small, ordinary moments of your life. By shifting your focus from self-aggrandizing desires and internalized pressure for spiritual achievement to faithful living in the everyday, you can experience real hope and discover what it truly means to live a life that counts.

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Ryan P. Tinetti is a pastor who now serves as a professor of practical theology at Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis). He is the author of Preaching by Heart and writes the regular column ""The Preacher's Toolbox"" on 1517.org. Prior to his call to Concordia Seminary, Ryan served for fourteen years in parish ministry. Ryan lives with his wife, Anne, and their four children in St. Louis on the campus of the seminary. Benjamin (""Benny"") Fife began his narration career at the tender age of eight or so when his mother insisted he practice reading aloud to eliminate the insertion of ""umm"" when reading. He went on years later to wow his eighth grade drama class with a dramatic reading from the spoiler scene of The Empire Strikes Back. Benny continued with drama through high school and particularly enjoyed learning the International Phonetic Alphabet and studying various accents and dialects, a hobby that he has held onto throughout his life. When Benny's children were very young, they began a tradition of a nightly read aloud that has included classic titles such as Jane Eyre to lesser well-known gems, like the Hank the Cowdog series. Benny honed his narration chops on his family with everything from Lord of the Rings to Seven Years in Tibet. Benny began narrating audiobooks professionally in 2018 and became a full-time narrator right before Covid hit in 2020. Benny thoroughly enjoys voicing a wide array of genres and styles, including fantasy, classical literature, sci-fi, health, activism, YA literature, visionary fiction, and many more. His versatility as a storyteller resonates with the multitude of accents, ages, and characters to whom he has admirably lent his voice. To date, he has narrated nearly 200 audiobooks and has a career goal to narrate the complete novels of Charles Dickens. He enjoys a good challenge and has bravely conquered words ranging from eicosatetraenoic acid to floccinaucinihilipilification. Benny is best known for his narration of the fourteen-book (and counting) series by Maria Grace, Jane Austen's Dragons.

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