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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey Through Tattoos, Tofu, And Pronounsby: Nancy Ortberg List Price: $19.99 Amazon.com's Price: $15.59 You Save: $4.40 (22%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 248 EAN: 9781598593808 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook, CD ISBN: 1598593803 Label: Oasis Audio Manufacturer: Oasis Audio Number Of Items: 4 Publication Date: April 01, 2008 Publisher: Oasis Audio Studio: Oasis Audio Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: A former teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, Ortberg presents a candid compilation of personal essays on finding God in the most unlikely times and places. Ortberg, wife to bestselling author and pastor John Ortberg, opens her highly amusing and refreshingly transparent text reminiscing about bygone years as a young mom who couldn't make time for a quiet time. Recalling those nonstop, hectic early parenting seasons, Ortberg admits to feeling guilty pressure from the church at large until she experienced God's presence while sitting on a park bench, watching her kids play. She realized that particular God encounter counted as much as any quiet time did. From that moment on, Ortberg discovered a multifaceted God who delights in creating and displaying diversity from one end of creation to the other. Ortberg challenges Christians to examine their tendency to compare themselves with others, teaching them to have the courage to reach out to others selflessly and to view work as a blessed conduit to excellence. Every single offering Ortberg presents feels both beautiful and true. Christians will find themselves inhaling these fragrant written reminders of God's intimate care only to then exhale Christ's love to others in holy response. Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Deep in a good wayOn the one hand, I want to describe this as a very easy read. And it was. It took me about 4 hours and that was pacing myself. Nancy writes (and speaks) in such an accessible voice. And yet this book dealt with some very deep subjects, not so much deep as in hard to understand but deep as in deep heart issues. She bravely tackles some established "Christian" mindsets, dismantling such ideas as "balanced" and being a "model" Christian. She doesn't just write to or for women either. Get this book, ... Read More Rating: - Rambling, but okay.I only thought the book was okay. As a huge devotee of her husband John Ortberg, it didn't match my expectations. It seemed to ramble a bit. Although my favorite part of the book is when she pulls over to the side of the road and exclaims, "Jesus NEVER journaled!." There are so many of my contemporaries who feel that there is something wrong with them if they don't journal, or faithbook/scrapbook, etc. I did use this book as a starting point for journaling. Rating: - Faith is approachableMany Christian books often feel too academic, or so deeply religious it's difficult to really understand the point the author is trying to convey, especially for someone seeking God. Not so with Nancy Ortberg's newest book. By sharing expertly crafted anecdotes, Ortberg makes understanding Faith approachable. This is a great book that really gets you to think about that which really matters. Rating: - An important messageHonest, real-life insight into finding and listening to God is not easy to come by in a program-filled, success formula, product marketing driven christian media industry. The sort of insights that Nancy brings are needed if we are to grow up beyond the childish spirituality so many of us put up with. The chapter on 'longings, aches and pains' was the best for me. "We all need to hear God's voice. Our longings, aches and pains are thin threads to that voice. Stay long enough in the ... Read More Rating: - A fresh look at God....Nancy does a great job dispelling misbeliefs about God and what it means to be an authentic Christian. I loved her down to earth writing style and would go out of my way to hear her speak. She shot holes in some of my perspectives through her stories and personal mistakes. Thank you for being real and conveying truth with a twist. I will give it away to people who are looking for a very relatable, yet relevant Christian view.
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