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In our ever-changing world, simplicity is a craving. What if we could simplify our lives starting with our faith? Imagine what it would look like to have an organic relationship with God, one that is stripped of all pollutants, additives, and other distractions that can cloud this ultimate relationship. The Organic God removes the unhealthy fillers and purifies our relationship with the God of the Scriptures.
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 224
Vendor: Zondervan
Publication Date: 2007
| Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
ISBN: 0310272440
ISBN-13: 9780310272441
Availability: In Stock
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Set forth on an “organic” spiritual journey to discover God again for the first time, and free yourself of pollutants, additives, and other distractions that can cloud this ultimate relationship. This compelling read will help you create a real, authentic, and life-giving bond with God. It’s an invitation to fall in love with God all over again.
An emerging popular writer for culture-savvy evangelicals, Feinberg challenges 20-somethings and older Christians to trade in their current relationship with God for an "organic" one. In a word, Feinberg describes her former understanding of God as "polluted," while today she longs for closeness to the creator as characterized by all that is "natural, pure, and essential." Throughout these introspective spiritual musings, Feinberg (What the Heck Should I Do with My Life? and God Whispers) is engaging and thoughtful as she pairs the mysteries of the divine-human relationship with everyday wonders found in the material world. Thematically laid out, the book shares Feinberg's personal recollections from childhood on to present-day experiences while pointing to various aspects of God's character; Feinberg's God is bighearted, beautiful, wise, talkative, infallible, generous, stubborn, kind and mysterious. In one particularly transparent story, Feinberg shares how God nudged her to bestow generosity by giving away a beloved sweater, a pair of gloves and some gourmet treats. Feinberg resisted, only to ruin the sweater, lose a glove and find the treats uneatable within a 24-hour period. She learned that "the Organic God doesn't just want me to give until it hurts, but rather to give until it feels good." Feinberg's quirky personality shines forth on every page, making her text a delectable treat. (May) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
"Organic means natural, pure, no additives. Margaret Feinberg wants us to know the God revealed in the Christian Bible without prejudice or corruption. In the course of 10 creative and engaging chapters, she introduces us to the character of God….Feinberg is a gifted storyteller and spiritual teacher. She has a knack for leading us to an ’aha’ insight or a reflective ’hmmm.’" — The Dallas Morning News
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5 out of 5 stars)
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Reviewed by Sagebrush Community Church (Albuquerque, NM), November 17, 2008 Organic God is a great bible study! We truly enjoyed Margaret Feinberg and her teaching. It was refreshing to just strip away the pollutants of the world and get simply organic with God! 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Harvey Wilson (Griffin, GA), February 20, 2008 The Organic God is one of the best books I have ever read about getting to know God. Margaret Feinburg is a delightful writer. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Peggy Melick (Santa Rosa, CA), September 12, 2007 The Organic God is very relevant for all believers. I love Margaret's unorthodox, simple, yet provocative approach to our relationship with God. The Organic God has made me laugh and cry and has spoken to me in a very personal way. When I'm finished reading it am going to pass it on, its good food that needs to be shared. Write a review of The Organic God
Author: Margaret Feinberg Located in: Colorado Submitted: May 08, 2008 What was your motivation behind this project? I was in a place where I was hungering to know more about God so I went through the Bible verse by verse writing down every verse that revealed something about God.
There were quite a few!
Along the way, I learned so much from that spiritual discipline. One of the many things I discovered is that God is very specific about the things he loves. He obviously loves his people, and there’s verse that says he loves the sanctuary, and we all know John 3:16 (even if you’ve only seen it on a placard at a game). But there’s only one verse in the whole Bible that says what God really loves succinctly. And it’s 2 Corinthians 9:7, “God loves a cheerful giver.”
As I’ve meditated on that verse, I’m beginning to realize just how pleased God is when we give just material possessions but of ourselves to others—which includes caring for the poor, the widow and the orphan—people who are closer than you think. I can go into a lot more depth on this, but that’s in The Organic God.
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