Intimacy with God can happen right now if you want it. A closeness you can feel, a goodness you can taste, a reality you can experience for yourself. That's what the Bible promises, so why settle for less? God is closer than you think, and connecting with him isn't for monks and ascetics. It's for business people, high school students, busy moms, single men, single women ... and most important, it's for YOU.
Now with a new cover design, God Is Closer Than You Think shows how you can enjoy a vibrant, moment-by-moment relationship with your heavenly Father. Bestselling author John Ortberg reveals the face of God waiting to be discovered in the complex mosaic of your life. He shows you God's hand stretching toward you. And, with his gift for storytelling, Ortberg illustrates the ways you can reach toward God and complete the connection---to your joy and his.
Every moment of your life is like a page in a Where’s Waldo book. God is there, the Scriptures tell us—on every one of them. But the ease with which he may be found varies from one page to the next. God is closer than you think!
Ortberg, megachurch pastor and author, bases this book on the belief that God
is near and knowing him is possible for everyone who wants to feel his
presence: "The teaching of Scripture is that God really is present right here,
right now.... The Spirit of God is available to you and me: flowing all the
time, welling up within us, quenching our unsatisfied desires, overflowing to
refresh those around us." Ortberg's suggestions-to believe that God is in
everything, to seek him in the daily and mundane, to learn to recognize and
encourage God-inspired thoughts, to look for him in the people you meet and to
obey his promptings-though not new, provide readers with a series of ideas and
activities to begin to change the way they see God in their lives. Ortberg
approaches this as a pastor teaching his flock, rather than as a fellow
traveler recounting his own search for God; he shares little of his personal
experience and is largely dependent on quotes from other contemporary
Christian writers to make his main points. Also, the book's cover and chapter
titles are quite complex. However, those looking for an approachable, quick
read on a difficult subject will appreciate this guide, which alludes to the
mysteries of God's intimacy with Christians, but doesn't get bogged down in
too many details. (Apr.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Timothy Mueller (Pittsburgh, PA), November 29, 2007
I really enjoyed this book very simple and rewarding if you have an open mind and willing heart you will love this book.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by William Archabald (Orchard Park, NY), August 16, 2007
I look forward to any book by Ortberg. Read this book a couple of years ago lent it to someone and haven't got it back, so I ordered a new copy!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Gary Wagoner (Champlain, NY), August 09, 2007
What I most enjoyed about the book is the author's manner of expression and his way of wording anecdotes which bring the reader realistically, easily and personally closer to God.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Susan Stafford (Lansing, KS), January 06, 2007
John Ortberg explains a closer relationship with God with humor, insight, and imaginative analogies. This is a fast read but provides a lot of food for thought after the book is finished. I keep a copy handy for giving to others because John Ortberg explains these ideas so well. This book can indeed change your life for the better.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Lucas Bruzgulis (Frankfort, New York), November 08, 2006
This book is one of the best books I have ever read! It is truly life changing and you should read it. It gets the point across that God is closer than you think.
2 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by George Lam (La Canada, CA), October 06, 2006
This book is okay for fun reading. The observations offered by the author are slightly entertaining, and may be even quite insightful to the very easily-impressed and motivated readers. For example, using conductor and resistor as analogy is misrepresenting the physics and meaning of the scientific terms. The counterpart of conductor is insulator. Actually a resistor in an electrical circuit is the part that does all the work - that makes the light bulbs or pickle glow, for instance.
Using surfing as an example of overcoming failure is okay. However sidetracking to muse about sharks and dolphins is juvenile and distracting.
I suppose this book is targeted for the average person and below for marketing purpose.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Theresa Sowinski (Union City, IN), December 22, 2005
Some books are interesting, others are fun to read. This book is life-changing. (And interesting and fun as well!) I highly recommend it.
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