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| Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey through Tattoos, Tofu, and Pronouns | 
 enlarge | Author: Nancy Ortberg
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 30477
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1414313322
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.4
EAN: 9781414313320
ASIN: 1414313322
Publication Date: February 6, 2008
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God is in the details, but sometimes we just overlook him. Nancy Ortberg encourages readers to see God in this very personal, very engaging series of essays that will bring God into focus and allow you to grow deeper in your relationship with him than you had ever imagined.
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 A great read, but also a bit frustrating April 13, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book. It's deep and satisfying, but it is also a book that can be placed in a briefcase or tote bag, to be picked up and put down as time allows. Chapter 16, "Longings, Aches, and Pains," especially spoke to me. In this chapter, Mrs. Ortberg writes about how God is often most real to us when we are in difficult places. She cites as an example, the difficulty she had in moving to Chicago from her childhood home in California. After discussing idolatry of place, she concludes with a beautiful meditation on John 16.
Although I enjoyed the book, I found the first chapter, "The Problem With Quiet Time," to be very frustrating. Now, I in no way disagree with the concept of our meeting God in each and every one of our daily experiences. But, is that a replacement for quiet time? Do we ever outgrow the need for a daily encounter with the Word? This book soars not in the places where Mrs. Ortberg relates her daily experiences of God, but, rather, in the places where she filters her daily experiences through the lens of Scripture. And, she is only able to do that filtering because the Word has been written on her heart during years of daily quiet times. Evangelical and contemplative spiritualities should be viewed as "both/and" not "either/or." As an evangelical, I have much to learn from contemplatives about experiencing God in the midst of daily life. But, contemplatives have much to learn from the evangelical tradition about how to ground the interpretation of those experiences - and, hence, the knowing of God - in the Word. In this book, Mrs. Ortberg shows us how to do this by example. I wish she had been less apologetic about her evangelical background, because that background is critical to the book's success.
My Life February 22, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wonder how Nancy got inside my head to know exactly what I was going through. If you have ever felt like you were not connecting with God, this book will remind you that we are NEVER NOT connected to Him. I will never again look at a sunset, the faces of my children, a mountain range or the stars the same way. Amazing book. This is a MUST read for everyone!
Looking for God February 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of those can't-put-it-down, almost-caused-a-car-accident-by-driving-and-reading books. Clearly written by a straight shooter with a sense of humor. It's Christianity that I can do and want to do; not to become somebody else but a description of how God can work with me and the reality of my life. I wish I had this when my kids were toddlers and could have saved my self from a lot of guilt. I will give it to all of my friends: male and female, Christian and not-so-much.
Tattoos, tofu and pronouns March 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was drawn to this book after my friend Leanne gave me the heads up. Quickly thereafter I logged onto my hubby's amazon account and had Looking for God delivered to my front step pronto!
Nancy opens up and shares some of those thoughts we all have from time to time, but we dare never utter them...however she is bold enough to say it...
I love the idea of the Mistake Journal (see pg 154). That alone is worth the $15 bucks. But Nancy keeps on sharing her experiences, gently opening her reader's eyes to a new, more expansive, and more reciprocal view of (re) discovering the God who created us, loves us, and who will never turn his back to us....no matter what. God uses broken people. And Nancy uses her stories to help her readers realize that we all struggle with our understanding of God, but that he is there, all day, every day, but sometimes we just didn't have our glasses on!
loved this book April 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Looking for God" grabbed me, and I couldn't put it down until I reached the last page. However, it's not just a quick read. It's a well of deep truths about the wonder of God and the sometimes surprising ways that he reveals himself to us. While humor and hope permeate Nancy Ortberg's stories, my favorite chapters are 11 & 16 - about finding God in our failures and hearing his voice in the midst of our longings, aches and pains. This is real truth for real people.
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