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Gracious Father in heaven, we praise your holy name. We are not foolish. We know that you are God. We commit ourselves to expressing our faith through good deeds.'

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The Sun Is Aways Shining!

J. M. Nouwen, Here and Now, Living in the Spirit, Crossroad, New York, 1994, p. 29. SoAmazing.com

Category: Christian Living
ISBN: 0824519671
Keywords: joy, contagious, glimpses, sun, shining, clouds, messengers of hope, hope, saints, Crossroad, Nouwen, J. M. Nouwen

"My friend's joy is contagious. The more I am with him, the more I catch glimpses of the sun shining through the clouds. Yes, I know there is a sun, even though the skies are covered with clouds. While my friend always spoke about the sun, I kept speaking about the clouds, until one day I realized that it was the sun that allowed me to see the clouds.

Those who keep speaking about the sun while walking under a cloudy sky are messengers of hope, the true saints of our day."

SoAmazing Review: Nouwen is observant. He has a gentle spirit and a kind heart. In Here and Now he has used all three qualities well.

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God Cannot Be Contained

Francine Rivers, An Echo in the Darkness, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1994, pp. 89, 91. The second book in the Mark of the Lion Series. SoAmazing.com

Category: Fiction
ISBN:
Keywords: honor, servant, wine, shipwreck, Roman, Jewish God, God, prisoner, beheaded, Caesar, Paul, Tyndale House Publishers, Rivers, Francine Rivers

" 'It is a great honor for us to have you aboard my lord,' Satyros said, studying the younger man as he gestured for him to take the honored place on the couch. A simple but deliciously prepared meal was placed on the small table between them.

'The honor is mine, Satyros,' Marcus said, nodding for the captain's servant to pour his wine. 'You're considered a legend upon the seas. Few survive a shipwreck.' He tore off a piece of bread and replaced the loaf on the silver tray.

. . . Why would a Roman be interested in the Jewish God? He was unsure what he would answer to that. He was not fully aware of all the reasons himself.

However, Satyros surprised him. 'Perhaps therein lies the reason for the disaster that befell the city.'

'What reason do you mean?'

'Their God cannot be contained in a building.'

Satyros' words so closely reflected those Hadassah had once said that Marcus' interest sharpened. 'What do you know of the Jewish God?'

'Only what I learned from a prisoner long ago, on the very ship you referred to earlier. But it would hardly interest you.'

'It interests me greatly.'

Satyros considered this for a moment. 'The man was a Jew. An insurrectionist by all reports. Everywhere he went he caused a riot. When I met him, he was under the custody of an Augustan centurion named Julius and on his way to Rome to face Caesar for his crimes. I heard later he was beheaded. His name was Paul, and he was from Tarsus. Perhaps you've heard of him.'

Marcus had, but only from those who reviled him and mocked his claims of an all-powerful, loving god.

'What did this Paul tell you?'

SoAmazing Review: Marcus is in turmoil. Hadassah's faith in her God was stronger than her fear of facing the lions in the coliseum. What was it about her God that held her so tightly, filled her with such confidence and give her such courage?

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