Encounter Over Concept
When God Became a Satisfying Idea
“There is a way of believing in God that saves us from ever having to meet Him.”
It's possible to believe in God and never actually meet Him. This is about the difference, and why most people never notice it happened.
FaithEncounterSurrender
FormatHardcover, paperback, and eBook.
Length336 pages.
ThemesFaith, encounter, and the God who resists reduction.
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The Question
What happens when the living God is gradually reduced to a concept?
The Premise
With spiritual depth and piercing honesty, this book exposes the subtle distance that can hide beneath the appearance of nearness.
The Journey
From the distance that looked like nearness, through the fire we learned to describe, to the God who cannot be reduced to our sentences.
A confrontation, chapter by chapter
DistanceFireThe AltarThe VoiceAbsence
Real Passages
“An idea can be carried without cost. The living God asks to be obeyed.”
Opening Essay — Introduction
“Light does not flatter the room. It shows the dust.”
Opening Essay — Introduction