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God Is Closer Than You Think

Two works of art help John Ortberg think about the presence of God. One is Michelangelo Buonarroti's brilliant painting of God and Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. God is close. His hand comes within a hair's breath of the hand of the man. It seems to say that God is closer than we think-he's here, now, today, accessible to all who will but "lift a finger." The second work of art is Martin Hanford's cartoon character Waldo. He is on every page of the Where's Waldo? books, but he can be difficult to find. In the same way, even though God is present on every page of our lives, he's often not easy to spot. In God Is Closer Than You Think, John Ortberg examines this frustrating paradox of the Christian life. "When it is so easy to 'see' God all around me (in trees, in birds, in nature) why is it so hard to feel his presence-especially when I need him most?" Ortberg helps readers discover the secret to living daily in the reality of God's most frequent promise in Scripture, "I will be with you."

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Title of ebook: God Is Closer Than You Think
Reading level: ages 16 to UP
ISBN: 9780310263371
Publisher: Zondervan ebook
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Released online for download: 03-09-2005
Author of eBook: Ortberg, John

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God Is Closer Than You Think

If God Is Always with Us, Why Is He So Hard to Find?

Acknowledgments.........................................9 1. God's Great Desire...................................11 2. Where's Waldo?.......................................29 3. Life with God........................................48 4. The Greatest Moment of Your Life.....................65 5. A Beautiful Mind.....................................82 6. Waldo Junior.........................................102 7. Spiritual Pathways...................................118 8. "As You Wish"........................................135 9. When God Seems Absent................................150 10. The Hedge...........................................168 Scripture Versions......................................185 Sources.................................................187

Chapter One

GODS GREAT DESIRE

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God Is Closer Than You Think

Contents

Chapter One

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