Lost in Wonder
Glimpsing Awe, God and the Good Life
Published on 13. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-78893-150-2 (ISBN)
Description
Have you lost your sense of wonder?
In an age of fake news and mistrust of big narratives, the idea that there is a God-given sense of almost childish wonder available is a revolutionary thought. We are still yearning for wonder today, but maybe we are just looking for it in the wrong places. Steve Morris invites us to look again at the world and discover the wonder in the everyday.
Understand why wonder can be a way of life rather than a fleeting feeling and learn how it has the potential to transform our lives, our churches and our communities.
Content Benefits: Revealing God as the author of wonder, Steve Morris explores why the church should have wonderment at its core and ponders the life-changing difference that could make in the world.
Join Steve Morris on a journey of wonder as he traces God's fingerprints on everything from the vastness of space to a birdsong
Opens readers to the wonder all around them, both in the large and small things
Shows that seeing wonder can be a lifestyle change that can transform our lives and how we interact with others
Reflects on the fact that wonder is at the heart of God, so should be at the heart of the church too
Helps connect the feeling of awe people experience when appreciating nature to the God who created it
Ideal for anyone who wants to see the beauty and wonder in the world around them
Perfect for anyone who wants to live a more positive life
A thought-provoking resource for anyone looking to refresh church life
In an age of fake news and mistrust of big narratives, the idea that there is a God-given sense of almost childish wonder available is a revolutionary thought. We are still yearning for wonder today, but maybe we are just looking for it in the wrong places. Steve Morris invites us to look again at the world and discover the wonder in the everyday.
Understand why wonder can be a way of life rather than a fleeting feeling and learn how it has the potential to transform our lives, our churches and our communities.
Content Benefits: Revealing God as the author of wonder, Steve Morris explores why the church should have wonderment at its core and ponders the life-changing difference that could make in the world.
Join Steve Morris on a journey of wonder as he traces God's fingerprints on everything from the vastness of space to a birdsong
Opens readers to the wonder all around them, both in the large and small things
Shows that seeing wonder can be a lifestyle change that can transform our lives and how we interact with others
Reflects on the fact that wonder is at the heart of God, so should be at the heart of the church too
Helps connect the feeling of awe people experience when appreciating nature to the God who created it
Ideal for anyone who wants to see the beauty and wonder in the world around them
Perfect for anyone who wants to live a more positive life
A thought-provoking resource for anyone looking to refresh church life
Reviews / Votes
'People who get "lost in wonder" sometimes can't relate to the messiness of life. Their wonder is reserved for sunsets and saintliness. Morris sees it otherwise. In this heart-warming reflection he opens our eyes to wonder in the most unlikely people and places. And a good job too, or what's the incarnation all about?' Ian Stackhouse, pastor and writer'A truly magical book that invites us to recapture the wide-eyed wonder of childhood, to reconnect with the power of wonder, and to rediscover the mystery of God incarnate. Morris's poetic reflections lift us above the mundane while opening up the possibility of everyday miracles - and finding God in ordinary and unexpected places. This beautiful book speaks poignantly to the heart and leaves you with the sense of having found something precious that you had lost along the way.' Kate Nicholas, author, broadcaster and preacher.
'Steve Morris's enthralling book begins where the frontiers of most human imaginations end. He has the spiritual and literary originality to take his readers on journeys of theophany - encounters with God - which travel from a lecture theatre at Charing Cross Hospital to outer space with an astronaut, to grieving donkeys and to experiences with every day saints. Marinated in prayer and Scripture, Steve's writings are to the divine experience what David Attenborough's programmes are to the natural world. Both offer revelations to which expressions of wonder are the inevitable reaction, reminiscent of St Francis of Assisi falling to his knees crying "My God and my all!" Steve Morris has written an inspirational, powerful and extraordinary book which is both universal in its appeal yet intimate in its impact upon individual souls.' Jonathan Aitken
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Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
203 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78893-150-2 (9781788931502)
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STEVE MORRIS ran a successful brand agency before becoming a vicar. Currently at St Cuthbert's, North Wembley, he has initiated a national campaign to set up memory cafes and also writes for The Spectator, The Oldie, Christian Today and Church of England Newspaper.