Have you ever felt plucked out and suddenly dropped by the hand of God into the wasteland? Have you felt desolate, dry, and fragile? No sign of God, no sound of water??Here is the personal and passionate, ?Me too!? that...
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Have you ever felt plucked out and suddenly dropped by the hand of God into the wasteland? Have you felt desolate, dry, and fragile? No sign of God, no sound of water??Here is the personal and passionate, ?Me too!? that fans of Leslie Parrott have been waiting for. For ?Seattlite? Parrott, rain isn?t a date-canceling, mood-altering nuisance. Rather, that first drop of rain and the following drizzle or downpour is a persistent, positive, mystical fact of life that both confirms the presence of God and underscores his (seeming) absences. Through original poetry, vividly-drawn vignettes, and honest reflection, Parrott mixes images of rain and ?wasteland? to explore the daily juxtaposition of deluge and desert we all encounter. A conversation about grief and death takes place in lush gardens teeming with life. A prayer, delivered and answered at a dying friend's bedside, leads to bittersweet understanding. And personal confidences (?My flaws and fears are so real, they demand my full attention.?) strike a chord in all of us who struggle earnestly, if sometimes defiantly, to see God's purpose in everything.^^Have you ever felt plucked out and suddenly dropped by the hand of God into the wasteland?
Have you felt desolate, dry, and fragile?
No sign of God, no sound of water?"
^ ^Here is the personal and passionate, "Me too!" that fans of Leslie Parrott have been waiting for.
^ ^For "Seattlite" Parrott, rain isn't a date-canceling, mood-altering nuisance. Rather, that first drop of rain and the following drizzle or downpour is a persistent, positive, mystical fact of life that both confirms the presence of God and underscores his (seeming) absences.
^ ^Through original poetry, vividly-drawn vignettes, and honest reflection, Parrott mixes images of rain and "wasteland" to explore the daily juxtaposition of deluge and desert we all encounter. A conversation about grief and death takes place in lush gardens teeming with life. A prayer, delivered and answered at a dying friend's bedside, leads to bittersweet understanding. And personal confidences ("My flaws and fears are so real, they demand my full attention.") strike a chord in all of us who struggle earnestly, if sometimes defiantly, to see God's purpose in everything.
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- Catalogue Code 344552
- Product Code 9780310313090
- ISBN 0310313090
- EAN 9780310313090
- Department General Books
- Category Christian Living
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Zondervan
- Publication Date Apr 2009
- DRM Adobe
- Printable No
- Size 1.08 MB (EPUB)
Leslie Parrott
Dr. Leslie Parrott is a marriage and family therapist and codirector with her husband, Dr. Les Parrott, of the Center for Relationship Development at Seattle Pacific University. She is the author of God Made You Nose to Toes and The First Drop of Rain, and co-author with her husband of several bestselling books, including The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring, Relationships, Love Talk, and the Gold Medallion Award-winner, Saving Your Marriage before It Starts. Leslie is a columnist for Today's Christian Woman and has been featured on Oprah, CBS Morning, CNN, and The View, and in USA Today and the New York Times. www.RealRelationships.com
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