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    The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life
    The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life
    The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life
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    The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop, Look, and Listen to Life

    Written by Frederick Buechner

    Narrated by Henry O. Arnold

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    Learn to see God's remarkable works in the everyday ordinary of your life.

    Your remarkable life is happening right here, right now. You may not be able to see it--your life may seem predictable and your work insignificant until you look at your life as Frederick Buechner does.

    Named "the father of today's spiritual memoir movement" by Christianity Today, Frederick Buechner reveals how to stop, look, and listen to your life. He reflects on how both art and faith teach us how to pay attention to the remarkableness right in front of us, to watch for the greatness in the ordinary, and to use our imaginations to see the greatness in others and love them well.

    Pay attention, says Buechner. Listen to the call of a bird or the rush of the wind, to the people who flow in and out of your life. The ordinary points you to the extraordinary God who created and loves all of creation, including you. Pay attention to these things as if your life depends upon it. Because, of course, it does. 

    As you learn to pay attention to your life and what God is doing in it, you will uncover the plot of your life's story and the sacred opportunity to connect with the Divine in each moment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9780310351634
    Author

    Frederick Buechner

    Frederick Buechner is the author of more than thirty published books and has been an important source of inspiration and learning for many readers. A prolific writer, Buechner’s books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He has been called a "major talent" by the New York Times, and "one of our most original storytellers" by USA Today. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Buechner has been awarded honorary degrees from institutions including Yale University and Virginia Theological Seminary.

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    • 5/5
      amazing. powerful. healing, hope-giving. much to process in this treasure.

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    • 4/5
      I’ve read a couple other of Beuchner’s books, and I truly enjoyed this one. He has such a whimsical way of writing about spiritual elements of life that most of us do not take the time to embrace. It was a good reminder. An enjoyable reminder
    • 5/5
      I have seen and read many a Beuchner quote but this was the first book of his I read/listened to. It was a beautiful journey of grace upon grace.
    • 5/5
      Just what I needed before starting a Holy Lent this year.
    • 4/5
      A little slow in places but after reading yellow leaves this accidental wise man tells of his life and the key points in it is subtly inspiring. sometime life is just hard. He took the blows and saw the best in it and that is where he found God.