Reaching for the Invisible God
In a sea of books that promise certainty, award-winning author Philip  Yancey (What's So Amazing About  Grace,The Jesus I Never  Knew) is not afraid to write about the mystery of belief, about letting  risk and faith go hand in hand.Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We  Expect to Find?is Yancey at his best--wrestling with difficult questions  and refusing to give pat answers. In our quest to know God, he offers this  caveat: "The more personal conception of God we have, the more unnerving are  the questions about him."Yancey quotes extensively from classic writers and sketches scenes of doubting  biblical figures as he grapples with making sense of a God who is personal, yet  sometimes so elusive. Six different aspects of the Christian life are explored:  our longing for God, who God is, the Holy Spirit, our faith, growth, and  spiritual transformation. In his explorations, he reassembles the difficult and  perplexing events of life around an ability to trust in a loving God. Trust is  pivotal. Admitting that God's style "often baffles me," Yancey leaves no doubt  that his framework of faith is still in place, that he sees "evidence of (God's)  long-suffering, mercy, and desire to woo rather than compel--I have learned to  trust God."Here is the clear, concise writing mixed with deeply personal and authentic  insights that won Yancey nine Gold Medallion Awards for previous books. Expect a  10th.--Cindy Crosby