Dancing with the Divine: Unexpected Answers to Contemporary Questions

by Fickett, Harold

• ISBN13: 9780781440592
• ISBN10: 0781440599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: David C Cook

Summary

Have you ever wished that you could ask Jesus one of life's burning questions? Would you ask Him why tragedies happen? Or why it seems that God is unfair? And how do you think Jesus would answer? Acclaimed author Harold Fickett asked himself and Jesus; these and many other poignant questions and found answers; real answers that he shares with you now as parables true to the heart of Jesus' teachings, but set in contemporary situations. Prepare to be touched, moved, and perhaps even a little unsettled, as you come to realize just how relevant the teachings of Christ are to our busy lives in the here and now. I found myself returning to Jesus' parables and seeing them in a startling new light, thanks to Harold Fickett's insight. Philip Yancey, Author of Rumors of Another World.

Author Biography

Harold Fickett is the author of The Living Christ, The Holy Fool, Flannery O'Connor: Images of Grace, and a forthcoming biography of Albert Schweitzer. A contributing editor of the web magazine, GodSpy, his columns address issues in world Christianity and spiritual life

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(4)
Section I: LOVING
Opening	13	(10)
Is There a Loving God?	23	(14)
The Corvair at Midnight
The Oxygen of the Spiritual World
What About Tragedy?	37	(12)
An Overnight Success
Losses, Losses, and Then More Gains Than We'd Ever Believe
Why Doesn't God Show Himself More Clearly?	49	(18)
The Good Politician
The Thicket, the Bramble, the Desert---God's Favorite Haunts
Section II: QUARRELING
Who Are We?	67	(14)
Richer Than God
Nothing and Everything
How Can We Be Truly Free?	81	(16)
Flip-Flops
Not Knowing When We're Well-Off
Is God Fair?	97	(14)
The Invisible Hand of the Marketplace
Wanting Justice
Section III: RECONCILING
How Good Do We Have to Be?	111	(14)
There's a Riot Going On
Getting Inside with the Outsider
Is Grace Truly Amazing?	125	(18)
Under Every Green Tree
Proving It
How Should We Respond to Jesus?	143	(18)
The Vet and the Lobbyist
Saying It
Section IV: LIVING
What Does It Mean to Be Jesus' Friend?	161	(22)
We're Havin' a Party
Living in the Here and Now of Forever
So How Do We Go on with Our Lives?	183	(14)
Auditioning
Walking and Talking
Epilogue: Openings Without End	197	(4)
Notes	201	(8)
Study Guide	209