Mystery of Children : What Our Kids Teach Us about Childlike Faith

by Mason, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781578564224
• ISBN10: 1578564220
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press

Summary

"This joyful, honest, and compelling read calls me to be grateful for every laugh and each tear I have been granted as a parent and a child." --Dan Allender, president of Mars Hill Graduate School and author of The Healing Path "Page after page Mason makes observations that are so transparently true that we wonder why we never noticed or thought or spoke like that before." --Luci Shaw, writer in residence, Regent College, author of The Angles of Light and Writing the River "An extraordinary book. Mike Mason has shaken me to the core of my soul--he knows me." --Brennan Manning, author of Ruthless Trust and The Ragamuffin Gospel Just as Mike Mason's best-sellingThe Mystery of Marriageexplored the parallels between marriage and our relationship with God, so doesThe Mystery of Childrenilluminate key spiritual truths modeled in the complex parent-child relationship. More than a manual on parenting, this book is for everyone who wishes to become childlike in heart or to be closer to children--two desires that are intimately and wondrously entwined.

Author Biography

<b>Mike Mason</b> is the best-selling author of <i>The Mystery of Marriage, The Gospel According to Job,</i> and <i>Practicing the Presence of People</i>. He and his wife, Karen, an M.D. in general practice, live in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, with their amazing daughter, Heather.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Birth Pangs of Childlikeness	1	(14)
The Cry of the Heart	15	(10)
Words and Things	25	(12)
Welcome to Toddlerhood	37	(8)
The Terrible Twos	45	(10)
The Three Fools: A Story	55	(4)
How Children Lead	59	(10)
Big and Little	69	(12)
The Search for Love	81	(12)
Building Blocks	93	(10)
Living Stories	103	(10)
A Place Called Hope	113	(10)
Lullabies for the Soul	123	(10)
Garden Freshness	133	(8)
The Strong-Willed Parent	141	(10)
Playful Work, Earnest Play	151	(10)
The Child Jesus	161	(8)
A Christmas Story	169	(6)
The Child Within	175	(10)
Return to Paradise	185	(10)
Generational Healing	195	(12)
Self-Defeating Games	207	(10)
The End of Childhood	217	(10)
Revolution!	227	(8)
The Hidden Years	235	(10)
Joyful Spirit	245	(10)
Notes	255