Scouting the Divine: My Search for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey - Hardcover

Feinberg, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310291224 ISBN 13: 9780310291220

Publisher: Zondervan, 2009

Synopsis

The Bible is full of clever plots and compelling stories, laced with historic insights and literary beauty. Despite its richness and depth, many of us struggle to close the gap between the ancient world and our own. What does it mean to know that Jesus is the Good Shepherd when the only place you’ve encountered sheep is at a petting zoo? How can you understand the promise of a land overflowing with honey when you buy yours in a bear-shaped bottle? Can you grasp the urgency of Jesus’ invitation to abide in the vine when you shop for grapes at a local grocery store? Popular author and speaker Margaret Feinberg invites you to accompany her on the spiritual adventure of a lifetime. Explore how ancient livelihoods illuminate meaningful Christian truths that apply to life today. Spend time with a shepherdess, farmer, beekeeper, and vintner who each bring fresh insights to familiar Scriptures. Scout the divine and move from just reading the Bible to entering stories that can be touched, tasted, heard, seen, smelled, and savored.

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From the Back Cover

Ancient Truths. Modern Life.

While some dismiss the Bible as a dusty old book, author Margaret Feinberg view its pages as portals to adventure: “Not only is it chockfull of clever plots and compelling stories, it's also laced with historical insights and literary beauty. Yet, lately, I can't help but notice the gap between the ancient world and my own.”

What does it mean to know that Jesus is the Good Shepherd when the only places I've encountered sheep are at petting zoos? How can I understand the promise of a land overflowing with honey when I buy mine in a bear-shaped bottle? Can I grasp the urgency of Jesus' invitation to abide in the vine when I shop for grapes at a local grocery store?

Join Margaret on a spiritual adventure that moves from reading the Bible to entering stories that can be touched, tasted, heard, seen, smelled, and savored.

About the Author

Margaret Feinberg is a popular Bible teacher and speaker at churches and leading conferences such as Catalyst, Thrive and Extraordinary Women. Her books and Bible studies have sold over 600,000 copies and received critical acclaim and extensive national media coverage from CNN, the Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and more. She was recently named one of 50 women most shaping culture and the church today by Christianity Today, one of the 30 Voices who will help lead the church in the next decade by Charisma magazine and one of the '40 Under 40' who will shape Christian publishing by Christian Retailing magazine. Margaret currently lives in Morrison, Colorado, with her husband, Leif and their superpup, Hershey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0310291224
• ISBN 13: 9780310291220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224