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Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
Contributor(s): Wilson, N. D. (Author)
ISBN: 0849920078     ISBN-13: 9780849920073
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
OUR PRICE:   $18.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2009
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Annotation: A visual, poetic exploration of the narrative nature of the world and the personality of the Poet behind it all.

When Nate Wilson looks at the world around him, he asks "What is this place? Why is this place? Who approved it? Am I supposed to take it seriously?" What could such an outlandish, fantastical world say about its Creator?

In these sparkling chapters, Wilson gives an aesthetic examination of the ways in which humanity has tried to make sense of this overwhelming carnival ride of a world. He takes a whimsical, thought-provoking look at everything from the "magic" of quantum physics, to nature's absurdities, to the problem of evil, evolution and hell. These frequently humorous, and uniquely beautiful portraits express reality unknown to many Christians-the reality of God's story unfolding around and among us. As the author says, "Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. His comedy. Let the pages flick your thumbs."
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology - General
- Religion | Philosophy
- Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth
Dewey: 231.765
LCCN: 2008055586
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
- Theometrics - Evangelical
- Theometrics - Mainline
- Topical - Inspiration
 
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Publisher Description:

What is this World? What kind of place is it?

"The round kind. The spinning kind. The moist kind. The inhabited kind. The kind with flamingos (real and artificial). The kind where water in the sky turns into beautifully symmetrical crystal flakes sculpted by artists unable to stop themselves (in both design and quantity). The kind of place with tiny, powerfully jawed mites assigned to the carpets to eat my dead skin as it flakes off . . . The kind with people who kill and people who love and people who do both . . .

This world is beautiful but badly broken.

"I love it as it is, because it is a story, and it isn't stuck in one place. It is full of conflict and darkness like every good story, a world of surprises and questions to explore. And there's someone behind it; there are uncomfortable answers to the hows and whys and whats. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Through Him were all things made . . .

Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. Let the pages flick your thumbs."