Mixed Blessings by Barbara Brown Taylor
In a series of exquisite and memorable reflections on scripture, Barbara Brown Taylor considers the startling reality of what it means to be the people of God. It is a calling not to be taken lightly as it is just as likely to challenge everything we think we know about ourselves and the world, as it is to bring comfort and assurance. Mixed Blessings looks at the unexpected and surprising ways in which God's presence is experienced in the Bible - in burning bushes, thunder, angelic visitations, dreams and voices in the night, blind eyes opened and the dead raised. In these familiar yet strange stories, Barbara Brown Taylor finds the broader, open spaces of faith and reflects on what it looks like to be blessed by God. This remarkable book is a spiritual hazard warning to stop and consider what we are doing when we ask for a direct intervention of God in our lives. The transformation God brings will almost certainly shatter the small, safe worlds we build around ourselves.
‘Taylor finds bright and crisp ways of telling us to look for the unconventional revelations of God in this worldShe is intellectual and thoughtful enough for serious reading, and contemporary and informal enough to cause those who do not read sermons to make an exception.’ -- The Living Church
'Readers who admire her gift for storytelling in her more mature work will find it here, too.' -- The Revd Anna Macham * Church Times *
'Readers who admire her gift for storytelling in her more mature work will find it here, too.' -- The Revd Anna Macham * Church Times *
Barbara Brown Taylor is a priest in the Episcopal church and the author of numerous award-winning books. She is Professor of Religion at Piedmont College, Georgia and is on the Board of Advisors of Yale Divinity School.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848258297 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848258291 |
| Title | Mixed Blessings |
| Author | Barbara Brown Taylor |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canterbury Press Norwich |
| Year published | 2015-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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