{"product_id":"9798341901957","title":"The Undevotional","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if we could connect with God through wonder rather than obligation? For those tired of striving to connect with God comes a book of gentle invitations rooted in the natural world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of us are hungry for Gods presence, but we have outgrown the belief that theres one right way to enter it. After decades of rigorous Bible study, author and pastor Courtney Ellis hadnt found the connection to God shed hoped for. Then she began taking daily walks with binoculars. Suddenly her spiritual awareness flickered to life, all without struggle or effort. Now Ellis offers us fifty-two not-really devotionals that bring us into encounters with an exceedingly creative God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarm fields, cirrus clouds, snow, hawks, quaking aspen--these and other loving glimpses of the natural world become portals through which we delight in God and receive Gods love for us and all creation. Ellis takes us on a whimsical and lyrical journey into the remarkable world that thrums around us and into simple actions of attentiveness as prayer. Drink some water. Sit outside in the dark. Make a list of your longings. Spend some quality time with moss: These and other invitations give us an uncommon way toward God. A short passage from the Bible and a prayer practice accompany each reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Undevotional\u003c\/em\u003e is not here to undo your faith; its here to call you away from the slog you thought it demanded. Its for when you feel grumpy or sad, unsettled or hungry for beauty, running ragged or tired of surviving extremes. Its here to remind you that as you watch birds, they watch you, and God watches over us all. With buoyant prose filled with wisdom from Scripture, \u003cem\u003eThe Undevotional \u003c\/em\u003ewelcomes us onto a path back to God and toward days filled with reverence, astonishment, and awe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"AUGSBURG FORTRESS PUBLISHERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67729397776436,"sku":"9798341901957","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9390\/2132\/files\/9798341901957.jpg?v=1792099004","url":"https:\/\/woodslane.com.au\/products\/9798341901957","provider":"Woodslane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}