Recently a friend of mine dropped off a book, asking me to read it. She was so impressed by the first few pages that she rushed back and bought another one.
I couldn’t wait to begin reading, because any book that can hold my friend’s
attention for more than fifteen minutes has to be a winner.
It was. It is. The name of the book is “Soul Cravings–An Invitation to the Feast That Satisfies.” The author is Joel Warne and is published by Standard Publishing.
It’s a book about Christianity. It digs deeper than many may want to go. It
shakes your mind, heart, and spirit. Some of the chapters are: “Hungry, Savoring His Words,The Flavor of Intimacy, Relishing His Purpose,…”
His quote that begins the book is from Psalm 38:8 “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” As you can see, he follows this theme throughout the book. He even dares to mention Christ saying that to be a Christian, one must “eat of His flesh and drink of His blood.” He doesn’t try to explain the unexplainable when he mentions this quote. Wise man.
He says that Christianity cannot be gained by logical thinking, for the miraculous cannot be made manifest by merely our brains. The heart/spirit of man is the area which connects with God. Logical thinking may cause us to be curious about spiritual matters, curious about that ancient tome, the Bible, but it can only take us part of the way.
“Certain Christian truths fall outside the realm of purely rational thinking. They are not irrational but extra-rational–beyond rational, greater than rational. They communicate realities that must be experienced in order to be understood, truths that must be lived to be comprehended. Concerning such realities any explanation–even explanations by those who have experienced them-always fall a little flat. So if our faith feels a little flat, perhaps it is because we are weighted toward a primarily intellectual, rational, explanatory approach to God.”
He doesn’t leave you after this, but shows you how to draw nearer to God than you have experienced. If you want to go into this sacred place, closer to God than you have ever been, let Joel teach you how to go about it.
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