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A popular adage dictates that those who are heavenly minded are of no earthly good. Buchanan, a pastor and freelance writer, begs to differ. He convincingly demonstrates that unless Christians cling to the hope of the hereafter with a grip so fierce and purposeful that everything else dims in comparison, they will become so earthly minded that they are of no heavenly good. Buchanan (Your God Is Too Safe) writes with persuasive elegance as he implores fellow Christians to "fixate" on the promise of heaven. This stance will do more than get believers through the humdrum monotony of life; it will energize and excite them to face inevitable tragedies with more than mere resignation. Says Buchanan, "We fix on it [heaven], and it fixes us." A heavenly compulsion, he writes, will alter one's own vantage point and also transform the world in which Christians find themselves. Buchanan details how God uses the trivial, the boring and the tame to transform Christians from the inside out. As they quietly go about their daily business, faithful to the vocation to which they're called, believers are slowly changed. Buchanan exposes a pastor's heart as he painstakingly explores difficult topics through the lens of heaven. Generous, heartrending anecdotes expose Buchanan's own disappointments and the trials of loved ones, but always within the hopeful and eternal context of heaven. Written to exhort, encourage and bolster his fellow Christians' faith, Buchanan's book hits the mark with finely turned phrases that make reading this a joy.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Blending pastoral warmth, philosophical depth, storytelling skill, and literary craft, Mark Buchanan encourages Christians to make heaven, literally, our "fixation" -- filling our vision, gripping our heart, and anchoring our hope. Only then, says Buchanan, can we become truly fearless on this earth, free from the fear of losing our life, property, status, title, or comfort; free from the threat of tyrants, the power of armies, and the day of trouble. Buchanan reawakens the instinctive yearning for things above, showing that only the heavenly minded are of much earthly good.
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I have a memory that lives in me now like the ache of an old wound, like shrapnel closed up in my flesh. Read the first page
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A Keeper That Has To Be Shared,
By Den (Thunder Bay, On, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Things Unseen: Living with Eternity in Your Heart (Paperback)
Likely the most soul touching book I've ever read. Buchanan gets at the heart of it all. His delightful wordcraft and written portraiture give his thoughts a unique depth and resonance. This book moved me in ways I have never previously experienced. It opened up the big questions and gave solid well rounded perceptions from both intellect and many personal illustrations. Buchanan has made himself someone that I'd really like to meet and I know that from what he's written, I will some day. I'd just love to give this book to every one of my friends. I've already started. You will absolutely love this book!
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Beautiful Sight,
By Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Things Unseen: Living with Eternity in Your Heart (Paperback)
Before this, I was unfamiliar with Mark Buchanan's writing. In fact, having received this book as a gift, I took my time getting around to it.Too bad. Buchanan's writing is smooth and beautiful. He weaves words with rare skill, communicating deep thoughts with sparkling threads of sentences. Quickly, we are wrapping ourselves in these thoughts. He reminds us that heaven is our goal, that we are not intended for ultimate fulfilment on this earth but for a celestial culmination in God's presence. Ah, the warmth of it all. Except... Except that Buchanan does not only encourage us for the hereafter, he challenges us in the here and now. His threads, so warm and comforting, become earthy and gritty clothing by which we march on into each day with a purpose. This is what makes "Things Unseen" so moving. The book demands that we realign our perspective. Buchanan tears down our facades and tells us to be so earthly minded that we are of some heavenly good. I was inspired and convicted by the truths in these pages. Heaven is real...What a beautiful sight! And what a source of motivation for our lives here on earth.
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Being so heavenly minded that w become earthly good,
This review is from: Things Unseen: Living with Eternity in Your Heart (Paperback)
I'm reading this book mainly because I liked his first book "Your God is too Safe". I'm not sure that this book is as life-changing as the first one but it is quite good. I particularly have liked his discussion of Heaven as our "flag" to stir us to battle. Buchanan encourages us to become so "heavenly minded that we become earthly good." This is a good book for helping you to follow that quote.
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