Street Pastor Greg Paul brings readers
to a deeper, more intimate understanding of the love and desires of
God through correlations of scripture and anecdotes of daily life.
The compassion of a parent for a child, the comfort and camaraderie
of a best friend and the passion of a lover, Paul argues, each exist
as mimicry of the heart and role of God in humans' lives. Building on
these experiences, Paul invites readers to enter deeper, richer and
more intense relationships with their heavenly Father
The author works with addicts,
prostitutes and the homeless at his Sanctuary facility in Toronto;
his experiences in that role clearly shape this work. His
explanations and invitations seem particularly suited to those who
are disenfranchised and might particularly struggle with knowing and
understanding heavenly love and grace. At the same time, the lessons
seem as if they might have a hard time reaching that particular
population since many of them do not have the solid, grace-based
relationships with parents, children or friends that the author uses
as analogs.
For someone in a dark place, needing
reassurance or seeking to re-find the intimacy of a Faith long lost,
this could be a moving and welcome book. As a stand-alone, casual
read however, I didn't find it captivating or inspiring.
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