New Thing- New Bird Book!
Inspiration: Shaun
Time: About an hour
Bottom Line: This is seriously a good read.
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| I feel like that cat. |
From biblical times to today, people have found meaning and
significance in the actions and symbolism of birds. We admire their
mystery and manners, their strength and fragility, their beauty and
their ugliness—and perhaps compare these very characteristics to our own
lives in the process.
From the well-known image of the dove to the birds that gorge on the
flesh of the defeated “beast” in Revelation, birds play a dynamic part
in Scripture. They bring bread to the prophets. They are food for the
wanderers. As sacrifices, they are the currency of mercy. They also
challenge, offend, devour, and fight.
Highlighting 10 birds throughout Scripture, author Debbie Blue explores
their significance in both familiar and unfamiliar biblical stories and
illustrates how and why they have represented humanity across culture,
Christian tradition, art, and contemporary psyche. With these (usually)
minor characters at the forefront of human imaginations, poignant life
lessons illuminate such qualities as desire and gratitude, power and
vulnerability, insignificance and importance—and provide us with
profound lessons about humanity, faith, and God's mysterious grace.
Seriously, this is already a great read- not to mention sermon fodder! Thanks, Shaun!!
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