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Summary: Honesty and courage
Review: Do not be misled -- this first of Buechner's four autobiographical works is slim, but there is much to be found here -- much that will make the reader connect with the author and reflect on his or her own life.A feeling of quiet comes over one during the reading. This is intensely personal, intensely honest writing. I was prompted to examine my own life as directly and intently, wondering why I had never done so before. Truthfully, wondering if I could. Highly recommended, as are the works that follow.
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Summary: A stirring, life-changing read!
Review: I first read this book 5 years ago, following a divorce. Since then, I have reread it nearly every year, along with "Now and Then" and "Telling Secrets". Mr. Buechner very eloquently and unashamedly addresses the issue of his life's tradgedies, and how God reached into his life through these events. But even more importantly, he tells of how his story is our story. "...the same steel that secures your life against being destroyed secures your life also against being opened up and transformed by the Holy power that life itself comes from..." (From the book) In his wide-open honesty, Mr. Buechner lets the reader know that we are really all the same: we all have the joys and pains of life, and we all have the same access to the Holy Power that life ultimately comes from. I have been deeply touched by this book.
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Summary: A stirring, life-changing read!
Review: I first read this book 5 years ago, following a divorce. Since then, I have reread it nearly every year, along with "Now and Then" and "Telling Secrets". Mr. Buechner very eloquently and unashamedly addresses the issue of his life's tradgedies, and how God reached into his life through these events. But even more importantly, he tells of how his story is our story. "...the same steel that secures your life against being destroyed secures your life also against being opened up and transformed by the Holy power that life itself comes from..." (From the book) In his wide-open honesty, Mr. Buechner lets the reader know that we are really all the same: we all have the joys and pains of life, and we all have the same access to the Holy Power that life ultimately comes from. I have been deeply touched by this book.
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Summary: listen to your life
Review: I have read The Magnificent Defeat, Godric and the meditation book, Listening to Your Life. I've read other books by Richard Rohr that have blown me away in how they've illuminated Christianity for me but I've never read anything quite so beautiful, so rich with humanity as this slim little volume. It is rare that words fail me but it seems that anything I could say about this work wouldn't do it any justice at all. It's not about Christianity, it's about looking into your life, listening to all the strangeness, horror and wonder and perchance finding what God might be saying. and still my words fail. Read this and take the journey yourself. You'll see what I mean.
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Summary: A reflective, honest book
Review: Perhaps the best thing about Rev. Buechner's book is that, in reading about his early journey toward finding Christ, it really will, as so many have noted, help you reflect on your journey. Buechner writes about how our lives are like novels, that they have a structure and a meaning, and indeed, they do, if we take the time to delve into them and try to process them. God, of course, is the Author of that meaning, and as Buechner finds meaning in his life, so too can we find meaning in ours. This is one I am sure I will read again and again. (Fair warning -- the cover photograph will come to haunt you as you read about what happens to Buechner's father!)
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Summary: Beautiful language, beautiful message
Review: Rev. Buechner has an amazing gift for crafting language to portray exactly what he feels and needs to say. He writes this autobiographical and spiritual book, he says, with the hope that the reader will see the threads of his or her story weaving in and out of his own. Buechner's work is popular, and this book is the perfect introduction, explaining the major events of his childhood, which shape his life, minsitry, and writing. Sacred Journey is certainly not a self-help book, but you will be encouraged toward reflection on your life past and present, and if you let him, Buechner will shape your life.
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Summary: Beautiful language, beautiful message
Review: Rev. Buechner has an amazing gift for crafting language to portray exactly what he feels and needs to say. He writes this autobiographical and spiritual book, he says, with the hope that the reader will see the threads of his or her story weaving in and out of his own. Buechner's work is popular, and this book is the perfect introduction, explaining the major events of his childhood, which shape his life, minsitry, and writing. Sacred Journey is certainly not a self-help book, but you will be encouraged toward reflection on your life past and present, and if you let him, Buechner will shape your life.
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Summary: once below a time...
Review: The mystery of our lives. The oddity of memory. The things that make us who we are. Frederick Buechner explores all of these topics in the first volume of his autobiographies, "The Sacred Journey." Slowly--word by word and line by line, Buechner has won my respect as an author. How he unravels the story of his own life, how he makes the past breathe, gives it life...it has all combined to deepen my esteem for him. He is one of the greatest living authors. Buechner's honest search for something universal in his story has captivated me. We all stand, in one way or another, in the shadows of our own lives. Alone, we cannot even comprehend the whole of our own journeys. The value of Buechner's excavation of his past is that when others view it, it may help them see the importance of their own journey. In spite of the author's uncertainness about writing them, I have found Buechner's autobiographies to be of great value. I am thankful for the man's openness, courage and skill (they are fun to read). I give "The Sacred Journey" my wholehearted recommendation.
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