A thoughtful but unstructured blend of Christian concepts and the ideas of Eckhart Tolle that may provide a new perspective...
A guide to living in the present as a Christian.
Colley explores the concepts that caused him to turn a 35-year ministry career on its head after being exposed to the ideas of Eckhart Tolle. In this slim volume, he connects Tolle’s ideas to Christianity, exploring God’s place in human beings’ identities and lives. To find a life of peace and contentment, Colley exhorts readers to live in the moment, to forgive and let go of the past, accept life situations as coming from God, and abstain from judging events as good or bad, among other practices. These guidelines are likely to be familiar to fans of Tolle’s work or practitioners of Eastern and New Age spiritualties, but Colley grounds them firmly in the Bible, with quotes from the Old Testament and the New Testament and exegesis into some of Jesus’ parables and acts. Colley writes that “true happiness (joy) comes from understanding who you are at the core of your being,” and he relates this tenet to Jesus and the promise of salvation. Each chapter explores a different theme in small, palatable sections, but these sections sometimes feel too brief and choppy, which can break up the flow of Colley’s ideas and end chapters a bit too quickly. While Colley’s ideas are valuable, he presents little of how to put them into practice, which may stymie readers looking for guidance or actions to take. Despite this, his book is an earnest, heartfelt effort to help people find joy in the face of uncertain times, and Colley’s experience as a minister clearly shines through his casual, simple prose and clear care for others’ spiritual well-beings.
A thoughtful but unstructured blend of Christian concepts and the ideas of Eckhart Tolle that may provide a new perspective for readers looking to transform day-to-day spirituality.Pub Date: Nov. 18, 2013
ISBN: 978-1492242741
Page Count: 146
Publisher: CreateSpace
Review Posted Online: Jan. 20, 2014
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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