Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully: The Power of Poetic Effort in the Work of

Description: Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully by John Piper, Bob Souer Herbert - Whitefield - LewisIn the sixth volume of the Swans Are Not Silent series, John Piper celebrates the importance of poetic effort by looking at three influential Christians whose words magnificently display a commitment to truth and a love of beauty.Examining the lives of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis, Piper helps us appreciate the importance of carefully crafted words by exploring how Christians can use them to testify to Gods glory, wonder at his grace, and rejoice in his salvation.Whether exploring Herberts moving poetry, Whitefields dramatic preaching, or Lewiss imaginative writing, this book highlights the importance of Christ-exalting eloquence in our praise of God and proclamation of his gospel. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of DesiringGod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God, Dont Waste Your Life, This Momentary Marriage, A Peculiar Glory, and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.Bob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has narrated broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. His voice has been heard on PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, and many other networks. He has also narrated radio and television programs for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, D. James Kennedy Ministries, SIM, and Compassion International. Table of Contents PREFACEDEDICATION 2GEORGE HERBERTGEORGE WHITEFIELDC.S. LEWIS3 ANGLICANSQUOTEINTRODUCTIONMY BIGGEST FEARINDISPENSABLE WORDSGODS DECISIVE WORKTHE IMPORTANCEUNAVOIDABLE CHOICESWHAT KIND OF ELOQUENCESOPHISTS IN CORINTHINTRODUCTIONMY BIGGEST FEARINDISPENSABLE WORDSGODS DECISIVE WORK THE IMPORTANCE UNAVOIDABLE CHOICESFORWARD WITH RISKWHAT KIND OF ELOQUENCESOPHISTS IN CORINTHNOT WITH WORDSMARKS OF ELOQUENCESELF-HUMBLING CHRISTCHRIST-EXALTING CHRISTIANB. FRANKLINS STUMBLINGJESUS, JOHN BAPTISTQUOTEGOD INSPIRED MEN PAULS POETIC EFFORTPERVASIVE POETICPASCAL AND PAULPROVERBS AND ISAIAHINVITATION TO JOIN MANY WHO HAVEGEORGE HERBERT LESSWHITEFIELD HUMBLEDC.S LEWISS MAGISTERIALPOETIC EMPTY CROSSSAYING NEWLY ISPOETIC EFFORT FELLOWSHIP3 GREAT EXAMPLESQUOTECHAPTER 01HIS SHORT LIFEHIS DYING GIFTCENTURIES OF ACCOLADESREFORMED, POETIC MINISTRYNOT WHAT WE OFTENRETHINKING PURITANWHAT MADE THEBEST NEWS COLERIDGEGODS DAILY SOVEREIGNSWEET SECURITYTHE BEAUTY OF HISBEAUTY AND BEAUTEOUSALL CONSECRATEDFOR THY SAKESECRETARIE OF THYLIVING AND WRITINGTHE DISCOVERY THATMY UTMOST ARTTO THE ADVANTAGEPOETIC EFFORT NOTRELIEF AND BUOYANCYLOVES YOKE IS EASYA PEARL THAT COSTWEARINESS MAY TOSS HIMGUILDED CLAYTRIUMPH OF SEEINGA MODEST PROPOSALCOLLECTING PROVERBSLANGUAGE THAT STRIKESTHE POETIC EFFORTSPYING AS A WAYGREATEST EXAMPLEPUTTING INTO WORDSQUOTECHAPTER 02SPEAKING MORE THANPREACHING PREACHINGSPEAKING TO THOUSANDSONE SCARCELY INTERRUPTEDA PHENOMENON IN CHURCHAMERICAS FIRST CELEBRITYPREACHING WAS EVERYTHINGNATURAL AND SPIRITUALEFFECT ON EDWARDSNATURAL ORATORICAL GIFTSEDWARDSS MISGIVINGSTHE CONSUMMATE ACTORWHY WAS HE ACTINGOUT-ACTING ACTORSACTING IN THE SERVICEACTING IN THE SERVICEACTING IN THE SERVICEWHITEFIELD BORN AGAINFIGHTING PRIDEREAL THINGS REALREAL THINGS REALREAL THINGS REALNOT ACTINGPRECIOUSNESSEMBRACING THE CALVINISTICLINK BETWEEN ELECTIONTELLING THE GOSPELOFFERING JESUS FREELYPROMINENCE OF JUSTIFICATIONGLORY OF JESUSS OBEDIENCERELENTLESSLY DEVOTEDA CONTRADICTORY FIGUREA CONTRADICTORY FIGUREA CONTRADICTORY FIGURESLAVEHOLDERARDENT SLAVE EVANGELISTSOWING THE SEEDSSINNER FIT TOQUOTECHAPTER 03CHILDHOOD, SCHOOLINGLEWIS FULL FLOWERLEWISS DEFECTIVE VIEWSSCRIPTURE, REFORMATIONSALVATION WITHOUT KNOWINGFREE WILL ATONEMENTIRONY OF STRENGTHENINGLIFE CALLINGWHAT MERE CHRISTIANITY RADICALLY DIFFERENTMY THESIS IN LEWIS THE ROMANTICREMOVING AN OLDROMANTICISM AND STABSLIVED ONTOLOGICAL PROOFFROM ATHEISM TO CHRISTMEANING OF JOYNO ROMANTIC JOYCENTRAL STORY LIFELEWIS THE RATIONALISTLAW OF NONCONTRADICTIONLOGIC AS A PARALLELPATH TO CLOSURETRUTH AND JOYNO TRUTH NO JOYLEWIS THE MASTERLONGING AND LOGICPARADOX OF SAYINGIMAGINATION FOR THE SAKEA LIKENER EVERYWHEREONLY SUPERNATURALISTSLEWIS THE EVANGELISTREAL BUSINESSQUOTECONCLUSIONCENTRAL FOCUSGEORGE HERBERTGEORGE WHITEFIELDC.S. LEWISBENEDICTION Details ISBN1982664568 Author Bob Souer Short Title Seeing Beauty and Saying Beautifully Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1982664568 ISBN-13 9781982664565 Format Compact Disc Publication Date 2019-12-17 Subtitle The Power of Poetic Effort in the Work of George Herbert, George Whitefield, and C. S. Lewis DEWEY 261.5/8 Series Number 6 Playing time 300 Publisher Blackstone Publishing Series The Swans Are Not Silent Series, 6 Imprint Blackstone Publishing Narrator Bob Souer Alternative 9781982664558 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158547533;

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