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Finding Heaven: Stories of Going Home
by Christopher De Vinck
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Loyola Press (2002-03)
ISBN: 0829416463
EAN: 9780829416466
Dewy Decimal #: 236.24
Paperback: 135 pages
SKU: 07080187
Condition: New As issued no jac
Comments: New book. Trade paperback with no marks or creases. Appears unread. Beautiful book. New book.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
In these uncertain times, we are all seeking glimpses of heaven. In this personal autobiography, author Christopher de Vinck shares his belief that there is indeed a heaven and that we can find evidence of it in the ordinary experiences of our lives. Prompted by his son's desire for proof of heaven, de Vinck collected thirty lighthearted stories that reveal the presence of heaven in the everyday and illuminate simple truths about God, heaven, goodness, suffering, and loss. From the smell of honeysuckle in the woods of his childhood home to his father's rosary to the plaster-of-paris statue of Mary made in summer camp, de Vinck shows us that our memories are road signs on our path toward heaven. In hopeful stories of faith and family, love and loss, miracles and the mundane, de Vinck reminds us that heaven lies not in the future but can be found repeatedly in our past and present moments.
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Customer Reviews
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One of de Vinck's best
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-11-29
I've enjoyed reading Chris de Vinck since 1985 when he authored his Power of the Powerless article for the Wall Street Journal. De Vinck has a wonderful way of looking at the world. He seems to boil complex topics down to their most basic. What could be more complex than life? But Chris, taking his cue from his young son, asks us to consider what we think about heaven. Doesn't what we think about heaven have a gigantic impact on how we live our lives from day to day? His Occam's Razor question is presented early in the book and remains the one of the most profound and provocative questions I've ever been asked. The remainder of the book presents glimpses of what heaven might look like.
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Divided into thirty brief, upbeat and thoughtful vignettes
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-12-06
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
Finding Heaven: Stories Of Going Home is the inspirational autobiography of Christopher de Vinck, and is divided into thirty brief, upbeat and thoughtful vignettes. Embracing simple truths about God, heaven, goodness, pain, and loss with reflections upon heritage and history, Finding Heaven also emphasizes that the true path to heaven lies in past and present moments, not in the future. The importance of memories, and the eternal pathway to God and His love, are the underlying themes in this emotionally fulfilling, deeply spiritual, highly recommended read.
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