Recapture the Wonder

Recapture the Wonder
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Recapture the Wonder

About Recapture the Wonder:

What Is Wonder? As children, it is the fascination with a rotating musical merry-go-round or the marvel at a jet plane surging into the skies. As adults, it is the touch of a hand that makes us wish that time would stand still or a breathtaking view of nature that grips the soul. What makes these things affect us as they do? Our sense of wonder is a blessing from God, says author Ravi Zacharias, given so that we would be continually amazed at His beauty and creation. But for many of us, our wonder has diminished through the years, and we doubt that we’ll ever be able to experience the overwhelming sense of awe we once had as children. Our minds tell us that enhancement is childish, while our hearts yearn to rediscover this very childlike sense of wonder. So the question is, can life be in tune with reality and also be enchanting without being escapist? In Recapture the Wonder, Ravi Zacharias helps you find the extraordinary in the ordinary. By learning to interpret life through the eyes of eternity, you can experience life as it was meant to be and find your heart’s ultimate fulfillment.

Description of Recapture the Wonder:

DEEP WITHIN ALL OF US IS A LONGING TO RECAPTURE A SENSE OF WONDER, to marvel at the mystery of God and His creation like we did as children. But through the years our capacity for wonder has been stifled by busyness and ambitions, and we have resigned ourselves to explaining away all that once made us grasp in awe. After all, how can we let our hearts believe what our minds tell us is nothing more than childish fantasy? In Recapture the Wonder, author Ravi Zacharias reveals that our heart’s ultimate fulfillment – a life of purpose and meaning – is found in rediscovering and developing our God-given sense of wonder. With profound and often poetic insights, Zacharias shows that we can not only recapture the innocent sense of wonder we once had, but we can experience wonder in its fullest capacity by yielding to God in awe-inspired worship. No matter how weary or cynical we have become, we can allow our minds to embrace the deepest desires of our hearts and experience life as God intended it to be.

About Ravi Zacharias:

RAVI ZACHARIAS speaks regularly at universities – most notably Harvard, Princeton, and Cambridge, where he was a visiting scholar. Dr. Zacharias is well versed in the disciplines of comparative religions, cults and philosophy. He has written several best-selling books, including Jesus Among Other Gods, Can Man Live without God?, and Cries of the Heart. He is president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is heard weekly on the radio program Let My People Think. Ravi and his wife, Margie, have three children: Sarah, Naomi, and Nathan.

Description of Ravi Zacharias, author of Recapture the Wonder:

Deep within all of us, there is a song. When we were children, the song was very loud. It was the song of wonder and amazement, the song of creation and the Creator. Then one day, we tragically become aware that we could no longer hear the song. It was overwhelmed by the increasing volume of possessions, busyness, ambition, and self-focused values. Our weariness and cynicism made the song just a nostalgic memory. Recapture the Wonder is for those who want to hear the song again and to recognize the beauty and the sweetness of life. Experience again the wonder that once propelled you beyond the ordinary to a transcendent moment when life became suddenly mysterious, poignant and filled with grace. It's time to reclaim that awesome sense of wonder and experience God's amazing promise of childlike joy.