Voices from the Heart of God's Inspired Word

Description: These 150 meditations are paraphrases of our common human experience and therefore a way of uniting our divisive world. We find three voices providing food for our journey. The Mortal voice speaks of loss rejection honesty faithfulness integrity discovery joy and Gods continuing presence in it all. The Mediator voice is at times teacher then mentor and often narrator. In a very inspiring way the voice of God is a feminine voice Mother (El Shaddai the Hebrew breasted God; womb of our being). Take one meditation a day in a quiet place if possible. Chew and savor as nourishment for your mind and soul. Endorsements: Rev. Martlings language is brief beautiful and on occasion brilliant. Language varies from conversational (all the money in the world) to majestic (Holy and powerful is She!). Sin and the wicked become more concrete words greed and gossipers. Verbs such as flared and fizzle metaphors such as Divine Lover great tsunami and over my head in guilt and personification such as sinfulness whispers stand out. Here Hebrew poetry worth writing becomes English prose worth reading. --Ron Dorr Professor of Rhetoric and Humanities James Madison College Michigan State University A fresh creative imaginative and compelling insight into spirituality. Voices from the Heart of Gods Inspired Word speaks with integrity and inclusivity in the midst of diversity. The three Voices called Mother Mortal and Mediator speak of anticipation wonderment and authenticity. This is a potent wrestling with powers; molding and shaping our minds hearts and souls--the real deal. --Herman Haller Interim Specialist of Appreciative Inquiry Church Planning Conflict Mediation United Church of Christ About the Contributor(s): Allan Martling MDiv is a member of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International and wrote the words to Song of the Promise a hymn for congregational singing and choral anthem.