Soul and the City
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781400074365
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $38.00
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Soul and the City

Finding God in the Noise and Frenzy of Life

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5 May 2010
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15 Jul 2009
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Soul and the City inspires anyone hooked on cell phones, married to ticking clocks, bound by rush hour traffic, arrested by technology (blaring radios, constant talking heads on TV), stuck in lines or crowds, feeling distant from closeby neighbors, and finding more concrete in their lives than nature. The book also appeals to reading groups, small group Bible and discussion groups, ministries and organizations working with and serving urban issues and concerns.

Your City Guide to God

Beneath the relentless rhythms of city life beats the heart of God, and award-winning author Marcy Heidish takes you into a more intimate relationship with him in the midst of crowds, chaos, and concrete. Her experiences from a curb in Brooklyn, the bay in San Francisco, a rooftop of Chartres Cathedaral in Paris, and the busy halls of Washington, D.C., help you see the city in a new light. She turns common city distractions, annoyances, and challenges into spiritual invitations or “gateways” to a new kind of contemplation where:

•screaming sirens become cues to silent intercession,
•skyscrapers, like spires, pull your eyes and thoughts heavenward,
•and red traffic lights work as “pause” buttons that call for you to stop and pray.

“In the city there is grit,” Marcy writes. And grime and garbage. But her practical tools in every chapter for reflection, discussion, and application help you see–whether you’re visiting, working, or dwelling in Philadelphia or Phoenix, New York or Los Angeles, Seattle or Syracuse–that in the city there is also grace.
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781400074365
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $38.00
Categories:

Praise for Soul and the City

–Rick Hamlin, executive editor of Guideposts and author of Finding God on the A Train

“Soul and the City is a deeply inspiring call to awareness, to connection with God and with others, and ultimately to soulful worship through so many aspects of life in the city that we find mundane, undesirable, or that even often go unnoticed. Almost instantly, upon delving into its pages you find your perspective changed.”

–Sarah Zacharias Davis, author of Confessions from an Honest Wife, Transparent, and The Friends We Keep

“Marcy Heidish has compiled a rich and nuanced touring companion to rival any Michelin or Eyewitness guide–usable in any city of the world. Keep it close and you will not only find your way amidst the city’s noise and rush, you will meet beauty and holiness no matter where you pause to look.”

–Leigh McLeroy, author of The Beautiful Ache and The Sacred Ordinary