http://contemplativelife.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/book-review-the-blue-parakeet/ Finding God in family, work, reading and relationships Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://contemplativelife.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/book-review-the-blue-parakeet/#comment-141 Stewart Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:58:36 +0000 http://contemplativelife.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/book-review-the-blue-parakeet/#comment-141 Adrienne No you didn't but you can be remedy this another time. I haven't finished this book but hope I can before next Saturday. I was/am hoping to be able to refer to Scot's writing of a book with such an unlikely title. Scot's friendly style immediately captured my interest. I began the summer by trying to read The JESUS Creed but couldn't get past the first chapter and I really wanted to discover how I could improve my reading of the Bible. Several weeks ago my wife accidentally watched a Sunday morning TV program - ListenUpTV. We had been wrestling with the topic 'reading the Bible'. On this particular show the Host - Lorna Dueck interviewed the Reverend Dr. Eugene Peterson and he was stressing the importance of reading the Bible. SInce then I have found that TV program on YouTube and enjoyed the interview. Dr. Peterson kept using the term 'the Story'. When I read the book jacket I was encourged to discover how a parakeet factored into the reading of GOD'S Holy WOrd. The Blue Parakeet was and is another bird that caused the common everpresent house sparrow to step back so to speak and give this strange other bird space. Scot's reference, as he writes: "- - - it is right to see the plot move from creation and fall to redemption but how GOD chooses to redeem is a giant three hundred pound parakeet" no longer a bird rather a problem for our finite minds to grasp. What else might we say - Thank You! Heavenly Father for Your Grace and Your Mercy. Blessings!!! Stewart Adrienne
No you didn’t but you can be remedy this another time.
I haven’t finished this book but hope I can before next Saturday. I was/am hoping to be able to refer to Scot’s writing of a book with such an unlikely title.
Scot’s friendly style immediately captured my interest. I began the summer by trying to read The JESUS Creed but couldn’t get past the first chapter and I really wanted to discover how I could improve my reading of the Bible.
Several weeks ago my wife accidentally watched a Sunday morning TV program – ListenUpTV. We had been wrestling with the topic ‘reading the Bible’. On this particular show the Host – Lorna Dueck interviewed the Reverend Dr. Eugene Peterson and he was stressing the importance of reading the Bible. SInce then I have found that TV program on YouTube and enjoyed the interview. Dr. Peterson kept using the term ‘the Story’. When I read the book jacket I was encourged to discover how a parakeet factored into the reading of GOD’S Holy WOrd.
The Blue Parakeet was and is another bird that caused the common everpresent house sparrow to step back so to speak and give this strange other bird space.
Scot’s reference, as he writes: “- – - it is right to see the plot move from creation and fall to redemption but how GOD chooses to redeem is a giant three hundred pound parakeet” no longer a bird rather a problem for our finite minds to grasp. What else might we say – Thank You! Heavenly Father for Your Grace and Your Mercy.
Blessings!!!
Stewart

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