__Seeing the Presence of God in Everyday Life__   
"Dean Nelson has a lively, conversational writing style, and this book has wonderful and valuable things to say. I won't soon forget them."--__Frederick Buechner__, author of Listening to Your Life   
"In a world where so much miraculous is perceived as ordinary, Dean Nelson points out the places where we see God in our everyday lives, helping us understand that the mundane might actually be holy. In a wonderful narrative, Nelson weaves the sacred presence of God through his text and reveals that thread also running through our own lives. A lovely read."--__Donald Miller__, author of Blue Like Jazz "The church has long used the concept of sacraments--outward signs of inward grace--to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way. For many Christians, however, that language seems abstract, even (sadly) foreign. Dean Nelson lovingly explores those spaces of encountering God; his luminous book has helped me see anew the sacred in the ordinary."--__Lauren Winner__, Duke Divinity School, author of Girl Meets God "Dean Nelson is God's spy, looking for God in all the times and places most of us would never think to explore. He doesn't miss much. Combining the readability of excellent writing and the reliability of sound scholarship, God Hides in Plain Sight is better than a spy novel."--__Eugene Peterson__, translator of The Message, Regent College, Vancouver  
  
"Dean Nelson writes beautifully. And no less wonderful, he sees beautifully and knows how to help us see what he sees. God Hides in Plain Sight will help you spot what is most worth seeing (and very easily missed): the beauty of God camouflaged in the sacrament of your daily experience."--__Brian McLaren__, author and activist, brianmclaren.net  
  
"If God is indeed hidden in the world around us, then we're blessed to have a warm, entertaining tour guide in Dean Nelson. He leads us through the sacraments with humor and creative insight, expertly pointing out the places--and the Presence--most of us miss along the way."--__Jason Boyett__, author of Pocket Guide to the Bible and Pocket Guide to the Afterlife

__Dean Nelson__ (PhD, Ohio University) is founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, where he serves as professor of journalism. He has written extensively for dozens of newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Christianity Today, and is the author or coauthor of several books.

Have you ever had a conversation that went far deeper than the words spoken or an experience where you felt you had participated in something sacred? Although these situations may seem unexplainable, they are reminders that God's grace surrounds us constantly and shows up in manifold ways. In this colorful, story-driven introduction to sacramental living, veteran journalist Dean Nelson offers all Christians a way to see the presence of God amid the chaos and monotony of everyday life. Each chapter emphasizes a different kind of sacramental moment, showing how it can be a lens through which we can see more of God.

This colorful, story-driven introduction to sacramental living offers a way to see the presence of God amid the chaos and monotony of everyday life.

Introduction: Learning to See  
1\. Handing Out Coupons (The Sacrament of Vocation)  
2\. Setting the Table (The Sacrament of Communion)  
3\. Finding the Current (The Sacrament of Confession)  
4\. Leaving the Porch (The Sacrament of Confirmation)  
5\. Weaving the Family Web (The Sacrament of Marriage)  
6\. Getting Drenched (The Sacrament of Baptism)  
7\. Reaching Match Point (The Sacrament of Last Rites)  
8\. Batting a Balloon (The New Sacrament of Service)  
Conclusion: Weighing the Evidence

Nelson, Dean

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Learning to See

1. Handing Out Coupons: The Sacrament of Vocation

2. Setting the Table: The Sacrament of Communion

3. Finding the Current: The Sacrament of Confession

4. Leaving the Porch: The Sacrament of Confirmation

5. Weaving the Family Web: The Sacrament of Marriage

6. Getting Drenched: The Sacrament of Baptism

7. Reaching Match Point: The Sacrament of Last Rites

8. Batting a Balloon: The New Sacrament of Service

Conclusion: Weighing the Evidence

Notes

A story-driven introduction to sacramental living that offers all Christians a way to see the presence of God amid the chaos and monotony of everyday life. It emphasizes a different kind of sacramental moment, showing how it can be a lens through which we can see more of God.

Have you ever had a conversation that went far deeper than the words spoken or an experience where you felt you had participated in something sacred? Although these situations may seem unexplainable, they are reminders that God's grace surrounds us constantly and shows up in manifold ways. In this colourful, story-driven introduction to sacramental living, veteran journalist Dean Nelson offers all Christians a way to see the presence of God amid the chaos and monotony of everyday life. Each chapter emphasizes a different kind of sacramental moment, showing how it can be a lens through which we can see more of God.

Dean Nelson (PhD, Ohio University) is founder and director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, where he serves as professor of journalism. He has written extensively for dozens of newspapers and magazines.

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If God is indeed hidden in the world around us, then we?re blessed to have a warm, entertaining tour guide in Dean Nelson. He leads us through the sacraments with humour and creative insight, expertly pointing out the places?and the Presence?most of us miss along the way.

God Hides in Plain Sight

Dean Nelson writes beautifully. And no less wonderful, he sees beautifully and knows how to help us see what he sees. In God Hides in Plain Sight, he will help you spot what is most worth seeing (and very easily missed): the beauty of God camouflaged in the sacrament of your daily experience, around you, right now, whoever and wherever you are.

Dean Nelson is God?s spy, looking for God in all the times and places most of us would never think of looking. He doesn?t miss much. Nelson combines a journalist?s gift for involving us in the stories that are happening all around us with a professor?s attentiveness to the sacramental nature of this God-created, Christ-redeemed life in which we are immersed. Combining the readability of excellent writing and the reliability of sound scholarship, God Hides in Plain Sight is better than a spy novel.

Dean Nelson has a lively, conversational writing style, and this book has wonderful and valuable things to say. I won?t soon forget them.

In a world where so much miraculous is perceived as ordinary, Dean Nelson points out the places where we see God in our everyday lives, helping us understand that the mundane might actually be holy. In a wonderful narrative, Nelson weaves the sacred presence of God through his text, and reveals that thread also running through our own lives. A lovely read.

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