{"id":597,"date":"2015-03-09T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=597"},"modified":"2015-02-25T03:20:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T03:20:27","slug":"bible-resource-spotlight-god-in-slow-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2015\/03\/bible-resource-spotlight-god-in-slow-motion.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Resource Spotlight: God in Slow Motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Pastors, Teachers, Pew-Sitters<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Christian Living<\/p>\n<p>FBSN Rating: A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Guest Columnist \u2013 Jill Wuellner<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever read a story from the Bible and let the depth of it slip from your fingers? Missed some of the meaning because you just didn&#8217;t see the big picture? Wondered what you were missing in the pages of Scripture?<\/p>\n<p>The Bible can be like that; sometimes it seems to leave out really important information. Thankfully, Mike Nappa has an amazing gift for bringing the Bible to life, and then revealing that same kind of life in our world today. That\u2019s what he does in his beautiful book, <em>God in Slow Motion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, what was life like for Matthew, the tax collector, before Jesus interrupted it? Did that nameless Woman with an Issue of Blood really try to steal a miracle from God? And what did John the Baptist feel when Jesus was performing miracles for everyone\u2014but left him to suffer in jail?<\/p>\n<p>And beyond that, have you ever felt that way?<\/p>\n<p>You may not have suffered in jail, but my bet is you&#8217;ve questioned God during hard times, felt absolutely unworthy of God&#8217;s love, or felt your faith as thin as parchment. Guess what? So have other well-known friends of Jesus. And we need overlook them no longer!<\/p>\n<p>In <em>God in Slow Motion<\/em>, Nappa recreates the experiences of people from the Bible, giving depth and insight into the lives of these real people of history. Then he turns it around to show how God interacts with us in similar ways. We just don&#8217;t always SEE God, hidden, there in the \u201cunderneath things\u201d that crowd our days.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in a conversational, accessible style, Nappa draws not only from his own life\u2014being vulnerable and transparent with his own struggles\u2014but also from the lives of people all over the spectrum of existence. Religious and non-religious folk are put in the spotlight here, as well as writers, movie characters, TV sitcoms, and people you&#8217;ve never heard of\u2014but should have. Using Jesus as the anchor point, topics are discussed with creativity and relevance, yet with depth and intention as well. It\u2019s a fascinating journey into the life of Christ that reveals so much about the Christian life.<\/p>\n<p>In all, <em>God in Slow Motion<\/em> is gratifying to read, easy to understand, and simply great writing. It&#8217;s a book you&#8217;ll want to pick up for yourself\u2014and then want to give away to a friend who needs it as much as you did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasnelson.com\/god-in-slow-motion\" target=\"_blank\">God in Slow Motion <\/a>by Mike Nappa<\/p>\n<p>(Thomas Nelson Publishers)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/godinslowmotion\/Trailer\/GISM_Trailer.html\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the Trailer for God in Slow Motion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Pastors, Teachers, Pew-Sitters Genre: Christian Living FBSN Rating: A &nbsp; Guest Columnist \u2013 Jill Wuellner Have you ever read a story from the Bible and let the depth of it slip from your fingers? Missed some of the meaning because you just didn&#8217;t see the big picture? 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