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Room of Marvels [Paperback]

James Bryan Smith (Author)
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January 15, 2004
Tim Hudson has finally arrived at God’s address—Tim is at the end of his rope.

The writer of Christian books, Tim has a beautiful family and good friends. But the last two years have brought him to a crisis of faith. Tim’s best friend and kindred spirit Wayne, a famous Christian musician, was killed suddenly and tragically in an auto accident. "What a waste." Tim’s mother, that faithful saint who had been his touchstone and a gentle guiding presence his whole life, is also taken from him suddenly. "Where do I turn for direction now?" And the hardest of all, Tim and his wife Rachel’s two-year-old daughter, Madison, who had been born with severe physical challenges, is killed in a senseless medical accident. "God, even though she was broken, we still wanted to be with her."

Now Tim, the one who turns answers into best-sellers, is looking for answers himself. During a desperate retreat to a spiritual center to seek God, God sends Tim on a guided journey to a glimpse of the wonders that await him, and that his departed loved ones now share.



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About the Author

James Bryan Smith teaches theology at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. His previous books include A Spiritual Formation Workbook, Devotional Classics (coauthored with Richard Foster), and Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven. Jim and his wife, Meghan, have two children, Jacob and Hope.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 154 pages
  • Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishing Group (January 15, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0805427848
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805427844
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,153,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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James Bryan Smith (M.Div., Yale University Divinity School, D.Min., Fuller Seminary) is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, KS and a writer and speaker in the area of Christian spiritual formation. He also serves as the director of the Christian Spiritual Formation Institute at Friends University.

A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches. Smith is also the author of A Spiritual Formation Workbook, Devotional Classics (with Richard Foster), Embracing the Love of God, Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven and Room of Marvels.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Room of Marvels is a new classic and great comfort, February 9, 2004
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The two most famous works that have given the world a peak into an enlightened mind's vision of heaven, Dante's Divine Comedy and C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, are now joined by a third - James Bryan Smith's Room of Marvels. More inspiring than Dante and more touching and personal than Lewis, Smith's writing draws readers into his heaven and makes them never want to leave. Room of Marvels is a perfect combination of scripture-based theology and a powerful, semi-autobiographical story to which every reader can relate. This book is enjoyable, enlightening, and an invaluable comfort and guide for anyone who is currently struggling through or has ever struggled through the grieving process. An inspired and life-changing book that everyone must experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read it one night. Give it to a friend the next day., February 19, 2004
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I read Room of Marvels in one night and knew right away that it was going to be a great passalong book. It's short, sweet, deep, inexpensive, creative, memorable. A couple of my friends read it as well, and we had a good time talking about its theme: what Heaven might be like and how we should live on Earth with an eternal perspective. Definitely a conversation starter. It's a special little book that I don't think I will forget.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Add this to your library!, May 25, 2004
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James Bryan Smith has done a wonderful job of putting our fears of death to rest and reminding us that as followers of Christ we are to simply love. This book touched my soul and indeed renewed my hope. This is a book that you want to keep handy so that on those days when things seem hopeless you can be reminded that a better place awaits us all.
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