Moments of Grace (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Moments of Grace are those times when God intervenes in our lives in very real, very direct, and very visible ways..." (more)
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Amazon.com Review

"This book is a huge hug for God ... about moments in our lives when God steps into our lives and gives us a great big hug." Some might label the heart-rending stories in this book as acts of synchronicity or coincidence, but author Neale Donald Walsch calls them moments of grace--"those times when God intervenes in our lives in very real, very direct, and very visible ways." Walsch is renowned for his enormously popular Conversations with God series, which encourage a friendship-like intimacy with God. He builds upon that intimacy in this collection of real-life stories, which he gathered from everyday folks. The settings and situations range from hitchhiking a lonely highway to discovering a teenage daughter who's cut her wrists to finding a gay support group. Every story features a turning point or a seemingly chance encounter that seems to be divinely orchestrated. After recounting the stories, Walsch offers a brief commentary that emphasizes the intimacy and availability of God. This is an unabashed feel-good, feel-God kind of book--highly inspirational and a tad schmaltzy. Some will find the tone a bit smothering, but fans of the CWG series will probably find it touching. --Gail Hudson

From Publishers Weekly

After extraordinary sales with his Conversations with God series, Walsch returns to the inspirational well one more time with this collection of real-life inspirational stories. While the stories are stunning and heartfelt, they are only more of the same. As the author acknowledges, "I've surrounded these stories with commentaries and reflections based on the rich material in the 1,500 pages of the five With God books." Similarly, motifs such as "we create through intention" and "there are dimensions for cosmic travel" have a d‚j… vu quality from the works of Deepak Chopra, Richard Bach et al. That "God is all" is no revelation to any New Age reader or mystic. The doubts are also familiar. If "God never fails" to provide a miracle, why accept that "God, Thy will be done"? Walsch argues that we create everything through our intentions unless we don't, as in God's "act of grace" for heart patient Fred Ruth's miraculous, but unsought, recovery. More insidious is the idea that the sufferer "wants" his suffering. If miracles only require a genuine, preferably desperate, desire, then those who "still" suffer are not desperate enough or are not listening. The "cure" is there all along, but they do not see it and God, for some reason, withholds an "act of grace." Someone should have a conversation with God about that. (June)Forecast: Walsch is out of the country through July, so Hampton Roads will not be doing an author tour for this title, which has a 50,000 print run. It should perform well but not spectacularly. In October, the press will release Conversations with God for Teens, which will have an aggressive publicity campaign (and a mass market edition by Scholastic, releasing in the spring).

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571743030
• ISBN-13: 978-1571743039
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #331,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!!, June 19, 2001

By	Christopher M. Turner (Pompano Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Random house dictionary defines a parable as: a short story designed to convey a truth or moral lesson. And that is exactly what Neale Donald Walsch's latest book "Moments of Grace" is all about. It conveys the divine truth given to Neale in the previous installments of the "With God" series, to its readers and truth seekers. Through real life examples, or parables, readers of the "With God" series have submitted accounts of their moments of Grace.

Neale continues in the great tradition of Jesus, who often spoke in parables to teach and reinforce his lessons of spiritual mastery. The prevailing wisdom is that many of us understand something new with much more clarity when we don't just hear/read about it, but actually see it.

"Moments of Grace" has given me a better grasp on the message Neale has been sending us. Not only does it give us reason to strengthen our faith in the divine, and using the divine, but it shows us by example exactly how.

This book shows us that God's Love is with us always, All Ways. Sometimes we need only to wake up to this truth, other times God wakes us up to this truth. I highly recommend that everyone buy and read this book and recommend it to others.

I thank Neale, and all those in the book, for having the courage to grace the world with these stories- Moments of Grace!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walsch writes another gem, July 24, 2001

By	MJN76 "mjn76" (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

A major theme in Walsch's "Conversations with God" series is the idea that God and humans are in constant contact. The only thing preventing that communication is our unwillingless to listen or our own doubt. Walsch presents interesting stories from real people who believe that they've experienced connection with a force greater than they, one which lovingly directs them to revelations and helps them with crisis and tragedy.

Even if you are new to Walsch's books (I strongly recommmend is "Conversations with God" series, Books 1-3), the stories of these every day people stand alone, and confirm that God is always talking, always communicating. Those who listen and trust are blessed with their own Moment of Grace.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neale has done it again!, June 21, 2001

By	Michelle Carbone (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This is an wonderful book, full of heartwarming stories of how God can touch every person's life. Neale gives narrative between stories on how his "With God" series relates to each persons experience. A must read for all, even if you have not read the CWG books.