God Is Here

Brother Lawrence can teach us much if we have a hunger for a deeper spiritual life. Steve Case helps us to learn what this saint of bygone days can offer us. I found this little book inspiring, challenging, and incredibly thought-provoking. --Tony Campolo, professor emeritus, Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania The highly accessible images, metaphors, and insights of Steve Case bring the worlds of Brother Lawrence to twenty-first century life! If you've ever doubted that it's possible, outside of a monastery, to remain fixated on God every moment of every day, this book will transform that skepticism into shattering conviction. God Is Here is, quite simply, brilliantly illuminating. --Karla Yaconelli, owner/CEO, Youth Specialties Many of us devote only a minimal amount of our day to spiritual contemplation. For Brother Lawrence, however, God's presence pervaded every moment of the day. Steve Case, through his immersion into the story of this great saint's life, reminds us that the presence of the Divine surrounds us continually, and he teaches us how to dap into that presence. God Is Here is the book to read for those who want to move more deeply into the spiritual life. --Mary Blye Howe, author, A Baptist Among the Jews (Jossey-Bass) and Sitting with Sufis (Paraclete Press) As long as I've known him, Steve Case has demonstrated an uncommon ability to communicate vivid imagery, rich spiritual insight, and gut-level emotion through the written word. And that's exactly what you get with God Is Here. Case's insightful wisdom is at-once humorous, engaging, disarming, and deep - a breath of much-needed fresh air. --Dave Urbanski, senior developmental editor, Youth Specialties; author, The Man Comes Around: The Spiritual Journey of Johnny Cash (Relevant Books) I stumbled on The Practice of the Presence of God a few years ago and was immediately captivated by the simplicity and depth of Brother Lawrence's teachings. I have gone back to the book many times since. I'm glad that someone like Steve Case has picked it up and dusted it off for the next generation, taking Brother Lawrence's words and using them as a jumping-off place to discuss connecting with God. Like Brother Lawrence, Case has aimed for simplicity and depth. I think he hit his mark. This is a great book for young Christians and for those who have been away from the faith for a while and feel a drawing to come back home. --Eric Hurtgen, God section editor, RELEVANTmagazine.com