Thumbprint in the Clay: Divine Marks of Beauty, Order and Grace
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830844570 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 205 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Widely anthologized, her writing has appeared in numerous literary and religious journals and she has coauthored three books with Madeleine L'Engle. In 2013 she received the Denise Levertov Award for Creative Writing from Seattle Pacific University and Image, and her papers are preserved in the Luci Shaw Collection at Wheaton College's Buswell Library. . She is also poetry and fiction editor of Crux, an academic journal published quarterly by Regent
We reflect God's imprint most clearly, perhaps, in our own creating and appreciation for beauty. We worship an endlessly creative God whose thumbprints are reflected everywhere we lookin sunsets, mountains, ocean wavesand in the invisible rhythms that shape our lives, such as the movement of planets around the sun. We don't create things that are purely practical; we desire them to be aesthetically pleasing as well. "The thumbprint is for me a singular clue to human identity. And this creative and ever-creating God has also left indelible thumbprints on us. Just a
It's Good to Be Reminded to Keep Looking Amanda R. *You may be familiar with Luci Shaw from her poems that have been included in numerous anthologies (For example, Between Midnight and Dawn). You may also be familiar with her as the "more conservative" best friend and writing partner/editor of the delightful Mad. Bookreader1A treasure of a book. This was my first encounter with Luci Shaw. She was scheduled to be at the Festival of Faith and Writing this past spring, but couldn’t make it due to illness. It would have been lovely to meet her. After reading just a few paragraphs, you know she’s. said A treasure of a book.. This was my first encounter with Luci Shaw. She was scheduled to be at the Festival of Faith and Writing this past spring, but couldn’t make it due to illness. It would have been lovely to meet her. After reading just a few paragraphs, you know she’s. See God's fingerprints in your life Luci Shaw ponders the places where she encounters God's fingerprints. Just as each human thumbprint is unique, the Creator’s is even more so—the original thumbprints on the universe.That sounds like a delightful book. I loved her way with words: &ldq
Anthony Messenger, June 2016)"Shaw's practical book is inspiring and will give readers encouragement. Yes, I am besotted, but who can turn away from the poetry of a life lived so beautifully in service to God?" (Leslie Leyland Fields, author of Surviving the Island of Grace)"What a joy it is to see life again through Luci Shaw's artistic vision. We see the evidence of Christ everywhere around us, and yet we seem determined at times to overlook his proof. I can point it out to you and believe that you will see it, too.' Shaw seeks a 'theory of everything' that includ