Beyond Words
Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
Frederick Buechner
- Beyond
- Words
- n
- (1.)
- Terms
- or
- names
- that
- point
- to
- the
- realm
- of
- mystery
- and
- depth
- that
- lies
- beyond
- our
- ordinary
- experience.
- (2.)
- The
- reality
- that
- is
- beyond
- even
- the
- power
- of
- beyond
- words
- to
- convey,
- and
- that
- can
- be
- known
- only
- by
- experiencing
- it
- for
- yourself."A
- word
- a
- day
- to
- keep
- the
- demons
- at
- bay."
- This
- is
- how
- Frederick
- Buechner
- likes
- to
- describe
- this
- witty
- and
- incisive
- dictionary.
- A
- daily
- devotional
- from
- one
- of
- today's
- greatest
- spiritual
- writers,
- Beyond
- Words
- offers
- 366
- entries
- from
- Buechner's
- three
- alphabet
- books,
- Wishful
- Thinking,
- Peculiar
- Treasures,
- and
- Whistling
- in
- the
- Dark,
- including
- a
- new
- Introduction
- and
- nineteen
- new
- entries.Providing
- definitions
- of
- both
- sacred
- and
- ordinary
- words,
- as
- well
- as
- biblical
- characters,
- Buechner
- unabashedly
- brings
- his
- fresh
- perspective
- to
- words,
- concepts,
- and
- characters
- we
- thought
- we
- understood.
- This
- is
- a
- great
- introduction
- to
- Buechner's
- work
- as
- well
- as
- a
- library
- staple
- for
- those
- already
- well
- versed
- in
- his
- writing.
- It
- is
- Buechner
- at
- his
- best.
- Whether
- readers
- find
- themselves
- tearful
- from
- a
- deeply
- moving
- insight
- or
- laughing
- out
- loud
- at
- an
- unexpected
- turn
- of
- phrase,
- they
- will
- always
- feel
- uplifted,
- illuminated,
- and
- enchanted
- by
- the
- wisdom
- of
- Frederick Buechner.
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