Close Enough to Hear God Breathe
The Great Story of Divine Intimacy

The great story of divine intimacy is the subject of Greg Paul's book 'Close Enough to Hear God Breathe'. He likens studying scripture to dissecting your pet frog: you may learn a lot about the frogs anatomy, but what you have left at the end is not a pet frog. Paul encourages the reader not only to......more

In an age and time when "intimacy" among humans is difficult to imagine let alone achieve, Greg Paul delivers us a book that tells us that "intimacy" is not only imaginable, but also attainable. However, the intimacy that Greg is referring to is the intimacy that God longs to have with us as sinful,......more

I first came across a book by Greg Paul several years ago. I was new to urban ministry and the stories, people and insights of Greg Paul's God in the Alley were well worth it, though frequently heartbreaking. This book was different. It was not about justice and while a few of the stories were about......more

Close enough to hear God breathe…and the subtitle is, “The Great Story of Divine Intimacy”… I derive no pleasure from giving a bad review but this book was entirely disappointing. I did not feel it delivered on the title or subtitle. This book is full of stories from the author’s life. They were well......more

Written Nov 23, 2011 What is your idea of intimacy and fidelity? Before reading Close Enough to Hear God Breathe, my thoughts about intimacy and fidelity revolved around an indefinable amount of trust. Greg Paul doesn’t discount the importance of trust, however he shows its p......more