God Is Closer Than You Think, John Ortberg
God Is Closer Than You Think, John Ortberg
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God Is Closer Than You Think
How Intimacy with God Can Happen Right Now

Author: John Ortberg

Narrator: John Ortberg

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 04/19/2005

Synopsis

What Are You Waiting For?Intimacy with God can happen right now if you want it. A closeness you can feel, a goodness you can taste, a reality you can experience for yourself. That's what the Bible promises, so why settle for less? God is closer than you think, and connecting with him isn't just for monks and ascetics. It's for business people, high school students, busy moms, single men, single women . . . and most important, it's for YOU.God Is Closer Than You Think shows how you can enjoy a vibrant, moment-by-moment relationship with your heavenly Father. Bestselling author John Ortberg reveals the face of God waiting to be discovered in the complex mosaic of your life. He shows you God's hand stretching toward you. And, with his gift for storytelling, Ortberg illustrates the ways you can reach toward God and complete the connection--to your joy and his.

About John Ortberg

John Ortberg is the senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in the San Francisco Bay Area. His bestselling books include Soul Keeping, Who Is This Man?, and If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat. John teaches around the world at conferences and churches, writes articles for Christianity Today and Leadership Journal, and is on the board of the Dallas Willard Center and Fuller Seminary. He has preached sermons on Abraham Lincoln, The LEGO Movie, and The Gospel According to Les Miserables. John and his wife Nancy enjoy spending time with their three adult children, dog Baxter, and surfing the Pacific. You can follow John on twitter @johnortberg or check out the latest news/blogs on his website at www.johnortberg.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh on December 07, 2014

Ortberg has a way with words...I thank God for talented authors like Him who write books to strengthen Christians in their walk with Him. I had to keep a pen nearby as I constantly came across nuggets of truth. The way which Ortberg weaves illustrations with Biblical truth makes a strong impact upon......more

Goodreads review by Joni on April 06, 2019

A great, easy to read, inspiring book about being aware of God’s presence, minute by minute; praying ‘let Your kingdom come into my friendships, my family, my marriage’ and ‘God, make things down here as they are up there.’ ‘God is never more than a thought away; to make my mind a home for Jesus, I......more

Goodreads review by Jack on October 25, 2023

Stellar book—pastor tone, humorous, practical, and captures big-picture-level Biblical ideas with such simplicity. Highly recommend. I’d probably want to get this in someone’s hands in the first few years of their walk with Jesus.......more

Goodreads review by Samuel on May 05, 2021

I read through this with someone from my church over a number of weeks. I think that of all the problems with what one of my friends calls 'Big Eva', the most widespread is a lack of intellectual rigour, and this book is a prime example of that. Granted, it is almost certainly intended to be widely......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on September 24, 2021

Love Ortberg, perfect book for where I am walking right now!......more

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