Into the Depths of God: Where Eyes See the Invisible, Ears Hear the Inaudible, and Minds Conceive the Inconceivable

by Calvin Miller

Book Overview

From one of today's best-loved Christian writers comes a profound book of spiritual insights that can help believers enter into the fullness of God and live life deep beneath the hectic surface. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764224263
• ISBN13: 9780764224263
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Perspective

This is a rare jewel in the overwhelming maze of Christian literature. Many christian books speak of our service or how to handle the parts & pieces of our life (marriage, children, emotions, disorders, singleness, ... and the list goes on. These become the superficial milk of everyday life. This book goes to the heart of a deep relationship with God that few speak of and even fewer live out. This is a classic in my library.

Into the Depths of God

One of the best books I have ever read. Miller's poetic voice, sense of humor, and practical advice for living deep below the surface of a relationship with Christ makes the book a quick and interesting read. I'm reading it through for the third time already, this time aloud to my mother who is confined to a hospital for a long stay. She looks forward to each new chapter.

Go Deep

Miller is an author who definitely has a way with words. He has stretched my vocabulary in exploring the depths of life in Christ. His words stick to me, making me want more of Him, and want to share that hunger with others. Many times, only a chapter or just a few pages would be all I could read at one time - not because of time restraints, but because I needed digestion time. Go deep... then go deeper.

Arousing and Satisfying Hunger for God

This book lifted my spirits, challenged my complacency, fueled my imagination, and gave me a fresh perspective on my pursuit of Christ. Perhaps it was just the right book at the right time, but I believe it was more than this. I picked up the book because of the recommendations by Eugene Peterson and Richard Foster on the back cover. Rarely has Peterson let me down and thus I took his word on this book--and he was right. Miller masterfully and imaginatively paints a picture of the Christian life that is both ancient and fresh.He begins by demonstrating that Christians are characterized by their hunger to know God and to plunge into deeper depths of love and obedience. However, this takes discipline. "We would like to appear to be like Jesus without the discipline of really being like him" (13). He thus calls us to a heavenly and inward life. "Life in Christ is the only life built from heaven earthward and from the inside outward" (224). This is not a one-time act, but a life-long pilgrimage. "We cannot give our entire lives to God at one time and have it done with for all time. We must surrender second by second" (47). It will take sacrifice as well. "Sacrifice that insists on 'time off' from its own requirements is little more than indulgence with a small religious habit" (149).Miller's chapters on materialism and the tyranny of time are challenging and eye-opening. His chapter on the place of mystery in the Christian life is much needed in the church today. So much worship is lost because all mystery is explained away! Miller ends his book with a great section on the place of confession of sin and the role of guilt in the Christian life. For example, Miller writes, "Are Christians never to feel guilty? Is guilt never good? Yes, when it has the effect of bringing us to God, but it can also have the effect of obscuring God. Guilt is most worthless when we become so self preoccupied that we can't see anything but our own selfish needs" (198).In short, this book is full of unique and fresh insights that will make you long to live for God. The book both arouses spiritual hunger and simultaneously satisfies our hunger--thus accomplishing its objective.