- Paperback: 199 pages
- Publisher: EVANGELICAL PRESS (1 Dec 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 087552348X
- ISBN-13: 978-0875523484
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,573,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This life 'shot through' with grace - aka Francis Schaeffer,
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This review is from: BRINGING HEAVEN DOWN TO EARTH PB (Paperback)
Nathan Bierma’s “Bringing Heaven Down to Earth” is a good book from a remarkable author.If we can see it, Everything is Illuminated. Heaven will be urban “Any city is always at one time both Babylon and Jerusalem”. Bierma challenges us to walk a third-way. Don’t flee from engaging with this messy world into an escapist ethereal picture-book cliché. Don’t abuse and devalue creation, especially the rich diversity of culture teeming in God’s world. Rather “we must be earthly without being worldly” exercising the Hebrew notion of tikkum olam repair of the world. Bierma invokes CS Lewis, expanding on The Great Divorse’s Heaven, which is more real - greener grass and more solid matter than we experience now. But there’s more – citing Michael Wittmer’s ‘Heaven Is a Place on Earth’ and using Bible references, Bierma forefronts God’s restoration, not replacement, of planet Earth. “We must show the world that we are expecting what Revelation says: that heaven will come down to earth forever. God is not giving up on the planet. Neither should we.” Bierma hammers his message home using films, modest autobio sketches, an interest in city architecture and commitment to civic participation. References section is a treasure trove of entries for your Amazon wish list! As a journalist, he writes eloquently, e.g. “This cycle of consumption, this material madness, surely speaks to a deeper spiritual searching among people living in a confusing age, taking up a dance with the fleeting as a diversion from the lasting”. And, commendably for a book on Heaven, the author covers application, introducing mindfulness of the Hope of Heaven, applied to daily life. Some criticisms. This book is so USA/Chicago focused. Travel, Nathan, please! Given his journalistic base, there’s a dearth of drawing on English literature, though the film references are useful. A yawning gap is any reference to Francis Schaeffer – many parallels here to Schaeffer’s work, especially True Spirituality. So, a great read, which I covered over a week. One final quote rang true - “Hope comes not from an ironclad, flawless belief system that one forces on others, but from the cautious formation of belief that is coherent if not certain, sound if not always sure. This formation, fraught as it is with frustration, seldom goes unrewarded. It can bring continual moments of awakening and arouse hope for the coming of heaven”
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A Refreshing Read,
By Jeffrey Dekock - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: BRINGING HEAVEN DOWN TO EARTH PB (Paperback)
Nathan Bierma's book is a breath of fresh air about a topic as old as the ages but as pertinent as could possibly be in our world. Well written, humorous, and witty, Nathan Bierma has successfully transitioned from Chicago Tribune writer, to college professor, to talented author.
Bringing Heaven Down to Earth reminds us of the myriad of ways in which modern culture, so often running on an "engine of aimless ego," fills up our time and distracts us from our purpose here on earth. A purpose to serve the Lord and live forever with Him in Heaven. But if we believe that this is truly our final purpose, why then are we never talking about it? Why do we plan all our lives for retirement, but think little of what comes after it? This book gives us reasons to remember how history ends and what it means for our lives today. With his pertinent perspective on modern culture Bierma weaves through its intricacies and help bring us out of the maze with a clearer vision of what is to come. As we fill our lives up with stuff, we lose sight of the fact that just because we don't know when eternity will arrive, that doesn't mean it won't. And when we are asked about the meaning of life many today feel they don't have the time to consider it. Bierma 's book is a quick and excellent read which brings a new life to these age-old, even if oft-ignored, questions. Bring Heaven Down to Earth is a critical reflection on an important subject that leaves readers with a variety of things to ponder and restores a sense of hope to all those lost in the confusion of eschatology and the maze of modernity. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Heaven on Earth,
By Donna C. Maguire - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: BRINGING HEAVEN DOWN TO EARTH PB (Paperback)
The author of Bringing Heaven Down to Earth: Connecting This Life to the Next, Nathan L. K. Bierma, has written an excellent book, with his focus on living life here on earth with a Christian perspective, based on the idea that this life leads into the next, when the New Heaven will be on this earth. His ideas are soundly based on Scripture and give the reader an interesting vision of what the new heaven will be and where it will be. The book, which is a delight to read as it is so well written, raises thoughtful questions as to how Christians should be actively working in the world today, making their presence known and felt. Bierma discusses practical ways of living, and clearly connects our present actions to our future lving in God's presence. This is a truly worthwhile book to read.
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Reading this was Heaven on Earth,
By Jeremy D. Myers "Writing at Till He Comes .org" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: BRINGING HEAVEN DOWN TO EARTH PB (Paperback)
48. Bringing Heaven Down to Earth by Nathan L. K. Bierma
I almost gave up on this book. I'm glad I didn't. Though I had trouble getting through the first 50 pages, after that, it really kept my attention. Bierma's main point is that we're not just here on earth to wait for heaven, and heaven, when we "get there" will be a lot like earth. We're not going to sit around on clouds, playing harps. We're going to live on earth, enjoying life and community the way God intended. I have thought this for a while, and was happy to find someone who has done some thinking and writing in this area. But Bierma doesn't stop there. He argues convincingly that since our eternal life will be like this present life (only without all the negatives), we should live in this present life the way we will live in the eternal life, and that this is the message of the Kingdom and the Gospel. I wholeheartedly agree. My favorite parts of the book (as with any book) is where he provides insight into tricky or controversial passages of Scripture. He spends a lot of time unpacking Isaiah 60, and also helped my understanding of 1 John 2:15 and Mark 13. I'm sure his insights will find their way into my future commentary writing. |
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