{"product_id":"a-sense-of-the-sacred-norman-k-bakken-9781480958579","title":"A Sense of the Sacred","description":"\u003cp\u003eRev. Norman K. Bakken, Ph.D. gleans from his life all that is simple, all that is delicate, and all that is Sacred.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On life, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nature has a way of speaking to us when all the world around is quiet, when others are nowhere present and when we, in such moments, pause to listen and to see.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On spirit, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A child avoids reality by dreaming, an adult by idealistic escape, which is never fully overcome or avoided without an understanding that we, too, are part of that reality. Hopefully, someday we will come to our senses, including a sense of the sacred lying at the base of all life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On our relationship with God, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now I have been tempted to go too far ahead, to say too little of what is already too much. To be quiet, to be attentive, that, I have learned, is the essence of faith in any tradition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman K. Bakken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480958573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480958579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d","brand":"Norman K. Bakken","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439356621055,"sku":"9781480958579","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7935305b-b1f8-4ff1-b5a7-c5f574e2bbbc.jpg?v=1777177111","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sense-of-the-sacred-norman-k-bakken-9781480958579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}