Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?

by Philip Yancey

From the back of the book: "Life with God doesn't always work out like we thought. High expectations slam against the reality of personal weaknesses and unwelcome surprises. And the God who we've been told longs for our company may seem remote, emotionally unavailable.

"This relationship with a God we can't see, hear or touch--how does it really work."

In Reaching, Yancey asks the question, "How do I relate to a God who is invisible?" and seeks to find the answer.

I wouldn't put this book in the same categories as some of Yancey's others--The Jesus I Never Knew and Disappointment with God--but I found it to be a beneficial and edifying read. It started pretty solid and got better as it went. The best material, I found, was in the last few chapters.

As most of Yancey's writing, this is highly theological and thought-provoking without much doctrine. And, as usual, Yancey seeks to distance himself from any denominational creed--so accepting that it almost seems he's a Universalist of some kind. However, more doctrine than usual slips into this book--I'm fairly sure that I caught a hint of premillenialism in one sentence--so a good warning to be on the look out is called for.

Overall, as most Yanceys are, this volume is worth the time to read.

The Editors do not advocate everything taught by the authors of the books we review. Like us, these authors are fallible humans and those who choose to read these books should measure them by the bible, the one true standard.