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Aloof

Figuring Out Life With a God Who Hides

Tony Kriz

We have all longed for God to be tangible. Some might sway to worship music, others go on missions, others fast from food. The universal quest is to feel the divine -- and yet the divine seems aloof, even shy. In this conversational, narrative-driven book, Tony Kriz leads the reader on a journey of orchestrated epiphanies along the eternal quest to tangibly encounter God. | read more»

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About the Book and Author

Written in an authentic, conversational style, Aloof is easily accessible to those who don't know much about the Bible, yet the message is still theologically informed and culturally relevant. This book will help you process how God acts uniquely towards us, depending upon each stage of life. | read more »

Five Things to Do When God Seems Aloof

If you are someone whom God audibly speaks to and/or tangibly touches, then I envy you. If you are more like me and God feels distant most of the time... here are five things to do to embrace the waiting. | read more »

Praise for Aloof

"Can you really trust God when he is silent? It's an age-old question. Easy to answer for those who've not experienced silence. With the precision of a surgeon and the tenderness of a wounded spirit, Tony Kriz walks us through his prism to find where God really lives." | read more »

Read an Excerpt: Aloof

"Those early beliefs, even the very first beliefs we had as children, no matter how fanciful, could offer a key to understanding our inner lives today. Was everybody else taught to ignore those early imaginations the way that I was? Maybe it is time to do some personal excavating." | read more »

The Author’s Corner: Tony Kriz’s Blog

Find more reflections on faith from author Tony Kriz on his personal blog. | read more »

When God Hides: A Q&A with Tony Kriz

"It's a fairly universal experience of everybody. Some of us are more attuned to the divine than others; almost all of us have had seasons where God felt distant; and there are many people who feel God has never interacted with them tangibly on any level." | read more »

Longing for God to Be Tangible

When God Hides: Tony Kriz on His New Book 'Aloof'

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