The Face of God

By Bill Myers

Book Overview

THE PASTOR His wife of twenty-three years has been murdered. His faith in God is crumbling before his very eyes. Now, with his estranged son, he sets out to find the supernatural stones spoken of in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310227550
• ISBN13: 9780310227557
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

What an Education!!

This book provides more than just excitement, intrigue and facinating interply between the characters. This book also offers the reader some incredible insights into the Muslim religion, as well as insights into the weakness in the Christian Church. A must-read for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of our world today!

Empathy and Truth

The Face of God is a gripping look into grief, fatherhood, and the synergies/differences between Christianity and Islam, all masterfully rendered by an author who has learned to distinguish shades of gray. Bill Myers is not a writer who leans on the supernatural. Rather, he is one of those rare individuals who understands that everything is spiritual, and that the physical universe enveloping us is actually the waiting-room for Eternity. If you're fond of story, fine writing, well-told relationships, and writers who get the facts straight (and who is not fond of those things?) then you absolutely have to buy this book.

Good Book - Enuff Said!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was the first one that I read by Bill Myers. After reading it, I immediately went out and got more. I don't know if any of the other books that I have finished so far have been quite as satisfying (although most were quite good). This one is a definite read, but if you are thinking of becoming a devotee, save this one for last.

Suspense, Spiritual Growth, and some Kicking Stones!

Early this morning--around 5 am--I finished reading THE FACE OF GOD, after letting it sit in one of my TBR piles for months. I'm sorry I waited so long! :)What do we have in this Christian fiction thriller? A pastor who outwardly seems like the perfect servant of God, but who, through tragedy and visions, sees that he's lost his first love, not just the literal one--his wife, but the Biblical idea of what this means. This, and the possession of an unusual green gemstone with Hebraic inscription, sets off a chain of breathless events, some exhilirating and some tragic, that all lead our main character to experience transformation, find illumination (in more ways than one), and see the God whose face is...well, read the book. :)The pace is unrelenting. You will not be bored. The characters include all three major monotheistic religions--Judaism, Islamic and Christian. The setting moves from the middle east to Europe to Africa to the US. It's all over the map, but not haphazardly. The story is totally focused on the external journey (finding the 12 stones of the Levitical high priest's breastplate, plus the Urim and Thummin) which parallels the internal journey (from legalism to satisfying relationship). The ending is realistic, with some matters satisfyingly closed, and others interestingly open-ended. Muslim characters are treated with respect--not simply painted as all malicious, wild-eyed, bomb-carrying killers. In this current tense environment, that alone gets Mr. Myers a thumbs up.The first novel of Mr. Myers that I read, BLOOD OF HEAVEN, was exciting, but it didn't have the heart, the really moving moments, that THE FACE OF GOD provides. I felt my own moments of real conviction about my own legalistic tendencies while reading this book. Im now on my own journey to recapture my first love and see the face of the Beloved more clearly, and reflect it better. Thank you, Mr. Myers.I recommend this book to all believers--and not just Christian ones. :)Mir

Absolutely A M A Z I N G!

This book is as timely as today's newspaper and as deep as a primer on Islam and fundamental Christianity. Myers takes two men--both religious, both devoted, both strong--and brings them to the edge of eternity where they encounter a living and holy God. I can't recommend this book enough. Must reading for all who seek the truth.