{"id":1061,"date":"2009-06-17T15:44:50","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T19:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2022-10-24T21:11:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T01:11:33","slug":"the-noticer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/the-noticer\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Noticer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Noticer<\/a><\/em>
by Andy Andrews<\/h3>

This is a very different book.<\/p>

That\u2019s probably the best way I can describe it. According to the promo information, it\u2019s not exactly fiction, although it has some fictional elements. But it\u2019s not exactly biographical either, though you\u2019ll find some of that in there, too.<\/p>

It probably falls into the \u201chistorical fiction\u201d genre, but that\u2019s not entirely accurate either. We\u2019re told that it\u2019s \u201ca unique narrative is a blend of fiction, allegory, and inspiration\u201d.<\/p>

Whatever it is, I had to tear myself away close to midnight the first day, and I finished it the second (good thing I\u2019m reading it on vacation).<\/p>

The story is of a man named simply Jones, who travels around and notices. People, situations, problems, celebrations. He notices them all. And then, at the right time, he shares what he has noticed and his take \u2013 his perspective<\/em> \u2013 on it.<\/p>

What is Jones\u2019 perspective?<\/p>

\u201cExperience is not the best teacher. Other people\u2019s<\/em> experience is the best teacher.\u201d (p. 9)<\/p>

\u201cWhatever you focus upon, increases.\u201d (p. 13)<\/p>

\u201cThe only thing crazier than the guy that says, \u2018Watch this!\u2019 is the guy that says, \u2018Heck, I can do that!\u2019\u201d (p. 53)<\/p>

\u201cOne way to define wisdom is the ability to see, into the future, the consequences of your choices in the present<\/em>.\u201d (p. 65)<\/p>

\u201cWith a degree of intelligence and a hint of wisdom, most people can tell the difference between good and bad. However, it takes a truly wise <\/em>person to discern that oh-so-thin line between good and best.\u201d (p. 65)<\/p>

\u201cThere is no difference in the person who intends<\/em> to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place.\u201d (p. 111)<\/p>

\u201cForgiveness is about the past. Trust and respect are about the future. Forgiveness will be in the hands of others and can be given to you, but trust and respect are in your own hands . . . and must be earned.\u201d (p. 120)<\/p><\/blockquote>

And more. I would certainly love to have a couple of more hours with him. Maybe I can. And so could you. Because sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.<\/em><\/p>

Pick up your copy of The Noticer<\/em> from Thomas Nelson Publishers<\/a> or Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It probably falls into the \u201chistorical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"widget-thumbnail":false,"rpwe-thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Daniel Goepfrich","author_link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/author\/dgoepfrich\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Noticerby Andy Andrews This is a very different book. 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