{"product_id":"selah-reflections-press-the-pause-button","title":"Selah Reflections: Press the PAUSE Button (English)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"GC12 ProductDescription\" id=\"ProductDescription-P5575\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row clearfix g01 sf-cb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column full\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelah Reflections: Press the PAUSE Button (English)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eby Leona Choy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sr-id=\"4\"\u003eThe word\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSELAH\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eseems to be a mystery word in the Hebrew language. It occurs only in the Old Testament, 71 times in the Psalms. Since its exact meaning is obscure, most versions of the Bible don't even attempt to translate it but allow it to be reproduced straight from the Hebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sr-id=\"5\"\u003eWhether it's a musical term, an instruction to singers, indicates a pause to praise God, or to meditate on what is being said or written, Leona combines all the possible meanings in her use of the word in this book: pause, be silent, calmly think about this, ponder over it, meditate on it in your mind and spirit—then put it into action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sr-id=\"6\"\u003eHer short, personal, thought-reflections are, of course, not Holy Writ, nor are they inspired in the sense of Scripture. She offers them as her own experiences to share with the reader. Here are some things to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelah,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto PAUSE and think about, to glean whatever Christian truth they might reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sr-id=\"7\"\u003eThese mini-articles first appeared in recent years as posts on her popular blog\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eleonachoy.blogspot.com.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eYou might call them\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esound bites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ein print.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eOr\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esavory word snacks.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eSince blogging is a transient medium, many of Leona's blog fans have asked her to collect them into a book so that they might\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethem at their leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sr-id=\"8\"\u003eLeona's experiences and thoughts about life as she sees it lean in the direction of navigating the calendar-challenged later years of her life, which she calls her “summit years.” She looks for analogies to our spiritual life in common daily occurrences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sr-id=\"9\"\u003eLeona invites readers to pick up the book and read anywhere at will; the topics are not offered in any particular sequence. Each is meant to stand alone and to be enjoyed on its own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e293 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecopyright 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ambassadors for Christ Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41066894033011,"sku":"1993272","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/1522\/8787\/files\/t_1993272---Selah-Reflections---front-Cover.jpg?v=1739823924","url":"https:\/\/www.afcbook.org\/zh\/products\/selah-reflections-press-the-pause-button","provider":"Ambassadors for Christ Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}