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Richard Bauman

Richard Bauman

About

Richard Bauman is a freelance writer and author.For more than thirty years he has specialized in writing articles on history, travel,health, general interest and spirituality. He is the author of the several books:Awe-Full Moments: Spirituality in theCommonplace, It Made a Difference to that One, and HolyHumor. Bible Oddities and Womenof the Bible: a Quiz Book were co-authored with Robert W. Pelton. Richardholds a Bachelor in Science degree from Excelsior College. 

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

Story Behind The Book

It's a collection of articles about personal life events where I believe I could see God working in them. Most of the stories were published previously in religious and spirituality journals.

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<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="888" valign="top" style="width:532.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">“(The author) has discovered that it is through our openness and willingness to see God working in our lives that the awful becomes the awe-full.”<span>  </span></span><em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">Dianne Murray</span></em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">,</span><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;"> Cross Point</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /></td> </tr><tr><td width="888" valign="top" style="width:532.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">“Awe-Full Moments focuses on strengthening one’s relationship with God through life’s awful moments rather than in spite of them.”<span>  </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">Upscale Magazine</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#3366FF;"></span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /></td> </tr><tr><td width="888" valign="top" style="width:532.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">“This book (is) a powerful presentation of an almighty and loving…God that works His divine wonder into the most ordinary situations we face each day…(It) left no doubt as to the enormous capacity of God’s bountiful love…” </span><em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">Tom Bernsten</span></em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">,</span><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;"> Amazon.com</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span>                                                       </span></span></p><p></p> </td> </tr><tr><td width="888" valign="top" style="width:532.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">“A collection of essays…(on) finding awe, wonder and even comfort in strange or terrible events…(it) encourages people to see life’s painful or remarkable moments as ‘awe-full’ rather than awful.”<span>  </span></span><em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">Aisha Mori</span></em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">,</span><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;"> Los Angeles Times</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /></td> </tr><tr><td width="888" valign="top" style="width:532.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:13.05pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">“Bauman shares with us how everyday life experiences can often mask some very important lessons…he focuses on how unpleasant, even tragic events, often provide us moments of pure joy…the awful becomes ‘awe-full’…(it) is easy to read and would be a wonderful gift.”<span>  </span></span><em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">Linda Bowen</span></em><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">, </span><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;color:#3366FF;">Christian Families Online</span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt;">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><p></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table>