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Dangerous Wonder- The Adventures of Childlike Faith. By Michael Yaconelli. Dangerous Wonder is an amazing book that puts a whole different twist to faith. It allows us to return to the innocent, trusting child that we all once were and have so quickly grown out of. Coloring outside the lines, playing hide-n-seek, building a ‘spaceship.’ Yaconelli encourages the reader to reflect on his/her own childhood and current state while giving us many passionate and intimate stories of his life and those around him. He shows us how most humans are now living a dull, passionless life and that we yearn for the excitement, wonder, desire to savor and listen in order to hear the whisper of God and to fully live a meaningful and rewarding life. It is all about finding what actions and characteristics are important and essential, which were all things that came naturally to us as children and were either forgotten or socialized out of us. Returning us to a childlike-state, he reminds us of what it really means to be alive and not just making a living. This book is AMAZING! I laughed, I cried, and smiled at the stories, while picturing me being a part of each one. I honestly haven’t read a book that I have enjoyed this much