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Author: Ronna Russell
Publisher:
Published: 2023-07-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781958808146
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBorn into an evangelical church family, Ronna rebels, believing she can walk away, unscathed. Ronna is forced to examine her joyless existence and find the courage to stand on her own. In the process, she falls in love with her own life.
Author: Joyce Lee Herndon
Publisher: Xulon Press
Published: 2010-06
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1609573668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPreacher's Kid is a collection of vignettes based on the life of a girl growing up in a country preacher's family during the nineteen fifties. Churches in South Georgia and the people whose lives merged with the girl provide the reader an opportunity to view life as it was during the nineteen fifties. Rich in culture, the vignettes provide a legacy for future generations to enjoy. _______________________________________________________________________ Joyce Lee Herndon is a retired elementary school teacher who lives with her husband, Wayne, and Asher, her beloved dog, in Cairo, Georgia. She is a mother and grandmother. She is active in her church, First Baptist Church, where she teaches an adult Sunday School Class, teaches Bible in a jail ministry for women, facilitates small group Bible studies, participates in Elijah, a drama team, and sings in the adult choir. Joyce writes a column, Glancing Back, in the Cairo Messenger, a local paper. Several of her short stories and poems have appeared in publication. She enjoys her family and friends, writing, and teaching. Joyce grew up the middle child in a country preacher's home during the nineteen fifties which provides the backdrop for her vignettes. _______________________________________________________________________
Author: Catherine Wright
Publisher: BalboaPress
Published: 2013-01-25
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 1452567271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPreachers Kid consists of twenty short chapters depicting the happenings in the life of a ministers daughter. In each story, a life lesson unfolds in the process. Sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant, these stories invite readers to reconnect with their memories of childhood. It is the authors hope that the reader will have enjoyed the memories and will want to wholeheartedly embrace the future.
Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780192750853
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is the year 1899 and a new century is fast approaching. Robbie Hewitt intends to get in as much living as possible between now and the new year, but his antics eventually entangle him in a dangerous scheme--one that holds the life of a man in balance.
Author: Abigail Munyai
Publisher: Digital on Demand
Published: 2020-06-28
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 0620971525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPreachers’ kids being born into the faith, are birthed into a pool of high expectations with ample room for failure, as these expectations are often times than not, almost impossible to live up to. They face life with a million eyes watching and even more fingers pointing out their short comings. Abigail allows for a glimpse into all-things-life from the view a preacher’s kid, before and after true repentance that is being Christian by force vs by choice. This novel is a first of a seven edition series, each deliberately consisting of seven chapters, where the number seven represents completeness. Filled with poems, open letters and more, it will tickle the taste buds of any artistically centered individual!
Author: Donnie "Zig Zag" Owens
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2014-08-11
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1312427760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMy name is Donald Vivian Owens III (aka Zig Zag), born Oct. 10, 1951. Born in East Texas, I was a country boy raised by a stay-at-home mom and Baptist Preacher father. Then when I was 20 years old, moved to Dallas joined an outlaw motorcycle club known today as Scorpions M/C. I have been a member of the Scorpion Motorcycle club now for 42 years and now Chaplain. My first book took you through the series of events that ultimately ended with my spending 7 years in a federal prison. I shared with you my experiences and the transformations I experienced both during and after my served time. Now let me share with you more about me as an individual. Take a look at my life as a child, a young adult and an adult, along with personal encounters and how they shaped me into who I am today. These are my memoirs
Author: Rachelle Jones
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-04-03
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 164458610X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSit back and buckle up for the roller-coaster ride Pastor Rachelle Jones takes you on of her life growing up as the middle daughter of pastors in the heart of Cleveland, OH, during the eighties in this telling personal memoir, Who is Going to Protect Me? . . . The Preacher's Kid. Your emotions are certain to run the gamut as she shares intimate details about the effects of feeling ostracized, bullied, and the pain of heartbreak. She reveals the struggle to overcome these obstacles and more, as she matured into womanhood. She comes to learn that even though life does not always unfold as expected, God and His perfect plan are at work for a greater purpose even when it does not feel as if He is near. With a vulnerable honesty, Pastor Jones's story is encouraging, proving that the hardest tragedies can be overcome and God' glory can be revealed despite any present misfortune. This intimate autobiographical account is positive proof that it is possible to overcome the harshest calamities, experience divine emotional healing, and see God's plan advance, giving us a heart to help others in need of the same.
Author: Carolyn O’Neal Douglas
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2012-11-30
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 1477149775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the early eighties fed up with ten years of infidelity from an abusive husband, Cece and her five children left Arkansas running for their lives. They would soon find that the fast-paced California life of drugs, gangs, ghetto living, and prison would be equally as painful as what they left behind. Her story is one of survival, choices and consequences, and finally finding redemption after years of making the wrong choices the only way of life, but not a good way...and not a good life. This is a demonstration that an “about face” turnaround can be made, but only if the desire is sincere. The journey of this family witnesses the “Amazing Grace” saga of generational curses that are bound on earth, as they are bound in Heaven. Become a part of a mother’s conscious desire and need to change the course, and quality of her life by aligning her choices with the will of God. This is a must-read book!
Author: Ladd Haystead
Publisher:
Published: 1942
Total Pages: 238
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rob Litzinger
Publisher:
Published: 2011-12-01
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780615517018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs being a pastor's kid an asset or a liability in someone's life? I have lived on both sides of this perspective. As a bitter teen, I loved God but hated the church; I was loving people but hating "church people." What I had seen had ruined me...or had it? Might it have been the difference between dysfunction and destiny? Let me take you through my entire journey as a 3rd generation pastor's kid and let you peek into both sides of this PK issue. Was it tragedy or triumph? You decide. Residing in Santa Maria, CA, Rob and Cindy Litzinger pastor Church for Life, a multi-generational, multi-ethnic gathering of incredible people. Having an open door in their home, they have had a mix of adopted, foster, and natural children--currently 5 girls and a boy. Life is good.
