Author: James F. D. (James Floyd Dawson) Martin

Publisher: Belleville, Ont. : Essence Pub.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 9781553068167

At significant milestones, people of faith find it essential to recall our heritage before forging ahead. Sheboygan County Chronicle is a timely look back for those moving forward, a satisfying story with heart, soul, and homespun humor. It s set in Bierville, a German-immigrant village in Wisconsin, from 1899 to 1911. In a rural community at the fringe of the rapidly changing world a century ago, characters with character wrestle with some of the deep, ageless questions of human existence. The community learns through struggle and heartache, grows in spirit, and, with the passing of time, is shaped and transformed by grace. Through occasional week-long visits, you ll grow to care about the people of Bierville and find yourself living among them. "Sheboygan County Chronicle contains all these elements: purity and peace, gentleness and friendship, compassion and good deeds. It does not back away from the presence of prejudice and hypocrisy in our lives. This is why I have so enjoyed the book and commend it to you." --Frederick R. Trost, author, former Conference Minister, Wisconsin A wonderfully realistic portrayal of the tensions, pitfalls, and the graces too, of being in the church. As I read it, I thought of my seminarians and how much they would profit from the reading of the REALITY of the community of faith in all its particularity and peculiarity . The writing is beautiful and the story is engaging and worth telling." --William H. Willimon, Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry, Duke University. "So many of the situations in the book are great real life illustrations of Scriptural truths . I really think this kind of narrative/story helps the biblical Word come alive as few things do." --Bryan C. Sirchio, singer/songwriter, pastor, evangelist, Crosswind Music 100. 9781553068174- Kiss of Forgiveness-no longer active- 101.- 9781553068204- Short Stories with Imagination : The Imagination Series-no longer available 102. 9781553068235- I Turned My Scars to Stars- Although many people have asked why I didn t sue, well, I m just as glad the doctors were wrong. I ve got a wonderful life, husband, and home now so what if some of my younger years were robbed from me? I look at it as something was wrong with me, and a higher power healed me. I m fortunate to be able to tell the story and maybe help someone else in the same predicament. To these people I say, Don t give up. Great job! Thank you for sharing it with me... I am a better person for having read it... I particularly like the ending. Full of hope, positive thoughts and inspiration. Talk about turning your scars into stars! - Joan Paddick About the Author: Bernice Colterman Clarke is 62 years old, and has been happily married to David (whom she writes of) for the past 24 years. She spent the last 25 years working for the city of Kingston. Although life was hard in her younger years, she says it is ideal now. She just hopes her senior years are more pleasant than her junior ones.