Biography of notable religious reformer, which also comments on the influence of Methodism on Australian history, and an account of early Methodists in Australia. Includes a bibliography. The author is a former Methodist and Uniting Church minister.

They just no longer make them like John Lane Williams, who spent seventy years of his life as a Methodist minister, sixty-five years in a happy marriage, and his entire life trying to understand lifes guiding principles. Heres what he found out: times may change, but whats important in life does not. While this may not be anything new, it is important sometimes to verify the truth, especially when so few people value what makes life worth living. Follow Grandpa Jack, and discover whats important. Along the way, youll begin to understand the profound changes in society over the years, which encompass: Living conditions; Transportation; Money and the workplace; Computers and technology; And much more! Acquire the wisdom that Grandpa Jack spent more than ninety years learning. Find the strength to be a better person and be a better friend to others. Be entertained with a series of personal stories and examples in Grandpa Jacks Book: A Nonagenarian Ministers Wit and Wisdom.

Grandpa’s Stories is a partial compilation of Joe Kretoski’s life experiences, as well as a few other stories which are included that are important to the author. Every story is true and has potential for spiritual application or character building. These stories should be compelling to youngsters and oldsters. Hopefully your vision of an all-powerful God will be renewed, and your faith increased. If you are discouraged with life and are feeling hopeless, Grandpa’s Stories has the potential to plant a nugget of hopefulness into your heart. God has not changed, and He desires that we all love Him fervently. May Grandpa’s Stories touch your heart as it has the author’s. Happy reading.

The family saga is made up of an accumulation of separate family legends. These are the stories of the old folks and the old times that are told among the family when they gather for funerals or Thanksgiving dinner. These are the "remember-when" stories the family tells about the time when the grownups were children.

This book is written for five beloved grandchildren in the hope they will gain insight into and inspiration from a life well-lived. The collected stories, testimonies of a faith in God that has offered love and depth to both the writer and the people he writes about, and the love affair that has existed between the author and his bride of over a half-century, make for a compelling story for anyone’s young adult children or grandchildren. The author shares this work with the hope some might find it entertaining, while others might discover insight into Faith and Grace. The stories shared are of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things in their lives. Perhaps there may be a lesson and a blessing within these pages for readers of all ages.

Grandpas Code is a collection of essays from the perspective of a commonsensible contextualistsomeone who has found the Bible to be the most commonsense book ever written and one that is most effectively consumed and used when read in the context of its writers and the times and circumstances in which they lived, as well as the readers time and circumstances in which he or she lives. Labels such as liberal, conservative, or moderate turn author Bruce E. Bryce off. As Gods name, Yahweh, reflects His divine essenceI AM WHO I AMso too must every single one of His children stand on the ground of who they are. This book says that you should be yourself as you allow God to lead you to become. It is an alternative to the oft-established narrow lines of theological and religious beliefs and practices.

A minister of the Christian Church (United Reformed) ordained in 1960, Keith Forecast served in four pastorates (Bristol, Plymouth, Cardiff and London) and three other church related posts. This work is not only his life story but also a commentary on life in twentieth century Britain.

This project is based on the reminiscences of Elizabeth Hawley Bowen Everett (1857-1940). She originally compiled these stories, records, and reflections about her life and her family in response to curiosity expressed by her grand-daughter, Betty Bowen Hanes. Her collection is called, The Olden Time or Stories for Betty. As we immersed ourselves in this family’s history, we became convinced that the experiences of its various members represented those of countless Americans. Their participation in this country’s struggle for independence, the western migration, the establishment of towns on the prairie, in school teaching from Maine to Mississippi and Nebraska, make this story significant beyond its interest to the family’s descendents. In consequence, we made the decision to annotate the collection in an effort to aid the modern reader with obscure references and to provide some historical background. We have presented Elizabeth Hawley’s own work with only the slightest editing and occasional rearrangement, and we have clearly identified our additions as footnotes, by brackets or a change in typeface. Several observations should be mentioned here. The influence of New England culture on the prairie society is marked. The interest in education is attested by both the number of schools established in these small towns and the number of students who enrolled. Women and girls attended school as well as boys and young men. Women taught, even in male preparatory schools, and ran their own schools. Religion, in the form of protestant denominations, was a strong influence and along with it temperance societies. Little distinction was made among the various protestant traditions as long as the preaching was “faithful” and “effective,” for the church of one’s family might well be unrepresented in a new town. Customs of dress and manners were transported from New England along with the settlers. Land divisions took similar forms as did the governing bodies of townships. As a family history, this is an odyssey of school teachers. Their devotion to education is represented first in Maine, by The Reverend Reuben Nason’s Gorham Academy, now located on the campus of the University of Southern Maine, and finally, at the end of the western journey, by the presence of the family home facing the campus of the University of Nebraska. There were teachers in each generation, both men and women, in preparatory schools and seminaries from Maine and New York to Mississippi, Iowa, and Nebraska and, beginning with Reuben Nason’s graduation from Harvard in 1802, students at Bowdoin and Dartmouth Colleges, at the University of Illinois and finally the University of Nebraska, where the young Hawleys studied. We offer this collection of memories, stories, and anecdotes to all who are interested in this period of American history and to the descendents of these hardy folk.