This book contains a series of 27 essays about biblical figures and/or spiritual issues. Most would fall in the 600 to 800 word range and could be read and considered in a comparatively short time. The articles are written in what might be called an editorial style, wherein a proposition is posited, scriptural detail is added, and a conclusion is reached. Many essays end with what some might consider novel points, but always well within the accepted doctrines of evangelical Christianity.
Mark Anderson hasnt given up on the United States, not at all. But hes deeply disillusioned, and savors the low professional profile he maintains as a small-college American Studies instructor in New Hampshire. But when his son (the young are always hopeful, he reminds himself) comes up with a scheme that even Mark thinks might work--a way to bring the Independent voters together as a coherent force--his life changes. His lifelong friend and classmate, Herb Meyer, along with another classmate, iconoclastic Tom Swensen, join Mark in what they all think will be a manageable enterprise. But events begin to outrun the three friends' expectations, and move them into a fast-paced adventure. Many twists and turns lead to a severe crisis--for them and for the nation. As the national election of 2008 looms, explore with Mark and his friends and adversaries where the conditions of today could lead us in the near future. This is a thoughtful, action-packed tale with vividly drawn characters who are independent, daring and informed, and who choose to run increasingly large risks. These characters give dramatic meaning to the word citizen.
This team-written work is a rollicking and sometimes nostalgic comedy about coming-of-age in the golden era of the early Nineteen Sixties in America. A 'Navy brat, ' known only as 'the boy, ' arrives at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia, from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1961. Joining the staff of The Maury News, the school newspaper, as a photographer, the boy works his way up to editor-in-chief as he meets his classmates through a wide variety of school sports, extra-curricular activities and clubs while progressing toward graduation in 1963. He develops special friendships with three male classmates, a dozen-odd female characters and his expanding school newspaper staff against a backdrop of the changing South, the Cold War and the vibrant world of ubiquitous music, especially Rock 'n' Roll. The narrative is interspersed with recollections by the authors, many of them former staff members of the newspaper (hence The Maury Nonesuch title). The specters of Commodore Maury, the Goddess of Ouija, a symbolic Leviathan and an obscure mathematician stir the lively plot and provide a mock-serious commentary wrap as the boy orchestrates his friends' slapstick struggle to find dates for the senior prom. All things resolve well in the end, thanks to the false premise that the boy is "the world's best kisser." Memories abound: old-fashioned Southern hospitality and morality, Sandbridge, sailing, crab cakes, rare steaks on the beach under the stars, the naughty Hot Nuts Band and several others. Readers can write their own cherished memories on blank pages. The lead writer and editor of The Maury Nonesuch, Wilson F. Engel, III, Ph.D., was formerly the editor of The Maury News. He now lives in Arizona and writes fiction and poetry. Special thanks among those who share the copyright go to his MHS '63 Classmates Shirley Grissom and Wayne Martin.
A successful and beloved pastor for years, Gordon Weekly saw his life and ministry destroyed by a deadly addiction to prescription drugs. He plunged to the depths of failure and hopelessness . . . . His story is not only fascinating and compelling--it is unforgettable testimony to Christ's power to free every one of us from the shackles of sin and despair".--Billy Graham
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