My Stories And I'm Still Sticking To Them! by Tom Nelson
Some folks will often ask Tom what his columns in that Wisconsin newspaper are all about. He will answer, Do you mean the one in the Fennimore Times, called Fennimore.As I remember?.As though there were any other. Then he will respond:Oh, I write about a special place, friends and neighbors, happy times. what ever. Like swimming pools and pool halls, town constables and chiefs. City parks, paper routes, pastors, parsons and priests.
I won't forget town and country schools and dedicated teachers there within. With tales of playground hi-jinks.all to make you grin.
The old places called a Blacksmith Shop, Gus shoeing horses at the open door. Fred Doan the Harness maker, Bill Buri, Wagon builder.these craftsmen are no more.
The Fenway Theater packed with kids, admission one thin dime. A Friday double feature .Roy, Gene and Hopalong, cowboys for all time.
There are neighborhoods and life long friends, creameries making cheese. Sparky's Saturday night dances, 'May I have this waltz.Please?'
I claim my stories are but true, as best I can remember. And many do agree, but others shout. 'Not in April, t'was in November '
Best of all, even strangers come to me and say, 'I know this place and the stories that you tell. Just change the names, for then you'll see.Fennimore's my hometown as well.'
Tom Nelson (DMin, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is president of Made to Flourish (MTF), a network that seeks to empower pastors to lead churches that produce human flourishing for the common good. He has also served as senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Leawood, Kansas, for almost thirty years. A council member for The Gospel Coalition, Tom is the author of Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work, Five Smooth Stones: Discovering the Path to Wholeness of Soul, and Ekklesia: Rediscovering God's Design for the Church. He speaks regularly on faith, work, and economics, and he has served on the board of regents of Trinity International University and is on the leadership team of the Oikonomia Network. Tom and his wife, Liz, have two grown children and live in Leawood, Kansas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781467064606 |
| ISBN 10 | 1467064602 |
| Title | My Stories And I'm Still Sticking To Them! |
| Author | Tom Nelson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | AuthorHouse |
| Year published | 2012-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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