Preachers Boy

Steve Whites story began in January of 1950 after being born to an African American poor Pentecostal preacher and an Italian mother in a little town just north of New York City. With his father passing away at an early age and his mother not really knowing how to manage a household, work, and raise three young children by herself, life was made very interesting, to say to least, for young Steven growing up. Young Steven did not always travel the right road or in the right direction and refused to learn many things that would have helped him, and he absolutely had his own mind and was very stubborn, but the religious training taught by his father, passed down through his mother, proved to be beneficial in the latter years of his very twisted life. So sit back, and delve into the life of a man whose life most surely can and will help people with the same problems that plagued the life of Steven A. White.

It 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.

In 1899, ten-year-old Robbie, son of a preacher in a small Vermont town, gets himself into all kinds of trouble when he decides to give up being Christian in order to make the most of his life before the end of the world

Relates the experiences of a young man growing up in a small Texas town in the shadow of his strict preacher father.

Long before Kevin Jennings began advocating to end anti-LGBT bias in schools, he was a victim of it. In Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son, Jennings traces the roots of his activism to his elementary school days in the conservative South, where "faggot" became more familiar to him than his own name. Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son is that rare memoir that is both a riveting personal story and an inside account of a critical chapter in our recent history. Creating safe schools for all youth is now a central part of the progressive agenda in American education—and Kevin Jennings is at the forefront of that fight. Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son earned an A- in Entertainment Weekly, was featured in Salon and The Advocate, and was called "a great read" by People.

Michael Page has trouble with the two most important relationships in his life -- with his minister-father and his girlfriend who wants to sing rock and roll. His attempts to work them out brought widespread recognition to a book with as much humor as conflict. The New York Times named it a “Notable Book of the Year” as well as the “first ever Southern Baptist sex comedy.”From Algonquin Books, the original publisher... In this vivid novel of a father's and son's love for each other, Terry Pringle probes deeply into the problems and meanings of young manhood, frustrated expectations, and clashing modes of religious and social values and assumptions. From reviews and recognition... Best Books Young Adult -- American Library Association Notable Book of the Year -- New York Times "The Preacher's Boy may be the first-ever Southern Baptist sex comedy." --New York Times Book Review "As true as the clink of a coin in the plate on Sunday morning." --Kirkus Reviews "A welcome deliverance from the dark world of TV preachers and numb ritual. Pringle conducts it all with masterful skill." --Spectrum "One of those books that keeps you laughing while you are reading, and leaves you thinking when you are through." --Winston-Salem Journal "A million laughs" --Chattanooga Times "Bawdy and entertaining" --Publishers Weekly "This is my favorite kind of book -- a comedy, often blisteringly funny, that's also fundamentally serious." --Raleigh Spectator "Frequently hilarious...a rare treat" --Macon Telegraph and News

Relates the experiences of a young man growing up in a small Texas town in the shadow of his strict preacher father.

Born 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.

Have you ever wondered what happens to boy preachers when they grow up? This is the story of a boy who began preaching when he was 11, pastored his first church at 15 and was ordained in the United Methodist Church at 24. His brother told him that people said back then, "He will die young." Well he didn't die young. It is now 70 years later. Thanks to a scrap book kept by Dr. Waynick's mother all this history is documented through the time he graduated from Paoli High School, Paoli, Indiana. Dr. Waynick has BA, MDiv, ThM and PhD degrees. The latter from Temple University. The book covers a span of 70 years from the boy preacher, inner city pastor, director of metropolitan ministry, consultant, teacher and writer. Dr. Waynick seeks to get reacquainted with that 11 year old boy and how that calling to preach has never faded.

Follow God's process for growth and find hope in life's darkest moments with Bishop T.D. Jakes' uplifting stories and advice from his own faith journey. In this insightful book, #1 New York Times bestselling author T.D. Jakes wrestles with age-old questions: Why do the righteous suffer? Where is God in all the injustice? In his most personal offering yet, Bishop Jakes tells crushing stories from his own journey -- the painful experience of learning his young teenage daughter was pregnant, the agony of watching his mother succumb to Alzheimer's, and the shock and helplessness he felt when his son had a heart attack. Bishop Jakes wants to show you how God uses difficult, crushing experiences to prepare you for unexpected blessings. If you are faithful through suffering, you will be surprised by God's joy, comforted by His peace, and fulfilled with His purpose. Crushing will inspire you to have hope, even in your most difficult moments. If you trust in God and lean on Him during setbacks, He will lead you through.