Stones

<i>Stones</i> is a chronologically composed collection of mostly humorous often self-deprecating bite-sized anecdotes selected from a broad spectrum of experiences extending across the author's 45 years in pastoral ministry. The reader will be pleased to discover that these brief self-contained narratives provide fresh first person real life experiences featuring a wide variety of personalities attitudes perceptions prejudices and expectations ... most of which will catch you by surprise. Serendipitous discoveries are sometimes even more delightful when they first appear camouflaged as something else; such as being pulled over by an Arkansas State Trooper on a remote mountain highway or fishing without benefit of bait or tackle in the shallows of a Georgia river or being overly anxious for worshippers to exit the sanctuary on an island in the Irish Sea or unknowingly having coffee with the president of the World Bank or being handed a three-battery flashlight by an airplane pilot before take-off. If you enjoy anecdotal reading when the twists and turns are not always predictable you will relish this opportunity to look over the author's shoulder as he views his ministry in the rear view mirror.