This is neither autobiography nor memoir, nor is it a novel. But it is a collection of stories that combine fact and fiction, and in so doing provide thoughtful and written insights about the soul of a pastor.
The author began writing about the moments that had shaped and informed his time as a pastor when he realized that he had someone writing alongside him—a story-telling narrator. This fictional character, the book’s narrator, begins a one-year diary, a reflection upon the moments that wove through his calling as a pastor. The narrator, a Presbyterian minister, has decided to retire and in his last year of ministry muses about the people and events that have contributed to the formation of his pastor’s soul. The anecdotes the narrator recalls are about people, places, and events, but also provide the reader with vignettes to reflect on her/his own ongoing spiritual journey.
The author, through the narrator’s voice, gives a masterful portrayal of how he and the congregation find grace and the Holy in the convergence of the secular and spiritual, the human and the divine while ministering and being ministered to. For those who enjoy a deeper insight into a pastor’s soul, this book makes for an excellent read.
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Thank you, Roger for this recommendation. It sounds especially appealing to me- a Christmas gift for myself! Thank you for the good things you write that ever stimulate my thinking. Merry Christmas, Dona
Dona,
Merry Christmas! The narrator is a pastor but the inner world of the main character’s life parallels the inner world of all of us regardless of who and what we are and do–the fascinating part for me. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment–your words are always appreciated.
Roger