Leonard V. Kalkwarf

Dear Craig

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"I invite you to listen in as a grandfather shares his faith and values through a series of fifteen letters with his grandson. The tone is intimate and encouraging as it bridges the generational gap through gentle care and timeless truth. Kalkwarf inspires both grandparents and grandchildren to see and live a more rooted, relevant life." -The Rev. Gregg A. Mast, PhD, president, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New Jersey "A fascinating glimpse into the thoughts of people confronted by the crucifixion, full of suspense, drama and enduring truths." -Virginia Castor elder, Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington, Pennsylvania "In Dear Craig, Len Kalkwarf has penned a beautiful way for one generation to communicate contemporary biblical understandings to succeeding generations. The Christian faith of a grandfather is shared with his grandson in such a way that all of us can gain insights for our communications with our children and grandchildren." -The Rev. James M. Bell, pastor, The Village Church, Greenspring Retirement Community, Springfield, Virginia "Dear Craig is an inspiring book of letters written by a mentor about first-century individuals who provide fresh insights especially for clergy and educators." -Dr. Edwin G. Mulder, general secretary emeritus, Reformed Church in America "Young men and women-and, indeed, all who want to find what the Bible is about will find Dr. Kalkwarf's treatment of its larger persons engagingly helpful. He makes them come alive! Their 'letters' are instructive, fun, and good reading!" -Rear Admiral Ross H. Trower former chief of navy chaplains "This is a thoughtful and fascinating collection of first-person narratives. These are not one-dimensional saints or sinners but complex characters. Kalkwarf has brought them to life and told their stories in a way that allows them to speak meaningfully to twenty-first-century readers." -Dr. Lynn Japinga, professor of religion, Hope College, Holland, Michigan

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Westbow Press
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 341g
• ISBN-13: 9781449795382
• ISBN-10: 1449795382
• Artikelnr.: 39045691

Autorenporträt

" Leonard V. Kalkwarf, known to his friends as Len, began his hobby of studying presidential history seriously when he retired. Since 2006, he and his wife, Beverly, have visited all thirteen presidential libraries and have also visited one or more historical sites associated with each of the former forty-three presidents. Len has an in-house television program regarding the presidents in the retirement community of two thousand residents where he and Beverly live, in northern Virginia. He presents the program four times a year. He regularly gives lectures on past presidents to the community¿s History Forum. Since January 2010, he has been a White House volunteer in the Presidential Correspondence Department. An ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America, Len was a parish minister and served congregations for more than fifty years in New York, Pennsylvania, and Kuwait. He was elected and served as president of the General Synod of his denomination. He earned a doctorate from Princeton and received an honorary doctorate from Central College in Pella, Iowa, his alma mater. He is listed in Whös Who in America. Beverly, his wife of sixty-one years, is a registered nurse who worked in a local hospital for forty years in specialty areas and who also served as a parish nurse. She is a quilter and a collector of ceramic pigs. Len and Beverly live in Springfield, Virginia, and spend their summers at their cottage in Readfield, Maine."