Bøker av T P Graf

"Infused with heart and humor ... Graf finds a way to pull on your heartstrings with a grounded narrative doused in realism." - Readers' Favorite Review___No one member of the Geermann-Schlatter family defines the life and essence of the ranch quite like Sallie. When her great-nephew, Noah, says to her, "Grandpa writes the poems; you need to write the stories," Sallie reflects upon the lives of those before her, those in her life now and the extraordinary healing that comes to all when hearts are open.Sallie's own life has been molded by her father's reverence for "nature's symbiosis" and her mother's contemplative spirit. She blends her characteristic wit and gravitas with her unending love for the people, land and creatures that surround her. She takes us along on the journey as only she can.

★★★★★ "Great for group or personal study and reflection!" - Reader Review____In this companion book to the novel As the Daisies Bloom, August shares with Tyler a life's thoughts on what he would call his tiny systematic theology.What might Eve say after millennia of being the first scapegoat?What might the first and last wives of the great king say to us if we read between the lines?How can we walk a bit with Joseph as he rides with Mary into Bethlehem?And what does Philip have to say to the black Eunuch, and to us about church membershipJourney with the author as he imagines what we might have overlooked in the Bible stories that we teach our children.He shows how reimagining these people in voices for our time can bring to life each of these important guides, who could never have imagined how they would shape 2,000 years of Christianity, and how they can still transform us!Let the biblical stories come alive, and meet the biblical characters in a whole new way!

★★★★★ "Very thought provoking!!" - Reader Review____A beautifully written book that celebrates the free gift of creation!Long abandoning the popular notions of optimism and pessimism, Looking Out onto Our World is a many-year journey, with plenty to despair, yet always with a mind toward hope and joy!You are invited into musings that on one page delve into our complex complicity and on the next observe as a simple creature goes about its daily work.It is a celebration of life and the grace that comes at the cost of each of us recognizing what we have done and what is still ours to do.You are invited to examine where we've been, where we are, and where we are headed as human and spiritual beings!