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Overview
Beloved Wisconsin author Jerry Apps has impressed readers with his talent for storytelling as evidenced by a diverse and prolific output of more than 35 fiction and nonfiction books. Whether he is weaving a fanciful tale from his own imagination, recounting a true story of a bygone era, or sharing a memory from his own life, Jerry demonstrates an uncanny ability to forge a connection with readers with prose that is insightful, engrossing, often humorous, and always heartfelt.
Jeff Wild, a long-time pastor who served three congregations in southern Wisconsin, counts himself among Jerry Apps' most ardent readers. As someone who has written many a sermon during 30-plus years at the pulpit, Jeff found himself impressed by the spirituality in Jerry's work and how well the author captures the essence of growing up in rural Wisconsin in the simpler times of the mid-20th century. As he sought out and read every book of Jerry's he could find, Jeff became of the opinion that this was an author who embodied a sense of place as much or more deeply than any person he had ever known.
Upon his retirement in 2014, Jeff experienced a moment of serendipity-one might say, even divine intervention. He and his wife, Nan, became members of Midvale Community Lutheran Church-the very same church attended by Jerry Apps. Soon, Jeff found himself drawn to Jerry the person as much as he had been drawn to Jerry the author.
From there, an idea was born-to produce a book of meditations with Jerry's prolific body of work as the inspiration. With Jerry's permission, Jeff forged ahead to write this volume, 40 Days with Jerry Apps, a daily reflection on such topics as Authenticity, Certainty, Gardening, Pride, Interdependence, and Loss. With selected texts from Jerry's writings serving as the springboard, Jeff makes connections in these entries that emerge from his theologically and biblically shaped imagination. His hope is that readers will find kernels of meaning in these meditations, which will lead them to wonder, to explore, and to make connections in the time and place that they inhabit.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781942586975 |
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| Publisher: | Little Creek Press |
| Publication date: | 04/19/2021 |
| Pages: | 122 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.29(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Day 1: Affirm 17
Day 2: Ambiguity 19
Day 3: Authenticity 22
Day 4: Certainty 25
Day 5: Challenges 27
Day 6: Connected 30
Day 7: Define 32
Day 8: Discovery 35
Day 9: Gardening 37
Day 10: Holy Baptism 41
Day 11: Holy Land 43
Day 12: Identify 46
Day 13: Interdependence 48
Day 14: Journey 50
Day 15: Knowing 53
Day 16: Loss 55
Day 17: Marked 57
Day 18: Memory 60
Day 19: Oneness 62
Day 20: Paradox 64
Day 21: Pride 67
Day 22: Progress 69
Day 23: Punishment 71
Day 24: Question 73
Day 25: Reference Point 76
Day 26: Restore 78
Day 27: Restoration 80
Day 28: Rhythm 82
Day 29: Senses 85
Day 30: Silence 88
Day 31: Smells 90
Day 32: Solitude 93
Day 33: Soil 95
Day 34: Stewardship 97
Day 35: Success 100
Day 36: Trails 197
Day 37: Trees 105
Day 38: Warmth 108
Day 39: Wind 111
Day 40: Winter 113
Conclusion 115
Cited Works by Jerry Apps 118
About the Author 120