Verses for Fun and Inspiration

by Ralph Thomas Palmer

Overview

This little book of verses and cartoons was created to provide Christian inspiration and humor. Written by the eighty six year old author it touches on life from birth to beyond the the grave. Included are thoughts on love, romance and marriage. overseas missions, aging, death and life after death. With a section of humorous poems and cartoons "just for fun", such as a poem describing a tortoise complaining about having to carry about a heavy shell, it may bring on chuckles and an awareness that life can be spiced up with laughter and fun and not always be taken seriously.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479277209
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/30/2012
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Dr. Palmer has had a very distinguished career. He served in brief mission work with the Native Americans of the Yakima tribe, with Chinese in New York City, with the churches and in Public Health on the island of Jamaica, West Indies and as a full term missionary in Japan.
He was an Executive in the Division of Overseas Ministries of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ), Dean of the College of Missions, a pastor/counselor, and the Chairman of the Division of Science and Mathematics in a college.
He has four earned degrees: B.S., M. Div., M.S. Public Health, and D.Min.
Now retired, his current hobbies are writing, carving and painting pictures. He and his vivacious wife live in Fort Worth, Texas and enjoy two lovely daughters and five lively grandchildren.