The Little Blog of Lucanus: How We Brought The Good News To Rome - Couverture souple

Ratsey, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1911086847 ISBN 13 : 9781911086840

Editeur : Onwards and Upwards, 2017

Synopsis

The Apostle Paul's missionary journeys are vividly portrayed in this imagined yet fact-filled diary of Doctor Luke, the writer of the Book of Acts. Based on the Bible's narrative and filled with cultural and historical background, Luke describes how it feels to travel by land and sea across the Roman Empire, bringing the Good News of Jesus to diverse communities, and experiencing the joys of seeing lives changed and the challenges of persecution and opposition. Struggles with health and the relationships between the travellers, as well as Paul's passion and determination to bring the message of Jesus to Rome, are powerfully portrayed in this easy-to-read yet highly informative fictional account.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Simon grew up on a dairy farm in Somerset, which gave him both a love for and an understanding of the countryside. With rural life being greatly influenced by the weather, he began keeping daily temperature and rainfall records in his youth, developing a life-long interest in graphs and statistics. Also having an affinity with words, at school he was actively encouraged in creative writing, in due course enjoying academic success. Studying geography at the University of Durham, he became both a Christian and an environmentalist, at a time when those two were unusual, and rather uncomfortable, bedfellows. After serving in the secondary education sector for nearly twenty years, he reconnected with nature and became a freelance gardener for the next twenty-five. Since retirement, Simon has once more enjoyed having the time to undertake a variety of writing projects. As well as carrying out serious scientific research on weather and climate, he has written short papers examining biblical themes, mainly for his own benefit and satisfaction. He always finds the Bible to be a rich source of ideas and inspiration, prompting questions such as What does it really mean? and What was it really like? For the past thirty years, Simon and his wife Anne have lived in Wellington in Somerset, where they are active members of the local church. Simon is also involved with several community groups, balancing time spent indoors writing with time spent outdoors, volunteering on a local nature reserve or working in his own garden.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Onwards and Upwards
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1911086847
• ISBN 13: 9781911086840
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 156
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible