Herbert Eggleston

A is the First Letter Herbert Eggleston

This is not simply a book about religion. It's about life. Men, women and children in relation to each other and their world, their aspirations, disappointments, failures, fulfillment, terrors, surprises, loves, sickness, grief, values, questions and, yes, God--all shared within the circumference of your personal heights and depths. You will meet the man who got kicked out of his garden, a clock that preaches sermons, a woman who had seven husbands, a dreamer beset with weird images, a son who ate with the pigs, a choice btween life and death, a religious notable who saw his dead daughter come to life, an address that describes how people can live together in peace and diminish causes of gross inhumanity. What happens when Jesus asks a woman for a drink or a member of a religious club asks Jesus for a theological position? These are only hints of what is in this book. The book is about us today, our world, our issues, our disappointments, our lives and, yes, about God. "Down times" are common to each of us at one time or another. In those times we need compassion, not a lecture or theological arguments. It may be a word of forgiveness, not judgment; hope, not despair. We need someone to "walk" with us, to listen to us, to encourage us-not simply tell us that time heals everything. You are blessed if you have such friendships and support at home or work or church. If you currently have special needs I hope you may find something in the pages of this book that will be helpful. If you have comments or questions on your reading I would be pleased to hear from you. Jesus dreamed of a new heaven and a new earth. We have our own dreams about the world we live in. Jesus dreamed of a new heaven and earth that symbolized the deepest yearnings of the human heart in which people can live together in peace, independence and freedom. So do you.