Some time ago, someone in Fred’s congregation asked him to read a book by a fellow named Tex Sample. As pastor of the church, Fred always appreciated the opportunity to read books recommended by his congregants. His long years of ministry had ... 8:31: If God’s for us, who would dare be against us? And don’t forget the answer either: nobody. Amen. 1. Tex Sample, Ministry in an Oral Culture: Living with Will Rogers, Uncle Remus, and Minnie Pearl (Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1994). 2 ...
... kid, when he had scabs on his knees, teased his little sisters, and was bossy to his little brothers. His father was the carpenter who fixed their roof and rehung their door when it came off the hinges. They knew him and he’s no big deal to them. Sociologist Tex Sample told a story not unlike this about a softball team he played on when he was in college and working in a factory to pay his way through school. He played on the factory’s team in a beer league that played in the local park in the evenings ...
... to his guidance, his direction. “Lazarus, come out!” 1. Oct. 2004, p. 151. 2. “All in a Day’s Work,” April 2006, p. 69. 3. Surprised by Suffering (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1988), p. 214. 4. Tex Sample, Hard Living People & Mainstream Christians (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 117. 5. Kristi L. Nelson, “From near-death to dynamite,” The Knoxville News-Sentinel, date unknown. 6. William Barclay, The Gospel of John, Revised Edition (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press ...
