The word "preacher" usually conjures up an image of an old man reading from the Bible to his congregation on Sunday morning. But for a preacher practicing in the rural reaches of Texas in the 1960's, the job entailed so much more than just spreading the Good Word.
The community churches weren't anything fancy, if they even existed at all.
The congregations were small, sometimes no more than a couple of families. But these people depended on the country preachers, as their parents and grandparents had the circuit riders; to marry their children and grandchildren, to help them grieve for their fallen loved ones, and to offer advice for dealing with the hardships of rural life.
Details
- Publication Date
- Dec 19, 2009
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780557244713
- Category
- Religion & Spirituality
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Norman Rushing
Specifications
- Pages
- 114
- Binding
- Linen Wrap
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)