Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing through Grief

by John R. Claypool, Russell J. Levenson Jr. (Foreword by)

Overview

A journey through grief that has brought comfort to others for almost half a century.
John R. Claypool had been a pastor for almost two decades, ministering to others who suffered through the loss of loved ones, when the loss came home in the death of his eight-year-old daughter, Laura Lue.

This is the story of Claypool's own journey through the darkness, written through four sermons. The first was delivered just eleven days after his daughter's diagnosis of leukemia, the second after her first major relapse nine months later, and the third weeks after her death. The final sermon—a reflection on the process of grieving—was preached three years later.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640653115
Publisher:	Church Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/17/2019
Edition description:	Second Edition, 2019: Hardcover to paperback version (French flaps)
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	224,062
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John R. Claypool was a pastor, preacher, author, and theologian. He was initially ordained as a Southern Baptist and pastored for thirty years in that denomination. He became an Episcopal priest in 1986 and served as rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Birmingham, Alabama, until his retirement in 2000. Though he died in 2005, his words continue to provide hope and comfort.

Russell J. Levenson Jr. has been an ordained Episcopal priest for over thirty years. Having served in various roles at churches in Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Florida, he and his wife Laura live in Houston, Texas, where he has been the rector of St. Martin's Episcopal Church since 2007.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the 2019 Edition by Russell J. Levenson Jr.
Foreword By Wayne E. Oates
Preface

Chapter One The Basis Of Hope
Chapter Two Strength Not To Faint
Chapter Three Life Is Gift
Chapter Four Learning To Handle Grief

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What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Job, who also struggled with God and found him, emerged twice the person he had been. And so can we. Though our journey will be uniquely our own when the time comes, and come it will if we love at all,
Claypool has left tracks. Furthermore, he has not erased those places where he faltered. They are honest tracks." —The Texas Churchman

Editorial Reviews

"Job, who also struggled with God and found him, emerged twice the person he had been. And so can we. Though our journey will be uniquely our own when the time comes, and come it will if we love at all, Claypool has left tracks. Furthermore, he has not erased those places where he faltered. They are honest tracks."—The Texas Churchman

From the Publisher