My Dad, Oral Roberts (ICON Publishing Group)

by Roberta Roberts Potts

Overview

Larger-than-life personalities sometimes
are defined by perceptions rather
than reality. Pioneering evangelists are often
portrayed by Hollywood actors, and mocked
by media figures who do not share the same
worldview. In the case of Oral Roberts, the light
his ministry shed on the American landscape
sometimes obscures the man. Now, a remarkable
memoir from his daughter, Roberta Roberts
Potts, illuminates the personality behind the
healing crusades, international ministry, and
landmark university. A portrayal of a fatherdaughter
relationship written by his previously
silent daughter, My Dad, Oral Roberts provides
a gripping peek into the life of a compelling
figure—one of the 20th century’s leading
religious and cultural icons.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013224100
Publisher:	ICON publishing group, LLC
Publication date:	10/24/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Roberta Roberts Potts is a practicing
lawyer in Oklahoma who grew up as the
youngest daughter of Oral Roberts. As a child
she lived with the loneliness which grew from
the frequent absences of her famous father.
Yet, during the summers she experienced firsthand
the healings of so many, right before her
eyes. She witnessed the building of the world’s
only major, charismatic, accredited institution
of higher learning, Oral Roberts University, and
herself became a graduate twice over, having
been awarded a Bachelor of Arts in History in
1973 and later, a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1987.
She successfully completed the Oklahoma Bar
Examination in 1987, as well. In 2010, she was
asked to serve on the Board of Trustees of her
alma mater, Oral Roberts University. Besides her
law practice and various speaking engagements,
for the last 21 years she has volunteered
as a co-host on the Roadshow, a one-hour
interview program on the Oasis Radio Network
(www.oasisnetwork.org).
Mrs. Potts met and married fellow ORU graduate,
Ron Potts in May of 1971. The Potts have two
children and three grandchildren.

Editorial Reviews

Here is the life of a great Christian and a great Oklahoman, told by his daughter with love and admiration.

-Tom A. Coburn, M.D., U.S. Senator

Tom A. Coburn,

...This is an intimate memoir of a remarkable man, a fascinating family and an unforgettable era in American religious history....

–Mark Rutland, Ph.D. President, Oral Roberts University

Mark Rutland

...Reading My Dad, Oral Roberts gives me a new hope that people can begin to see each other as God sees us....

–J.C. Watts Jr., Former Oklahoma Congressman

J. C. Watts Jr.

...Roberta has a rich reservoir of heavenly insight that few children will ever
understand. Her amazing story is a powerful demonstration of how the
message of healing and hope is not for “God’s favorites” alone but for every
one of God’s children...

–Dr. Dennis Lindsay, President/CEO Christ for the Nations

Dennis Lindsay

Roberta Roberts Potts has captured the essence of her father’s life like
nobody else...


– Ed Hindson, Ph.D., Th.D., D.Min. Distinguished Professor, assistant to the Chancellor at Liberty
University, President of World Prophetic Ministry and speaker on “The King is Coming” telecast

Ed Hindson