The Coin Box: Legacy of a Circuit Rider - Softcover

Radke, Doug

 
9781717046918: The Coin Box: Legacy of a Circuit Rider

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Facing Life’s Uncertainties and Opportunities…Forging a Lasting Legacy…The trail-tested Methodist Circuit Rider has married and settled in Greene County, East Tennessee. Juggling the demands of family, farming, ministry and community service now demand his care and attention.How will he respond when deep personal loss shatters expectations and the promise of a bright future? How will he weather the strong winds of change blowing across the young nation, bringing both possibilities and hardships? Included in the currents and cross-currents are a grand and glorious time of spiritual awakening, strange and disturbing natural signs, the War of 1812, economic panic and the rise of new political stars. What friendships will he nurture? What risks will he take? What causes will he advocate for and what wrongs will he attempt to redress? What will be the hallmarks of the legacy he leaves behind?This volume completes the “Coin Box Trilogy,” based on the life of Reverend Stephen Brooks (1764-1855). Join the journey as he wrestles with tragedy, confronts social ills and embraces new beginnings. The coins he collects and stows away in the old carved box chronicle the dramatic events, unique people and hallowed places he encounters. What he leaves to his near and distant heirs is a far more valuable inheritance.

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