Life Is Mostly Edges
A Memoir
- History & Biography
- Publisher: W Publishing Group (Thomas Nelson)
- Published: 2010
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Publisher's Description
One man’s backward glance at unexpected lessons, the beauty of relationship, and God’s mysterious guiding hand. Bestselling author and poet Calvin Miller turns his hand to the most moving story of all – his own. The reader is taken through a myriad of experiences of a young man coming of age in mid-20th century America. Following his life into college, seminary, a small local church and eventually to a new life as an author and professor, the memoir touches on those points that make all of us uniquely human and intensely vulnerable.
Endorsements (7)
“All the way from Vernon, Texas, to the uttermost parts of the world, Calvin Miller gleans the fields of his life to produce an amazing crop of humor, insight, revelation, romance, and pathos. Not your typical biography, this memoir is a must-read of total delight.”
“Calvin Miller unwraps the gift of miracles and lays it exposed for all of us to see and understand. And he does it perfectly while celebrating the wonder and mystery of God.”
“When I pick up a memoir, it is not because I am hungry to learn the details of another person’s life (although that sometimes helps, especially if the person turns out to be as irregular as I am). I pick up a memoir because I want to learn how other people come to their senses, learning to live the lives they have been given instead of the lives they might have planned. If they happen to write truthfully, with generosity and humor, then I also hope those virtues will rub off on me. Calvin Miller’s book fills my cup. You can read him for the great stories he tells or read him for the great soul he is. Either way, he will show you the art of brinkmanship, inviting you to join him at the unsafe edges of human life where true joy is found.”
“The writings of Calvin Miller have consistently stirred joy in my heart and brought focus to my faith. For over three decades, I have turned to his penned reflection for guidance. This new book is a welcome addition!”
“Calvin Miller’s great gift is to sing Jesus powerfully, to the blessing of our generation and those to come.”
“This is a rollicking account of a rollicking life. Calvin Miller is a master of our language and all its idioms; hw is a literary stylist, a rare phenomenon in whatever circles one reads.”
“Calvin Miller is the Poet Laureate of today’s Evangelical World. He has something profound to say, and he says it beautifully.”
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