John M. Brenner

Sacred Storytelling

History & Biography

“Johannes Strieter was a pioneer pastor ministering to scattered German immigrants on the frontier of the upper Midwest. He was a master storyteller with the ability to bring to life the everyday challenges faced by the people he served and the vicissitudes of the pastoral ministry in nineteenth-century America. His stories are not only entertaining, but they also offer insights into human nature and life in times past. Sacred Storytelling is a good read for those who enjoy a good story and for those who are eager to gain firsthand information about a bygone era. Pastor Nathaniel Biebert is to be commended for putting Strieter’s lively German into contemporary English for a new generation of readers.”