Timothy J. Clarke

Church for the Fatherless

Church Leadership & Ministry

“It was Victor Hugo who once said, 'Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.' The book you hold in your hand is an idea, a dream, a vision and burden whose time has come, and thus its message is one that must be heard. Writing from his vantage point as a pastor and with the burden of a shepherd, Dr. Mark Strong tackles an issue that far too often the church and the pulpit have chosen to remain silent on. With skill, sensitivity and the Scriptures, Pastor Strong leads us to face the issue of fatherlessness and what it means for now and the future. While this book is an honest assessment of the issue, it is not without hope or answers, and the compassion with which fatherlessness is dealt with makes it a book anyone can read and not feel condemned. I grew up in a home without my dad and I know the ache that such reality leaves. Thank God that there is hope, and this book tells us how to find it. Read it and be blessed, read it and be changed.”

Preaching from Inside the Story

Preaching & Worship

“Preaching from Inside the Story is a necessary book, one that comes at a critical time in the life of the church and the culture. This book invites us to consider preaching in a new way and then leads us on a journey in which Frymire is a faithful guide. Written with the head of a scholar and the heart of a shepherd, this book shows what preaching can be and, perhaps, what it is meant to be. I commend this book to the pulpit and the pew!”

That We May Be One

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Victor Hugo said that there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. It may also be that there are few things more powerful than a book whose time has come, and I firmly believe this is one of those books, and this is one of those times. The times in which we live are marked by strife, confusion, and division. Too often, that is our reality in the church as well as in the rest of the world. Gary Agee calls us to be better—to be the church and build true community. I pray we answer that call.”