A surprise critical sensation that brings to life everyday epiphanies of a lay minister in Northern Vermont. From winding the town clock to comforting elderly parishioners to riding with snoring veterans in the local Memorial Day Parade, Keizer explores the little-known pleasures, trials, and revelations of being a lay vicar in a small town "in which time has come undone".
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A surprise critical sensation that brings to life everyday epiphanies of a lay minister in Northern Vermont. From winding the town clock to comforting elderly parishioners to riding with snoring veterans in the local Memorial Day Parade, Keizer explores the little-known pleasures, trials, and revelations of being a lay vicar in a small town "in which time has come undone".
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, near fine (previous owner's name on endpaper) in near fine beige pictorial dj. How the author, a lay Episcopalian minister, became a herdsman for his congregation in Island Pond, Vermont. 207 pages, text clean and tight. Title comes from the prophet Amos who was a "herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees" called to the arduous task of shepherding human souls.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.
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Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo, boards, 207pp. edgewear, small scrapes, light rubbing, price clipped, dust jacket. spine a bit twisted. clean and tight text. religion.
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VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. pp. 224. Publisher HarperCollins; Reprint edition (January 1, 1993) Language English SOFTCOVER 224 pages ISBN-10 0060643579 ISBN-13 978-0060643577 Item Weight 8 ounces Dimensions 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches. The prophet Amos, a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees, had a parallel, and more challenging, calling as a shepherd of human souls. So too does Garret Keizer, an Episcopalian minister to the community of Island Pond in Vermont's Northeast Kindgdom. This profoundly contemporary book displays not only keizer's knowledge of life's small practicalities (winding the church clock, shopping for groceries), but also his insights about faith and the mysterious ways of God. With an eye attuned to both the pleasures and foibles that make life on earth so rich, he presents a refreshing and often hilarious account of the hands-on work needed to maintain a parish and sustain its spirit. He is a man who believes that God's intentions, if seldom apparent, are inevitably compassionate and compelling.
