Low-Back, Ladder-Back, Cane-Bottom Chair: Biblical Meditations

by James S. Lowry, Walter Brueggemann (Foreword)

Biblical texts are the springboards for proclaiming the Good news. For Rev. James S. Lowry, these springboards lead to recollections from life and ministry that make the Gospel come alive in a special way. Memories of two very different créches shed light on Mary's Magnificant; the funeral of dissolute ne'er-do-well Tex Malone provides a surprising context for that most famous of verses, John 3:16; a misspelled word becomes a fountain of grace for an entire congregation; and the low-back, ladder-back, cane-bottom chair with the legs cut off just so to accommodate Lowry's diminutive childhood caregiver, Bessie Grier, calls forth the God who guarded that daughter of slaves and who now guards the adult Lowry as he prepares to face each day.

115 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I go back to this collection of sermons over and over again. Jim weaves stories of his southern upbringing with stories from his years as a pastor in an unforgettable way. Through all of our faults and fears, how do we go about being the children of God, of living as grace-filled people, of believing, of being the body of Christ?