One Anothering

by Simon Schrock

Jesus told us that the greatest commandment is to love God with all of our heart, soul, strength and mind and the second greatest is to love our neighbor as ourselves. We often emphasize the vertical relationship with God, while the horizontal relationships with our neighbors are neglected. Simon Schrock has written a gentle reminder to each of us about our duty to our fellow man. At one time or another, everyone needs a helping hand, an encouraging pat on the back, or simply someone to listen. One Anothering prompts us to be genuine and loving in our relationships with Christ as our example. We depend on each other and will continue to rely upon togetherness and the nurtured relationships of those we know and love in the future. This book can enrich the quality of our experience with others at home, at work, and at worship. One Anothering is an intensely practical approach to loving our neighbor, written by someone who lives by what he says and easily communicates this great need to all of us.

154 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 1986

About the author

Born in 1936 in Oakland, Maryland, to Amish parents, Simon became a Christian and a member of the Amish Mennonite Church. During his childhood years, he knew the serenity of life in rural Appalachia, attending a one room school and a country church.

After his marriage to Eva Lena Yoder, they moved to the Washington, D.C. area and felt the contrast of the smoky, noisy city. He began passing out Christian literature as he moved about the city. The death of his young wife and unborn daughter led him through some deep soul-searching, but ultimately deepened his commitment to Christ. Later he and Pauline [Polly] Yoder were married and have three children and five grandsons.

In 1968 Simon was introduced to a Christian bookrack ministry. He began dreaming of providing good literature for travelers passing through the Washington National Airport, and placed his first inspirational books in the airport during that year. Over the years this grew into a larger bookrack ministry expanding into more airports and other retail store across the nation. As this vision and ministry grew it formed a Board of Directors. Simon then became the President of Choice Books of Northern Virginia, which is one of seven Choice Books distributor partners of Choice Books LLC whose central office is located in Harrisonburg Virginia. Choice Books’ vision is to provide inspirational reading in the secular market place where people go shopping. The goal of Choice Books is reflected in its mission statement, “To share the “good news” of Jesus Christ in the general market place through inspiring and wholesome reading material”.

Out of Simon’s concern to provide wholesome inspirational reading material, he has written eight books and over a hundred articles published in various Christian publications. He lives on the cutting edge of his denomination and participates in evangelistic preaching, writing, and speaking engagements. It is from this perspective that Simon writes. He is a warmhearted Christian whose life exemplifies what it means to live in obedience to Christ. Simon believes that life at its best includes a commitment to the lordship of Jesus Christ. He has been pastor of Faith Christian Fellowship since 1977. He is presently battling cancer and is grateful for God’s sustaining grace and for each new day God gives him.

Reviews

[Zack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice book with a lot of interesting old-fashioned illustrations/examples. I really enjoyed the straightforward, simple (direct/blunt) approach to giving advice/exhortations. Rooted in Scripture, too. Nothing innovative, stylistically, but that's okay. There are a couple moments in the books that really stood out to me as particularly valuable and well said, but overall this is a pretty average or "just above-average" kind of book, thus 3/5. I would recommend it to others, however, if they happened to be looking for a solid little (but not too heavy, theologically or "therapeutic") book on how Christians ought to treat one another.

[Victoria (hotcocoaandbooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was very encouraging, giving great examples of why we must love people even when it is hard to. Simon Schrock gives advice on how to deal with various situations with complete scriptural backing. He tells us how to uplift others and how to deal with hard people.

I find this challenging (in a very good sense) and hope that living out "One Anothering" by putting it into practice will get only easier for me, because it is hard! I know it will be worth it though.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

A verry inspired book! Simon Schrock made his creation a huge advice for me.I hope that every people who reads this book to be moved like I was!God bless the author of this blessed book!