Home to Harmony, Volume 1Welcome to Harmony ... In this acclaimed inaugural volume in the Harmony series, master American storyteller Philip Gulley draws us into the charming world of minister Sam Gardner in his first year back in his hometown, capturing the essence of small-town life with humor and wisdom. |
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... kids were little , their names were writ- ten in Mrs. Neely's careful printing . As soon as they learned to write their own names , she'd have them do it . The first day of every year , they'd mark their heights and write their names ...
... kids were little , their names were writ- ten in Mrs. Neely's careful printing . As soon as they learned to write their own names , she'd have them do it . The first day of every year , they'd mark their heights and write their names ...
Contents
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Miss Rudy Wilbur and Friday Nights | 57 |
8 | 65 |
9 | 73 |
10 | 81 |
11 | 89 |
Brother Norman and the | 97 |
Noodle | 117 |
17 | 139 |
Roger and Tiffany | 151 |
WINTER | 159 |
Memory | 171 |
21 | 177 |
The Testimony | 189 |
Legal Grounds | 201 |
The Shroud of Harmony | 213 |
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Popular passages
Page 154 - If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Page 83 - But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Page 155 - And he became hungry and desired something to eat; but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heaven opened, and something descending, like a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air. And there came a voice to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat.
Page 155 - ... and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet, knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth...
Page 104 - I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
Page 20 - When people asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said I wanted to be a hairdresser and president of Mattel.
Page 221 - As in the case of all collective enterprises, this book could not have been written without the support and encouragement of many individuals and institutions.
Page 174 - As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
Page 69 - THE MONKEY TOOK ONE LOOK AT JIM AND THREW THE PEANUTS BACK AT HIM oaaa Bub drove.