From the Projects to the Pulpit: God's Grace is SufficientIn this book, Author, Father, and Minister Derrick Miliner discuss his life. Miliner presents how he grew up in the south and how he learned to use drugs and alcohol at an early age. The projects were a place he started hanging out at the age of thirteen. From the Project to the Pulpit describes the life of decisions that led Derrick to: The projects Drugs and alcohol The Christ his mother introduced him to early The calling to ministry The pulpit Each chapter describes his life in detail and how God moved him to depend on strength, hope, and love. Derrick gives details of how he overcame the several addictions that a lot of young black males are faced with. Drugs, alcohol, womanizing, and faith in God are some of the most abused issues for young black males growing up in the south. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 9 |
Section 4 | 15 |
Section 5 | 20 |
Section 6 | 34 |
Section 7 | 38 |
Section 8 | 47 |
Section 9 | 49 |
Section 10 | 51 |
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