A Dresser of Sycamore Trees: The Finding of a Ministry Paperback -
by Garret Keizer
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".
From the jacket flap
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 Kingdom. 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.
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- Title A Dresser of Sycamore Trees: The Finding of a Ministry
- Author Garret Keizer
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 212
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher David R. Godine Publisher
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781567926453 / 1567926452
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Topical: Christian Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Keizer, Garret, Episcopalians - Vermont
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018049944
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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