For Everything a Season (Walker Large Print Books) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Philip Gulley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Walker Large Print Books | Publication Date: May 2001

We have a problem in America today. This problem cripples our capacity to experience joy and peace. It is not crime. It is not moral depravity. It is not broken relationships. The problem is our blindness to the life-giving power and presence of God's Holy Spirit. Through humor and story, For Everything a Season identifies and celebrates God's refreshing grace in our everyday moments. It heightens our awareness of God's unfolding love for creation and offers hope to those mired in a culture of despair.

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About the Author

Philip Gulley is the author of Front Porch Tales, Porch Talk, and the acclaimed Harmony series, as well as the host of "Porch Talk with Phil Gulley" on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI television's flagship show Across Indiana. He and his wife, Joan, live in Indiana with their sons, Spencer and Sam.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Walker Large Print (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802727719
• ISBN-13: 978-0802727718
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,725,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Philip Gulley has become the voice of small-town American life. Along with writing Front Porch Tales, Hometown Tales, and For Everything a Season, Gulley is the author of the Harmony series of novels, as well as If Grace Is True and If God Is Love, which are coauthored with James Mulholland.

He hosts "Porch Talk with Phil Gulley" on the Indiana PBS affiliate WFYI television's flagship show Across Indiana.

Gulley lives in Indiana with his wife, Joan, and their sons, Spencer and Sam--in a rambling old house with Gulley's eclectic chair collection (64 at last count) and a welcoming back porch.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Time to Read, A Time to Weep and A Time to Laugh, February 12, 2001

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Mamalinde "mamalinde" (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Everything a Season (Hardcover)

This is a book to buy - in multiple copies. Mr. Gulley take Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, and with his easy going charm, small town simplicity and devotion to God, gives us all a spiritual hug. From discussion on prejudices (a time to refrain from embracing) to three things you shouldn't live without (a time to keep silence), there is much that is rich and deep to learn and to celebrate. And officially why Summer is the Very Best Season. If you think this book is not for you, because after all, you are not a Quaker - you are sadly mistaken. Mr. Gulley's simple writings and pleasing commentaries will enrich and delight everyone. I will send my copy on to Auntique Bea (who says of Home to Harmony: "picked up Harmony and in a few pages I discovered anew the charm of the book. I keep it out on the coffee table to I can skim through it at any time.") I will try to keep a stock to have on hand when a friend needs cheering. I can unequivocally say that it is just as charming as Home to Harmony, perhaps even more so.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book that Cured my Homesickness!!!, September 20, 2000

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"leslyee007" (Danville, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Everything a Season (Hardcover)

Right now I am in Evansville at college. Today I was in a bookstore and finally decided to buy this book. I'm from Danville, and have lived there all of my life. My whole family has lived here since my great-grandparents moved here LONG ago. After reading "For Everything A Season," I feel like I'm back in Danville again. I personally knew Adam (the boy from the chapter A Time to Heal: One September). This story made me cry. It happened almost two years ago. Other stories hit me personally. I have my memories from the Royal Theater, Blanton Woods, and flooded basements. If you are from a small town and want to reminisce, or from a big city and want to know what you're missing from small town living, this is the book for you. Mr. Gulley did a wonderful job. I have heard him speak before at a convention for Student Council, and he was wonderful. You'll love this book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and joyfilled book about a special, real town., October 9, 1999

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Raymond F. Rodenbeck ([e-mail]) (Danville, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Everything a Season (Hardcover)

Danville isn't a pretend place. It's my town. Phil Gulley brings it to life with humor, love, and best of all, with God's grace. I would want to pack up and move here if I wasn't already so blessed. He is a male version of Erma Bombeck, able to make the reader laugh, cry, and see their own world in his pages. He takes the everyday journey of life, and illuminates it. The love of God shines through these same, everyday moments. If you are from a small town, you will see your life; but if you are from New York City, you will still find company in the human race so tenderly portrayed. DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK! It is a like a sunset at the end of a wonderful day. Connie Rodenbeck, Danville, Indiana