Gullible's Travels: Stories from the Journey of a Lifetime [Hardcover]

Steven Clark Goad (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: College Pr Pub Co (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089900797X
• ISBN-13: 978-0899007977
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,358,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irresistible charm, irrepressible humor, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gullible's Travels: Stories from the Journey of a Lifetime (Hardcover)

Admitting taht he "grabs for everything with Goad's name on it," Joe R. Barnett says, "Somewhere in the pages of this book, you'll find yourself. And somewhere you'll see the Savior, gently beckoning you to come closer." Seldom is extreme praise justly heaped upon a relatively new short story writer, yet "Gullible's Travels" by Steven Clark Goad is a surprising delight.

With irresistible charm and irrepressible humor, this Hoosier lad turned preacher transports you with him on an unforgettable pilgrimage. From Bean Creek's old swimming hole to Jimmy's candy wagon, from the Margaret McFarland school yard to the church house basement, from encounters with sister Jackie on the home front to Lady Barbara, a steely-eyed sister at church, we find ourselves woven into the fabric of a fascinating lifetime in an amazing and unmistakable transformation; the author's memories become our own. This is virtual reality without cyber technology.

In a favorite story of mine, the author challenges Thomas Wolfe's premise that one can't go home again. He does it with such gumption and clarity that it never occurs to the reader to question his conclusion. Listen! "Thomas, you can go home again. I've done it a hundred time and more.....in my mind. Memories. Memories of kith and kin, of puppy loves and heartbreaks, of long departed adored ones, of moments not constrained by the passing of time and the revolving of planets. Yes! I can go home again. I have and I will."

Well worth the purchase price and more. Some liken Goad's writing to Mark Twain. Others have suggested a Lincolnesque quality. Dr. Leroy Garrett, historian and author, has even gone so far as to compare S.C. Goad to C. S. Lewis. A streatch? We think not.

You'll find yourself doing some unusual things: reading the stories to family and friends, laughing out loud, thinking more deeply about the preciousness of life, plus expanding your heart. But most importantly, you'll find this master storyteller's homespun (and often riotous)recollections weave a remarkably delightful pattern - on that points our way to heaven. It's no wonder author Charles B. Hodge can assert with such confidence: "Steven Clark Goad truly does play a 'tap dance' upon our hearts."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Want to feel young again?, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gullible's Travels: Stories from the Journey of a Lifetime (Hardcover)

Opening a story book by Steven Clark Goad is like embarking on a rollicking ride. Hold on tight and get ready to be transported backwards in time, jackknifed on freeway overpasses of the mind, airlifted to astounding heights of truth and hilarity, then plunged, reeling, into the lowest depths imaginable, only to be elevated once again into the stratosphere of thought.

Brace yourself, to think and to feel, to live and to re-live, to be born and to be born again and then to meet God face to face. Rich and riotous. Fun and fantastic. Serious and silly. All of these and more describe the infectious style of this parson who has become a master storyteller. "Gullible's Travels" will take you on a journey of delight that you will not soon forget. Jere Allan

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life is full of problems!, November 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gullible's Travels: Stories from the Journey of a Lifetime (Hardcover)

(From the publisher's website:) Hamburger technicians who speak every language but English - and are deaf to boot!

Mechanics that know exactly what is wrong with your car, but can't figure out how to fix it. Brothers and sisters in Christ who have never heard of a word called, "encouragement" - preferring the testing-by-fire method, instead!

Gullible's Travels is one of those rare books that entertains, while teaching, comforts while confronting, challenges while changing. You won't be disappointed, as you laugh your way to a better understanding of the Kingdom.