Letters to My Children: A Father Passes on His Values [Paperback]

Daniel Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1994

A collection of short letters, most centering on a powerful story from the author's life, that convey core values and attitudes from a father to his child. Topics addressed include death, right and wrong, thinking about God, cheating, failure, popularity, studying, sex, self-esteem, prayer, family relationships, materialism, and marriage. One typical letter addresses the question of how to be a friend to unpopular kids at school and tells the moving story of the time the author was told he should ask the girl with polio to dance.Many of these letters are rooted in childhood and adolescence, others in youth and early marriage. They speak honestly and engagingly to both the young and to those who are trying, the best they can, to raise them.Read these stories with your children or by yourself and smile in recognition as you remember your own struggles to understand the world and your place in it. Then, as the afterward suggests, tell a few stories of your own.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Daniel Taylor teaches at Bethel University (MN) and is the author of six books, including The Myth of Certainty, Letters to My Children, Tell Me A Story, and, most recently, In Search of Sacred Places: Looking for Wisdom on Celtic Holy Islands. He speaks frequently on a variety of topics. Dr. Taylor is married and the father of four children. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830816356
• ISBN-13: 978-0830816354
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,884,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Daniel Taylor (Ph.D., Emory University) is the author of ten books, including The Myth of Certainty, Letters to My Children, Tell Me A Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories, In Search of Sacred Places, and, most recently, Creating a Spiritual Legacy. He has also worked on a number of Bible translations. He speaks frequently at conferences, colleges, retreats, and churches on a variety of topics. Dr. Taylor is also co-founder of The Legacy Center, an organization devoted to helping individuals and organizations identify and preserve the values and stories that have shaped their lives. He is a contributing editor of Books and Culture. Dr. Taylor is married and the father of four adult children.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with Truth, February 23, 2000

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This review is from: Letters to My Children: A Father Passes on His Values (Paperback)

Taylor is a gifted story teller. He uses stories to pass on wisdom and encouragement to his children. But you don't have to be a child to benefit from his stories. They are valuable for anyone.

Structured in relatively short chapters that each answer one of his child's questions, this book is perfect for being read alone in multiple sittings or outloud to your spouse/friend/or child. Taylor's wisdom is evident, but so is his sense of humor. Don't miss this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching the head and the heart., February 11, 2010

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This review is from: Letters to My Children: A Father Passes on His Values (Paperback)

Wonderful book that touches both the head and heart. Each chapter is a self-contained story that is meant to illustrate a particular point he is attempting to get across to his "children." He uses story to communicate these truths which make them not only affect one's mind, but affect their heart as well.

As a teacher, Daniel's work, especially this book, has effected the way I communicate truths to my audience. I use truths, wrapped in story, to let others feel and know truth.

Lovely work.