Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light [Mass Market Paperback]

Eva Marie Everson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 1999

Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light is a collection of essays, stories, and poems, you will experience and behold the divine in the world around you.

Over one hundred stories, from sixty authors, will inspire and delight readers. Broken into themed chapters such as Salt and Light in Family, Neighborhood, Ministry and Cyberspace, this delightful book is truly a gift.

When you read and reread these pages, your heart will be strangely warmed. You will find yourself noticing and being blessed with gladness for the Salt and Light sprinkled in your life. Ultimately, you will realize that one does not have to be rich or famous to be Salt and Light. Salt and Light is ordinary people, doing things in extraordinary ways.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light is an extraordinary collection of stories and poetry. Carmen Leal and Eva Marie Everson carefully selected one hundred stories from hundreds of submission. The book is based on Matthew 5: 13-16 and readers will find themselves noticing and being blessed with gladness for the salt and light sprinkled in their lives. Ultimately, everyone should realize that one does not have to be rich or famous to be Salt and Light.

From the Author

What a delight to write this book! Eva Marie and I read through hundreds of stories, each more wonderful than the one before, and picked one hundred jewels. Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light was such a blessing every step of the way, and I know the readers will eb blessed through the incredible stories and poetry. Already people are asking if they can please send us their stories for More Pinches and Prisms. The nice thing about this topic is that even in a world that is less than perfect, there are always inspiring, uplifting stories about people doing exactly as God commanded.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Living Hope, Inc; 1 edition (June 21, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1553060121
• ISBN-13: 978-1553060123
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,166,189 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born and reared just outside of Savannah, Georgia. Yeah, I have a southern accent. It gets a little more southern every time I cross the Florida/Georgia state line.

If I had all the time in the world, I'd probably lie on the sofa all day and watch old movies. I usually have to get sick for something even close to that happening.

I can quote entirely too many lines from Pretty Woman (You do? You think I've got potential?). In fact, I quote lines from movies and songs so often that most people are unaware of what I'm doing. I may or may not have offended some folks. If I have...I'm sorry.

I'm an ex-nurse and a seminary graduate. I hated nursing but love God with a passion and can hardly get through a conversation without talking about our relationship! I think the Old Testament is totally FUN to read (I mean, HOW much stuff can one clan of people get in to?) and the New Testament draws me closer to Heaven. Yeah!

I'm married even though my hubby had to have his wedding band cut off due to an infected spider bite. The nurse said either that or the finger would fall off. I was going for the second option, but was alone in that. :) Now he wears it on his right hand. I can live with that. We have kids and grandkids and two absolutely adorable dogs, Hope and Poodar.

I'm rarely still and I sleep very little.

Life is good.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Pinches" is for those anesthetized by life, August 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light (Mass Market Paperback)

Feeling blue or unfocused about your life? "Pinches and Prisms" delights and exhorts the reader in the way the master storyteller himself did -- Jesus taught by telling stories. Stories we not only hear, but stories and truths that we feel, breathe, and therefore, remember. Yet this book is refreshingly void of religious speak. Ms. Leal and Ms. Everson have penned a book for the weary of heart or those simply anesthetized by the every-dayness of their lives. "Pinches" will bring the reader to recall the delights one can find in God, bringing him/her back to remembering the kind of joy that only derives from pain. Because I am currently experiencing much pain, this book has been a heartening reminder of the unique but wild joy, renewal and strength that only moving through the pain can get ya. My heart quite soared with a chapter conclusion, "This is one soul...who cries 'Yes.'" If your soul needs a little "yes cryin'," then honey, start reading. Keep it on your nightstand and read a wee bit every night. The chapters are variously delightful and heart-rending, but pointed and short. It's an excellent way to end your day, meditating on the promulgation of the writers that ordinary people can do things in extraordinary ways. It will undoubtedly give you strength in the night, and help you to wake up renewed in the morning

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a book for all "seasons.", November 5, 1999

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Martha M. Boshart, Psychologist, Author (Lowville, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of those rare books which presents the reader with a tantalizing dilemma. On the one hand, once you begin reading it, you cannot put it down. On the other, if you keep reading, it will end too soon. Once read, you will surely hope these two renowned authors will give us a sequel--very soon!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sun-Kissed Stories of Love, Life and Compassion, December 23, 1999

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Nanette Thorsen-Snipes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light (Mass Market Paperback)

Pinches of Salt, Prisms of Light is a compelling book of ordinary people offering their everyday stories of love, life and compassion. Leal and Everson have brought together an eclectic group of writers who share sun-kissed stories that add a little salt to your day and a brighter light to your life. Included in the book are stories from both Leal and Everson which include bittersweet stories such as Leal's "Dave's Goofy Day," which is the story of her husband who has Huntington's Disease--a rare, devastating, degenerative brain disorder. Huntington's reduced Dave's mental capabilities from a 46-year-old man to a three-year-old who had no greater desire than to see Goofy at Disney World. Leal granted her husband's wish and in the process, realized how God continues to illumine her with His love. I highly recommend this book.