Saint Ben/ the Saints and Angels Song [Paperback]

John Fischer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001 | Series: Saint Ben

A special-value edition contains both nostalgic novels of a young boy and the friendships that will change his life, and faith, forever.

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About the Author

John Fischer has been mixing his unique combination of singing, speaking, and humor for a variety of audiences for over thirty years. His multifaceted talents of song writing, speaking, singing, and writing reflect the many avenues by which John carries on a spiritual dialogue with real life and real people.

John's books present a thought-provoking challenge to the Christian Church today, encouraging believers to pull the true essence of their faith from the trappings of the contemporary Christian subculture. John's debut into fiction, Saint Ben, received a Silver Angel award for fiction.

His other fiction books include Saint Ben, Saint’s and Angel’s Song, and Ashes on the Wind. Since l980, he has contributed a column to Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine.

A graduate of Wheaton College, John and his family now live in California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764225227
• ISBN-13: 978-0764225222
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,766,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Fischer is senior writer for PurposeDrivenLife.com, specializing in a daily devotional that reaches an audience of over 230,000 people five times a week. John's career spans over 30 years, first as a singer/songwriter, recording artist, and pioneer of Jesus Music, then as a best-selling author, and currently as a nationally popular speaker at conferences, retreats, churches, and colleges/universities. John's body of work includes 12 albums, 15 books, and numerous articles for a variety of publications. His early songs, such as "Love Him in the Morning" ("All Day Song") and "Have You Seen Jesus My Lord?" have become standard youth and camp favorites. His books include the best-selling "Real Christians Don't[crossed out] Dance" and his popular novel "Saint Ben." For over 23 years, he was a clarion call for the growing Christian music industry from his regular award-winning monthly column in "CCM" (Contemporary Christian Music) magazine. In addition to his writing with PurposeDrivenLife.com, John also writes for Chuck Colson's Breakpoint.org and is a regular columnist in "Relevant" magazine. "Confessions of a Caffeinated Christian" is John's first book with Tyndale House Publishers. John graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois, in 1969. He studied the ministry under the leadership of the late Ray C. Stedman at Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto, California, during the 1970s, and has served as artist in residence at Gordon College, Seattle Pacific University, and Baylor University. He now resides with his wife, Marti, and their son, Chandler, in Laguna Beach, California. They also have two adult children, Christopher and Anne. For more information, visit John's Web site at www.fischtank.com.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing God through the eyes of a 10 year old, August 15, 2001

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Glen Warren (North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saint Ben/ the Saints and Angels Song (Paperback)

I was not prepared for the impact this book had on my life. Not only could I not put it down but it changed my life. John Fischer is a master story teller. This book is about far more than two young boys who's fathers are ministers. Read this book and rediscover what it is like to look at God through the eyes of a child. Through these two young boys, John touches the child in each of us and gives us a glimpse of the magnitude of God's love for us as individuals.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Growing up in the 50's, January 11, 2007

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Bonnie (Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saint Ben/ the Saints and Angels Song (Paperback)

I throughly enjoyed these books! I can honestly say that I was moved to tears at times, others times falling off my chair laughing out loud! The characters and description of the time period in the story are so accurate of how it was then. Johns style of writing makes it all come alive for you. Best Christian fiction I have read, period! Hated to finish reading them.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars St. Ben, April 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Saint Ben/ the Saints and Angels Song (Paperback)

Imagine you are living in 1958 to the early 60's and your family is getting ready to leave for church; you're eating your breakfast and your mom tells you that there's a new pastor at the church, and they invited him and his family over for dinner that night. You arrive at church and you get to meet the family. The youngest son is the same age as you, the middle son is two years older than you and the oldest son is four years older than you. Your friend later asks you to play tricks on the church according to scripture reading. You are un-sure about it because you and your friend might get caught, but you do it anyway.
That's what Jonathan Liebermann and Ben Beamering have been doing for almost 2 months in St. Ben by John Fischer. That's how these two boys met.
These boys met at their church called Colorado Standard Christian Church in California and became best friends. Ben's father Pastor Jeffrey Beamering is the new pastor of the church. The Liebermann family invites the Beamering family over dinner after church. Ben and Jonathan start talking about a car that's really popular during that time.
As time goes on Ben wants to play tricks on the church, but Jonathan is a little hesitant about doing this because he's afraid that they are going to get caught but they do it anyway. One of the pranks is, the pastor is talking about being awake and not sleeping. When pastor Beamering reads the scripture the boys pull the prank when the pastor gets to a certain point. Every time Jonathan get together something exciting happens. For instance, the boys go to a parade and they get to meet the mayor.
Jonathan gets asked to deliver papers in the neighborhood. One morning Ben and Jonathan team up and deliver papers together. Ben was riding an old bike when he crashed into a Pontiac in front of a lady's house. It was four in the morning when this happened. This is when a retired nurse, Molly Fitzpatrick comes into action. She helps Ben get to the hospital on time and tells a nurse what doctor for Ben to see. As time goes on, Molly tells Jonathan something about Ben that he never knew; Ben's known about this. Before Jonathan didn't know why Ben's treatment was taking so long until now. Ben and Jonathan have known each other for about two years. Something later on greatly affects every one who knows Ben.
If you enjoy books that seem real, or make you feel you're in the story, read St. Ben. This book is written so that there is suspense, and you can almost predict exactly what is going to happen next. You'll have mixed emotions about this book when you read this book.