The Sower's Seeds: One Hundred and Twenty Inspiring Stories for Preaching, Teaching and Public Speaking, Revised and Expanded (Paperback)

~ Brian Cavanaugh (Editor) "M. Scott Peck in his memorable book, The Road Less Traveled, begins with a most candid sentence, "Life is difficult..." (more)
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Product Description

For over a decade the Sower's Seeds books have been a wonderful resource for teachers, preachers, and anyone who has to speak in front of an audience. Now author Brian Cavanaugh has revised and expanded his original volume--with twenty new stories--for old fans as well as a whole new audience.

He includes stories of inspiration, warmth, and insight arranged around numerous universal themes ranging from awareness, compassion, perseverance, and wisdom, to such unusual themes as baseball, Thomas Edison, hospitality, and risk-taking.

While the majority of stories are anonymous, there are some attributed to well known names like Zig Ziglar, Mickey Mantle, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Years before there was Chicken Soup, Sower's Seeds was making readers laugh, cry, and come away with a warm heart. The newest book--like the others in the series--is ideal both for quiet inspiration and for handy, on-the-run fun. This is storytelling at its best.

About the Author

Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R., is Writer-in-Residence at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. Besides writing the five previous Sower's Seeds books, he edits a monthly inspirational quoteletter, "Apple Seeds." He also gives lectures, workshops, and parish missions. His most recent Sower's Seeds collection won a 1999 Storytelling Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press; Rev Exp edition (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809142473
• ISBN-13: 978-0809142477
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #445,359 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sower's Seeds: One Hundred Inspiring Stories for Preachi, September 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sower's Seeds: One Hundred Inspiring Stories for Preaching, Teaching, and Public Speaking (Paperback)

What a treasure for parents, grandparents, teachers,and youth leaders who want to plant seeds that will produce compassion, generosity, honesty, and appreciation in the lives of their favorite children. Readers of all ages will find in these stories the inspiration to plant seeds in their own lives that will make a better life, a better family, and a better world.

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Sower, March 8, 2007

By	John C. Lager (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very good resource for any public speaker. Highly Recommended.