Summary
This book is a welcome positive relief from the pessimism of our day. It is the recounting of the actual experience of the author in which things took several unexpected turns. "All of the events in both the major and minor narratives actually happened; none of this is fiction. Naturally, the theology that is interspersed in the narrative runs the risk of being regarded as pure invention by those of a different persuasion. Nevertheless, the events of the main narrative actually took place that New Years Eve. I need only close my eyes and by intent remember again the images, thoughts, and feelings that became indelibly etched in my memory." Some people tend to get lost in their memories as they grow older. Most people have many precious memories that they carry with them; they buoy us on our way. It is the sorrows and failures and sins that weigh us down. It is a call to action as well as reflection. And we all have numerous reasons for needing redemption before we are called to present ourselves before his Excellency, the Lord Christ who rules and judges on behalf of God the Father Almighty. "The journey recorded in the book was a happy event imprinted in my memory, remarkable for the extraordinary intensity of my aliveness to life in that present moment. It was a time of total focus, and consequently of a sense of the presence of God, in whom we live and move and have our being."
About the Author
The Rev. Dr. Wm. Edwin Jacobs is an extensive traveler with many fascinating and adventurous experiences. Consequently, he speaks and writes from an incredible accumulation of first-hand experience. He is known as scholarly, deeply insightful, and quick-witted. Extremely well read, he has been described by several reviewers as the last of the Renaissance men, and has influenced thousands of people in the course of his career as a minister. Dr. Jacobs has paid his dues, so to speak; he received the Bachelor of Arts Degree magna cum laude from Milligan College; the Master of Divinity Degree from Vanderbilt University; and the Doctor of Ministry Degree from Vanderbilt. The middle year of the Master of Divinity Degree program was spent at the St. Meinrad School of Theology at the Benedictine Archabbey of St. Meinrad. Along the way he earned a post-graduate major in mathematics at Wayne State University. The result of this unique educational background, combined with his military experience in a war zone, plus various travels and years on the front-lines of the kingdom of God, has resulted in a unique, penetrating, and boldly realistic perspective of life from the viewpoint of the Christian faith.
