A
THEOLOGY OF JOY
PARABLES OF SCRIPTURE AND
INSPIRATION
George W. Rizor, Jr.
“A THEOLOGY OF JOY
- Parables Of Scripture And Inspiration” is a collection of short stories
meant to entertain, inspire, teach, evangelize, heal, comfort, calm, excite,
minister and to share!
The short stories that
are included in JOY are engaging fiction, having appeal to a general audience
for recreational reading. There are everything from modern day setting
surprise endings, to westerns, to science fiction. They are written
to provide religious, inspirational, and uplifting entertainment.
The stories in the collection have already proven entertaining on the air,
during the DOVEWORKS radio show; in the pulpit, preached as “story sermons”;
and as reading, shared with congregants and reviewers.
Excerpts from letters
to Rev. George Rizor from pastors, Christian educators, and other ministry
professionals, about the stories in this book.
Your story is fantastic! I was just going to check and see
what kind of story it was, and was captured by the first lines and drawn
to the end... You have a wonderful gift.
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I'm getting a lot of pleasure reading the short stories...
Thanks for your efforts. The first story in particular, had an inspirational
quality that would make a good anecdote from the pulpit. Peace...
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I am reading it as you would most like, i.e. doing a little brewing
on the scripture before reading the narrative. I REALLY enjoy
the book.
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You have a special gift. Hope it will light a fire in me.
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Wanted you to know how much I appreciated your inspirational stories...
Your stories are great "sermon starters."
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I am reading your stories and using them! Those I don't use,
I am filing for future use. Thanks!
George Rizor is a co-pastor
of Taylorstown Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), in Taylorstown,
Pennsylvania. He has served as pastor, associate pastor, or co-pastor
for several churches in the state of Pennsylvania. His undergraduate
college degree in Psychology is from California University of Pennsylvania.
He has his Master's Degree in Research Methodology and Statistics from
the University of Pittsburgh. He has also completed additional graduate
study in Cognitive Psychology.
Rev. Rizor originated and
was one of the hosts of the radio show, DOVEWORKS, a weekly half-hour presentation
of original short stories. DOVEWORKS aired in Southwestern Pennsylvania
for about 2 1/2 years, and provided the first presentation of many of the
short stories in this book. A bi-vocational pastor, Rev. Rizor is
also employed by IBM as an Advisory Information/Technology Architect/Specialist.
The Rev. Patricia Rizor,
his wife, is co-pastor of the Taylorstown Christian Church.
The Revs. Rizor have twin daughters, Erin and Hannah, and a son, George,
III.
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JOY
TITLE: A THEOLOGY OF JOY: Parables Of Scripture
And Inspiration
ISBN: 0-7880-1483-8
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