Susan B Bowman

eBook, ePUB

God is in the Journey (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Beginning with her childhood, the author traces her life in a strong middle-class family and in a historic Episcopal Church in Southeastern Virginia focusing on her and her family's faithful membership in the church and what she did and did not learn there. In this short eBook, you will walk with her through her journey with God, even when she didn't know that he was there. You will experience her mid-30's awakening and her discovery that God does indeed walk with us through our lives and how this impacted the rest of her life and the direction it would take. "God is in the Journey" is a prequel to her memoir, "Lady Father," which chronicles her journey to priesthood in the Episcopal Church. It is also filled with anecdotes - both funny and outrageous - as she finds her way through the ordination process of the 1980's when women were not welcome in the all-male Episcopal priesthood and her subsequent ministries in a church that was not quite ready for a woman in priestly garments. It is a testament to the care and support by her two Bishops who overcame their opposition to women's ordination as they watched this determined woman pursue her call by God to be a priest. It is a testament to the many friends and family members, as well as church members, who accepted her and encouraged her in her journey. It is also a testament to the strength and determination of one woman who followed her heart and the call of God on her soul through a harrowing but also fulfilling journey with God who was with her every step of the way. It is a compelling read and an enjoyable ride and the prequel, "God is in the Journey," is an engaging look into the heart and mind of the girl who became a woman with God on her side, gently pushing her onto the right road - His road that would lead to priesthood in His church!

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 0.25MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Susan Bowman was born and raised in Petersburg, Virginia. In 1969 she received a BA in Philosophy from the College of William Mary. She began her long and mostly self-taught journey toward computer competency, living and working around the Southeast. Through on-the-job training, Susan mastered the first automatic typewriter (MTST) and by 1971 was formatting a book on aircraft carriers using the MTSC (Magnetic Tape Selectric Composer).

Susan worked for the City of Petersburg for almost eight years before answering a call to ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. She attended seminary at the University of the South's School of Theology and graduated with a Masters of Divinity Degree in 1984.

Following her ordination to the priesthood in 1986, Susan served as Chaplain in a girls' group home and then as Pastor for three churches until retiring in 2007. She worked as a Travel Specialist for AAA and a columnist for the AAA bi-monthly magazine, "Going Places." In 2007, she answered another call to be "Pastor-on-Loan" to a small United Methodist congregation where she served for 12 years.

In May 2010, Susan became the Senior Editor of an online magazine, Our Heritage Magazine Online. In this capacity, she writes feature articles, recurring columns, and lead stories; she edits all copy for the six online and two printed issues.

In 2011 she published her memoir, Lady Father, which traces her journey through the ordination process and subsequent ministries. Learn more about it and Susan at https://ladyfather.com.

She has also written a prequel to Lady Father, "God is in the Journey," which is available as a Kindle eBook on Amazon.com. She is retired and living in upstate New York where she volunteers for Hospice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Susan B Bowman
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780463720110
• Artikelnr.: 69850515