Friends and Strangers : Divine Encounters in Lonely Places

by MAINS, KAREN

• ISBN13: 9780849990359
• ISBN10: 0849990351
• Copyright: 2000-12-12
• Publisher: THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS

Summary

The true stories that make up this book were milestones in the author's journey from isolation to community -- from haunting estrangement to a deeper, more vital connection with others.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Friends and Strangers	p. 1
Friends and Strangers	p. 3
Alone with Strangers	p. 11
The Loneliest Man I Ever Met	p. 13
Guess Who Came to St. Patrick's Day Dinner	p. 20
A Writer Without Words	p. 26
A Comfortably Rumpled Advocate	p. 32
Voice on the Phone	p. 38
Travels with Strangers	p. 45
People You Meet on Texas Back Roads	p. 47
The Morning Hymn Singers	p. 53
The Women's Circle	p. 61
Angels on My Way Home	p. 68
The Quiltmakers	p. 74
Prison Mates	p. 81
Befriending the Stranger	p. 87
Tin Cup and a Passerby	p. 89
The Surrogate Mother	p. 95
The Perennial Gardener	p. 101
The Co-Conspirators	p. 107
A Dancing Partner	p. 113
The Rumtopf Maker	p. 119
Long-Lost Brother	p. 125
Jack-Of-All-Trades	p. 131
Friends Again	p. 137
A Community of Strangers	p. 145
A Community of Strangers	p. 147
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