Front Porch Tales

by Gulley, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780802727527
• ISBN10: 0802727522
• Edition: Large
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Christian Large Print

Summary

Come, sit on the front porch and listen to stories of family, faith, laughter, and love

Author Biography

Philip Gulley is the pastor of Irvington Friends (Quaker) Meeting in Indianapolis

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Folks I've Known	p. 1
Growing Roots	p. 5
The Front Porch Classroom	p. 9
When the Tree Went Crashing	p. 13
Expectation	p. 16
Doc Foster	p. 20
The Paper Route	p. 24
Streams in the Desert	p. 28
My Grandma, the Saint	p. 31
My Grandpa, the Enigma	p. 34
Ruby and the Rain Crow	p. 38
My Friend Jim and Why I Don't Like Him	p. 42
Tim	p. 45
The Wizard of Is	p. 49
Hearth and Home	p. 53
Why My Wife Bought Handcuffs	p. 57
Family Vacations	p. 60
A Family Tradition	p. 63
"Patches"	p. 66
Right Hearts	p. 69
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!	p. 73
Handyman Blues	p. 76
Advice Givers	p. 79
The Second Child	p. 82
Presents and Presence	p. 85
My Cup Runneth Over, and So Does My Toilet	p. 89
Guys	p. 93
Family Life and Other Reasons Jesus Never Married	p. 96
Confessions	p. 100
Life's Too Short	p. 104
Observations	p. 107
The Kitchen Table	p. 111
Television	p. 115
Vocation	p. 119
Tasting Tears	p. 123
Liberty	p. 127
Stuff	p. 130
Where I Stand	p. 134
The Dog Who Wouldn't Die	p. 137
Soul Tending	p. 141
Seeking and Finding	p. 145
Exercise	p. 149
Misery to Joy	p. 153
Taking Inventory	p. 157
Hardware Heaven	p. 161
Family Values	p. 165
About the Author	p. 169
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