Grace Like a River

by Parkening, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781414300467
• ISBN10: 1414300468
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-07
• Publisher: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

This book details Christopher Parkening's rise to fame as one of the world's preeminent virtuosos of the classical guitar--and everything it cost him to get there. In spite of his enormous success, he discovered that without true meaning and purpose, all his worldly accomplishments were empty and unsatisfying. Grace Like a River is the story of a young man, filled with determination and drive, who was willing to sacrifice everything in order to achieve the highest level of excellence. It is also the story of how God pursued Christopher Parkening in order to give him eternal hope.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD By JOHN MACARTHUR	ix
FOREWORD BY JONI EARECKSON TADA	xi
1: "SUCCESS"	1	(6)
2: PERSEVERANCE	7	(12)
GO BACK AND CATCH HIM AGAIN
3: EXPERIMENTS	19	(18)
CHARLIE AND THE ISLAND
4: CHACONNE	37	(18)
LESSONS FROM THE MASTER
5: "PROFESSOR"	55	(14)
"DUKE'S HOOKED JOSEPHINE AGAIN!"
6: CONCERT ARTIST	69	(14)
THE CASTING TOURNAMENT
7: QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE	83	(12)
TRIAL AND ERROR
8: TOURING MACHINE	95	(16)
SINK OR SWIM
9: ON THE ROAD AGAIN	111	(12)
RUNNING FOR My LIFE
10: TOWARD THE "GOOD LIFE"	123	(12)
THE KNOT
11: MONTANA!	135	(12)
LAZY DAY ON THE SPRING CREEK
12: EXAMINE YOURSELF	147	(10)
COMMITTED
13: LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL	157	(14)
HAMMERHEAD
14: THROUGH THE FIRE	171	(12)
RUNNING FROM THE STORM
15: MR. PRESIDENT	183	(12)
THE FROG FLY
16: RECORDING RODRIGO	195	(14)
MISS MONTANA AND THE POACHERS
17: THERESA	209	(10)
WHAT, NO FISHING STORY?
18: PEPPERDINE	219	(14)
GOLD CUP
19: LUKE	233	(6)
EPILOGUE: SOLI DEO GLORIA	239	(2)
LETTER FROM ANDRES SEGOVIA	241	(2)
REFLECTIONS	243	(30)
ENDNOTES	273	(2)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	275	(4)
CHRISTOPHER PARKENING DISCOGRAPHY	279	(3)
ALBUMS AND MUSIC BOOKS BY CHRISTOPHER PARKENING	282	(3)
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES	285