Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson
D. A. Carson

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A memorable firsthand account of not only the sacrifices and triumphs of full-time ministry but of remaining faithful in a brutal era in recent North American church history. This ordinary pastor's life and times, dreams and disappointments will ring true for all who have devoted themselves to the Lord's work.

Product Details

• ISBN-10: 1433501996
• ISBN-13: 9781433501999
• Format: Trade Paperback
• Pages: 160

• Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
• Published: Feb 29, 2008
• Sales Rank: #17 this week

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Contents

Preface	9
1. O Canada! A Sketch of Quebec	15
2. Tom Carson: Beginnings of Life and Ministry	27
3. French Work in Montreal	39
4. Crisis	49
5. The Early Drummondville Years	61
6. Discouragement, Despair, and a Vow	75
7. Civil Servant and Minister of the Gospel	97
8. Pressing On: Transformation and Growth	109
9. Marg's Alzheimer Years	121
10. Ending Well: Final Ministry and Promotion to Glory	139
Appendix: The Letter of 5 May 1948	149

About the Author

D. A. Carson is Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he has taught since 1978. He earned a doctorate in New Testament Studies from Cambridge University. He is an active guest lecturer, and he has written or edited more than forty books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children and live in the north suburbs of Chicago.