The mind of God, the eternal soul of man, and the ability of man to connect with God NOW are three imperative truths taken off the high shelf of academics and put within reach of the daily Bible reader. The author substantiates these truths with the Bible alone, not with church dogma, ecclesiastical councils, or tradition. This book encourages readers to glean truth from the Scripture and establish personal convictions on these three subjects.

Bits & Pieces leaves for Bob's children and grandchildren a written record of their ancestry and the details of his life, those details that are often not sought out until loved ones are gone, and facts are difficult to uncover. May readers from all walks of life glean something useful from reading excerpts from Bob's life in Kansas, North Denver, Western Colorado, and Montana. May the stories of his childhood, schooling, plumbing career, sports, church life, and ministry be interesting, and may they encourage others to tell their own stories.

Born on April 11, 1918, Sarah Jane entered this world in a farmhouse on the Kansas prairie. Water came from buckets plunged down hand-dug wells. Food came from tilling the ground and raising animals. There was no indoor plumbing, and most clothes were made by hand. The words "simple" and "hard" best describe every part of life at that time. Most of what our generation considers to be necessities of life didn't even exist then. Sarah Jane has always appreciated the modern conveniences of the 20th and 21st centuries because she remembers what life was like without them. Her surroundings and...