Life Lessons: From Alpha to Omega - Softcover

Schmidt, Richard H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596270128 ISBN 13: 9781596270121

Publisher: Church Publishing Inc, 2001

Synopsis

"Some things can't be taught in schools, they must be learned through experience, trial and error, and hard knocks." The lessons of the book's title are those Schmidt did not and probably could not have learned in school. They aren't so much facts and concepts as states of mind and acts of will. Most of the lessons contained in the book came to the author through trial and error and relecting on mistakes and misunderstandings. Some emerged out of a time and pain and disillusionment. It is when a relationship is strained, a project botched, or an idea scorned that creative reflection and growth occur. Most of the lessons in this book could be called "spiritual" in a general way, and the author's Christian faith, though not always addressed explicitly, is never far from view. Most of Life Lessons however, though situated in a church setting, relate to experiences such as dealing with authority figures, coping with failure and success, and resolving differences and conflicts.

About this title

About the Author

RICHARD SCHMIDT has spent most of his career in parish ministry with a brief stint as the editor of The Episcopalian in Philadelphia. After thirty years of parish ministry he took early retirement. Since then he has taught Anglican spirituality in Nigeria and England and written two books: Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality and Praises, Prayers, and Curses: Conversations with the Psalms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Church Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596270128
• ISBN 13: 9781596270121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200