A Lake Surfer's Journey.A Lake Surfer's Journey Jack Nordgren Create Space Publishers 100 Enterprise Way, Suite A200, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 9781438226439 $9.95 Entertaining, Inspirational, Life Changing Jack Nordgren tells his story in "A Lake Surfer's Journey." The journey takes Jack from Chicago and the beaches of Southwest Michigan to an assignment with the U. S. Navy, the beaches of Connecticut, back to Chicago, and through a miraculous chain of events to Hawaii. 30 years later, full circle, Jack is back on the beaches of Southwest Michigan. Jack's writing is forthright, open, and honest. I found myself totally absorbed in his spiritual journey. His writing is compelling. Jack draws the reader into his personal stories and those of the lives touched through his ministry. Jack understands surfing and surfers. He talks their talk. He understands the pull of the breakers and the fascination of the sport. In a no hold barred narrative, Jack tells of how he became a teenage beach bum beach bum n. Informal A person who habitually loafs or idles on beaches. , a surf-a-holic, psychologically addicted to the sport of surfing. He reveals how during a two year tour of duty with the Navy, during the Viet Nam era, led to poor choices including drug and alcohol abuse resulting in a life of fast living and partying. This downward spiral led Jack to a desperate search for meaning. He turned to the Bible and became captivated cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. with the sinless life of Jesus. He personally claimed the promises of the gospel message of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. , God's grace, salvation, and a new life. He committed himself to follow Jesus and gave His surfboard as a gift to Jesus. ... the "rest of the story" tells how Jesus gave back Jack's surfboard. Jack was then "called" to a life of service in an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. ministry of evangelism Evangelism Gantry, Elmer fire and brimstone, fraudulent revivalist. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry] John disciple closest to Jesus. [N.T.: John] Luke early Christian; the “beloved physician.” [N.T. , preaching, and Bible teaching to surfers on the beaches of Hawaii, and how today Jack is back in Southwest Michigan ministering to surfers at the South Shore Fellowship, a body of believers reaching out, with a message of the transforming power of Jesus Christ while building meaningful relationships with surfers and beach lovers, inviting them to discover personally the reality of a relationship with Jesus Christ. "A Lake Surfer's Journey" is a powerful message of one man's journey, of how he listened to God speaking to his heart, followed Him in obedience, and is now inviting others to join him his journey. Dramatically told, powerfully lived. Richard R. Blake Reviewer |
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