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Genre: Inspirational

About the Book

During his nearly fifty years as Sunday School teacher, song leader, and choir director, Jack Worrill has developed an appreciation of the parable as a means of illustrating important spiritual truths. These Parables for Plain People are presented in the traditional parable form: An illustration, current event, personal experience, or observation with a short development, followed by a spiritual application. Each reading takes from three to five minutes to read and finishes with a challenge to respond to the spiritual message.

Jack's Parables for Plain People are all based upon his keen awareness of the presence of the Holy Spirit, purposefully working out His Will in even the most ordinary daily events, in the lives of those who put their faith and trust in Him.

Autobiography: Jack Worrill is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate of Georgia Tech. These Parables for Plain People are all drawn from his varied life experiences. He spent thirty-five years in the advertising business as an account executive and copywriter.

Jack has spent thirty years practicing the chair caner's craft, repairing, restoring, and re-caning chairs, rockers, and wicker furniture. During that time, he has taught caning classes and demonstrated caning skills at numerous arts and crafts fairs and folk schools.

Although now retired to Knoxville, Tennessee, Jack still maintains his caning talents while also engaging in a number of areas of ministry, including mission trips to several foreign fields around the world.

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Genre: Inspirational

About the Book

Since the release of his first book, Parables for Plain People, the author has been asked often why these observations of his are called "parables." The reply is always the same: The Sunday School definition of a parable is "An earthly story with a heavenly meaning."

"Each parable is brief, but packed with discernment and occasional humor, and most readers find it hard to stop reading after only one or two. This is just the book for you if you need encouragement in times of difficulty, stress, or trouble. Many turn to it for comfort in times of sadness and grief. Some have even found it to be a rich resource for devotional talks and readings."

Autobiography: Jack Worrill is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where he was born, raised, and educated. Shortly after his graduation from Georgia Tech, he was married and began his professional career as an advertising executive, developing his creative skills as a copywriter and sales executive. After over thirty years in advertising, he experienced a complete career change and became a Chair Caning and Furniture Restoration Craftsman, a business he continues after nearly twenty years as a bi-vocational Minister of Music. Since the loss of his first wife, Lyn, to cancer in 2010, he was blessed with his marriage to his wife, Joyce in 2012. Since their move from Atlanta to Knoxville in 2020, his activities have included various ministries in both local and foreign missions.

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Genre: Inspirational

About the Book

In the tradition of the typical parable-everyday thoughts and experiences, developed and concluded with a spiritual application, directing the reader's attention to the working of God-"Parables for The Purposeful Walk" are intended to focus the reader's attention on the Presence of God in the ordinary events of each day of the reader's life. The goal of these brief writings is to encourage the reader to look for and recognize the desire of God to guide and strengthen the reader's commitment to undertake and persist in the Purposeful Walk that brings those who do so into the full and meaningful life intended for each of us.

Autobiography: Jack was born, reared, and educated in Atlanta, Georgia. After his graduation from Georgia Tech he spent thirty-five years in the Direct Mail Advertising and Printing business, before discovering his skills as a Chair Caning and Furniture Restoration Craftsman.

In addition to these professional credentials, Jack spent twenty years as a bi-vocational Minister of Music in several churches in the Metro Atlanta area. Jack has three married daughters, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Following the passing of his wife Lyn in 2010, Jack responded to what he calls a "Holy Nudge," and in 2012 married Joyce Smith, who was also widowed in 2010.

Joyce is the mother of two married sons, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Jack and Joyce currently live in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since 2012, Jack and Joyce have engaged in numerous local and international ministries and missions.

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