An African American Cookbook: Living the Experience
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- 出版社 Good Books
- 出版时间 2003年4月
- ISBN 9781561483815
- 定价 142.00
内容简介
LossForgivenessandRestoration.TheFaceofChristillustrationandtheaccompanyingstorythathaschangedlivesallaroundtheglobe.FirstitisatruelifestoryofanadvertisingexecutiveanartistandapastorJoeCastilloandthewayGodchangedhim.Italsotellsofthemanylivestouchedbythissimpleillustration.Donebeforealiveaudiencetheveryfirsttimeithadapowerfulimpactonthosewhowatched.Thismotivatedtheartisttoreproduceitinpeninkprints.AsanartistJoesstruggletomakealivingwassuddenlycompoundedbyhavinghiswifediagnosedwithcancer.Theyhadnoinsurancetocoverthemountingdebtbutatanopportunetimeafriendofferedtoreproducetheartworkonmarbleplaquesandpayroyalties.ThesalesoftheplaqueswereamazingsurelythiswastheanswertoalltheirfinancialproblemsButthestoryseemstogrindtoahalt.ThefriendrefusestopayroyaltiesontheartworkthatissellingworldwideandJoeloseshiswifetocancer.Itbecomesadailystruggletoforgivethemanwhowasprofitingfromhisartworkandovercomethebitternessatthelossofhiswife.Theplaquesseemtoshowupeverywherecompoundinghisangerandresentment.ForJoeitbecameabittersymbolofeverythingthathadgonewrong.Ifyouhaveeverstruggledwithforgiveness.IfsomeeventsinyourlifejustdontmakesenseGodcanusethisartworkandthestorythatgoeswithittohelpyouputthepiecestogether.
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