...God's Still Calling... (eBook)

his book is the life journey of a seventy-nine-year-oldman who was asked by his grandchildren, What didyou do before you met Grandma?He pondered the thought, intrigued by thequestion, and answered that he had done a thing ortwo they might be interested in: produced televisionprograms, helped produce The Joy of Paintingprograms with Bob Ross, worked for President Nixonon a special project and with the woman who editedthe original Jaws movie.When they sat there, eating dessert afterThanksgiving that day in 2017, their eyes rapt withattention, he fleshed out the stories a bit to see if theyreally were interested. They seemed to be, so heasked them, If I wrote it down, would you read it?Oh yes, Grandpa, they urged him. Would youdo that for us?And that became the odyssey that is now thisbook. Grandpa Jim has been on television most of hislife, tested his parents limits as a small child, fought with a skunk and lost,nearly lost his life several times by refusing to be an obedient child anddriving too long multiple times when he was tired and going off the road.And as a nine-year-old, Jim and a friend dug a cave in a clay and sandfield beside the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, switching yard nearChicago, where one day, the cave collapsed.Now, every time he sees his grandchildren, their plaintive cry is, Areyou finished with the book yet, Grandpa?Fortunately, he lived to tell the cave-in story. But his misbehaviorisnt the focus. His off-again, on-again journey with God is the story, withmany adventures and misadventures along the way. As an adult who hasrecommitted his life to Christ, Jim has been a Young Life Leader, an AdultSunday School teacher, a Mission Committee Chair, Mission Team Leader,television producer, talk-show host, mentor, and Teacher of the Year forthe TCOMnow MEDIA Department at a Major University. Most of all,for over forty-seven years, he has been learning to see Gods fingerprintswherever he goes, and you will too. It is an adventure worth joining andone you will never, ever forget.