Bøger af Bob Jackson

It's the early 1900s. Lew, a young lawyer seeking his fortune in Indian Territory, meets a Creek Indian who needs help getting out of jail. Sam, the Indian, gives up part of his tribal land allotment to pay Lew's fee. It's just forty acres of scrubby dirt, not even suitable for farming.The aftermath of that trade plays out in the lives of two families over three generations, spanning the twentieth century.

Deck Apprentice at 17 in the prestigious Port Line, Bob Jackson's life at sea began with a voyage to Australia. By 37 he was Skipper, trading to the Middle East. In the intervening twenty years he survived the deep freeze of a Canadian winter, wild Atlantic storms and Christmas beach barbecues in Melbourne. From a year on a tramp vessel to a stint on a vast bulk carrier, Bob's experiences are of a world that no longer exists.

After twenty years at sea, Bob Jackson is now master. These memoirs take him from enjoying the odd cold beer sailing peacefully across the Indian Ocean to being trapped in a war zone. Here he sees life at sea changing from the leisurely days of general cargoes to the hectic computerised containerships. He seems to have done it all - rescuing drug runners from the ice, dredging aggregates in the North Sea and finally skippering a 'steamer' on a tranquil lake. This volume is the second of Bob's memoirs covering his service as master on a wide variety of ships. The first book 'I think I'll go to sea' relates to his experiences climbing up through the ranks. In this book he has to flee the USA to avoid arrest for drug smuggling, assists rescuing a ship's crew when their ship sinks in pack ice and gets stuck in the middle of the Iraq/Iran war. He also experiences alcohol free ships which take away the pleasure of his 'cold beer'

Washington is Divided, Broke, Broken, and Dysfunctional This book is a plan that you, the reader, can actually take action to improve your government. The country is already politically divided between Blue States and Red States with a small number of swing states that are sometimes Red and sometimes Blue. The book describes the problems with the federal government and why most people believe that our federal government will only deteriorate further with time. Total collapse of the government is considered a major possibility. I suggest in the book that there is a peaceful and workable plan that acknowledges the great national division. The separation of the country along philosophical lines producing two new sovereign countries is detailed. "Live and let live" is a main theme of this book. It is proposed that the states call for a constitutional convention in accordance with the US Constriction's amendment process. This convention would draft an amendment that would divide the United States into two new sovereign countries, one with Red priorities and one with Blue priorities. Each new country would start with the current US Constitution, national laws and precedents. After ratification of the amendment each new country would modify laws and make new laws without the objection or concurrence of the other new country. The book discusses how the proposed amendment would be implemented along with how the change would affect most of the current federal issues. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Obama Care, Immigrations, Taxes, education and many other issues are all presented. This book is a guide not to fix Washington but actually to make it irrelevant! This book is truly written for you and your friends - Pass it on.

Everybody Welcome is the complete course to transform your church by improving your approach to newcomers. Believing that welcoming is a task for every member of the church, it offers guidance for your entire congregation and will help every individual play their part. This Members' Manual is designed for every individual taking part in the course.

Shows how the Church at parish, diocesan and national level can overturn its old cycle of decline and begin a new cycle of growth, transforming fragile signs of hope for the Church into a solid road to growth.

A Doctor's Sword is the story of the incredible life of Aidan MacCarthy, an Irish doctor who survived Dunkirk, Japanese POW camps and the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. It is a story of survival, forgiveness and humanity at its most admirable.

Explores a variety of growing churches to identify what is making the difference between them and churches which are static or declining. In addition to numerical growth, it asks how we measure spiritual growth and identifies the signs of spiritual vitality, laying a practical and theological foundation for continued growth into the future.