Bøger af Ron Tyler

In July of 1975, shortly after coming to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, Ron Tyler prayed, "Lord, I will be anything You want me to be! I will go anywhere You want me to go! I will do anything You want me to do!"In that moment, Ron heard God respond, "I am going to use you to reach hundreds of thousands of people for Me."The next 13 years saw Ron leave the corporate world and enter the pastorate, having his faith and obedience tested and refined, sometimes in very extreme circumstances.In 1988, Ron and his family got a different calling from the Lord. They were given the opportunity to head up an effort by Evangelism Explosion International to spread the gospel across the entire continent of Africa. In his heart, Ron knew that this was it!Again, faith and extreme obedience were required, but while there, Ron and his family helped pioneer a new method of evangelism that ultimately resulted in 25 million people saved across the African continent.This is their story-a story which clearly displays the truth that there is no limit to what God can do through surrendered and obedient hearts!

A stunning and comprehensive collection of lithographs from 1818 to 1900 Texas.

Since it first appeared in print twenty years ago, Ron C. Tyler's The Big Bend: A History of the Last Texas Frontier has become a classic. Not only does it tell the fascinating social and economic history of the region from the time of the Spanish explorers through its designation as a national park in the 1970s, but it also serves as an interesting background guide to this increasingly popular region. Tyler covers four centuries of human society in the Big Bend in this award-winning book. Archaeological evidence of Indian inhabitants provides clues to their unwritten history in the Big Bend, but Spanish explorers recognized no living trace of them and simply called the land el despoblado, the uninhabited land. In the centuries that followed, U.S. Army mapping and surveying teams entered the region. A colorful array of miners, ranchers, and even bandits sought freedom and livelihoods in the remote canyons of this region so deeply involved in the destinies of both Mexico and the United States. A full chapter is devoted to the creation of Big Bend National Park, which was finally dedicated in 1955, thanks in large part to the quiet but unrelenting efforts of a simple cowboy named Everett Ewing Townsend, who wanted to preserve what was left of the Texas wilderness. Written in engaging narrative prose, The Big Bend might be considered the last word on the last Texas frontier. It would also be perfect reading material for a road trip to the most remote corner of the contiguous United States.

For nearly half a century, celebrated historian Ron Tyler has researched, interpreted, and exhibited western American art. This splendid volume, gleaned from Tyler's extensive career of connoisseurship, brings together eight of the author's most notable essays, reworked especially for this volume.

Appreciation for Texas art has undergone a genuine renaissance, with collectors, museums, and the public paying more attention to it than ever before. The Art of Texas: 250 Years tells this story, beginning with key Spanish colonial paintings related to Texas and moving through two and a half centuries of art in Texas.