Thoughts for Jesse: A Father's Tribute

Minister, missionary, writer, and father Nathan Strong's book, Thoughts for Jesse: A Father's Tribute is as much a work of scholarship and theology as it is a loving ode to his son, Jesse Warner Strong, a seminary student who died on patrol in 2005 while serving his country and the citizens of Iraq. This was the book Jesse wanted his father to write. And write it he did, as a poetic and deeply moving theological offering to a young man who asked probing questions and expected his knowledgeable father to provide answers. In his book, Strong discusses the purpose of life, marriage and divorce, parenting, counseling and revival, and his thoughts on the reflection of God in our lives and the call to missions. He also explores logic and the use of reason, as well as the secrets to preaching, all illuminated by vignettes regarding Jesse and the loving relationship shared by father and son. A book meant to teach, it also served to heal a father's grief. With straight-forward, common sense answers to both the basic and the complex, the book is a marvelous resource for young and old alike.