Edgewood Church of God - 160 S. Barry Road - Ithaca, MI 48847 - Phone: 989-875-3607
Chris Schaub: Hometown girl turned published author
Edgewood Church of God Online
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In the 1740s, British culture allows few options for the son of a merchant
ship captain. And in a time of war, a man with John Newton's experience
must serve the king. But Newton - a man who quotes Virgil and curses
God with equal fervor - is interested in serving only himself.
Mary Catlett simply cannot believe her childhood friend sailed away on a
British warship and vanished in Africa. In desperation, she takes a step
that will change her life and call her lost love home. But will he arrive in
time?
Newton's odyssey takes him from the West Africa gold coast to the banks
of Newfoundland to the heart of the Atlantic before he finds what he's
spent his entire life longing for: deliverance.
In an account that challenges popular myth, Schaub continues the Music
of the Heart series with one of the greatest redemption stories of all time
- the story of "Amazing Grace."
ship captain. And in a time of war, a man with John Newton's experience
must serve the king. But Newton - a man who quotes Virgil and curses
God with equal fervor - is interested in serving only himself.
Mary Catlett simply cannot believe her childhood friend sailed away on a
British warship and vanished in Africa. In desperation, she takes a step
that will change her life and call her lost love home. But will he arrive in
time?
Newton's odyssey takes him from the West Africa gold coast to the banks
of Newfoundland to the heart of the Atlantic before he finds what he's
spent his entire life longing for: deliverance.
In an account that challenges popular myth, Schaub continues the Music
of the Heart series with one of the greatest redemption stories of all time
- the story of "Amazing Grace."
I write the bestselling "Music of the Heart" series - historical tellings
of the stories behind our most famous hymns. My July 2006 release,
The Longing Season, recounts the pivotal two-year odyssey behind
John Newton's life and the set-up of his famous hymn, "Amazing
Grace." (Book #1, Finding Anna, tells the story behind the writing of
"It Is Well With My Soul" and released October 2005.)
The series is endorsed by Library Journal, Church Libraries, CCM
Magazine, Foreword Magazine, Infuze Magazine and myriad online
publications, was translated into Dutch and German, and went
hardcover with Crossings Book Club/Bookspan. The Longing
Season may also have a tie-in with Walden Media's early - 2007
theatrical release "Amazing Grace"--the story behind William
Wilberforce and his fight against commercial slavery, featuring John
Newton in about twenty minutes of footage.
I began telling these stories as dramas more than a decade ago at
churches, conferences, businesses and universities, then
developed them into teleplays, which led to the series offer from
Bethany House/Baker Books. From reactions garnered onstage, at
booksignings and via my website, I know the old hymns are still
impacting lives in profound ways.
of the stories behind our most famous hymns. My July 2006 release,
The Longing Season, recounts the pivotal two-year odyssey behind
John Newton's life and the set-up of his famous hymn, "Amazing
Grace." (Book #1, Finding Anna, tells the story behind the writing of
"It Is Well With My Soul" and released October 2005.)
The series is endorsed by Library Journal, Church Libraries, CCM
Magazine, Foreword Magazine, Infuze Magazine and myriad online
publications, was translated into Dutch and German, and went
hardcover with Crossings Book Club/Bookspan. The Longing
Season may also have a tie-in with Walden Media's early - 2007
theatrical release "Amazing Grace"--the story behind William
Wilberforce and his fight against commercial slavery, featuring John
Newton in about twenty minutes of footage.
I began telling these stories as dramas more than a decade ago at
churches, conferences, businesses and universities, then
developed them into teleplays, which led to the series offer from
Bethany House/Baker Books. From reactions garnered onstage, at
booksignings and via my website, I know the old hymns are still
impacting lives in profound ways.
