GODS SCOUNDRELS AND MISFITS

An Eight-Week Prayer Guide... In God s Scoundrels and Misfits, biblical characters familiar to many of us are used to examine and teach the importance of character and the choices we make. . . . Ministers preparing sermons will get a rich trove of ideas to tell stories of faith from the pulpit. --David A. Johnson, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University At once timeless and timely, God s Scoundrels and Misfits brings together stories from the Old and New Testaments to show parents and children, husbands and wives, rich and poor, rulers and citizens, how they can live a more godly life in today s world. --Pam Chester, Editor, Routledge In God s Scoundrels and Misfits, the authors take the lives of approximately thirty biblical characters and retell them so we can see the big picture regarding their relationships, choices, and consequences. . . . [T]he authors also show how God was working in the lives of these characters, something they nor we are often aware of. --John Michael Helms, from the foreword Michael Braswell is Professor Emeritus at East Tennessee State University. A former prison psychologist and licensed therapist, he has taught courses on human relations, correctional counseling, ethics, and social justice, as well as a film course on themes of justice. He has published books on ethics, social justice, counseling, and the spiritual journey, as well as two novels and three short story collections. Clemens Bartollas is Professor of Sociology at the University of Northern Iowa as well as a Presbyterian minister. Areas of specialization and courses he has taught include criminology, youth violence, gangs, and correctional treatment. He has published widely in the field of criminal justice and criminology including books on juvenile justice and delinquency, women and the criminal justice system, and correctional treatment. Professor Bartollas has also published biographies on Emile Cailliet (with Abigail Adams), Norma