Everyone Needs A Sam – Excerpt From The Forward

May 26, 2010 by

Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to be running excerpts from my new book, “Everyone Needs A Sam.”

For more information about the book and how you can participate, please visit: http://everyoneneedsasam.com

Be A Sam.

Following is an excerpt from the Forward, written by my former pastor, John Freeland, of Skyland United Methodist Church in Atlanta.

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“I wish I had had this book at the time. Looking back on those early years in ministry; the long hours studying, the occasional useless seminary class, the sermons that didn’t convey exactly what I had hoped, and the many mistakes, I see the faces of some of those who helped me. If I had had the wisdom presented in “Everyone Needs A Sam,” I would have better recognized my Sams for what they were. I would have been more intentional to celebrate the victories with them.

“Sometimes Sams just happen. You need one, and one appears from nowhere. In such cases, they are a Godsend. In this book, John Winters reminds us that life is not lived in isolation. He opens the reader’s eyes to recognize people who have helped carry their burdens and inspires them to help others who are burdened.

“Between the covers of this book you will find wisdom and inspiration from the author’s personal reflections as well as a collection of stories and testimonies from those who have supported and influenced others.”