Sheboygan County Chronicle
James F. D. Martin

5.25 x 8 - 272 Pages

At significant milestones, people of faith find it essential to recall our heritage before forging ahead. Sheboygan County Chronicle is a timely look back for those moving forward, a satisfying story with heart, soul, and homespun humor. It's set in Bierville, a German-immigrant village in Wisconsin, from 1899 to 1911. In a rural community at the fringe of the rapidly changing world a century ago, characters with character wrestle with some of the deep, ageless questions of human existence. The community learns through struggle and heartache, grows in spirit, and, with the passing of time, is shaped and transformed by grace. Through occasional week-long visits, you'll grow to care about the people of Bierville and find yourself living among them.

"Sheboygan County Chronicle contains all these elements: purity and peace, gentleness and friendship, compassion and good deeds. It does not back away from the presence of prejudice and hypocrisy in our lives. This is why I have so enjoyed the book and commend it to you."
--Frederick R. Trost, author, former Conference Minister, Wisconsin

"A wonderfully realistic portrayal of the tensions, pitfalls, and the graces too, of being in the church. As I read it, I thought of my seminarians and how much they would profit from the reading of the REALITY of the community of faith in all its particularity and peculiarityÖ. The writing is beautiful and the story is engaging and worth telling."
--William H. Willimon, Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry, Duke University.

"So many of the situations in the book are great real life illustrations of Scriptural truthsÖ. I really think this kind of narrative/story helps the biblical Word come alive as few things do."
--Bryan C. Sirchio, singer/songwriter, pastor, evangelist, Crosswind Music