Born into a preaching and musical family,
Bishop Ralph "Donnie" Graves recognizes
the paradoxical realities of the preacher who
preaches healing, wholeness and fulfillment
while his or her personal life reek with the
foul odor of sickness and eventually death.
The main objective of this book is to
heighten the awareness of the reader, both
preacher and congregant, to the serious
struggles each minister encounters. My
prayer is that God will give every reader a
specific stone to slay the giants assigned to
the formation of their ministry. Because of
the significant role the preacher plays in the
development of individuals' faith, it is
imperative that we closely examine the core
conflicts that can "sift the preacher as
wheat". May each reader find the grace of
God, through Jesus Christ, and the power of
the Holy Spirit which speak and breathe life
into dead dry bones until the broken pulpit is
restored.
