Stories on the Front Porch by Elmer L. Towns

Stories on the Front Porch Reviews

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  Cindy B.

  Sweet, clear, honest stories of a child’s “come to Jesus” journey. Lovely adult and children’s read. A history of an earlier America and its mores. Endearing in its vulnerability. Re-readable. Highly recommended for everyone.
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  Phyllis

  This was an autobiographical reminiscence of the author's childhood and the things he learned from his experiences growing up in a small southern town. At the conclusion of each chapter Towns summarizes what he learned with "Principles to Take Away." He emphasizes that he wrote the book to "help you look within so you too can live by principles." The stories were sweet, and in addition to describing a 1940's childhood in a large extended family, he includes his how he grew in his faith.
  
  My complaint with this book is the overwhelming number of typos! I can't believe anyone reviewed or proofread it before publication. This was somewhat distracting, and I was surprised that the author, a college and seminary professor, an author of popular and scholarly works (he has written more than 100 books), could allow these typos to be published.
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  Ken Vance

  Good book
  
  I really enjoyed reading this easy flowing book. I was able to somewhat put myself into the stories the author shared through memories of his childhood. His takeaways at the end of each chapter were like “morals of the stories.” Some were educational; all were inspiring.
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  Dan Hamman

  Stories Remembered from Childhood
  
  The stories are from the childhood of Elmer Towns as he remembers them. It tells how events and people shape our lives and sometimes our destiny. Good entertaining read.
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  Jec

  disappointed....did not meet my expectations
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  Frans Kempe

  Stories from Towns life with principles taken from them. Inspirational reading
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  Barry Black

  Many of these events occurred in the era in which my
  parents lived. I can understand some of the events and
  people and see some similarities with relatives.
  I also see some similarities in Dr. Town's childhood with
  some things that I remember experiencing or watching in
  the lives of others.
  The homespun humor is nice...especially for depression
  era and boomer era readers.