It Was Never About Books: Conversations Between a Teen And Her Pastor

By J. Taylor Ludwig

Geared toward teens who have questions about life and faith, this text is told through conversations between a teenage girl and her pastor as the teen gains insight into how to make wise choices... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880292971
• ISBN13: 9781880292976
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Langmarc Pub
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

I loved this book!

I really loved this book! It seems like all the Christan books for kids my age are about obeying your parents and not going to far on a date and all that stuff. I learned alot from the paster and the auther without the book being so churchy or religous. This book was fun. I wish the auther would write another book continueing where this one leaves off.

An Excellent Resource for Youth Leaders

This book is one that I wish every teen would read. The person who wrote it is one of their own, so she knows exactly what it's like to be them. Pastor Rogahn reached out to young Judi when she needed help the most, he gave her wise guidance in a non-threatening way, and she is now passing his wisdom on to the next generation. What a wonderful tribute to such a Godly man!

Great book for teens

The reference to "books" in the title is a lead-in to topics of a more serious nature. The book is aimed at teenagers and the problems that may confront them. The author, a teenager in the 1970s, came from a troubled home. In desperation, she reached out to her pastor for help. He was the Reverand Kenneth W. Rogahn of Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. The story is about the many types of issues--guilt, forgiveness, gossip, parents, and others--that faced her as a teenager. It shows how a very compassionate pastor responded from a Christian perspective, with answers framed in a way that makes it easy for teenagers of today to apply them to their own challenges, stresses, and doubts. This book should be of much interest to teenagers who are reluctant to seek counsel from their parents or to those whose parents have been of no help.

An Angel Helps A Troubled Teen

Do pastors really understand the problems faced by their teenaged members? Do they really care? Pastor Ken Rogahn did. During the years he was pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Louis, he counseled a troubled teenager on a number of topics--without her realizing that counseling was taking place. Pastor Rogahn hired her (for $1 a session!) to care for his large collection of books, arranging and rearranging them in strange configurations, dusting them, supplying each with a bookmark. All the while, as he worked at his desk, her wise and kindly pastor found ways to get her to talk about what was troubling her, and then used each situation to apply the Word of God and the love of Christ to her disturbed life. Perhaps other teens have had similar experiences with their pastor, but this young woman has managed to write down--in intricate detail--what was said in those conversations and how she reacted to them in life-changing ways. The result can well serve as a series of discussion starters for youth groups or as soul-searching reading for individual teens. Although he died more than a decade ago, through the remembrances of J. Taylor Ludwig (now a parent herself), Pastor Rogahn may have a thing or two to share with fellow pastors, even today. I knew him then, and through this book he spoke to me again.

Wonderful Story!

This book will make you laugh, cry and take a real look at yourself and your relationship to others and to Jesus Christ. I fell in love with Pastor Rogahn. He covers everything from gossip to sin to nonconformists to making fun of others without sounding as though he's preaching. This would make a great book for teens to study together in youth groups, discussing one of Pastor's topics each week. The author makes you feel as though you're right there in the pastor's library with them arranging the books. This is a wonderful true story of the friendship between a troubled young girl and her pastor. Great book for teens or for anyone who would like a refresher course on what it really means to be a Christian.