Walter The Homeless Man Tekoa Manning 9780615928012 Books
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Walter is a man who has suffered great loss and is running from the pain. At night he sleeps under the stars, but during the day he breaks into a young widow’s home for shelter and changes not just her life but every life he touches. Walter is a captivating story about loss, integrity, forgiveness and redemption. This book brings revelation that indeed appearances may be deceiving and forgiveness can be attainable regardless of the pain. I dare you to start reading, because once you begin on a journey with Walter you will find yourself forever changed.
Walter The Homeless Man Tekoa Manning 9780615928012 Books
This writer has touched upon something that you'd understand if you worked in a prison. Those who are locked up are those who are tried, judged, sentenced, rejected, and unforgiven by society. You concentrate all those men (or women) in small locations with tiny cells, and then you hire "normal" people to work there. How can the average person not go crazy working 40+ hours per week in a concentrated population of "losers"?You either dehumanize the inmate population completely, over-sympathize, or find a tortured balance that does not let you reject the human being standing in front of you in the moment. Many are predators. Many are prey. Many are master manipulators or serial quitters. Most have narcissistic traits (not necessarily the disorder). And then there are the "Walters." I met a few of those. They put on a brave face, but they are scared out of their wits. When you are scared out of your wits, you do stupid things because your wits are gone.
While the prison staff must deal only with the person and issue of that day, it is very difficult to disregard the inmate's past prison infractions or crimes on the street. That requires the daily torture of resolving to deal with this inmate in the moment, not in his past (or mine). One out of a thousand might be Walter. The rest might cut your throat when your back is turned.
Although it cannot lead you to bend the rules, understanding the chaotic lives in the past of the inmates can help you to understand their chaos and faulty thinking patterns. In some cases, the inmates' parents' lives shaped the inmates' own. Parents were drug dealers, prostitutes, junkies, commercial pornographers, wife-beaters, alcoholics, or thieves. It's a wonder the inmate turned out as well as he did in some cases. Or in some cases, there is a Walter. Stuff happens. We all have a mental or emotional breaking point, especially when it involves a loved one.
The prison worker who chooses the tortuous route desperately tries to remain human and humane by considering that this inmate is more than a number; he is a man. He's someone's father, brother, daddy, or husband. His family is likely suffering in his absence...or maybe his wife and children are experiencing more peace than they've ever know before...who knows? Tekoa Manning also desperately reaches out to the reader by presenting how a piece of missing information may plant roots of unforgiveness and bitterness against someone who woefully wronged us or society. If we could stand for only a moment in their shoes, sandals, boots, or on the filth-encrusted linoleum floor of earliest memory, we might be willing to soften and forgive.
Forgiveness is funny like that. The Walters provoke you to become more human and humane because they are not so different from us and those whom we know and love. Their mistakes are not so different from ours.
Can we help those who are not Walters, but genuine predators beyond human intervention? The ones who can only be helped by Divine intervention?
I don't know, but the Walters of the world make us want to try. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with unforgiveness, bitterness, self-hate, unhappy endings, or even asking yourself, "If all is well, then why am I like this?" The author preaches in an unpreachy way, and though not gratuitous, there are passages unsuitable for teens or younger. On the other hand, sadly I've encountered teens in the law enforcement system for whom these experiences would be life as usual.
It would be easy to forego thinking about the lives of these young people as too unpleasant and too far removed from our insulated, church-going lives, but Tekoa Manning's willingness to explore the faulty thought patterns of children, teens, and adults of life trauma forces us to think about ways to extend our hands through the fences of DUIs, promiscuous behavior, and drug-numbness to encourage those in the chains of self-destructive behavior to seek the other side through Yeshua, a side many of them have never known existed.
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Walter The Homeless Man Tekoa Manning 9780615928012 Books Reviews
You all who haven'r read this book it is a must read,Once you get started reading it you will not want to put it down,Go ahead pick it up today and give it a read i promise you will not regret it,Be blessed in the lord,And bless my Sister Writer by purchasing this book.In Christ Love
Sherry Cantrell )
Great story about life, death, struggles and survival. Learning to trust God in all circumstances He never leaves us and He always makes a way out. Walter is a loveable old man who like us at times is running from his life and loved ones. Redemption and grace come in the end
Forgiveness is one of the hardest things to do. So many different people in this book needed forgiveness, not only from God and others, they needed to learn to forgive themselves. That is the most difficult task of all. I really enjoyed this story. It makes you stop and think about what other people go through, and just realize how much God really does work in our lives.
Excellent book. If you are down or in despair read this book and be uplifted. This book will make you feel good.
This is a story about pain and heartache brought on by different circumstances in different people's lives and how others have perceived them and passed judgement on them without knowing all the facts. It is about learning how all of their lives are intricately woven together in ways they do not understand on the surface but as they dig deeper into themselves they begin to see that God has mapped out a plan to bring them together in a love and forgiveness that will forever change their lives and bring healing to their hearts, minds and spirits. A very well written and compelling story that will continue to dominate the readers thoughts long after the book is finished!
I just finished the book last night. I stayed up til 2 AM because the suspense was getting to me. The characters were interesting and relate-able. I felt like I knew them. The story was well developed and hooked me from the first page. The twists and turns kept my interest. A worthwhile read - easy to read over a weekend.
A really good read that builds to an unbelievable climax at the end. The story of Walter leaves you happy, sad, mad, then happy again, then sad again, and finally totally overjoyed with the ending. Although the ending wasn't what I expected. you closed the book feeling happy and content. I am now reading "Polishing Jade" by the same author, and this story will be just as good as Walter although very different. I just hope that Tekoa Manning is busy writing more of these wonderful novels.
This writer has touched upon something that you'd understand if you worked in a prison. Those who are locked up are those who are tried, judged, sentenced, rejected, and unforgiven by society. You concentrate all those men (or women) in small locations with tiny cells, and then you hire "normal" people to work there. How can the average person not go crazy working 40+ hours per week in a concentrated population of "losers"?
You either dehumanize the inmate population completely, over-sympathize, or find a tortured balance that does not let you reject the human being standing in front of you in the moment. Many are predators. Many are prey. Many are master manipulators or serial quitters. Most have narcissistic traits (not necessarily the disorder). And then there are the "Walters." I met a few of those. They put on a brave face, but they are scared out of their wits. When you are scared out of your wits, you do stupid things because your wits are gone.
While the prison staff must deal only with the person and issue of that day, it is very difficult to disregard the inmate's past prison infractions or crimes on the street. That requires the daily torture of resolving to deal with this inmate in the moment, not in his past (or mine). One out of a thousand might be Walter. The rest might cut your throat when your back is turned.
Although it cannot lead you to bend the rules, understanding the chaotic lives in the past of the inmates can help you to understand their chaos and faulty thinking patterns. In some cases, the inmates' parents' lives shaped the inmates' own. Parents were drug dealers, prostitutes, junkies, commercial pornographers, wife-beaters, alcoholics, or thieves. It's a wonder the inmate turned out as well as he did in some cases. Or in some cases, there is a Walter. Stuff happens. We all have a mental or emotional breaking point, especially when it involves a loved one.
The prison worker who chooses the tortuous route desperately tries to remain human and humane by considering that this inmate is more than a number; he is a man. He's someone's father, brother, daddy, or husband. His family is likely suffering in his absence...or maybe his wife and children are experiencing more peace than they've ever know before...who knows? Tekoa Manning also desperately reaches out to the reader by presenting how a piece of missing information may plant roots of unforgiveness and bitterness against someone who woefully wronged us or society. If we could stand for only a moment in their shoes, sandals, boots, or on the filth-encrusted linoleum floor of earliest memory, we might be willing to soften and forgive.
Forgiveness is funny like that. The Walters provoke you to become more human and humane because they are not so different from us and those whom we know and love. Their mistakes are not so different from ours.
Can we help those who are not Walters, but genuine predators beyond human intervention? The ones who can only be helped by Divine intervention?
I don't know, but the Walters of the world make us want to try. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with unforgiveness, bitterness, self-hate, unhappy endings, or even asking yourself, "If all is well, then why am I like this?" The author preaches in an unpreachy way, and though not gratuitous, there are passages unsuitable for teens or younger. On the other hand, sadly I've encountered teens in the law enforcement system for whom these experiences would be life as usual.
It would be easy to forego thinking about the lives of these young people as too unpleasant and too far removed from our insulated, church-going lives, but Tekoa Manning's willingness to explore the faulty thought patterns of children, teens, and adults of life trauma forces us to think about ways to extend our hands through the fences of DUIs, promiscuous behavior, and drug-numbness to encourage those in the chains of self-destructive behavior to seek the other side through Yeshua, a side many of them have never known existed.
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