Another Laugh and Another Tear

John W. Telman

Jun 2020 · Word Alive Press

About this ebook

"I really don’t know John. I really only know of John, by virtue of pastoring in the same province and denomination together. I mention this to say that by reading his book, I finally had the chance to get to know him! In doing so, I felt that I’d met a kindred spirit. Sharing a common Dutch heritage, being former worship ministers, and growing up in a loving, musical home established an easy common ground between us.

In picking up a copy of his book, I anticipated sitting down to read an autobiographical account of this life. I was wrong. Instead I sat down to discover stories of friends and family who had shaped his life. It’s a tribute really. What a wonderful way to get to know a person! Instead of making himself the focus of his own writing, he instead shines a spotlight in the direction of the relationships that were most meaningful to him."

—Phil Spoelstra
Assistant Superintendent, British Columbia and Yukon District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

About the author

John W. Telman has served in pastoral ministry for more than twenty-eight years in three countries (Canada, the United States, and Singapore)-twenty years as worship pastor, and eight as lead pastor. He has an earned doctorate from Providence Theological Seminary in Manitoba. John and his wife Carole write with the purpose of focusing on who God is. He serves as lead pastor of Hickory Grove Community Church in Ottumwa, Iowa.