Professional Development: Incorporating Advances in Teaching : Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on Examining the Extent of Learning Disabilities and Implications for Developing and Enhancing Teacher Training Opportunities, September 17, 1998

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources

Jan 1998 · U.S. Government Printing Office

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Compiled from John Newton's own notes and memoirs, this reproduction was meticulously recreated from an 1831 original text, detailing Newton's conversion from slave trader to fierce abolitionist. Though his mother believed her son would be a minister one day, Newton chose a life of disobedience and immorality. As he fled the face of God, he became hardened in heart and reduced to a beggar. This angry man eventually rose to the rank of slave ship captain, one of the harshest livelihoods in history. On a storm tossed sea, a near death experience drove him back to his boyhood faith. In less than 20 years, he became a respected man of trade and ultimately a priest who penned the words of the unforgettable hymn, "Amazing Grace," pouring out his heart's cry to create a song that still resonates today. In his story of redemption, we find hope for those we love and for ourselves.