Böcker av Fred R Johnson

About My Growing PainsAs we live our lives, we all face changes. Sometimes they are unexpected events such as medical issues, losing a job, or accidents. At other times changes are caused by choices we make; for example: dating and marriage, parenting, or retirement. Still other changes occur in the mind, as you learn that some of your assumptions about life were mistaken. This booklet is about my journey as I dealt with that third kind of change.Growing pains are the difficulties you face when dealing with those changes. My growing pains were spread throughout my lifetime but crested in my older years, after I retired. They centered on my belief about the human soul. I kept finding scriptures that proved that my belief was incorrect. Follow my journey: how I found my errors, where and how I searched for accurate answers, what my findings are, and how my corrected beliefs have changed my life.Meet the AuthorWho is this guy, Dr. Fred? You have a right to know. I was born November 2, 1926, the youngest child of a farm family. I graduated from high school in 1944. I wanted to farm. The Lord saved me, then called me to preach.I studied at two colleges, one seminary, and two public universities. I graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Psychology from Kansas State University in 1976. I pastored thirteen years, then served twenty-five years as a college professor. Since retirement, I have devoted much time to writing. 

Meet the AuthorPersonalWho is this guy, Dr. Fred? You have a right to know. My D0B was November 2, 1926. That''s before two major social/economic ills, the 1929 Stock Market crash and the "Dirty Thirties" dust bowl era. Our Oklahoma farm family survived both. I am youngest of three children, now the only living family patriarch. At eleven, the Lord saved me. In my teens, He called me to preach. The fall of 1946, I enrolled in Friends Bible College, now Barclay College. I met and married Esther May Ross. Five children blessed our home.Academic PreparationFBC, 1946-1948; Northwest Nazarene College, BA, cum laude, Religion major, 1950 grad; Asbury Theological Seminary, M. Div. 1954; Ft. Hays Kansas State University, MS, counseling, 1971; and Kansas State University, Ph.D, Educational Psychology, emphases in learning, counseling, and tests and measurements, 1976.Professional Pastor13 years, 1952-1965; College faculty, 1965-1991; 1975-1982, Academic Dean, total 25 years; Member of the Board of Review for the Greek Lexicon, Volumes 11-16, The Complete Biblical Library, C.1986; BC alumni board choice for Professor of the Year, 1986-1987; Pulpit supply in area churches, e.g. Baptist, Friends, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian. Publications1. The Nature of Human Nature, Journal of Psychology and Theology, V. 6, #3, 19762. Standardized Test over the NT, with manual, American Association of Bible Colleges 3. Greek words supplement for The Analytical Greek Lexicon, Revised, Zondervan, C. 19784. Toward Conformity to the Image of Christ, V. 1, C.2004. V. 2 C. 2005, Mennonite Press;5. Toward Conformity...for Teens, C. 2007 Golden Belt Publishers;6. Be a Person After God''s Own Heart, C. 2007;7. When Beliefs Collide with Culture ... What Then? Mennonite Press, C. 20158. Grief Booklet: Comfort for Your Achy/Breaky Heart, C. 2016