
Life in Eternity
Robin Oake(Author)
The Conrad Press
Published on 15. December 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-915494-85-6 (ISBN)
Description
This fascinating memoir, 'Life in Eternity', by former Chief Constable Robin Oake, is deeply engaging and reveals a strong and intensely moving anticipation of life to come after death. It is written from Robin's broad understanding of life, stemming from a terrible bereavement that forced the author to review his previously held view of life. 'Life in Eternity' is an account of positive thinking in practice to encourage and - hopefully - overcome even the worst kind of grief. Following the death on duty of his police detective son, Stephen, this book shows and encourages remarkable resilience and practical positivity and is, therefore, a useful and buoyant aid to anyone grieving. It is also, at a different level, an entertaining account of police life told by an extremely experienced former policeman.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canterbury
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-915494-85-6 (9781915494856)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Robin Oake is a Londoner whose career in the police service, which he joined at the age of nineteen, took him, via a series of key steps in his career, eventually to become Chief Constable of the Isle of Man. He has also been at the same time a staff member of Bramshill Police College and a visiting lecturer there and elsewhere. Robin is profoundly committed to his Christian faith. A family man, Robin has enjoyed a long and happy marriage with his wife, Christine - a former nurse and matron. Today, as well as writing, Robin devotes much time nowadays to his two daughters, Judi and Sue, and their grandchildren.
Content
Contents
A biographical note about the author 9
Preface 13
Chapter 1: The dream 17
Chapter 2: Setting the scene 31
Chapter 3: Evangelism and the evangelist 37
Chapter 4: The family 46
Chapter 5: The neighbourhood 51
Chapter 6: Our colleagues at work 60
Chapter 7: In sport? 66
Chapter 8: In the church fellowship 72
Chapter 9: The tools 81
Chapter 10: Other religions 88
Chapter 11: 'Why?' and 'With what?' 93
Chapter 12: Change? 107
Chapter 13: The final response 122
Chapter 14: Afraid? 129
Chapter 15: Rise to the challenge! 141
Chapter 16: Helps in chatting... know your Bible! 144
Chapter 17: Postscript! 147
A biographical note about the author 9
Preface 13
Chapter 1: The dream 17
Chapter 2: Setting the scene 31
Chapter 3: Evangelism and the evangelist 37
Chapter 4: The family 46
Chapter 5: The neighbourhood 51
Chapter 6: Our colleagues at work 60
Chapter 7: In sport? 66
Chapter 8: In the church fellowship 72
Chapter 9: The tools 81
Chapter 10: Other religions 88
Chapter 11: 'Why?' and 'With what?' 93
Chapter 12: Change? 107
Chapter 13: The final response 122
Chapter 14: Afraid? 129
Chapter 15: Rise to the challenge! 141
Chapter 16: Helps in chatting... know your Bible! 144
Chapter 17: Postscript! 147