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Subject: Re: Down by the Riverside and the Evangelical ministry

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Wes

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Date Posted: 20:44:30 02/29/16 Mon
In reply to: Steve Ogden 's message, "Down by the Riverside and the Evangelical ministry" on 01:46:46 02/29/16 Mon

Although I consider Down By the Riverside to be in part a story about a woman who is serious about her religion rather than a religious story -- and I feel there is a difference -- I can't help but be pleased that you compared it to these classics, even though it's not the same genre. Thank you.

-- Wes

>I'm enjoying Down by the Riverside very much indeed.
>
>Back in the early seventies I attended a boys camp in
>North Devon which was run by a Christian group.
>Although it never took hold I ended up reading both
>"The Cross and the Switchblade" by David Wilkerson and
>"Run Baby Run" by Nicky Cruz.
>
>Although reflecting their times, if anyone is
>interested in some of the themes in Riverside they're
>both thought provoking reads and, another advantage,
>very readable.

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