Lover of Life: F. W. Boreham's Tribute to His Mentor

by Frank W. Boreham

Publisher:

John Broadbanks

, 2009

Overview

Many of us have our heroes but we often fail to recognize the people who helped to shape them. In Lover of Life the distinguished author Dr. F. W. Boreham draws back the curtain to pay tribute to one of his mentors, Joseph John Doke. This is a tantalizing sketch of a pastor, artist, author, who later in South Africa became a friend and freedom fighter with Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for the rights of minority races. Instead of a treatise on Effective Mentoring, F. W. Boreham in his inimitable way tells stories of how it worked for him and how pivotal such a relationship was in his own life and ministry. It would be good if seminary and denominational leaders put this book into the hands of every seminary student and pastor who are embarking on a new mentoring relationship. This short story about the friendship between J. J. Doke and Frank and Stella Boreham provides a wealth of insight and a hopeful vision of what a mentoring relationship might become.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Read; and read systematically; and keep on reading; never give up!’” (Page 9)

Praise for the Print Edition

Of the books that have played the greatest role in molding me, I count many volumes by especially one writer: F. W. Boreham. He authored more than fifty books of essays and pastored congregations in New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia. He was not the classical preacher, not even a profound, deep preacher, but he was marvelous at seeing beauty in the simple things of life. He heeded John Wesley's charge to young preachers to blend simplicity with sublimity, 'the strongest sense in the plainest language.'

—Ravi Zacharias

Product Details

• Title: Lover of Life: F. W. Boreham's Tribute to His Mentor
• Author: F. W. Boreham
• Publisher: John Broadbanks
• Publication Date: 2009
• Pages: 44

About Frank W. Boreham

Frank W. Boreham (1871–1959) was a preacher and bestselling author. He began attending C. H. Spurgeon’s Pastor’s College in 1892, where he served as a student-minister. Boreham pastored churches in several different countries, including Australia and New Zealand. He was the president of the Baptist Union of New Zealand and later president of the Tasmanian Baptist Union.

Boreham wrote for newspapers, theological journals, and many other resources. He has authored over 50 books, including Second Thoughts, Lover of Life: F. W. Boreham’s Tribute to His Mentor, and Loose Leaves: A Travel Journal, which can all be found in the F. W. Boreham Collection (9 vols.).