Growing Up Adventist: A Fond Look Back at the Church That Taught Me Faith, Love, and Laughter

by Andy Nash

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816313652
• ISBN13: 9780816313655
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Pacific Press Publishing Association
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fond look back at childhood in a loving family and church.

Andy Nash remembers things about growing up that the rest of us just forget, 'til we read about it in someone else's book. No Mommie Dearest tale this; Andy gushes and bubbles with warmth toward his parents, his kid sister, his school and his church family. Frankly, I like his sister's sense of humor. She wanted to name the dog "Dairy"; for sure she'd be the only one on the block. Big brother Andy thought that was a dumb name and they named her "Casey". About his parents he says, "Dad and Mom spent very little time looking for sins that we hadn't yet realized--new truths for the purpose of making life difficult." Since we learn parenting skills by osmosis, his kids will be lucky. Andy's good at remembering how kids feel about things, from being dreadfully homesick at camp. to feeling left out when everyone else gets dessert before him at the box social, or lying in bed planning out escape routes should a fire start in the house. Included are essays he wrote before the age of 10, presumably so we can see that he's grown as a writer! He makes liberal use of humorous footnotes (which he raises to an art form) just as he did in the columns for the Adventist Review which make up much of the book. A highly entertaining quick read.