The Truth Will Set You Free...But First It Will Make You Miserable: The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Jamie Buckingham

by Jamie Buckingham

This Book is For Christians — And Everybody Else who Takes Himself too Seriously! Buckingham, renowned storyteller and master satirist, goes behind the scenes to name names and talk about hilarious incidents in his life, and the life of others close to him. No one escapes his pointed pen. The big shots, the unknowns, his wife, his kids, his mother, friend and foe -- all are targets of his humor. He even pokes fun at himself -- his weight, his balding head, and his often fumbling methods to represent God. In this collection you will read the stories of what happened when he baptized a fat woman; when he thought his washing-machine had a demon; when he walked behind the horse who had just be given five gallons of laxative; and his ongoing battles with tomatoes and people who wear toupees. TV preachers, the rapture, prophetic "words" -- nothing is sacred in this book. "Only Jamie can get away with it," quipped Oral Roberts. "If he says another word about my hair transplant, he's fired," one of his publishers told him. "The kingdom needs a Jamie Buckingham," a friend once bemoaned. "But only one." If you like to laugh, or laugh at others who can’t laugh at themselves, you'll love this book.

247 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 25, 2015

About the author

Jamie Buckingham was the founder of the Tabernacle Church in Melbourne, Florida. He was the author of Run, Baby, Run (with Nickey Cruz), Shout it From the Housetops (with Pat Robertson), Ben Israel (with Arthur Katz) and 34 other books. Buckingham was editor for Charisma Magazine until his death in 1992.

Reviews

[Phyllis Huggins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laughed until I cried

Best book ever, made you look at yourself and not be ashamed, serious hidden in plain sight. A must read for young and old. p Huggins