{"product_id":"james-white-innovator-and-overcomer-by-gerald-william-wheeler","title":"James White: Innovator and Overcomer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e'The best man that ever trod shoe-leather.' ?Ellen White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames White was a man of paradox. He loved the old gospel and the latest gadget. Generous to a fault  he was bedeviled by rumors regarding his use of money. At times 'cutting and slashing' in speech  he nevertheless touched the lives of thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stick to farming ' said his friends. But young James had grander ideas. A driven man  he eked out an education  became a reluctant preacher  was ordained by the Christian Connexion  joined the Millerite movement  and married Ellen with her frequent fainting spells. This man from Maine who never finished high school went on to found four journals  two publishing houses  and one college (now Andrews University). He organized a denomination  served as its leader  and published its hymnals. An admitted workaholic and spare-time entrepreneur  he bought and sold real estate  ran a nursery  and drove mules from Texas to Kansas on the Chisholm trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new biography Gerald Wheeler unravels the complexities of White's personal journey beyond his early beliefs in the shut door and anti-trinitarianism to an emphasis on righteousness by faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My life has been given to the upbuilding of these institutions ' wrote James. 'They are my children  and I cannot separate my interest from them.' Here is the deepest study yet of the man who in many ways fathered the Seventh-day Adventist Church.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41316686299187,"sku":"9780828017190","price":27.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/0828017190jpg.jpg?v=1774920591","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/james-white-innovator-and-overcomer-by-gerald-william-wheeler","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}