In Blessed Is the Man: A Legacy of Faith and Family Values, Donald Darnell Harper shares the spiritual values passed on to him by his parents. Their example, to him and his twelve siblings, grounded him in his faith and propelled him to professional success as a vice president with a Fortune 100 company.
Harper grew up in the segregated South on the cusp of the Civil Rights movement. In the midst of those often trying times, his parents’ simple formula for life — faith, humility, wisdom and love — taught Harper everything he needed to know about becoming a Christ-follower and a respecter of all men. “The lessons learned while living and working together on the farm have stayed with me and continue to impact the way I live my life,” he writes.
Blessed Is the Manis more than just a collection of stories about an African-American family in rural Alabama, but also includes “testimonies to the goodness and provision of the Almighty God,” Harper writes. “The love and grace He showed us is the same that He shows all His children.”
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C. G. Wilson 5.0 out of 5 stars Enduring a sense of security and stability nurtured in an environment of love promoted Donald Harper Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2017 Verified Purchase No matter whom we are, where we live, or what our life goals may be, this book can be an inspiration. It is a story of a social, emotional, and spiritual legacy passed on from parents, Walter Mae and Lloyd Harper, Sr., to children of the Harper family. Passing on positive, affirming Christian beliefs and values are illustrated throughout the pages. Enduring a sense of security and stability nurtured in an environment of love promoted Donald Harper, youngest of 13 children, to write about respect, responsibility, and how to relate to God’s truth. It could be said that leaving a Godly legacy is the purpose as parents. “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it” (Prov. 22:6 NIV). A must read for those of us who want to have healthy, holy relationships with others. What we do now matters, and it affects generations.
GHolland 5.0 out of 5 stars God’s Amazing Grace Powerfully Displayed Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2024 Verified Purchase Don Harper has skillfully woven the history of his earthly family together with the history of our like spiritual faith in such a deep and purposeful way that his stories will stay with you long after finishing this book. Time and time again you will have a front row seat of witnessing God‘s loving hands placed upon Don’s parents and their twelve (yes,12) children through times of darkest sorrow and times of blissful joy. Be prepared to laugh out loud at some of the antics you will read about perpetrated by Don and his siblings and have a tissue ready for when you are given just a glimpse of the incredible difficulties and trials of an African-American couple raising Godly sons and daughters in a deeply segregated South. I can truly say I am a better man for having read this beautiful story of one family’s faith in their Lord and Savior and their lasting legacy.