Holy Ghost Girl: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592407358 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Johnson has written about religion for The Dallas Morning News and other publications. Holy Ghost Girl won the Mayborn Creative Nonfiction prize as a work in progress. Donna lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, the poet and author Kirk Wilson. Donna M
Donna Johnson sorts through her story with great insight, compassion and humor, giving us an indelible portrait of a charismatic preacher and the faithful who so desperately believed in him.” — Jeannette Walls, author of New York Times bestsellers The Glass Castle and Half Broke Horses“Holy Ghost Girl turns, as good books must, from promising read into sure bet. If you're a fan of The Glass Castle, you'll be mesmerized by Donna M. Ms. Johnson's true-life tale of how her young life was upended by her mother's love affair
Fascinating Insider View I've never had the opportunity to visit a holy roller tent revival with a blood and thunder preacher renowned for his ability to heal deafness, blindness, lameness, tumors, and every sort of affliction. If one did come to town, I'd probably keep my distance, but I'd be intensely curious about the goings-on within. Donna Johnson not only tells us about the services, she gives richly detailed accounts of how Brother David Terrell's hands would turn red and hot and tremble with supernatural energy as he began healing sessions. She also gives detailed accounts of how Terrell ran his camp of followers and conducted affairs of all sorts with the . K9 said THANK YOU for validating my entire childhood!!!. Donna, thank you so much for validating my childhood! I was raised as a Terrellite for 18 years, and can attest to most of her accounts of this man's history. My family even testified in behalf at his IRS trial in San Antonio. Thank you so much for writing this book, bringing this to light and validating the thousands of children who knew no better for so long. The ones who begged God to let them awaken from their nightmares, their depression and the ones who had to throw out everything they had ever learned about spirit and start all over again. I spent the first half of my life waiting to be quartered and tortured by communists, storing f. Enjoyed Holy Ghost Girl very much Alanna Enjoyed Holy Ghost Girl very much. It is amazing to me that someone can come out whole from an experience like this. Most of us will find a new appreciation for our won childhoods after learning what Donna lived through. There were so many contradictory messages coming from the ministry her family followed under the tent and her home life involving the minister. Close relationships with Bother Terrill, the minister and his children complicated Donna's life. Her mother could rationalize anything into a God sanctioned demand!
Long before the Blues Brothers coined the term, Donna M. Recounted with the deadpan observations and surreal detail only a kid would notice, Holy Ghost Girl bypasses easy judgment to articulate a rich world in which the mystery of faith and human frailty share a surprising and humorous coexistence.. And that’s just what went on under the tent.As Terrell became known worldwide during the 1960s and ’70s, he enthralled—and healed—thousands a night, andthe caravan of broken-down cars and trucks that made up his ministry ev