Author's Bible Study Seeks to Build 'Good Samaritans'
Pulitzer Prize nominee Clifton Taulbert hopes his Bible study will motivate people to engage in unselfish acts of kindness. Taulbert, whose memoirs have been made into a movie ("Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored") and nominated for a Pulitzer ("Last Train North"), has transformed another book into biblically based teaching.
"Becoming a Good Samaritan: On Your Road Between Jerusalem and Jericho" is based on his "Eight Habits of the Heart," originally published in 1997. Designed for groups of up to 20, the 10-lesson curriculum includes a challenge to make a personal commitment to caring attitudes and assignments to engage in unselfish acts.
The lessons delve into the eight habits, which include such traits as brotherhood, dependability, friendship and a nurturing attitude. Those are qualities the Tulsa, Okla., author believes are necessary if the church hopes to become a community demonstrating Christ's character.
Taulbert unveiled the Bible study last August at Victory Christian Center's annual Word Explosion, which drew some 35,000 people to the Mabee Center at Oral Roberts University. Afterward, the audience responded with a standing ovation.
The acclaimed speaker, who credits the Holy Spirit with inspiring him to write the best-selling stories about those who raised and trained him, said he was overwhelmed by the reception.
"What I saw was people recognizing difficulties existed during legal segregation, but it also showed them when you yield to God you can do great things in spite of difficulties,"
Taulbert told "Charisma" magazine in the February issue, out now.
Pulitzer Prize nominee Clifton Taulbert hopes his Bible study will motivate people to engage in unselfish acts of kindness. Taulbert, whose memoirs have been made into a movie ("Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored") and nominated for a Pulitzer ("Last Train North"), has transformed another book into biblically based teaching.
"Becoming a Good Samaritan: On Your Road Between Jerusalem and Jericho" is based on his "Eight Habits of the Heart," originally published in 1997. Designed for groups of up to 20, the 10-lesson curriculum includes a challenge to make a personal commitment to caring attitudes and assignments to engage in unselfish acts.
The lessons delve into the eight habits, which include such traits as brotherhood, dependability, friendship and a nurturing attitude. Those are qualities the Tulsa, Okla., author believes are necessary if the church hopes to become a community demonstrating Christ's character.
Taulbert unveiled the Bible study last August at Victory Christian Center's annual Word Explosion, which drew some 35,000 people to the Mabee Center at Oral Roberts University. Afterward, the audience responded with a standing ovation.
The acclaimed speaker, who credits the Holy Spirit with inspiring him to write the best-selling stories about those who raised and trained him, said he was overwhelmed by the reception.
"What I saw was people recognizing difficulties existed during legal segregation, but it also showed them when you yield to God you can do great things in spite of difficulties,"
Taulbert told "Charisma" magazine in the February issue, out now.
