Papa Dave: Encounters with God

By David L. Reece

Is God involved in the affairs of men? Is God involved in the affairs of your own life? God is certainly involved, and if you are attuned to his will, you can recognize what seems to be coincidence as really Gods sovereign working. Follow Daves life, his ups and downs, and see clearly how God was always at work, especially when the chips were down.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Feb 9, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490869254

David L. Reece

David Reeces passion has always revolved around the out-of-doors. Although he spent his life working primarily with fish and wildlife resources, his interest actually began as a youth in the woods and waters of Tennessee and North Carolina. Many of his earliest experiences resulted in profound life lessons. These life lessons laid the groundwork for many of the events that were described in his earlier book Papa Dave, Encounters with God. He and his wife, CK, live near the Mississippi River close to Millington, Tennessee.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015901850

WestBow Press rev. date: 02/06/2015

Contents

Acknowledgments

Dedication

Preface

Chapter 1    Introduction

Chapter 2    The Job

Chapter 3    Interlude

Chapter 4    The Bottom

Chapter 5    Beginning Again

Chapter 6    Trust

Chapter 7    The Word

Chapter 8    The Air Mattress

Chapter 9    The Turkey Hunt

Conclusion

Epilogue

About The Author

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I thank my wife, C.K., for her helpful comments on this book and for her undying faith in God’s sovereignty. I also thank my daughters, Cindy and Jennifer, for encouraging me to publish this book. Friends Rob Martin and Shawn Phillips provided helpful comments and technical assistance, respectively. Special thanks to Gowan Sterling for pulling this all together.

DEDICATION

When I hear my name, Papa Dave, my heart leaps.

I dedicate this book to my grandchildren;

Lane David Rucker

Autumn Elise Rucker

Levi Reece Worth

Violet Rain Worth.

PREFACE

As a Christian, I have become very concerned about the increased secularization of our country. Specifically, I am concerned about the country that will be the home to my grandchildren. I am grateful that my grandchildren have Christian parents that are committed to their proper nurturing and upbringing. But I think it is also important that they know their grandparents well. My goal in writing this book is to make sure that they get to know their grandfather’s beliefs and how God has been with me. Maybe this knowledge will give them encouragement during difficult times.

My Dad’s dad was Idus Theodore (I.T.) Reece. Other than a seed packet or newspaper the only thing any of us ever saw him read was the Bible. I am not aware of a day when he missed an evening Bible reading. I did not always understand what he was reading, especially out of the Old Testament, but his example to me was clear. The life I saw him live was his greatest testament. When my Granddad passed away in 1981 at the age of 95, I was 35 years old.

My own father, James Adolphus (J.A. or Jim) Reece was also a man of God. He raised me in a Christian home and was, without a doubt, the greatest influence on my life. He was a man of strength and character and in all the years I was