Alumni Publications February 2017
Eddie Ellis, MDiv 1991 is a life-long dog lover, an ordained minister, and a professor of New Testament. After earning a BA in English from Stetson University (1986) and an MDiv from Asbury Theological Seminary (1991), he served as a United Methodist pastor in Florida for seven and a half years. In 1998, he felt called to a ministry of full-time teaching and returned to school for the necessary training, earning a ThM from Candler School of Theology (1999) and a PhD in religious studies from Baylor University (2005). In 2006, he accepted a teaching position at Olivet Nazarene University, where he has now served as a professor of New Testament for ten years. He and his wife, Terri, live in Bradley, Illinois, with their two sons. Having grown up in rural Florida, where both agriculture and dogs played major roles in his life, Eddie is well acquainted with the world in which Good Boy, Achilles! is set.
Good Boy, Achilles! is based on the idea that, because we human beings are flawed and fouled up, God has given dogs the task of helping us along.
The story opens on a small farm somewhere in the Southeast, where a boy named Jeremy discovers that his family’s dog, Ginger, has finally given birth to her long-awaited puppies. Ginger explains to her puppies that they must leave the farm for new homes where they will take care of their own humans, for that is the Father’s plan. Jeremy’s parents tell him that the family can afford only one dog, Ginger, and will have to give the puppies away.
As the story progresses, however, Jeremy and his favorite puppy, Thunder, or, as Jeremy calls him, Achilles, become best friends, and Thunder comes to believe that he will remain on the farm as Jeremy’s dog. Will he? On the way to finding out, he and Jeremy learn some basic Christian theology and some important life lessons.
Fred Prasuhn, MACE 1990 is a lifelong learner and educator who believes that living life is a continual learning process. It is up to each of us, according to Fred, to learn and live growing each moment into our future. He considers himself a polymath or true renaissance person learning-living all he can using knowledge and skills gained to better himself and others. His many degrees in education and diverse experiences provide the foundation needed to educate others in a learning-living lifestyle. Fred also serves as facilitator-instructor for online courses in the subjects of adult education, educational/instructional technology, professional studies, and research. As a practical scholar Fred has published and presented many times sharing research and what he has learned with others. He has held membership and offices in national organizations including Adult Higher Education Alliance, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, and Association of Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education. Fred is a Lead Consultant and Founder of Tech-Wise Services (www.tech-wise.services); it’s mission is partnering with organizations to meet client and business needs through practical planning and technology integration.
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