One of my Master's professors used to say "books are people." He encouraged us to see that when we read a book, we are having a conversation with someone we otherwise may have never had a chance to meet because of the realities of time and space. This is one of the handful of books I have read where I had the immense blessing of knowing the actual author long before I read the book. "Pasture" Scott is just that, an open field where during his pastoral tenure at New River we were able to see a field laid bare for us to plant and grow the fruit of the Spirit in. I have known many pastors and mentors in my life, but Pasture Scott is the one I claim as "my Pastor". His teaching was never loud or harsh, yet his words spoke clearly and boldly for those who had ears to hear. His tone and timbre echoed back to another Good Shepherd. I knew each message was not being parroted from whatever the voice of the day was, but something he had heard and walked through with the Spirit intimately. I was not sure what to expect from this book. I knew it would be honest and challenging. Although I knew most of the arcs of his story and struggles, this book filled in the gaps with the raw emotion Scott dealt with in his journey of loss and life. The things most of us never saw because he never saw his disability as a "crutch" to use his words. He saw his wheelchair as a pulpit, and never used it for emotional manipulation. Honestly, Scott was more free and whole than most I knew, including myself at the time. This books shares the pains and struggles he went through. Because I have not walked through a fraction of what Scott has, Scott's life, and now this book have made me a better friend and pastor to those facing the brutal realty of life in a fallen world. He made me re-examine my assumptions on disability, pain and healing. And when I became a pastor later, his life is the tone and timbre that I have modeled my field after. So if you have faced the tough realities of life in a broken world, are walking with those experiencing this, or want to learn to be a better friend to them in the process - Buy this book and read it. Keep it as a book to share with others.
I will be honest and say that I wanted more from this book, just like I wished I had more time while at New River. Not to say the book is lacking. It fulfilled its purpose completely. But the field that is Scott'a life has much more spiritual fruit to be produced. So here's hoping that a follow up tome could be produced that shares more of the lessons learned and taught along the ride.
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