wordsmith - jdr
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Retired teacher - Writer |
| Location | Altoona, WI, United States |
| Introduction | Jim Rapp is a retired public school teacher. Before a 27-year teaching career he served six years as a pastor in River Falls, Wisconsin. After retiring from teaching he directed church drama for 12 years. Jim holds a Diploma in Theology, (NCBI Mpls) a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master’s Degree in History (Ancient Near East focus) from University of Wisconsin-River Falls 1971. Five of his seven original dramas have been staged. In twelve years as Director of Drama he co-directed, with Music Director Cheryl Brandt, twenty-two adult musical dramas and nine children’s musicals. Jim is author of seven books of poetry, Perfect Imperfection (2010); Sandals: The Journey of Abraham and Sarah and Hagar (2010); Second Crop: More Poems by Jim Rapp (2012); Etcetera: An Eclectic Expression of Humors (2013); Chips (2014); Stepping into the Unknown (2016) and The Politic Poet (2018). He is also author of Inga & Olaf: Modern Parables (2015); Sermon on the Mount: Brief Meditations (2011) and 7 Royalty-free Christian Drama Scripts (2014). Jim Rapp’s publications are available in print and as e-books. |