Zeke

by Coy D. Roper

Overview

Zeke, a high school drop out, undistinguished veteran, and reformed alcoholic, almost accidentally becomes the elected police chief of a northeastern Oklahoma collage town in the 1960's. There he has a surprisingly successful term in office, dealing with public demonstrations, arresting burglars, overcoming prominent adversaries, and solving murders.
Zeke's personal life does not run smoothly. His wife starts going to church, and the two of them are converted, only to learn that the preacher is a pornography addict. He starts to collage only to witness a collage student on drugs commit suicide. He and Flo lose their only son, first to drugs, then to the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.
However in spite of personal challenges, Zeke earns a collage degree. And eventually he exposes, and brings about the destruction of "Trinity," a criminal organization which controls the drug trade. His exploits are publicized state wide, with the result that he is recruited to run for governor. But his corrupt opponent, financed by the Chicago mob, forces him from the race. he ultimately brings the mob boss to justice, and ends up teaching in elementary school --- the job he decides he was meant to do.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164902919
Publisher:	Coy D. Roper
Publication date:	07/12/2018
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	277 KB

About the Author

Dr. Coy D. Roper, born in Dill City, Oklahoma, has served as a preacher, teacher, and writer throughout his life-long ministry. After graduating with a B.S. degree in Bible from Abilene Christian University (1958), he earned the M.T. in secondary education at Northeastern State University (1966). Roper then completed the M.S. in Bible and missions from Abilene Christian University (1977), and he finished his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan's Department of Near Eastern Studies with an Old Testament concentration (1988). Roper earned the M.A. from Heritage Christian University with an emphasis in Greek (2007). Roper began preaching in 1955 for the church in Charlie, Texas. Since that time, he has preached in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Michigan, Canada, and Australia. In addition, he has taught at Western Christian College, Macquarie School of Preaching (North Ryde, Australia), Michigan Christian College, Lipscomb University, and Heritage Christian University. From 2000 to 2005, Roper served as the director of graduate studies at Heritage Christian. At present, he preaches for the Trent Church of Christ (Trent, Texas) and writes for Truth for Today World Mission School in Searcy, Arkansas. Coy and his wife, Sharlotte, have three children and ten grandchildren.