ISBN: 978-0-311-72665-3

What was it like to grow up in a small town in Texas in the ‘30s and ‘40s?

What was it like to find a satisfying career before 20 and follow it for more than 60 years?

Can the end of life be approached with optimism?

Must educational ambitions die when one passes 20-something?

Is long-term marriage still possible?

One man’s answers to these and other practical “life questions” are given by Joe Poe in Life at 80— as I Have Lived It. Its pages offer a surprisingly “good read”—entertaining, educational, inspirational. Twenty chapters are organized into six topical sections, and a 24-page photographic appendix offers images that illustrate the text.

Jorge Díaz, present General Director of Editorial Mundo Hispano/Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, writes:

I have had the privilege of being personally acquainted with Dr. Joe T. Poe since 1979. Some 29 of his 80 years! During these years I have observed him, worked with him, learned from him and from his natural and spiritual abilities—as a man, a husband, a missionary, an administrator, an editor, a historian, a preacher, a pastor, and a teacher. Nine tasks—sometimes carried simultaneously! And all with dignity and dedication.

I have given a special reading to two of the chapters in this book: The one on his preaching in Spanish (chapter 10) and the one on the churches he has served (chapter 11)… Knowing Poe as I do, I can imagine how difficult it must have been to write this autobiographical account. Just imagine! He can’t really speak bad of himself—though at times he “confesses” errors; neither can he lack a certain modesty even when “recounting” some of his many triumphs. Such writing is not the task for just anybody!

I encourage you to read the story of one man who, when the Lord calls him to His heavenly presence, will leave a legacy of permanent value in the lives of hundreds of men and women around the world…