John said of his writing, “My Dad’s life and
his experiences as a Detroit
Policeman motativated me to write,
In 1928 Immigrant’s Son becomes a
Policeman. This story was based on
my memories of stories I heard while
growing up and my own personal
experiences.
Several years after I wrote my first story, I
found three of my father’s notebooks
dated 1948. After reading his
notebooks it made me aware of my
Fathers’ ideas about the future and
the depth of his interpretation of
social disorders, which motivated me
to write, “The Vision and Prophecies
of a Patrolman written in 1948.” I
found out my father, besides being a
policeman was a Preacher and
Prophet. I started with his
recording of Jesus’ life because he
was a devoted Christian. I included
many quotes Michael made from the
bible and about the history and the
problems of Christian Churches. The
Christian religion gave birth to our
laws here in America. He felt a
struggle after WW2 was beginning
with our legal system because many
in the government and in the public
question the Christian beliefs. This
lack of belief was leading to
changes in the laws of our country.
Our new laws would be either the law
reason law or the law of will. I
felt it important to include what
Michael witnessed one night in
1941. He felt blessed to have seen
the trinity, I included his drawing
of what he saw. In the last chapter
I labeled as the World’s mysteries,
I felt what he wrote here was an
appropriate end to his story.
John M. Sparks is the author of In 1928
Immigrant's Son becomes a Policeman
and The Vision and Prophecies of a
Detroit Patrolman written in 1948.