Ray's Ramblin' Reflections Nonfiction Page

Forbes, James. The Holy Spirit and Preaching. You would think that you could expect something unique from someone who is ordained in two denominations

Kidd, Sue Monk. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine. HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. I do not remember being angry the first time I almost finished reading this book...

McLaren, Brian. a Generous Orthodoxy. By contrasting and outlining the different emphases/streams of the Christian tradition, Brian McLaren seeks to fill out our understanding...

Mead, Loren. The Once and Future Church: Reinventing the Congregation for a New  Mission Frontier.  Deck furniture. If I have heard the analogy one time...

 Miller, Donald and John MacMurray. To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up without a Father. Navpress, 2006.  If you have ever picked up one of his previous books, particularly Blue Like Jazz ...

Ramsey, Dave. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness. If you want to know what is in this book without reading it, you could catch a couple of episodes...

  Sprague, Minka Shura.  One to Watch, One to Pray: A Devotional Introduction to the Gospels. I remember when a seminary professor told me that critical Biblical study forces students to confront what they believe about the Church, among other things. . .

Taylor, Barbara Brown Leaving Church, A Memoir of Faith. "Leaving church" is not the same as "loosing faith" or even "leaving God." In a large part of the Christian tradition

Tickle, Phyllis A. Greed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. It is indeed notable that this book is part of a series of lectures sponsored by Oxford University Press and...

Warren, Rick. The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?   This could be a dangerous book. Getting people to think...

Wasserstein, Wendy. Sloth. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. The crying question that confronts the reader of this book is why a sloth would take the time to write it...

Zaragoza, Edward C.  No Longer Servants, But Friends: A Theology of Ordained Ministry. Abingdon, 1999.. It almost always works out that way. Just when you thought you had a handle on it...

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