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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #000000"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span><font face="Times New Roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">ROD’S RECOMMENDED READING</font></font></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">(Updated on my 75<sup>th</sup> Birthday)</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Selected books which have impacted my life and remained
“friends” for all these years.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span><font face="Times New Roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"></font></font></span></b> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">C.
S. Lewis, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>MERE
CHRISTIANITY</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">An old friend
since high school days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Basic stuff
that started my journey.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Lord
Dunsanay, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE KING OF ELFLAND’S
DAUGHTER</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Fantasy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Other World (in the midst of this
world).</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Paul
Tillich, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE SHAKING OF THE
FOUNDATIONS</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Great sermons
of one of the twentieth century’s greatest theologians. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Includes “You Are Accepted,” a moving
description of the experience of grace.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Isaac Asimov, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>FOUNDATION</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Classic
SF.</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">H.
Richard Niebuhr, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE MEANING OF
REVELATION</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">The ‘story of
our lives’ from the inside of the faith community.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">John
L. Epps, Editor, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>BENDING HISTORY,
TALKS OF JOSEPH WESLEY MATHEWS</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">A founder of
the Order: Ecumenical lays out the practical applications of 20<sup>th</sup>
century theology for living and renewing the local church and
society.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">D.
H. Lawrence, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>SELECTED
POEMS</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">DHL, a
Christian poet or just saying it the way it is?</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">The
Modern Reader’s Bible, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE BOOK OF
JOB</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Job ponders
suffering, the advice of ‘friends,’ and the limits of his
existence.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">David Darlington, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>ANGELS’ VISITS, AN INQUIRY INTO THE
MYSTERY OF ZINFANDEL</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">The pleasure
and joys of a good Zin.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Charles Hedrick, Editor, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>WHEN FAITH MEETS REASON, RELIGION
SCHOLARS REFLECT ON THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Such
diversity!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Herman Hesse, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE JOURNEY TO THE
EAST</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">If you are on a
spirit journey don’t lose your violin or snub your canine
friends.</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Friedrich Heer, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE MEDIEVAL WORLD</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">A passionate
portrait of the so-called ‘dark ages.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A lot of ferment and innovation was happening!</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Nikos Kazantzakis, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>REPORT TO GRECO</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">A bubbling vat
of sensual experience, intellectual ideas and spirit wisdom is captured in this
autobiography.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Nikos Kazantzakis, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE SAVIORS OF GOD, SPIRITUAL
EXERCISES</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">The
distillation of a life’s spiritual odyssey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Moving, powerful and poetic, very
inspirational.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>May be out of
print.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Ocatavio Paz, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE LABYRINTH OF SOLITUDE, LIFE AND
THOUGHT IN MEXICO</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Somewhat dated,
but a ‘must read’ if you are planning a trip to Mexico.</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">T.
Harry Williams, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>HUEY
LONG</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">The best
biography of Huey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Saint or
demagogue? The chapter on how the first woman Senator in the US was elected on
her own right is a marvelous description.</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">William Dale Jennings, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE RONIN</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Based on a zen
myth, you won’t be able to put it down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Are you looking for results in life?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This will give you pause. A must
read!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>May be very hard to
find.</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Robert Bly, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE
LITTLE BOOK ON THE HUMAN SHADOW</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Jungian
psychology 101.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Robert W. Funk, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>HONEST TO JESUS</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">‘The Book’
summarizing NT criticism by the leading scholar behind the Jesus
Seminar.</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Frank Herbert, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>DUNE</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">Missional
discipline, the Order and environmental stewardship in one SF
potboiler!</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Robert W. Funk and Roy W. Hoover, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>THE FIVE GOSPELS, THE SEARCH FOR THE
AUTHENTIC WORDS OF JESUS</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">The summary of
the work of the Jesus Seminar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What
did Jesus really say?</font></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></i> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman">Herman Hesse, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><u>SIDDARTHA</u></i></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><font face="Times New Roman">The Buddha’s
life story.</font></i></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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