Mark R. Ramseth

Listen to Your Bread

Fiction

“Listen to Your Bread is a story set in the small town of Olean, New York, where a young Icky Haut finds identity and vocation. The story is subtle and empathetic, delving into the community and family ties of love, duty, sympathy, forgiveness, and faith. The grace of plain and ordinary people serves to raise the human spirit for those today who seek to find their center in a more strife-filled and impersonal world.”

Worship at a Crossroads

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Martin Luther King said, ‘Nothing is more dangerous than sincere ignorance.’ Quivik leaves no room for ignorance. She confronts the critique that worship life in the Protestant church today is racist. I note her work with the Black church and how that witness becomes foundational for her premise. Hers is an intellectual exploration of the church at worship, avoiding the quick alliance with popular culture and experimentation. Quivik exposes a ‘sincere ignorance’ about racism in worship and graciously gives us a way forward.”