Ragman - reissue: And Other Cries of FaithUpdated with eleven new stories and meditations, this Gold Medallion–winning classic interweaves vivid stories, deep meditations, and provocative allegories that together explore the power and meaning of love within an often inhumane urban landscape. The opening chapter, "Ragman," remains one of Walter Wangerin Jr.'s most beloved works and leads the reader to thirty–three other writings, all bearing the author's trademark poignancy and lyricism. Ranging from gentle reflections to heart–rending invocations, these selections are powerful, thought–provoking explorations of the meaning of faith, the person of Christ, and the communion of believers. Again and again, Wangerin's cries of faith touch our deepest pains with rays of joyful healing. |
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... ! How like a rat's tooth , unworthy of any memory . Yet it is me . And behold ! You enter from the other side of time ; you stride from timelessness to this sole moment , to the ragged stretch of my existence 8 RAGMAN.
... sides : the She who would lose weight against the She who asks , " Why ? " and " So what ? " — the She whose desires are fed too much , even while they're hardly fed at all . “ It's your own fault , ” the first accuses ; “ two tons were ...
... side of his holy mountain : " I love a child . But he is stone in the palm of my hand . Then how shall I make him to know me , how crack his heart with the hammer , for- giveness ? — " The water had no right to be wine . Six jars stood ...
... side . I had no more words to say , a wretched father . We went home in silence , he to his room , I to my study , where I sat in my chair and could not move . I faced the open door and grieved for the past and the future together ...
Contents
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Time and the Christ | 27 |
De Aranea | 29 |
The Cry of the Whole Congregation | 32 |
A Christmas Pastorale | 92 |
A Minister for the Nations | 99 |
Servants of the Cross | 108 |
Clara Schreiber | 116 |
Body of Christ Youre a Woman | 128 |
Killing by the Little Cuts | 134 |
To Joseph at His Confirmation | 140 |
To Matthew at His Confirmation | 156 |
Lily | 50 |
The Poet and His Congregation to Christ | 59 |
THE SERVANT OF CHRIST | 61 |
The Time in the City 33 | 63 |
Preaching | 64 |
The Making of a Minister | 73 |
To Mary at Her Confirmation | 165 |
Fights Unfought Forgiveness Forgone | 174 |
To Talitha at Her Confirmation | 182 |
And Through the Night Watch Oer Your Beds | 191 |
The Body of ChristSet Free | 203 |