Stumbling on Open Ground by Ken Mansfield
Rock and Roll, Cancer, and
God’s Love Collide at the Crossroads of Doubt and Faith
Stumbling on Open Ground is a story of private trial and faith like
those found in the books of Esther and Job. Punctuated with stories from Mansfield’s
years in the music business—working with George Harrison and Waylon Jennings,
among others—Stumbling on Open Ground
is a private dialogue between a charismatic man, his loving wife, and the
extraordinary God who transformed them both in the middle of a heartbreaking
disease.
“Dealing with cancer is not as linear as
most books describe the ordeal. Going into it, going through it, and coming out
of cancer is not that orderly. The battle is more of a hanging on, a falling
apart, a sense of loss, and a lot of lonely flailing among the rubble.”
—Ken
Mansfield
Ken’s story is told in tandem
with his wife, Connie. She is the enduring comforter, a co-victim of cancer
whose capacity for selfless, empathetic eros
comprises the human counterpart to God’s agape.
This is the consummate love story of two people on a journey with God to the
edge and back.
Stumbling on Open Ground is a
must-read for anyone who has ever needed strength in moments of trial and doubt.
Ken
Mansfield is the former US manager of the
Beatles’ Apple Record Company and an award-winning producer. Ken is an
ordained minister and public speaker who appears at churches, colleges, and
events across the nation.
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