R U M I N AT IO N S
by Dan Seagren
 
1. Uncommon Prayers    Prayers for young adults and couples
2. Church Relationships    Helps for church staff and leaders
3. Aging and Retirement    An agenda for aging and retirement
4. Love Carved in Stone    Translation into Russian
5. Other Writings    More Translations
6. Cobblestones    Excerpts from Dan's newest novel
7. Family Matters    Personal and family type affairs
8. The City Parson    Commentaries on current events
9.  Personalities in the Bible    Short biographies of Bible characters
10. Pithy Passages     Vignettes you don't wanna miss
11. Love Carved in Wood    A Devotional Study of the Life of Jesus
12. I'll Retire Tomorrow    A Novel of a  Salty Retiree
13. Senior Moments    Unforgettable moments for seniors
14. When Barkk Barks     How to choose and care for different pets
15. Conversations  With God     Imaginative stories with Biblical characters
16. Opinions     Often there are two sides (or more) to a topic

UNCOMMON PRAYERS
Praying is something most of us do. However, we do it differently when we're happy or sad, in trouble or after a victory. We pray in the morning or at night, before meals, under pressure and when we're lonely. We pray aloud or silently while standing, seated or kneeling. We pray in secret and in public. Regretfully, we don't always know what to say or how. Maybe we don't even know why we pray. 

Years ago I wrote a couple of books that are now out of print: 
 

Uncommon Prayers for Young Adults (published in Britain as Prayers Under Pressure)  and
Uncommon Prayers for Couples  Selected prayers from these volumes will be included from time to time for your perusal. Again, feel free to use them as you wish. See below.
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CHURCH RELATIONSHIPS
We talk about the weather yet we do not (or cannot) do much about it. The same is true with church relationships. I have been deeply concerned about some of the disconcerting happenings that plague many churches. This has resulted in a manuscript entitled:  The Harmonious Church.

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AGING and RETIREMENT
Dan had the privilege of spending ten years as chaplain at The Samarkand Retirement Community in Santa Barbara, CA. This followed a varied career as pastor, educator, author and chaplain with The Evangelical Covenant Church which involved ministries in several States, Scandinavia and Latin America. With an aging population driven by baby boomers and baby busters right on their heels, aging and retirement are perpetual challenges for the entire family.

The fascinating story of a salty retiree  I'll Retire Tomorrow by Dan Seagren is now available in paperback. Don't miss this unique book which is loaded with invaluable information for adults of all ages with various interests and needs.

Another manuscript is similar in content but more detailed: The Wisdom of Aging. This covers many of the most common, vital questions raised by adults, young and old.

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LOVE CARVED IN STONE
A few years ago, Dan's book Love Carved in Stone was published by Regal. Recently, GLINT (Gospel Literature International) has translated this book on The Ten Commandments into Russian and it was published in 1998 in the former Soviet Union. Click here to see the new translation.
Love Carved in Wood  is a unique devotional study of the life of Jesus, a carpenter by trade, who knew the value of craftsmanship, was familiar with a plow, sailed the Tiberias by boat, cursed a barren fig tree and eventually became Savior by "carving" love in wood.  Available on disk.
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OTHER WRITINGS
Uncommon Prayers for Young Adults was retitled in Britain as Prayers Under Pressure

Couples in the Bible has been translated into Spanish in Mexico with the title Parejas en la Biblia

Devotions for Young Adults has been translated into English and Afrikaans by Christian Art, an organization based in South Africa.

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