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Jamie Arpin-Ricci

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in Baudette, MN, The United States

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Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction

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Mary Doria Russell, Dorothy Day, Stephen King, Hugh Howey
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September 2011

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Jamie Arpin-Ricci is an author, speaker, and award winning bisexual/queer activist living in the inner city of Winnipeg, Canada with his family.

His novella, "The Last Verdict", was inspired by his years of friendship with men on death row. Receiving early praise from activists and best-selling authors, it is a breakout work of fiction.

Author of "Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick" (Paraclete Press, 2015), and "The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis & Life in the Kingdom" (IVPress, 2011), he has also contributed to several other books.

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	The Introvert Writer: Being Your Creative Best By Being Your Truest Self 3.55 avg rating — 141 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis and Life in the Kingdom by Jamie Arpin-Ricci (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.15 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Verdict really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 82 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Christ Together: Reflections On The Missional Life 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking Forward 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sinner Saint: A Novella of St. Patrick of Ireland 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	God's Fool: A Visual Celebration of St. Francis of Assisi 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“There is more hope in honest brokenness than in the pretense of false wholeness.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci, Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick

tags: christianity, faith, religion, saints, vulnerability

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“Agreeing to disagree' isn't license to hold hateful and condemning beliefs about me as though it doesn't negatively impact our relationship.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci

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“Incarnation is good news not because it offers us a way out of the mess of this world, but because it shows us what God's love looks like here and now.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci, The Cost of Community: Jesus, St. Francis and Life in the Kingdom

tags: mourning, sadness, selfishness, suffering, vulnerability

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“But still – that is our vocation: to convert the hostis into a hospes, the enemy into a guest and to create the free and fearless space where brotherhood and sisterhood can be formed and fully experienced.”
― Henri Nouwen

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“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”
― Cornel West

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“There is more hope in honest brokenness than in the pretense of false wholeness.”
― Jamie Arpin-Ricci, Vulnerable Faith: Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick

tags: christianity, faith, religion, saints, vulnerability

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“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: accountability, authenticity, belonging, courage, creativity, empathy, joy, love, meaning, purpose, spirituality, vulnerability

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“Worrying about scarcity is our culture's version of post-traumatic stress. It happens when we've been through too much, and rather than coming together to heal (which requires vulnerability) we're angry and scared and at each other's throats.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: fear, scarcity, society, stress, vulnerability

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