Stumbling on Open Ground: Love, God, Cancer, and Rock 'n' Roll

Publisher Marketing: 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-have for anyone who has ever needed strength in moments of trial and doubt." Review Citations: Christian Retailing 01/01/2013 pg. 28 (EAN 9781400204601, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Mansfield, Ken KEN MANSFIELD's legendary career in the music industry began as a member of the Town Criers, a successful southern California folk group in the early 1960s. From there he moved to executive tenures as US manager of The Beatles' Apple Records and, director at Capitol Records, vice president at MGM Records, and president at Barnaby/CBS Records. As a record producer, he was instrumental in launching country music's "Outlaw" movement in the 1970s, producing Waylon Jennings' number-one 1975 landmark recording, Are You Ready for the Country, and Jessi Colter's number-one hit "I'm Not Lisa." Ken also produced the Gaither Vocal Band's 1991 GRAMMY and Dove Award-winning Homecoming album, which also launched another historical movement, the resurgence of Southern gospel music via the Gaither Homecoming series of recordings, videos, and concerts. Ken is now an ordained minister, a sought-after speaker, and the author of four other books: The Beatles, The Bible and Bodega Bay; The White Book; Between Wyomings; and Stumbling on Open Ground. He and his wife Connie currently reside in Florida. www.kmansfield.com.