Recommendations

“Reed calls it his testimony. From Lancaster County to Japan to Silicon Valley--first love found and lost, questions of service during Viet Nam, silent and out loud questionings of a faith lost, then found. And for Reed, finding a novelist’s voice in a tradition that saw limited place for artistic expression. Whether or not you identify, as I do, with growing up on a Mennonite farm building fences, sweating under hay bales, fishing in the “big crick” and milking morning and night 365 days a year, all under the quiet but vigilant eyes of the pastor and the church, LOVER’S QUARREL is a must read.”
Willard Gingerich, PhD, Professor of English and Former Provost, Montclair State University

“As a past moderator of the Mennonite Church (MCUSA), my task was clear—keep people in conversation with each other! Mennonites have struggled with Biblical teaching for LGBTQ+ persons. Ken tells how he and his wife’s convictions resulted in a lover’s quarrel—they left the church they loved. He tells the story with humility and grace. That alone makes this book a valuable contribution to the conversation!”
Richard Thomas, Moderator (MCUSA) 2011-13, Superintendent, Lancaster Mennonite High School, 1983 – 2016