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Ricky Maye

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Born

in Cincinnati, The United States

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http://www.rickymaye.org

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Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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Malcolm Gladwell, Rob Bell ...more

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February 2012

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Ricky is a writer and public speaker who over the past 15 years has gained a reputation of engaging crowds and groups using his unique brand of word studies and insights on cultural traditions.

Ricky has spent his life seeking to ignite personal fires in the souls of his readers and listeners while challenging participants through thoughts and ideas and encouraging new paths and new personal heights.

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New Year REvolution

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“Your identity is not in who you can be. It is in who you always have been”

-Ricky Maye, The Outsiders

The year is ending.

This year we’ve seen new loves, many losses, and well, I’m sure you at be able to identify with this also, but a whole lot of bad choices.

A New Year’s resolution is often about coming to a determination with our beginning of the year fervency and pronounc

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Ricky Maye’s books

Average rating: 3.74 · 78 ratings · 25 reviews · 13 distinct works

	An Emerging Spirituality 3.48 avg rating — 33 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
	Barefoot Christianity 3.53 avg rating — 15 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
	Barefoot Christianity: The Rough Road Ahead in the Life of a Jesus Follower 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012	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
	Rethink Christianity: Taking a Second look at the footsteps of Jesus 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	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
	Rethink Christianity: Taking a Second look at the life of Jesus 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	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 Everyday Revolution liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	An Emerging Spirituality: Your Spiritual Revolution Without the Smoke and Mirrors 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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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	Outsiders: The Story of Success 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
	The Simplicity of Your Destiny: A Compilation of Notes and Thoughts on Faith 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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Selling Water by the River: A Book about the Life Jesus Promised and the Religion That Gets in the Way

by Shane Hipps

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Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son

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“stars are the scars of the universe”
― Ricky Maye, Barefoot Christianity

tags: abuse, recovery, scars, self-harm, self-help, stars, twloha

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“We don't look at the stars in the universe and say how tragic they are, how bruised they are, even though that is what they are. We look at them and speak of the beauty they contain. The inspiration they give us. Even though stars are the scars of the universe we don't see them as these broken pieces of gaseous matter, we see them as these majestic astrological blessings that give hope to billions. What if you saw yourself in that same light, or better yet what if you saw others in a similar way.”
― Ricky Maye, Barefoot Christianity

tags: abuse, christian, faith, love, pain, scars, self-help, stars, twloha

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“In all of your living, don't forget to live.”
― Ricky Maye

tags: addiction, adult, boss, child, dad, daddy, daily, day, depression, everyday-faith, family, father, life, living, mom, mommy, mother, purpose, self-harm, self-help, to-write-love-on-her-arms, twloha

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“Many people will never read a Bible, but they will read you.”
― Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

tags: christian-living, christianity, insperational, ricky-maye

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“Conversation isn't about proving a point; true conversation is about going on a journey with the people you are speaking with.”
― Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

tags: christian, insperational

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“I am not interested in coming to a conclusion or finding the “right” answer, I’m interested in going on a lifelong journey with this God who decided he wanted to walk this same journey with me.”
― Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

tags: insperational, spiritual, sprituality, universal-truths

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“Religion and spirituality can easily be intertwined; however, there is a very distinct separation between the two.”
― Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

tags: christianity, church, god, inspirational, religon

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“Many times in the Christian life, we focus on the five-minute salvation experience rather than the lifetime of work the Lord will put into us and the many paths and instances we will find God.”
― Ricky Maye, An Emerging Spirituality

tags: christian, christianity, god-s-grace, inspirational

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