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Posted by Mike Ramey on July 23, 2024 at 10:01pm in Commentery

 

CRITICAL CONDITION BY JAMES A. MCMENIS

 

“When inferiority is allowed to take root in our hearts, it leads to an inferiority complex.  This is poisonous.  It will negatively affect every area of your life and all of your relationships.”

 

--Critical Condition

By James A. McMenis

      There is good criticism, and there is bad criticism.  Our current world is swimming in bad criticism as men and women, boys and girls—even in the church—do NOT know the true difference between the two.  Pastor James A. McMenis come brining a work that will give the reader a clear difference between the two in Critical Condition: The Danger of Being Over Critical and Judgmental (2016, 145 pages, Xulon Press).

      McMenis, of Word of God Ministries out of Shreveport, Louisiana, has produced a book from a biblical perspective on being judgmental and overly critical in relationships, in the church, on the job, and out in the streets.  One could say that this book should become recommended reading among grades 6-12 students…as well as their teachers.  The KJV Bible is loaded with great examples of how one should control their mouth—especially in those heated situations we tend to find ourselves on a day-to-day basis.

      If you find yourself being overly critical, McMenis provides some much-needed spiritual food for thought that will help you to get rid of a critical spirit and re-launch your mind with biblical scripture and principles that will take the ‘sting’ out of your tongue.  McMenis pulls from his own experiences in a variety of sections of this book—experiences that may seem a little painful for some, but that will cause you understand how important it is to overcome an overly critical stronghold(s) in your life.  This is a book that will be a reference to turn to over the course of time.

      This is NOT a book that one may digest in one sitting.  It is easy to ‘hunt down’ your area of weakness in your thinking to develop an overcoming mindset.  Chapters include: The “Critical” Condition, Envy, Defensiveness and Love Unfailing, Uncompromised.  However, it is recommended to take this work one chapter at a time, as there are a LOT of moving parts to study.

      Critical Condition: The Danger of Being Over Critical and Judgmental can be found through your favorite electronic book connection, or through your local bookstore.  It’s worth the hunt!

      Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, syndicated columnist, book reviewer and consultant.  “On Line Reviews” is one of a variety of syndicated column titles which Ramey has or has had in print or cyberspace form from Barnstorm Communications International since 1996.  If you care to drop him a line, or a whine, feel free to reach him at manhoodline@yahoo.com. ©2024 Barnstorm Communications International.

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Rev. M. G. “Mike” Ramey (Retired) served as the Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist & Media Consultant of “The Gang Line”. He had been interviewed in the U. S. and abroad on radio, television, and Internet about the dangers of Modern Street Gangs since 2007. His writings on Modern Street Gangs abound in print and online. Previously, he served as an award-winning broadcast journalist, producer, and TV/Radio talk show host. He has also served as a staff writer, section editor, and syndicated columnist. Ramey has won—or helped to win—some two dozen journalism awards and citations. He also holds a Police Citation for Citizen Bravery from the Indianapolis Police Department (1986). Ramey is also married, an Ordained Minister (Retired) and a KJV Bible Teacher.

Ramey is a Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist with Certifications in Law Enforcement (2006), Non-Law Enforcement (2010), and Gangs & Cults Ministry (2017). He also has endorsements in K-12 Gang Issues and Transnational Gangs. He also carries Specialist Ratings in Cult/Occult Crime, and Transnational Human Trafficking. Ramey has also served with several International anti-gang ministries, including Gangstyle.com of Washington state (2004-2009), Thug Exposed Ministries of California (2010 to 2015) and Bishop Outreach Ministries of Florida (2010 to 2015).

In 2011 “The Gang Line” offered training and certification coursework for those interested in becoming certified Modern Street Gang Specialists: Training approaches the anti-gang ministry field through the combined use of spiritual (biblical principles/discipleship) and criminal (gang members and gang crime). From 2015-2017, Ramey served as an Advisory Board Member for the School of Criminal Justice at Harrison College, Indianapolis, Indiana, with a specialty of Organized Crime & Gangs. From 2017-2019, Ramey served as a Bible Teacher to at-risk detained juvenile offenders at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center with his own Bible-based Curriculum centering upon Biblical Life Skills taught from the Book of Proverbs.

Rev. Ramey’s skill set includes having been a veteran substitute teacher (Secondary Education), a college instructor for two Bible colleges in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, a Probation Officer (Intensive/High Risk & School-Based) with the Marion County Juvenile Court, and a peer grant reviewer of anti-gang grant programs with the U.S. Department of Justice (2010). He also created, designed, and taught the course “Modern Street Gangs: Developing Urban Ministry Strategies—UM-190” at Crossroads Bible College, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009 & 2010). In 2013, Ramey served as a post-production Consultant for Chick Publications’ national anti-gang comic: “Black Angel”. It was translated into Spanish in 2014.

Ramey has written extensively on the topic of Modern Street Gangs with two Internet columns: “The Gang Line” and “The Gang Line Blogger” which abound in cyberspace. In a post-pandemic society, the motto of The Gang Line still rings true: “Spiritual Solutions for Spiritual Problems!”

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