Best Selling Books by Ray Friesen

Preaching is a challenging, privileged, and awesome responsibility. As important as mining the text for its meaning and message and making connections to our twenty-first-century world is the responsibility to engage the imaginations of the people in the pews (or chairs). In this book, Ray Friesen—life-long preacher and retired pastor—has provided twenty examples of how to be creative and engage those imaginations. Most were written under the pressures of bi-vocational ministry (preaching forty times a year as half-time pastor and operating a mediation practice). They are offered to you, not as sermons for you to preach, but as examples of what is possible, even with all the other responsibilities you may have. Each sermon and type of creativity will create an opportunity to set your imagination and creativity free to engage the imaginations, hearts, and dreams of your parishioners.

Pirate Penguin vs. Ninja Chicken (Book 1): Troublems with Frenemies. So what is this book about? It''s about a Pirate Penguin named Pirate Penguin and a Ninja Chicken who isn''t (ninjas are too sneaky to let you know their real names. Hint: It isn''t Harold.) They are the bestest of friends and also the worstest of enemies all at the same time (just like in real life! Only more cartoony of course.) I think you''ll like this book, there are about a bajillion jokes inside, and it''s filled with action, adventure and arguments. Sometimes the stories are really teeny, about stuff like ice cream or origami, and sometimes the story gets really epic-tastic, filled with spaceships and giant monsters and evil koalas and stuff (just like real life!). Plus, being about pirates, there are at least 17 swordfights (that''s the rule with pirates). You''ll just have to go ahead and read it to see if you like it, I''ve run out of back cover room to convince you how awesome it is anyway. (How awesome? SO AWESOME!)

Set phasers for maximum silly: Ray Friesen, the non-stop sugar rush called by BOOKLIST ''''a manic blend of mayhem and adventure,'''' is back for more! When Pirate Penguin and Ninja Chicken stumble across a mystical lost sword, a rip-roaring aquatic adventure ensues, with appearances by cousin Privateer Puffin, the terrifying Pirate Queen, and two unforgettable "mermaids." PLUS: our heroes get trapped in a Swedish furniture store, and a dozen more wacky short stories!

You’re telling me this pirate is a penguin?? That’s not all, buddy. This ninja is a chicken. And in their THIRD ridiculous book together, they’re even funnier than ever! Your favorite Flightless Fighting Friends, those Bouncy Battle Birds are back! They never left! They’ve been standing right behind you this whole time! But in a fun way, not a creepy way. Don’t turn around. Or do! I’m not the boss of you. PIRATE PENGUIN VS NINJA CHICKEN (BOOK 3): MACARONI AND BEES?!? contains: a big pile of random comics on important topics such as werewolf shampoo, frivolous time travel, and anti-gravity popcorn! Absolutely no Macaroni OR Bees! The Top Secret Long Lost origin story of Pirate Penguin (hint: he’s probably from space)! AND finally, after all this time, the ultimate versus, to decide who will win the friendship once and for all! (hint: Ninja Chicken) Also! As a bonus, using state of the art inflatable-origami-technology, this book can transform into over 8 types of hats, to help you express your entire personality through headgear, the Pirate Penguin Way. Note: any folding or inflating of this book may cause it to get ruined forever, but it’s totally fine, don’t worry about it.

Adventure! Humor! Silly hats! In this tale, some pirates are cranky over the cancelation of Pirate Wednesday, their only opportunity to sell Pirate-Cookies. Can Vice-Penguin Mellville save the day? Probably. Interspersed are stories of Captain Cautious, the timid superhero in "The Kungfu Tofu Snafu, and Tbyrd Fearlessness and his search for fame, glory and lunch. Guaranteed 100% Comedy and Mayhem.

Two best "frenemies" have tons of fun, fights, and frozen treats in this collection of comics featuring the funniest pair of fowl you''ve ever seen. Pirate Penguin and Ninja Chicken are friends. Or maybe they''re enemies. Heck, if they can''t keep track, then how can we!? Whatever they are, they''re definitely hilarious. We think you''ll like this book: there are about a bajillion jokes inside, and it''s filled with action, adventure and arguments. Sometimes the stories are really teeny, about stuff like ice cream smoothies or making fun of your friends (just like real life!), and sometimes the story gets really epic-tastic, filled with spaceships and giant monsters and evil koalas and stuff (just like real life!). Plus, since it''s about pirates, there are at least 17 swordfights (that''s the rule with pirates). Perfect for friends, enemies, and "frenemies," this full-color collection of wacky adventures will keep you cracking up with no "troublem."

In a vaguely medieval setting, a hardboiled and bookish young princess dreams of a daring escape from her stupid wedding. The plan involves precision timing, punching, and of course, a swarm of pterodactyls. A heartwarmingly ridiculous story of revenge, weird cults, temporal anomalies, warrior ghosts, and more flying reptiles than any other comedic fantasy novella, GUARANTEED. ''The Princess and the Pterodactyls'' is a collaboration between noted pseudonym J. Bartholomew Hivemind, and himself. This mighty tome attempts to answer the question humanity has been asking since eternity began: "Huh?

"A buncha silly comics and stories"--Cover.

You''re telling me this pirate is a penguin?? That''s not all, buddy. This ninja... is a chicken. And in their THIRD ridiculous book together, they''re even funnier than ever! Your favorite Flightless Fighting Friends, those Bouncy Battle Birds are back! In fact, they never left! They''ve been standing right behind you this whole time! But in a fun way, not a creepy way. Don''t turn around. Or do! I''m not the boss of you. Pirate Penguin vs Ninja Chicken (Book Three): Macaroni and BEES?!? contains: — A big pile of random comics on important topics such as werewolf shampoo, frivolous time travel, and anti-gravity popcorn — Absolutely no Macaroni OR Bees — The Top Secret Long Lost origin story of Pirate Penguin (hint: he''s probably from space) — AND finally, after all this time, the ultimate versus, to decide who will win the friendship once and for all! (hint: Ninja Chicken) Also! As a bonus, using state of the art inflatable-origami-technology, this book can transform into over 8 types of hats, to help you express your entire personality through headgear, the Pirate Penguin Way. Note: any folding or inflating of this book may cause it to get ruined forever, but it''s totally fine, don''t worry about it.

Inept conman Tbyrd Fearlessness meets up with ignorant newcomer Fristlepants Cassowary and they attempt to get their hands on some money and reclaim Fristlepants'' stolen claim to a silver mine.

Set phasers for maximum silly: Ray Friesen, the non-stop sugar rush called by BOOKLIST "a manic blend of mayhem and adventure," is back for more! When Pirate Penguin and Ninja Chicken stumble across a mystical lost sword, a rip-roaring aquatic adventure ensues, with appearances by cousin Privateer Puffin, the terrifying Pirate Queen, and two unforgettable "mermaids." PLUS: our heroes get trapped in a Swedish furniture store, and a dozen more wacky short stories!

The most beloved Fairy Tales of all time don''t have ANY dinosaurs, robots, zombies, or space aliens in them. We fixed that! With lots of crazy silliness, magical science, and helicopters made of Bacon, this anthology of weirdness features dozens of fantastic illustrators making stories you''re familiar with waaaaay more awesome.

It''s the ultimate showdown, Our Heroic-ish Pirates versus Those Lousy Vikings to decide the fate of a kingdom! Who will be the victorious, bearded, giant-hat-wearing masters of the sea? Their weapons of choice? BAKED GOODS! Deliciously-Evil Viking Pie, a threat to their homemade pirate cookies, forces Captain Scurvybeard and crew to embark on a quest to find the ultimate pastry: The long lost CUPCAKES OF DOOM! It gets rather silly.

Collection of short comics by Ray Friesen featuring the characters from RQW, Captain Cautious, Tbyrd fearlessness and Blather time.