About Larry
Tumbledown Memories
The facts are simple.
Larry is a writer, teacher, painter and pastor. He is grateful for his education at Beloit College, Johns Hopkins University and Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. But it is life that gives him words, a love of learning that brings him to classrooms and congregations, and a call to healing that guides his ministries.
Larry is a survivor. He has lived with Type One diabetes for over 50 years, has survived two heart attacks and not one but two strokes. Each disability became a new teacher, provided a new occassion to find life, and a new call to heal.
He has written two books, Journey of a Diabetic (1983, Simon and Schuster) and, with Gary Gunderson, the Leading Causes of Life (Abingdon, 2008). Two other books are underway–Over My Head, written with Dr. David Gumm, a neuropsychologist, tells the story of God’s disappearance, and powerful reappearance after his strokes. It will be published by Speedwell Press in January, 2010. 9The other, entitled the Geography of Healing, notes that while we assume people heal in hospitals, they actually don’t. We heal with our families, within our churches, and in our communities. Its interviews with doctors, hospital administrators, pastors and “regular people” helps us pay attention to that simple fact.
Larry has been married to Connie Pray for 38 years. They have four grown children–Tim, Ben, Andy and Emily Jane. He and Connie live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He may be reached at Larrypray@gmail.com