A book I've gotten a lot out of is by Martin Smith, titled The Word is Very Near You. It is about praying with scripture as a way to encounter God, and is not at all about t-shirt cannons or anything like that. But it does have a lot of religious language, so I do not know if it would be a good choice for you. At any rate, since it is available at Amazon, you can read a couple of descriptions of it and lots of reviews.
Whether this is a book that helps you or not, I hope you find what you are looking for.
https://www.amazon.com/Word-Very-Near-Martin-Smith/dp/0936384816