AND THERE IT WAS. And it as an IT because he couldn't comprehend what it was he was looking at. His first thought was that it was a shadow cast by the chimney, but the sun was too high for that to be so. Next sooty residue from the chimney, but there'd been rain several times since the last time he'd lit the fire near on three months ago. Perhaps it was a stain that had etched into the corrugated iron, but if that was so why was it moving? And moving toward him. In an attempt to leave the aggravation of city life behind him, Clyde Filimore moves to the small country town of Welcome, taking up...

"When our focus is on the church instead of Christ, we lose the reality and vitality of both. That's John Hampton's theme in Flatlining, which is not only a compelling look at the failures and excesses of the church as we've come to know it, but also a road map to explore the church Jesus promised to build. If you care about recovering a view of the Gospel and a church experience that is as engaging as it is transforming, you'll want to read this book."

Wayne Jacobsen, 'Finding Church' and 'He Loves Me'

Fifty years ago, Billy Graham predicted that a time would...