"The Christmas Tree Lot" features a novelette about the church's attempts to start a Christmas tree lot as a fundraiser. But grumpy Pastor O'Donnell, bubbly Missy Moore, sweet choir director Shane Reed, and Shane's secret crush, Audra Park, get trapped with Kevin Boyer and his two rambunctious daughters when a blizzard descends on Normal. Meanwhile, Kevin's wife, Jill, is attempting to host the annual women's group party under the critical eye of elderly Henrietta Miggins. Supplementing the novelette are several short stories about Christmas time at the Little Green Church. You'll hear about...

In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there's a little green church at the corner of Wilson and Elm... So begins each story of the misadventures of the congregation, clergy, and staff of a small town church. "L.O.L.: Little Old Ladies" tells tales of three senior women - curmudgeonly Henrietta Miggins, stately Betsy Davis, and put-upon Celia Simmons - known around the church as the Little Old Ladies... though you probably don't want to call them that to their faces The short stories in this collection tell of the time Henrietta volunteered for the role of greeter one Sunday - with a bit of...

In the town of Normal, Pennsylvania, there's a little green church at the corner of Wilson and Elm... So begins each story of the misadventures of the congregation, clergy, and staff of a small town church. The tales collected in "The Blessing of the Animals" begin with the story of how an ornery gerbil upended a whimsical annual tradition. They continue with Pastor O'Donnell's poorly thought-out attempts to bring spiritual enlightenment to his flock through technology in "A/V" and "Video Game Ministry." Other stories tell of the romantic misadventures of the pastor's teenage daughter, Katie,...