{"product_id":"the-church-of-whosoever-extra-grace-required-9781944820688","title":"The Church of Whosoever: Extra Grace Required","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Church of Whosoever: Extra Grace Required\u003c\/em\u003e follows the intersecting lives of LGBT Christians as they strive to express their faith and cope with the after-effects of their pastor's heart attack. Among the congregants are a single grandmother, evicted from her home and marginalized by her family, wondering what comes next; a lesbian couple struggling to be good foster parents to a young man who's discovering his way; an African-American female impersonator returning to COW after a long absence and finding the love of his life; a dual-gendered man, whose son runs away after finding him dressed in women's clothes, giving these clothes to Goodwill and vowing to play it straight; a nameless chain-smoker lurking in the church's shadows and imagining the worst; and diverse others - whose stories touch upon the challenges faced by LGBT Christians as they strive to embrace and share God's love and reconcile themselves to a world that often doesn't support them - collectively considering how to respond to their long-serving pastor's imminent retirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHill, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Rob Hill was raised in a military family, then served 20 years as a U.S. Army officer. After retiring from active duty, he spent a decade working in broadcasting and education and, as fate would have it, returned to the Army as a civilian, writing doctrine, developing curriculum and, today, serving as edit0r-in-chief of a technical magazine. He's been a life-long churchgoer. Over the years, he and his family have been members of Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Metropolitan Community Church congregations. After spending a year in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, he decided, at age 54, to get a tattoo, comprised of the following words from 1 John 4:18 - There is no fear in love, for perfect love casts out all fear. This is his first novel.\"","brand":"Robert Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623595901202,"sku":"9781944820688","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c54b0bf-8c60-4291-834e-1a54119e3883.jpg?v=1758641198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-church-of-whosoever-extra-grace-required-9781944820688","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}