The sixth scripture-inspired installment of Griggs's saga (Goodness and Mercy, etc.) again follows the adventures of the friends and family of Pastor George Landris and his rival, the Reverend Marshall Walker . Clarence Walker, Marshall's son has upset his father by defecting to Landris's mega-church in Birmingham, Alabama but another plot twists investigates the mystery of 99-year-old Ransom Perdue who might be the long-lost father of not one but two women. . As Johnny Mae, Landris's novelist wife plans Perdue's 100th birthday, former exotic dancer Garbrielle Mercedes faces heroic struggles. Her very sweet courtship with Dr. Zachary Morgan is tested not only by her past but by Leslie, his disapproving mother, and a horde of free-loading relatives who arrive on her doorstep, expecting her to take them in. Full of crazy church politics and a huge cast, Griggs keeps this on-going story alive by addressing the challenges of living by Biblical rules with homespun humor. Fans will be pleased.
