And you invited me in

The title is taken from WEB: Matthew 25:35, "for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in." A self-styled "Conservative Christian", Cheryl tackles the evolution of conditional love. I used to know what a Conservative Christian was. Cheryl made me forget. It is amazing what you can learn when you realize you don't know something.

The context is AIDS, homosexuality, family, church and community. The goal is reconciliation. The method is the education of the Heart. Love is more than a feeling or an expression to Cheryl. It is something you DO! I could go on, but Cheryl does it so well.

http://www.cherylmosstyler.com/Home.php
http://andyouinvitedmein.wordpress.com/
http://www.amazon.com/You-Invited-Me-Novel/dp/1582701660

One must have patience with the characters, some lead, others are dragged, still others persist in the darkness. One senses a lingering hope that the institutional church and its doctrines can evolve too.

Tarvid ranks it ***** among the remaindered books of 2008. (Think of a star as a kiss.)

PS. If you still cling to the notion of Bible in-errancy, try WEB Matthew 25:30 Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’