02/22/2024
Coming March 5: "The Mercy Seat" by our author Chip Arnold.
In his own words, "I am no scholar or professional theologian. My novels are simply an invitation for the reader to look into the heart and soul of these characters and feel an emotional tug. Once you imagine the secret inner life of an historical character, then you are living in their world, and the past becomes the present."
Hells Canyon is a neighborhood in Richland, Tennessee where tourists never venture, and locals fear to tread. Maxwell Crane, former Marine chaplain and pastor of The Mercy Seat church, struggles to provide a beacon of hope.
But others have their eyes set on Hells Canyon: power elites, robber barons, and street gangs seek their own gain at the cost of the beleaguered urban neighborhood. For the people who live there, it’s been a fight to exist their whole lives, and that fight is getting harder.
Maxwell doesn’t have to stay in Hells Canyon. He and his family could leave to live a comfortable middle-class existence. Instead, Maxwell chooses to risk his life—and the lives of those around him—to stand against the oppressors.
But what happens when this pastor crosses a line, taking justice into his own hands? Will his family, his community, and his God ever forgive him? Will he ever forgive himself?
'The Mercy Seat' is available for pre-order wherever books are sold!
