Churchgoers

Churchgoers traces the fate of ecstatic religious experience in the practical, matter-of-fact Midwest by examining the lives of Mitchell Chandler, a molecular biologist on the fast track who begins to have paranormal experiences; Randy Overmeyer, a Pentecostal preacher who met God on angel dust and has never looked back; and Randy's pretty, trapped wife Lee, whose main problem is that God never goes away. All reader preconceptions quickly go out the window, and what we are left with at the end is a deeply satisfying experience, shared with unforgettable characters, that moves beyond formulation, creed, or belief. Those who have ears, let them hear.