By Phillip Gulley and James Mulholland

Gully and Mulholland are both Quaker ministers.  They write a challenging book in a straightforward and thoughtful manner.  The book is easy to follow with ample anecdotal material to illustrate their thesis that God’s love is such that ultimately no one will remain outside God’s grace and salvation.

For those of us taught that we must have a particular conversion experience and an exclusive faith, the authors offer a challenging and inviting alternative.  I quote their concluding paragraph:  “In every soul, in every nation, race and religion, God has planted the seeds of this  (God’s) kingdom.  Some cultivate and nurture God’s seed and  some do not, yet even in those lives God is working, anticipating a garden of grace, a new Eden.  In the heart of this garden will stand a tree whose diverse branches shade all God’s children.  When we eat of its fruit, we will not die, but will live fully, fearlessly, and forever in unity and love.”

Submitted by Rev. Steve Corum