an epistle from a dying father to his son... john ames is a seventy six year old preacher in iowa writing a letter for his six year old son to read when he grows up... the book is a little bit about everything... love, peace, tolerance, grace, forgiveness, redemption... it's just really really good... parts of it made me think of my family, things made me laugh (tying a piece of hot dog to a string to have a cat play chase with you), and things made me cry. i thought it was a lovely book and might post a few passages later once my folks have finished reading it.