Kneel

Lamb Schwartz believes in Destiny - but only if it's spoken from the very mouth of God. His classmates dream of instant fame or settling down for a simple life in the suburbs. Lamb knows he has been set apart for the greatest purpose of his time: reclaiming the heart of America as the next celebrity pastor.Set in 2013 rural Ohio, Lamb grows up in a peculiar subculture of evangelicalism, torn between the worldviews of a spiritually addictive mother and agnostic father. Unafraid of proclaiming the hard truths of God's Word, Lamb looks to make good on his calling and wake up the sinners in his midst - one church at a time. Is his mission Spirit-led, or mentally disturbed?This novel walks a tightrope in discerning how impassioned rhetoric can sound like inspiration to many and narcissism to the rest. Borrowing from Flannery O'Connor's knack for the macabrely redemptive, KNEEL questions how we come to regard ourselves as sheep and who we cast off as goats - and provokes readers to wonder how there might be help and hope for all in the end.