In times of greatest need, the Word leapt forth
... from the unknown, the unexpected. Throughout the millennia of human existence, in obscure country villages and opulent throne rooms across the earth, humble carpenters and enlightened princes spoke the truth of the universe until their very names Jesus, Lao Tzu, Muhammed, and Buddha radiated the beauty of the eternal Way. During the unusually warm spring of 1989, on the edge of the western plains of Minnesota, a new name joined them: Beecher Jones husband, father, high school principal, unwilling messiah. When engulfed in a malevolent fog, the town of Jefferson, Minnesota, descends into chaos, corruption, wickedness, and death. The only one who knows why is Art Benson, a physically deformed Native American mystic/plumber s assistant. He is also the only one who knows the Word has selected Beecher Jones to save the community and the world. Beecher struggles to ignore and resist Art s warnings until suffering and tragedy finally overwhelm him. In his weakest moment, he turns to the most unlikely of sources for strength and resolve the "broken-down blue-eyed Indian" Art Benson, Hollywood screenwriter Amanda Wilson, and himself. Their only weapon is the Story the Story that must be told. Read More