{"product_id":"evangellyfish-pbk","title":"Evangellyfish: A Novel","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Rourke spun around and stomped out the door. Bradford followed him out. \"Don't you agree? We really need to do our part to reduce this epidemic of illicit banging in the evangelical world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/I-119.pdf?5824\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLook Inside the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Evangellyfish-Audiobook\/B0948756NM?qid=1663350665\u0026amp;sr=1-50\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_3_10\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=P72BWR2B6S8YSKP2BX8N\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003eListen on Audible*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek—a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.\\nWhen Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.\\nJohn Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of—only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him—and a lover or two—for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15107,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":10}'\u003eChad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek—a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek—a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.\\nWhen Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.\\nJohn Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of—only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him—and a lover or two—for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15107,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":10}'\u003eWhen Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek—a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.\\nWhen Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.\\nJohn Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of—only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him—and a lover or two—for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15107,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":10}'\u003eJohn Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of—only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him—and a lover or two—for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek—a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.\\nWhen Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.\\nJohn Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of—only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him—and a lover or two—for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15107,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":10}'\u003eYou can purchase this as an audiobook here or on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Evangellyfish-Audiobook\/B0948756NM?qid=1663350665\u0026amp;sr=1-50\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_3_10\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=P72BWR2B6S8YSKP2BX8N\"\u003eAudible\u003c\/a\u003e.*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek—a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead.\\nWhen Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise). Detectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play.\\nJohn Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of—only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him—and a lover or two—for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15107,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":10}'\u003e* All purchases made through this link will earn us a small commission through Amazon Associates, an affiliate program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat People Are Saying:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;\\\u0026quot;Before I dipped into this novel, I was told it was a satire. What satire? I was a pastor for 10 years, and reading this made me squirm. Wilson grasps the untold ambiguities that contemporary pastors experience. This is realistic fiction. No, make that just realistic.\\\u0026quot; — Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor, Christianity Today\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Scathing....Insightful....Hilarious....\\\u0026quot; ~Tim Challies, Author and Book Reviewer, Challies.com \\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Wilson's almost medical precision with the human soul makes Evangellyfish a fantastic read....\\\u0026quot; ~The American Conservative, May 2012\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;I have no desire to read yet another Elmer Gantry knockoff about a sex-obsessed preacher and his congregation of hypocrites. Fortunately, Evangellyfish isn't one more on the pile. Doug Wilson isn't writing about 'those crazy Christians,' he's writing about us crazy Christians. When you start this short novel, you'll want to believe it describes that big church across town. By the time you finish, you'll remember that it describes the bigger church you're a part of, that scandalous body that God keeps calling his. Wilson understands better than most that 'judgment must begin at the house of God,' and that God still dwells there despite the most squalid conditions. — Ted Olsen, Managing Editor, News \u0026amp; Online Journalism, Christianity Today\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Evangellyfish may be just what you’re looking for. Like almost everything Wilson writes, it’s witty, funny, and edifying. Especially edifying are the end of the story and how he portrays the Reformed Baptist pastor’s marriage and family. While this novel depicts sin, it doesn’t glorify it; sin is dark and has miserable consequences in this life.\\\u0026quot; ~Andrew David Naselli\\r\\n\\\u0026quot;Wilson's depictions, though comically exaggerated, are essentially accurate not only of Christian culture but of an America in which middle-class suburbia is the definitive mode. Thus Evangellyfish may be useful for the general reader. It's certainly not a Christian insider novel, and it's not gentle. It cuts deeply and shamelessly. It resorts to sexual double entendre that will make the more pious reader's skin crawl. But it will make sense to anyone who's witnessed the horrifying antics, political quagmires, and social foolishness common to American experience and to its Christian evangelical subculture in particular.\\\u0026quot; ~Aaron Belz, Books and Culture\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'\u003eWinner of the 2013 \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e Best Fiction Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Before I dipped into this novel, I was told it was a satire. What satire? I was a pastor for 10 years, and reading this made me squirm. Wilson grasps the untold ambiguities that contemporary pastors experience. This is realistic fiction. No, make that just realistic.\" \u003cstrong\u003e~Mark Galli, Senior Managing Editor, Christianity Today \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Scathing....Insightful....Hilarious....\" \u003cstrong\u003e~Tim Challies, Author and Book Reviewer, Challies.com \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Wilson's almost medical precision with the human soul makes Evangellyfish a fantastic read....\" \u003cstrong\u003e~The American Conservative, May 2012 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have no desire to read yet another Elmer Gantry knockoff about a sex-obsessed preacher and his congregation of hypocrites. Fortunately, \u003cem\u003eEvangellyfish\u003c\/em\u003e isn't one more on the pile. Doug Wilson isn't writing about 'those crazy Christians,' he's writing about us crazy Christians. When you start this short novel, you'll want to believe it describes that big church across town. By the time you finish, you'll remember that it describes the bigger church you're a part of, that scandalous body that God keeps calling his. Wilson understands better than most that 'judgment must begin at the house of God,' and that God still dwells there despite the most squalid conditions.\" \u003cstrong\u003e~Ted Olsen, Managing Editor, News \u0026amp; Online Journalism, \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvangellyfish is a ruthless, grimly amused, and above all honest look at one of the darkest corners in the western world. Douglas Wilson, a pastor of more than thirty years, paints a vivid and painful picture of evangelical boomchurch leadership...in bed. Chad Lester's kingdom is found in the Midwest. His voice crawls over the airwaves, his books are read by millions (before he reads them), and thousands ride the escalators into the sanctuary every Sunday. And Saturday. And Wednesday, too. He is the head pastor of Camel Creek--a CEO of Soul. And souls come cheap, so he has no overhead. When Lester is (falsely) accused of molesting a young male counselee, his universe begins to crumble. He is a sexual predator, yes. But strictly straight (and deeply offended that anyone would suggest otherwise).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetectives, reporters, assistant pastors, and old lovers and pay-offs all come out to play. John Mitchell is also a pastor, but he has no kingdom to speak of--only smalltime choir feuds. He is thrilled at the great man's fall, but his joy quickly fades when the imploding Lester calls him--and a lover or two--for help. How low can grace go? Whores, thieves, and junkies, sure. But pastors?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a father of three, and grandfather of seventeen. He is the author of numerous books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecluttering Your Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuture Men\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Exasperate Your Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUBLISHER: Canon Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: Douglas Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-10: 194450396X\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781944503963\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAGE COUNT: 232 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBINDING: Perfect bound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 5.25x8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePUB. 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