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Chapter 2: The Echo of Division
In the heart of the Bible Belt, a kaleidoscope of denominations paints the landscape, each with its own distinct identity. Within a mile, you'll find Baptists, Methodists, Pentecostals, Holiness churches, and more – a dozen steeples piercing the sky within a few blocks. Each steeple stands as a testament
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
My earliest memory seems like a fever dream. I would think it to be a fever dream if I didn’t have a picture to prove the antagonist true. In it, I am crawling across the floor and reaching for a black and white cat. It must have been my
Prologue
I begin not with theology, but with sound: a church bell at dusk, its low tone carrying across a Montana plain. It echoes differently here. Wider. Slower. Yet, it stirs the same memory as the hymns of my Appalachian childhood. Sundays return to me in fragments. Wooden pews worn smooth