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Julie Lyons does a masterful job of engaging the reader in the fascinating story of her own life as a white, evangelical who joins a black pentecostal Church in South Dallas to, at first, get a story, but ultimately to belong. There are beautiful and funny moments in the book about her challenges adapting to the culture. Ultimately the result of her adaptation was really a life change for her, her husband and her son.

Some of the things that happen in and around this Holy Roller Church are foreign to me, so I really appreciated her candor and honesty regarding the gifts of the Spirit and practices of the Pentecostal Church. It was enlightening, fun and yet sometimes heartbreaking read. Highly recommended.

Simply,

Tim]]>