Bo's Café (by John Lynch, Bill Thrall and Bruce McNicol)

I remember when we acquired ‘Bo’s Cafe’ a decade or so ago, I knew very little about the authors (John Lynch, Bill Thrall and Bruce McNicol). I can’t say I know any more since then, but they worked collaboratively on this book as part of the TrueFace Ministry. I had only vaguely remembered the story, and since it's over ten years since I read it, thought it time to re-read.

It starts with an unexpected counter in a pub - or a bar, as they’re known in the United States. The narrator, a young ...